Mississippi Democrat., 1845-03-19
ANNEXATION or TEYAsl


The House resolutions for the annexation
Of Texas passed tho Senate on the 27th
ultimo, with Mr.. Benion's bill appended
as an alternative. The House concurred
in the amendment Of the Senate on the
next day by majority of 1872 TO 10.
We give below the resolutions as adopt
Cd, and approved by tho President, with
the vote in the Senate
JOINT RESOLUTIONS
To provide for the Annexation of 1eIat 10 the
United States.
RcSoired by The Senate and House of
Representatives. Of The United States Of
America, IN Congress assembled, That
Congress doth consent that the territory
properly included within, and belonging
10 the Republic of Texas, may be erected
into new State, 10 be called The STATE
OF Texas, with Republican form of
Government, TO be adopted by the people
Of said Republic, by deputies in couven.
tion 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, 9. BE il further rcsolred, That the
foregoing consent OF Congress is given
upon the following conditions, and with
The following guarantees, to.wil;
First. Said State to be formed, subject
10 tho adjustment by this Government of
all questions oil boundary that may arise
with other Governments, and the Constitu-
ton thereof with the proper evidence Of
its adoption by tho people OF said Re-
public Of Texas, shall be transmitted to
the President Of the United Staies, to be
laid before Congress for lis FINAL action,
on or before the first day of January, 1916.
Second. Said State, when admitted into
tho Union, after coding to tho Uniied
States all public edlfices, Notifications, bar.
racks, ports and harbors, navy and navy
yards, docks, magazines, arms, arma.
ments, aud uil other property and means
pertaining to public defence, belonging TO
said Republic of Texas, shall retain all The
public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of eve.
~ kind which may belong to, Or be due or
owing said Republic; and shall also retain
all tho vacant and unappropriatod lands
lying within its limits, 10 be applied 10 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 said
State may direct; 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 ol Texas, and having sufi-
cient population, may hereafter, by the
consent ct said State, be formed out of The
territory thereof, which shall be entitled
10 admission under the provisions of the
Federal Constitution. And such States
as may be formed out of that portion of
said territory lying south of lhirty.six de.
grees thirty minutes north latitude, com.
monty known as the Missouri compromise
line, shall be admitted into the Union
with or without slavery, as the people Of
each State asking admission may desire.
And in such State or States as shall be
formed out Of said territory north Of said
Missouri compromise line, slavery or in.
voluntary serviiude Except for crime shall
be prohibited,
SEc, ,. And be 4 further resolved, Tha
If the President of the United States shall
in his Judgment aud discretion, deem i
mos, advisable, instead Of proceeding Il
submit the foregoing resolution to the Re.
public of Texas as an overture on The
par, Of tho United States for admission
10 negotiate with that Republic, them
Be IL resolred, That State to be form
ed out of the present Republic OF Texas
with suitable extent and boundaries, an,
w.h two representatives in Congress, uu
III Tho mex, appor,ionmen, Of representa-
"on' shall be admitted into the Union, b
N'ius Of this fac, on an equal footing wit