The St. Landry whig., 1845-03-13
ANNEXATION.

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will be seen that an amendment was added to
the bill as it came from the House. This amend
ment is the bill ofCol. Benton, which is aPPen-
ded TO the House Resolutions, and provides an
alternative in case the President should deem q
negotiation better adapted, under the circnm'
stances, to secure the great object in view. Inc
amendment is not peremptory, but merely ProNi.
sional-submitting to the Executive q choice OF
means.
We copyfrom an Extra ofthe National Intel
eTbe Joint Resolutions whSIh, having passed
the House of Representative has been under
discussion for some days in the Senate, is in the
following words
Resolred BY the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues Of The United States Of America IN
Congress assembled, That Congrcts doth consent
that the territory properly included within, and
rightfully belonging to, the Republic Of Texas.
NAV be erected into a new State, TO be called
the STATE of Terds, with a republican form OF
Government, TO be adopted by the people OF said
Republic, by deputies in convention assembled,
with the consent ofexisting Government, in Or
der that the same may he admitted as one oil the
States of this Union.
Sec. 2. And be IL further resolved, That the
foregoing consent Of Congress is given upon the
tUitOWItS COnubtHUiob uhu WIN NV AO" g.
%ranties, 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
proper evidence of its adoption by the people OF
said Republic ofTexas, shall be transmitted to
the President Of the United States, to be laid he
fore Congress for its final action, en- or before
the first day ofJanuary, one thousand eight huns
bred and ~forty-six.
Second. Said State, when admitted into the
Union, after cedingt to the United States all pub
lie ediiices. for Qualifications, barracks, ports and
harbors, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines,
arms, ornaments, and all other property and
+ means pertaining to public defence, belonging
!, TO said republic III Texas, shall retain all the pub
: lie funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind
Z which may belong TO, orb due or owing said
$ Republic and shall also retain all the vacant
{ and unappropriated lands lying within its limits
to be applied to the payment ofthe debts ane
5 liabilities Of said Republic of Texas and the
: residue Of said lands, after d~ischarging said debts
2 and liabilities, to be disposed Of as said State ma
direct; but in no event are said debts and liabiI
a. tiles to become a charge upon the Government
d of the United States.
Third. New States, Of convenient size, no
exceeding four in number, in addition TO sal
State of'Fexas, and having sufficient population
may hereafter, by the consent of said State, b
formed out of the Territory thereof, which shaI
be entitled to admissionElm the provisions {
IN the Federal Constitution. And such States a
i may be formed out fthgt portion Of said terri
10 tory lying south ofthirty.E-x degrees thirty min
X utcs north latitude. commonly known as tn
ID Missouri compromise lin}g shall be admitted int
e the Union, with or witkSut slavery. as the pee
pie of each SCate askinNs admission may desire
At And in such State or S6$es as may be forme
10 out Of said erritory north Iof said Missouri con
er promise line, slavery or Involuntary %seryitud
as Except for crime) shall be prohibited.
The debate upon this resolution was resume
yesterday, in a brilliant speech, by Mr.. Critter
~ den, against the resolution, and was closed by
n. speech from Mr.. Archer, in reply to the supper
"A tiers of the measure, and in a most earnest cxhol
tation to the Senate against the surrender of il
u peculiar constitutional power to mere poPula
e. impulse.
e. When Mr.. Archer concluded
nd Mr.. Walker moved to amend the joint resoll
ton by aiding thereto the following
And be ii further resolved, That if the Pres
dent of the United States shall, in his judglnei
IN and discretion, deem it most advisable, insteS
en- of proceeding to submit the following ~resolutit
we to the Republic of Texas as an overture on Il
I. part ofthe United States for admission to neg
tiate with that Republic then
Be it resolved, That a State, to be formed o
Of the present Republic of Texas, with suitab
: extent and boundaries, and with two Reprcse
t%atives in Congress, until the next apportionme
hat Of representation, shall be admitted into Il
,ks Union, by virtue Of this act, on an equal footii
with the existing States, as soon as the terms al
conditions Of such admission, and the cession
the remaining Texas territory TO the Unit
,st. States, shall be agreed upon by the GovernmeI
Of Texas and the United States.
Sec, 2, AID be il further enacted, That i
:" sum Of one hundred thousand dollars be, and /
same is hereby appropriated, to defray the e
penses OF missions and negotiations, to agr
upon the terms of said admission and cessit
ye- either by treaty to be submitted to the Sena
ted or by articles to be submitted TO the two EIous
of Congress, as the President may direct.
The pressing for an immediate vote upon d
amendment (Which is substantially Mr.. Bento
last proposition) gave rise to some feeling
am The Senate, aud, in the end, it was determir
ohm to take u recess before voting upon the questi,
by Atsix o'clock the Senate again assembled
ate, We refrain from any attempt to give a part
ular account ofproceedings at this evening S
lge. sion, fearing errors in the lateness of the mig
80 contenting ourselves with announcing the de
our sive votes merely.
ony On the question to agree to the amendment
ofMr. Walker, above stated, the votes were
follows /:
lent YEAs.-Mcssrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchins
rom Atherton, Baqby, Benton. Breese. Buehan
VIII Colquitt, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, HI nneg
Haywood, Henderson, Huger, johnson, LIE,
zap. McUutnie, Merrlck, Niles, Semple, Sewer, ii
His geon, Tappan, Walker, Woodhury-27.
the NAYs-MessFs, Archer, Barrow, Bates, B