Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-11
ANNExATIoN REsoLUToNl.

ANNEXATION RESOLUTION.
The folbwihgis copy Of the resOlu,
tion fH Tho annexation Of Texas 10 the
Unfed STATES as it passed the. House Of
Rspsrssh'aIivcs.
JOINT RESOtU ZION debating the
terms on whicR Congress will admt
Texas nIlO the UhioH as aState.
Resolved ,iby the Senate and thellouse
cf Representatives. ofthe United States
oi AlD,rica, in Gong mbled, The
! Csnaress doth consent that he territory
property included within and righlfully
belonging 10 ahe republic Of 'rexds, may
be erected idtO a new State, 10 he called
the Sate Of Texas, with a republican
form Of government, TO be adopted by the
people Of said republic, by deputies in
convention assembled ,wih the consent
ct lie existing government, in order hae
the same may be admitted as 0ne OF the
SialesO The U0iol.
SIC. 2. And bsya Further resolved,
That the foregoing eoaseN. Of Congress
is gwen upon the following condlnunss
aud with the following GUARANTEES, 10
wit:
First Said Slate 10 be foimed, SUBJ
iectto Tie adjustment BY this government
ul All Queslions Of bouNdaIles that may
arse with o-her governmenls--and the.
constitution thereof, with the proper evil
dence oi ils adopuou by tho people Of
said republic oI Texas, shall be. irans-
lnjtted 10 The Presdent Of the United
.S,sses, 70 be laid befpre Congress for
lis fiaal action, Nor bsfore lhe ffsl day
OfJanuary ons thousand eight hundred
and lOIly ak.
second. Said State when admilted
into the Union, alter ceding to the Uni
.edSlates all public 9 lifices, Qualifications,
b4rracks, ports and haFbors, navy ards,
ducks, magazines. arms, armameRts. and
AIlother property and means pertaining
10 The public delehce, belonging TO said
republic Of Texas, shall retain all the
public finds, debts, taxes, aud dues Of
every kind which may bslong TO, or be
doe aud owing said Fepublic-and
shall also retain all the vacanL and unap
proprialed lands lying within its limits. TO
be applied TO the payment Of the debts
and liabilities Of said republic Of Texls,
and The residue OF said lands, after Dis
charging said debts and liabiInes. 10 be
disposed ofas said State may direcl-
bulin no even, are said debts and LA
biitiea TO become'a charge upon the gov
eminent Cf-lhe. United States.
Third. New States, Of convenient
size, not exceeding four ln,number in ad
d 10 10 said State OtTexas, and having
sufficient population, may hereafter, b
,ne consent Of said State, be formed ou
Of The territory thereof, which shall b
entitled to NOdmissioN under the prOvis
sinns Of the federal constitution. Ant
such States as may be formed out o
that potion If said territory lying soul
Of thiriy.si degrees thirty minutes nOrt
latitude, commonly known as The Nilsson
III CON promise line shall be admitted int
The Union, with or without slavery, a
the people Of each Slate asking admis
sion may desire, aud in such States o
shall be formed out Ofsaid territory mort
oG said Missouri compromise line, ,slryt
" OF involuntary servispde, except 70
cvime, shall be prohibited
The vote on the passage Of this res'
lulion was as follows.
YEAS--M -MessIs. Arlington, Ashe, A
kinson, Bayly, Belser, Bidack, Edward
Black, James Black, James A, BIac
Blackwell, Bower, Bowlin, Boyd BrOa
he'd, Aaron v. Brown, M'Ior Brow
William ]. Brown, Burke Burt, Caldwe
Campbell. Shepherd Caty, Reuben Cha
man, Augustus Al Chapman. ChapPt
Clinch, Cobb, Coles, Cross, CuIlom, ,Da
iel, John W. Davis, Dawson, Dean, Dell
Douglass. DrOmgoole, Duncan, Ell
Faslce, FickIih, Foster, French. Full'
Hamme., Haralson, HAYS, Henley, Holm'
Hoge, Hopkins. Houston, Hubafd, Hi
bell, Hughes Charles ]. IngeTsoll, dam
aon Cave Johnson. Andrew Johast
George, w Jones, Andrew Kenedy,Ki
patrick, Labsanche. EIspnard, Luc
I.umpkin ilyoa McCauslsa Maelay /
CIernaud Mcconnell Mcdowell Mich
Mathews Joseph Morris. Isaac g. MOI
Murphy Newton Nouis Owen Parm