The St. Landry whig., 1845-07-17
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FRoM TEXAS.

IMPORTANT FROM TEAAs. |,
ANNEXATTON CONSUMMAIED.
We are indebted to the polite attention q 2 !
4 gentleman who came passenger on board tne !
sloop Gutter, which arrived Yesterday rom uai
weston. for d copy of the extra of the Galveston
Mems Of the 4th ult., announcing the important !
information ofthe passage floint resolutions CIV
!, mo the consent ofthe existing goNernmentto the
annexation ofTexass to the United States.
/ Congress assembled nthe 18th juno, puFsu.
J, ant 10 the Presidents proclamation. Inc mes :
j saqe ofthat funcfionary is not over long ana i
much to the point. He reISerks thats5ne call
I for an extra session was madNttter que deinsI.
alton and a proper reference to the crls's IN me
.asirs &C Texas .!sat he has now the pleasure
] Of Submitting to the action OF congressssho Pr.
nositfons for The annexation OF Texas mace aby
r., limited States Government that he consid-
| ers the terms Of the proposed annexation more
i. G. yorable than was at first imagined. he thehk
!. obseryes that the great anxiety OF the peoRie1o
at definitely on the subject of annexation mao
: induced himto call n Convention, to assemble on
= the 4the July; that to this Convention the cues
o zion az annexation and the adoption OF q otaee
Constitution will properly belong pue u IS IN
portant that the consent OF the existlng govern
mani should be given to their exercising tie
an,yers delegated TO them. He further recon-
y mends a suitable appropriation for the payment
IS Of the members ofthe Convention.
If President Jones then alludes to the PROPOSE
Il tions of Mexico for a treaty of peace based upon
!. a recognition fthe independence OF texas, anu
- declares that the alternative of annexation or
y Independence will thus be placed fairly before
m the people, for their sovereign and unbiased
w voice to determine, pledging himself 10 carry
IS their will into effect.
70 of friendship have been concluded with all the
nd hitherto hostile Indians on the frontier, which IS
On moreover protected by an adequate military
ne Force. The receipts into the TREASURY, adds the
q message. have been sufficient TO meet the various
expenditures Of the government. A specie cur
m rencv has been maintained without difficulty,
to and all the exchequer bills which were in 7ircu-
TO- iation at the period Of your late adjournment
have been redeemed and withdraw 1 from clrcu-
q iation. and the executive is happy to congratn'
is lates the Congress and the country, upon a state
al Of peace, happiness and prosperity never before
eed experienced by Texas, and rarely never equal
mi. led by so young a nation.
The following are the joint Resolutions, a
they passed both Houses by ain UNANIMOUS
VOTE. They will doubtless receive the Presl
dents sanction:
ons. JOINT RESOLUTION,
are Giving the consent Of the existing goSernnaeh
to the Annexation Of Texas to the United States
Whereas, The Government of the Unite
States hath proposed the following terms, qua
the rantees and conditions, on which the People an
Territory of the Republic oftFexas may be eret
roud ted into a new State, be called the State
ould Texas, and admitted as Epne, o' tne o'a'os u =
! American Union, to wifi:
Here follow the REVOLUTIONS OF the Unite
are States Congress-.
9 al And whereas, by said terms, the consent
bout the existing Government ofTezas is required
Therefore,
Sec. Ia. Be it resolved by the Senate al
Honse of Representatives of the Republic
ature TEXAS in Congress assembled, that the Cover
their ment of Texas doth consent that the People a.
Territoryof Republic ofTexas may be ere
ted into a new State, to be called the State
epla- ! { { sdontad bv4be peonle of said Republic,
nora deputies in Convention assembled, in ordertf
the same may be admitted as one of the Stat
l;ka ofthe american Union, and said consent is g
en- ON the TERMS, guarantees, and conditions
s't forth in the preamble to this Joint Resolution
news. Sec. 2. BE it further Resolved, That the p
les for ~clamation of the President Of the Republic
Id the Texas bearing date May 9th, l545, and
election ofdeputies to set in Convention at a
tin on the 4th day of July next, Tor the adopt
3 1hat Of a Constitution for tho State of Texas had
and as accordance herewith, hereby receive the c
a man sent of the existing Government of Texas.
: tr,st Sec. Sd. Be it further Resolved, That
President of Texasi is hereby requested imn'
d : "e ately to furnish the Government Of the I'm
be dis States through their accredited Minister L
at all this Government with a copy ofthis Joint Res
,terest. tion. also to furnish the Convention to assen
!. ~ at Austin on the 4th July next with a copy d
same. shall take effect from and after its pass
sse our On the 18th June, in the Senate, Mr.. G
Demo introduced a joint resolution offering q matt
ument. gratitude 10 Gen. Andrew Jackson which
mo wa %olution was unanimously adopted.
..,'@ On the same day Maj. Kaufman introduc
'e,'s + bill setting aparta portion ofthe public lane
v leave ing between the Arkansas and Red Rivers
payment of the National debt. 1t was
PRESSED. twice and referred to the committee on the 5
sneak Of the Republic.
On the 10th, in the Senate, Mr.. Greer
q parry dnced a Joint resolution relative to the intro
make II ton of u. s. Troops into Texas. a post
w judy 10 the Neus say the resolution was adopted
ct Of our that the propositions from Mexico was RE,
: onno TED.
! oPPo7 Commodore Moore has been restored
9 e use command by q special act Of Congress. |
they are thought that Congress would adjouraon Tie
o. We June,-N. O. Bee.
oa'nion' THr Faoors. The Fourth Regiment
VIII pc Camp salabeity passed dowtion Thursday.
and II is ing last, aa#the steamers Rodolph and Y
apin. The Third, from Fort Jesup, passed down I
fol7o, on the5stea1ners Cote Joyeuse and De Sot
The officers and men are burning wit
Ethnsiasm to see the Rio Grande. and
theyshave a tilt with Mexico or her allies
will assuredly giyea good account ofthenls
D0nalu- srba Al r1sansaS Tnfefli oencer saws tina