The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-03-19
JOINT RESOLUTION


Declaring the terms on which Congress will ad-
init Texas into the Union as a State
Be resOlped blythe Senate and House of Rep
resentatireS of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That Congress doth con-
sent that the territory properly included within
and rightiully belonging to, the republic of Tex
as, may be erected into new state, to be called
the State Of TerdS, with 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.
Sec. 2. And be ii. further resoEped, That the
foregoing consent Of Congress is given upon the
following conditions, and with the following guar
antics, to wit:
First. Said State to be formed, subject to the
adjustment by this government of all questions
OF boundary that may arise with other govern
ments; and the constitution thereof, with the pro-
per evidence of its adoption by the people of
said republic of Texas, shall be transmitted to
the President of the United States, to be laid be-
fore Congress for its final action on or before the
first day of January, one thousand eight hund-
red and forty six
Second. Said State, when admitted into the
Union, after ceding to the United States all
mines, minerals, salt lakes, and springs; also all
public editices, Notifications, barracks, ports and
harbors, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines,
arms, ornaments, and all other property and
means pertaining to the public defence, belong
ing to said republic of Texas, shall retain all
the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues Of eve
| ry kind, which may belong to or be due or ow-
ing said republic; and shall also retain all the
vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its
limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts
and liabilities of said republic of Texas; and the
residue of said lands, after discharging said debts
and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State
may direct; but in no event are said debts and
liabilities to become charge upon the govern
ment of the United States.
Third. New States of convenient size, and
having sufficient population, may hereafter, by
the consent Of said State, be formed out of the
territory thereof, which shall be entitled to ad-
mission under the provisions of the federal con-
stitution. And such states as may be formed
out of that portion of said Territory lying south
of thirty six degrees thirty minutes north latitude
commonly known as the Missouri compromise
line, shall be admitted into the Union, with or
without slavery, as the people Of each state ask
ing admission may desire.
Sec. 3. And be it further resolped, That if the
President of the United States shall, in his judg-
ment and discretion, deem ii most advisable, in
stead of proceeding to submit the foregoing res
olution to the republic of Texas, as an overture
on the part of the Unitdd States for admission,
to negotiate with that Republic, then,
Be 1t ReSoIced, That state to be formed out
of the present republic of Texas, with suitable
extent and boundaries, with two representatives
in Congress until the next apportionment of rep
Iresentation, shall be admitted into the Union by
virtue of this act, on an equal footing with the
existing states, as soon as the terms and condi-
tions of such admission, and the cession of the
remaining Texian territory to the United States
shall be agreed uponby the governments of Tex
as and the United States, and the sum of 800,
600 is hereby appropriated to defray the expen-
ses of missions and negotiations, to agree upon
the terms of said admission and session, either
by treaty to be submitted TO the two Houses of
Congress, as the President may direct.
, The following are the yeas and nays on the a.
bove resolutions:
YEAS--Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ath-
erton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Col
quit, Dickson, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Hay
wood, Henderson, Huger, Johnson, Lewis, Nc
Duf1ie, Merrick, Niles, Semple, Sewer, Stur-
gcOn, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury-27
NAYS-Messrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Ba-
yard, Berrien, Choate, Clayton, Crittenden, Day
ton, Evans, Foster, Francis, Huntington, Jarnu-
, gin, Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Pearce, Phelps,
Porter, Rives, Simmons, Uphnm, White, Wood
bridge-25.