Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-01-31

we nave just received on. w Washington ma
PeFs' which ought to have come TO hand or
Yesterday. The Joint Resolutions for the
annexation of Texas, which passed the House
on Saturday last, and which we present ,c
our readers below, had been read twice in the
senate and referred to the Committee on For.
e'gn Relations. The question now is. Will
the Senate OF the United States carry GU, the
VIII OF the people! Will the members of tina,
body obey the implied instructions of their
constituents as given al the ballot box in No.
Vember last, and thus consumma,e this prea,
! Na'lonnl measure! We hope thew will
surely they dare not dlsobey those ins,ruc.
lions. The bill for the occupation of tn. Ter.
ritory of Oregon had been taken I'D in the
House. Let our readers remember in time To
come, that the Wing members from North.
Carolina voted against the Annexation oil
Iexas;-that they voted with the Adams
and Giddings' of the North Let them re-
member Messrs. Barringer, Rayner, Cling.
man and Deberry, when this question will
become matter Of history. Below we give
the Joint Resolution, which has passed the
House of Representatives
Resofred by the Senate and House If Repre-
scntatires IF the United tXnfes Of .7merica in
C"ngress assembled, That Congress- doth con
sent that the territory property included with
n' and rl.httuIIy belonging TO the republic of
Texas, may he erected into d new State, 10 BIZ
called the State of Texas, with a republican
toIm OF government, TO be adopted by The PEG.
Pile of said republic. by deputirs in convention
assembled, with She consent of the existing
government, in order that the same may be
admitted as one of the States of this Union.
SEC. 2. find be 1t further rcsolred, That the
foregoing consent of Congress is given upon
the following conditions, and with the follow.
ing guarantees, to wit:
First. Said State 10 be formed. subject to
the adjustment by this g"versIent of all ques-
tions of boundary that may arse with other
governments ; and the constitution thereof,
with the proper evidence OF its adoption by
the people of said republic Of Texas, shall be
transmitted to the President of the United
States, 10 be laid before Ccnorrss for its final
action, on or before the first day Of January one
thosand eight hundred and forty-sIx.
Sec0nd. Said State, when admitted into the
Union. after ceding to the United States all
public edifices, Notifications, barr"cks, ports
and harbors. navy and navy yards. docks. MAJ
gaZ'neS. arms, :rInamenis, and all other prop
erty aud means pertaining to the public de-
fence belonging to said republic OF u xas.
shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes.
and dues Of every kind which may belong to,
or be due and owing sal 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 ofTexas; and the residue of said
lands, after Gscharging said debts and liabIi-
but in no event are said debts and liabilities
to become charge upon the government Of
the United States.
Third. New States, of convenient size, not
exceeding four in number in addition to said
State OF Texas, and having sufficient poPnIa.
ton, may hereafter. by the consent OF said
State, he formed out Of the territory thereof,
which shall I've entitled 20 admission under
the provisions Of the federal constitution. And
such States as may be- formed Oh, of that pnr-
ZION Of said territory lying south of thirty
SIX degrees thirty minutes north latItud'.
commonly known as the Missouri compromise
line. shall he admitted into thu Union with
or without slavery. the people OF each
State asking admission may desire and III
such States as shall be formed out OF said ter
ritory north ofSaid Missouri compromise line,
slavery or involuntary srfvitude, except for
crime, shall be prohibited.
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