Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-19
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS!

The House resolutions for the annexation
of Texas passed the Senate on the 9th
ultimo, with Mr.. Benton's bill appended
as an alternative. The House concurred
in the amendment of the Senate on the
next day by majority of 1872 to76.
We give below the resolutions as adopt.
ed, and approved by the President, with
the vote in the Senate:
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
To provide for the Annexation of Texa, to the
United States
ReSolred By the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, an Congress assembled, That
Congress doth consent that the territory
properly included within, and belonging
TO the Republic of Texas, may be erected
into new State, TO be called The STATE
/. OF Texas, with a Republican form of
Government 10 be adopted by the people
of said Republic, by deputies in conven-
ton 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. BE it further resolred, That the
foregoing consent of Congress is given
upon the following conditions, and with
the following guarantees, 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 Governments, and the Constitu-
ton thereof, with the proper evidence oil
its adoption by the people of said Re-
public of Texas, shall be transmitted to
the President of the United States, to be
laid before Congress for its final action,
on or before the first day of January, 1916
Second. Said State, when admitted into
the Union, after ceding TO the United
States all public edi6ces, Notifications, bar.
racks, ports and harbors, navy and navy
yards, docks, magazines, arms, arma
men,s, and all other property and mean:
pertaining to public defence, belonging tc
said Republic of Texas, shall retain all The
public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of eve
ny kind which may belong to, or be due OF
owing said Republic; and shall also retain
all the vacant and unappropriated land.
lying within its limits, to be applied to the
payment of the debts and liabilities of the
said Republic Of Texas; and the residue
of said lands, after discharging said debts
and liabilities, to be disposed of as saiC
State may direct; but in no event are salt
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 sufi
Gent population, may hereafter, by III,
consent of said State, be formed out of tn,
territory thereof, which shall be entitle,
to admission under the provisions of tn
Federal Constitution. And such State
as may be formed out of that portion Q
said territory lying south of thirty-six de
grees thirty minutes north latitude, com
monty known as the Missouri compromis
line, shall be admitted into the Unto
with or without slavery, as the people G
each State asking admission NAV desire
And in such Slate or States as shall b
formed out Of said territory north of sal
Missouri compromise line, slavery or in
voluntary servitude Except for crime) sha
be prohibited.
SEC. 3. And be 1t further resolved, Tha
If the President of the United States shall
in his Judgment and discretion. deem
most advisable, instead of proceeding |
submit the foregoing resolution to the Re
public of Texas as an overture on tn
part Of the United States for admission
10 negotiate with that Republic, then
Be IL reSoIred, That State to be farm
ed out Of the present Republic OF Texa.
) with suitable extent and boundaries, an
with two representatives 10 Congress, an
iii the next apporiionment Of representa-
tien, shall be admitted into the Union, b
virtue of this fact 90 un equal footing wit