Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-06
JOINT RESOLUTION
Declaring the terms on which Congress will
admit Texas into the Union as State

JOINT RESOLUTION d.
Declaring the terms on which Congress will
admit Texas into the Union as State.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate. and House Of
Representatives. cfthc United States Of .4sneri-
ca az Congress assembled, That Congress
doth consent that the territory properly inclu-
ded within. and rightfully belonging to, the
republic of Texas, may be erected into new
State, to be called the State Of Teas, with a
republican form of government to be adopted
by the people of said republic, by deputies in
convention assembled, with the consent of the
existing government, in order that the same
may be admitted as one of the States Of this
Union. s,
Sec. 2. find he It .ftntherresoloed, That the
foregoing consent Of Congress is given upon
the following conditions, and with the following
guarantees, to wit:
First. Said State to be formed, subject to
the adjustment by this government ofall ques-
tons of boundary that may arise with other
governments; and the constitution thereof with
the proper evidence Gifts adoption by the peo-
pie of said republic of Texas, shall be trans
mitted to the President of the United States, to
be laid before Congress for its final action, on
OR before the first of January, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-sx
Second. Said State, when admitted into
the Union, after ceding to The United States
all mines, minerals, salt lakes, and sprngs;and
also all public edifces, Notifications, barracks
ports and harbors, navy and navy yards, docks,
magazines, arms ornaments, and all other
property and means pertaining 10 the public
defence, belonging to said republic of Texas,
shall retain, all the public funds, debts. taxes,
and dues of every kind, which may belong to
or be due or owing said republic; and shall also
retain all the vacant and nnappropriated lands
lying within its limits, to beapplied to the pay
ment ST the debts and liabilities, of said Repub-
lie Of Texas; and the residue of said lands after
dlscharging said debts and liabilities. to be dis
posed Of as said State may direct; but in no E.
vent are said debts and liabilities TO become
charge upon the government of the United
States.
Third. New States, ofconvenient size, and
having sufficient population, may hereafter, by
the conset Of said State, be formed out of the
territory thereof, which shall be entitled to
admission under the provisions Of the federal
constitution. And such States as may be
formed out of that portion Of said territory ly-
ing south of thirty six degrees thirty minutes
north latitude, commonly known as the Mis-
souri, compromise line, shall be admitted into
the Union, with or without slavery, as the
people of each State asking admission, may de-
sire. -rt. s-.=,-s .s.l1 ~ ,...re -
Sec. 3. find be 1t further resolred, That if
the President of the United States shall in his
Judgment and discretion, deem it most advsa-
BILE, instead of proceeding to submit the forego-
ing resolution to the republic of Texas, as an
overture on the part Of the United States for
admission, to negotiate with that Republic, !
then. ~7t
Be it resotred, That State, to be formed |
out of the presant republic of Texas, with suit
able extent and boundaries, and with two rep
resentatives IN Congress until the next apPor-
tionment Of representation, shall be admitted |
into the Union by virtue of this act, on an e
quail footing with the existing States, as soon |
as the terms and conditions Of such admission, |
and the cession of the remaining Iexian terri |
rltory to the United States shall be agreed u |
pom by the governments ofI'exas and the Uni
ted States; and the sum of 100000 is hereby |
to delray the expense of missions
and negotiations, to agree upon the terms Of
said admission and cession, either by treaty to
be submitted to the Senate, or by articles to be
to the two Houses Of Congress-. as
the President may direct. a
The following are the yeas and nays on the
above resolutions:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, A
therton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan,
Colquitt, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield ,Hannegan,
Haywood, Henderson, Huger. johnson, Lewis.
NIcDuffie, Merrick, Niles, Semple, Sewer.
Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury..
NAYs-Messrs. Archer, Barrow Bates. Bay
srd, Berrien, Choate, Clayton, Crittenden,
Dayton, Evans, Foster, Francis, Huntingdon,
Iarnagin, Mangum, Miller Morehead, Pearce,
Phelps, Porter, Rives, Simmons, Upham.
White, Woodbridge-25.
Passed. the House of Represen-
atives, the senate's bill to reduce pos
age, after being so amended as to raise
he postage to ten cents for any distance
over three hundred miles, and without
my other material amendment, was
'AssED and returned to the Senate for
concurrence in the amendments. TheI
-nteillgencer says: "Whether the a.
nendment will be accepted by the SEN
tie, or not, we connot say; but we set
t down as certain that in one form or
'ther the bill will become law at this