Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-07-10


IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS
| MEETING or THE TEXAI
CONGRESS. CONSERVATION
or aNNEXA TON!
The U. s, Ship Princeton. Com, Stockton, ar
rived at Annapolis, from Galveston, Texas, OF
July Sd, after The short passage of nine days,
"The news brought by the Princeton is of tn
most interesting chmacler Both houses Of III,
Texan Congress have unanimously consented t.
the terms of the joint resolution of the United
States. The Senate had rejected the treaty will
Mexico by unanimous vote. Captain Wagsa
man had arrived at Washington, Texas, to selec
posts to be occupied by the United States troops
and to provide for their subsistence. A resolu.
ton was introduced into both houses of Con-
gress, requiring the executive to surrender all
posts, navy yards, barracks, &C., to the proper
authorities of the United |htes. The Joint reso-
lutions were introduced into both houses Of Con.
gress on the same day. and were almost Identical
in their tenor The resolutions passed the Senate
on the 18th Of June, and were sent to the house
the house laid them on the table, and passed their
own resolutions unanimously, and sent them to
the senate on the next day. In the meantime
considerable Jealousy arose as TO which branch
should claim the honor of the paternity orthe res
olutons; and 1t was finally settled that the house
should take up the resolutions of the senate, and
amend them in the third section. The house then
passed them in the present form, and sent them
back to the senate, which body concured in the
amendment The President is pledged to give
full and immediate effect to the will of Congress-
so far as depends upon himself"
JOINT RESOLUTIONS,
Gicing The consent ofMe eristiog govcrn-
mc"t to the annexation Of Tcxas to tie
United States.
Whereas the government of the United
States hath proposed the following terms,
guarantees, and conditions, on which the
people and territory of the republic of
Texas may be erected into a new state to
be called the State of Texas, and admit
ted as one Of the States of the American
Union, to wit:
Here follow the resolutions ofthe Unit
ed States Congress-
And whereas, by said terms, the con-
sent of the existing government Of Texas
is required; Therefore,
Sec. |. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the re-
public of Texas, in Congress assembled,
That the government of Texas doth con-
sent that the people and territory of the
republic of Texas may be erected into a
new state, to be called the State of Tex
as, with republican form Of government
to be adopted by the people of SAID repub-
lie, by deputies in con, enton assembled,
in order that the same may be admitted
as one of the States Of the American I'm
ion; and said consent is given on the
terms, guarantees. and conditions set
forth in the preamble to this Joint resolu-
ton.
Sec. Q, Be it further resolved, That
lie proclamation of the President of the
republic ofTexas bearing date May 9Th, |
1915, and the election of the deputies to
sit in convention at Austin on the 4th day
ofJuly next, for the adoption of consti |
luton for the State of Texas, had in ac..
oordance Herewith, hereby receive the
consent of the existing government of
Texas.
Sec. 8, Be it further resolved, That
he President Of Texas is hereby request
I'd Immediately to furnish the government
If the United States, through their ac-
credited minister near this government,
AlIh copy ofthis joint resolutions also
o furnish the convention, to assemble at
Austin on the 4th Of July next, with
copy Of the same and Ihat the same shall
AXE effect from and after its passage.
The above is copy orthe resolutions
Is they passed the two houses, and which
viii, we suppose, receive the sanction of
he president.