Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-02-15
TEXAS ANNEXATION RESOLU.
TlONS.

or tho annexation Of Texas to the UNI
ted States, passed the House of Repre-
sentalives on the 25th ult., by vote o
100 to 90. The resolutions were intro
Iuced by the Hon, Milton Brown, Of Ten
nessee. BY perusal Of the resolutions
It will be seen that Henry CLAY'S Mis-
souri, Compromise Bill forms the basis, a
ar as slavery is concerned. This re
moves one of the principal objections
urged against the Tyler aud Calhoun
treaty, which wa: righteouSly rejected
by the Senate. la Aunmer, anI forever
brushes, in the bad, the reasonable de
signs Of the South Carolina dsunionists
Ano her important objection is likewise
obviated in these resolutions. The Uni
led States do not become liable for a sin
gle cent Of the national debt Of Texas.
after applying the unaPproPrated public
lands OF that country TO its extinguish,
ment.
The spectators in Tsras Scrip will not
relish this provision in the resolutions
'overmuch.
But little dolbt is entertained that the
resolutions will receive the sanction of
the Senate, and become law at an early
day.
Resolved, BY the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
Congress doth consent that ;he territory
properly included within, and rightlulIy
belonging 10 the republic of Texas, may
be erected into new state, to be called
the State of Texas, with a republican
form OF government, to be adopted py
the people Of said republic, by DEPUTIES in
convention assembled, with the consent of
the existing government, IN order that the
same may be admitted as one Of the
States sI this Union.
section 2. And be it further Resolved,
| hat the foregoing consent Of Congress
is given upon the following conditions,
and with the following guarantees, to.wit:
|. Said State to be formed sabiect 10 the
adjustment by this government Of all
questions of boundary that may arise
with other governments; and the consti-
tuition thereof, with the proper evidence
of 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.
2. Said State, when ADMITTED into the
Union, after ceding to the United States
all mines, minerals, salt lakes and springs
and also all public edfices, fortified tons,
barracks, ports aud harbors, navy and
navy yards, docks, magazines, arms, ar
mamentS, and all other property and
means pertaining TO the public defence,
belonging to said republic Of Texas, shall
retain all the public funds, debts, taxes,
and dues of every kind, which may be-
long to. or be due or owing said republic;
and shall also retain all the vacant and
lnapproprlated public lands, lying within
its limits, to be applied to the payment o
The debts and liabilities OF said republic
Of Texas; and the residue of said lands,
after dscharging said debts ana i'ablll-
lies, to be disposed of as said State may
1irect; but in no event are SAID debts ana
liabilities to become a charge upon the
government of the United States.
3. New States, Of convenient size, and
having sufficient population, may hereal-
er, by consent of said State, he formed
1ut of the territory thereof, which shall
re entitled to admission under the pro
visions of the federal constitution. And
such states as may be formed out Of that
portion Of said territory lying south of
.hirty-six degrees thirty minutes north
attitude, commonly known as the Nilsson
ri compromise line, shall be admitted into
the Union, with or without slavery, as the
PEG pie Of such State asking admission
may desire, and in that portion lying
north Of said thlrty-six degrees thirty mi
nutes north latitude, slavery and invoIun-
larry servitude, excepting ia cases of pun
Shment for crime, is forever prohibited. Il