The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-03-13


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WILLIAM A. GRAHAM.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS ron ANsEXfNG
TEXAS TO TIE UNITED STATES.
Resolved by The Senate and House Of
Representatives nf The uni'ed Si.irs of
American. in Congress assembled, That
Congress DOH consent that Tie territory
properly insludsd uilhln, snd Iighll.l
y belonging 70. The Repnblie Of 1sxss.
may be erected into 4 new State. 90 be
eslled he State Of Texas, Nth repSbIi-
can f'Tm Of Goveinmeni. 70 he adopted
by the people Il said Rrpubl c. By de-
putt . IN cnIs6 n'inn assembled. with The
consent Of The existing 6ovtrnmsni, 10
order that Tie sane nav be admitted ss
one Of he States nf lhIs Union.
See. 2. And be IL lu,Iher resolved.
That he foregoing consent Of Congress
- given up"n The following eondiIon
and with the follow ing 1nsraulies. 10 vii:
First. Said State u be formed. subject
10 The adjustment by lhis Government Of
III questions Of boundary that may arise
with other Gostrnmebis; aud The Consti.
tuition thereof, With the proper evidence
Otis adoption by the people of said Re.
public Of Texas. shall be rsn.mi Ted To the
President OF The UnnfJ States, 10 be lid
before Cangress Tor il final action, on OF
befuTe The fret day Of January, one lhou.
sand eight hundred and iorly-six.
SeronJ. Said State, uhrn admitted in-
10 ihe Union. sfer ctding 10 the Uhi,ed
Siales 81 public ed'fces, fortifsaiinRs, b'r
racks, ports and hafl ore. navy and navy
ysrds, docks, mag .zines, arms, anna.
men,s, and all nlher property and means
pertsining 10 The public defence, belong
ing 10 said Republic OF II, xas. shall retain
all he public funds. debts, taxes, end dues
Of every kind which may belong to or be
due or owing said Republic; and shsII
also retain all tie vacsn, aud unappropris,.
ed lands living within It's limits. 10 be sp
Piled 70 the payment Of the debts ssd u
abilities ofsaId Republic Of Texas; and
the residue Of said lands, after discharging
said debts snds liabiliues, 10 be disposed
of as said State may direct: but IN no
e,ent are said debts and li,biii'les to be-
cone charge upon the Government oil
the Uniied States.
Third. New S a'es, ofconvcnieni size.
not exceeding four in number. in addition
10 said State OF Texas, aud having sufli.
tient population. may hereafter, by the
consent Of said State, be formed out Of the
territory thereof, which shall be entitled
10 admission under the provisions, Of the
Federal Constitution. Add such States
as may he formed out IF that porlIon Of
said territory /, ing south Of 'hirtv-six de-
grees thirty minutes north latitude. eo.n-
monty known ss the Missouri compro-
mise line. shall be Admitted into The
Union, with or vi hont slavery. as the
people OF each Stale asking sdmission
may desire. Aud in such State or S,a'es
as shall be formed out Of said terri DRY
norrh Of said Missouri compromi-e line,
slavery or involaa1ary ser'i,ude texcep,
Tor criwe1 shall be- prohibited.
Sec. 3. And be it furtherresclYed, That
if the President of the United States shall,
in his udgmentand discretion, deem Utmost
advisable, instead of proceeding to submit
the foregoing resolution TO the Republic
of Texas as an overture on the part OF the
United States for admission, to negotiate
with that Republic then
BE it resolved, That State, 10 be form
ed out of the present Republic Of Texas,
with suitable extent and boundaries, and
with two Representatives in Congress, un-
til the next apporhonmcnt of representa-
ton, shall be admitted into the Union, by
virtue of this act, on an equal footing with
the existing states, as soon as the terms
and conditions of such admission, and the
cession of the remaining Texas territory
to the United States, shall be agreed upon
by the Government Of Texas and the
United States.
Soc. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the sum of one hundred thousand dollars
be, and the same is hereby, appropriated
to defray the expenses Of missions and ne
gotiations, to agree upon the terms of said
admission and cession, either by treaty to
be submitted to the Senate. or by articles
to be submitted TO the two Houses Of Con-
gress, as the President may direct.
FIRE AT pOXBOROUGH.
We learn from correspondent, that on