The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-22
ANNEXATION or TEXAS.

MFR. Boyp, yesterday. in the House Of Repre-
ssptatves, submitted the following resolution,
which was accepted by Mr.. Douglass as mo
d6calion of, OF substitute for, the resolution
heretofore introduced by him, VIZ:
ont resolution providing for the admission OF Texas
as State Of the Union.
r. resolved by the Ssrais and House Of Rsprssesia-
,, Of the Uaiisd States II imaiea in Congress assem-
Nh That the Congress doth consent that the terri
,ory rghfully included within the limits Of Texas be
erected into new State, TO be called the State OF
Texas with republican form OF government, 10 be
,dopted by the people OF Texas with the consent Of
the EXISTING government, upon the following con
tilous and guarantees which, when adopted as
Aforesaid, shall be obligatory we'll upon the peo-
Die OF Texas As upon the United 6tates.
First That said State be formed subject 10 the ad-
iumenl by tho government Of the United States, Of
Al. questions OF boundary that may arise with other
governments.
Second That the constitution Of said Stale Of Tex
a, With the proper evidence OF It's sdopuon by the
reope hereof be transmitted the President Of the
United States that the same may be laid before Con-
tress al It's next session.
Third Sad State, when admitted into the Union,
Alter oeding the United States all forthcstions,
barracks, ports and harbors, navy and navy yards,
docks, magazines, arms, armsments, aud all other
property and means pertaining To the public defence
belonging To Texas shall retain all the public funds,
debts taxes aud dues OF every kind which selong 10
or are due owing 10 Texas, and shall also retain
all the vacant and unsppropristed lands lying within
its limits TO be applied 10 the payment Of the debts
and liabilities OF Texas and the residue Of said
lands sfer dischsrgng said debts and liabilities, 10
be disposed Of said State may direct; but in
no event SAID debts and liabilities to become a
charge upon the government Of the u States.
Fourth. New STATES, OF cow enient size, not ex-
eeedng three in number addition to the State now
proposed to be admitted and having sufficient popu-
l.ton, may hereafter by the consent Of said State,
BE- formed out Of the territory thereof which shall be
snt tied to admission INTO the Union under the pro-
visions Of the federal constitution Proridsd, That
said State or States may be formed out Of that
portion Of said territory which lies north Of thirty
degrees ard thirty minutes Of north latitude, shall be
subject to the prov OF The eighth section Of the
act OF Congress Of the sixth of March, eighteen hun
drrd and twenty, commonly called and known the
Missouri compromise but such State or States as
may be formed out OF that portion of said territjry
which lies south Of thirysix degrees and thirty min
ute. of north latitude, shall be admitted into the
Union with without the provisions specified in
said eiohth section, as the people of each State,
from the great diversity OF soi, climate, and pro-
duets, may desire.
The resolution was ordered to be printed
and referred TO the Committee OF the Whole
ON the state Of the Union.