Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-06
CONGRESS.


We learn by letters from Washington, that the
Joint Resolution the shape proposed by Mr. Milton
Brown Of Tennessee; passed the House the 24th
by vote Of 100 to %. The resolutions provide for
the admission of Texas State into the Union,
with the privilege of forming States, not exceed
ing four in number out of the surplus territory, as
soon as the population shall become sufficiently dense
and further that slavery shall not exist north OF the
Missouri compromise line Texas to be responsible
for her own debts and to retain her own public lands
as means of liauidation The proposition is yet to
undergo tie ordeal of the Senate, which it is hoped
will result hvOraby. We append the resolutions in
full, as passed the House:
JOINT RESOLUTION
Declaring the terms on rrhieh Congress rtH admit
Tsras into the Union a. STATE
Resored by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of America Congress assem-
bled That Congress doth consent that the territory
properly included within, and rghtfully belonging 10
the republic of Texas, may be erected into new
State be called the State of Texas with republic
can form of government TO be adopted by the people
of said republic, by deputies convention 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 ?. And be it further resolved That the forego-
ing consent of Congress Is given upon the following
conditions, and with the following guarantees, to wit:
First. Said State to be formed, subject the ad-
ustment by this government of all questions of boun
Diary that may with other governments and the
constitution thereof with the proper evidence of Its
adoption by the people of said republic of Texas, shall
be transmitted TO the President of the United States
to be laid before Congress for its final action,
before the first day Of January, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six.
Second. Said State, when admitted into the Union,
after cedlng to the United States all mines Minerals
salt lakes and springs and also all public edfces.
Publications, barracks ports and harbors navy and
navy-yards, docks, magazines, arms, ornaments, and
all other property and pertaining to the public
defence belonging said republic of Texas, shall
tain all the public funds, debts taxes and dues of
cry kind which may belong to- or be due and owing
said republic and shall also retain all the vacant and
Inappropriate lands lying within its limits. to be ap-
piled to the payment OF the debts and liabilities Of
said republic of Texas; and the residue of said lands
after dlSchargng said debts and Liabilities, to be dis
posed of as said State may direct but in event
said debts and liabilities TO become charge upon
the government of the United States
Third. New States, of convenient size, and having
sufficient population, may hereafter by the consent OF
said State be formed out of the territory thereof
which shall be entitled to admission under the provis-
ions Of the federal constitution. And such States
may be formed out of that portion of said territory
lying south of thrtysix degrees thirty minutes north
latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compro-
mise line, shall be admitted into the Union, with
admiss on may desire And in all such new States a:
may be admitted into this Union of said Territory
lying Nerth of the said Missouri compromise lin,
slavery and involuntary seryitude Except for crime
shall be prohibited
We fear that the provisions of these resolutions
the subject of slavery, will hardly be satisfactory t.
the NORTH and that consequently the resolutions
will fail to be carried by the Senate We hope tina
shall prove to be mistaken but the tone of som
of the Democratic papers of the east leads to doubt
The N. Y. Morning News, for instance, which ha
always strenuously advocated annexation, commend
on the above resolutions as follows under date of Jan
81:
aIn Saturdays Necs we expressed the hope that w.
might be able to-day to announce the passage of bill
through the House of Representatives, of charaete
fairly satisfactory the North, we'll just th
South.
Is The letter of our Washington correspondent will
show that joint resolution has indeed passed that bod
by the large vote of 100 to- g. We regret that 1t is
In form better adapted 10 be satisfactory TO the North
1t is the proposition of Mr. Milton Brown Of Tennessee
(Whg) the substance of which provide for the nd
mission of Texas Qhe whole of t) as state into tn
Unon, on her adoption Of republican form OF govern
ment and transmitting the TO the President befor
the LIST OF January next be laid before Congress.
leaves to Texas her debt and her lands. Thi
is all right lar But the subject Of slavery il is
all right and msst look to the Senate TO amend u
There ought to he, and there be- fair comproms
this point with provision for equal number of Ere
This measure leaves to Texas State the government
of her whole extent Of country equal to four FIVE
our largest States She may divide off future States
she chooses, which shall be entitled TO into III
UnIon Settled under her laws a Slave State, thes
will naturally be oversPread with slaveholdng pnpu
ton, who will Of course form constitutions accordingly
This is equivalent TO giving the whole up slavery IL
posPonement of The question IL is its preseI
settlement and solemn guaraniy-now in advance,
all in favor Of Slavery. The reference made in the
luton the line of Sc degrees 30 minutes, is mel
rnockery. That gives up every thing The whole
Texas lies south OF that line. Had such form of sin
mediate annexation gone to the people Of this State b.
fore The election should have been beaten by lea
% 900 majority. This will do and repeat tIi
look the Senate to amend the bill this particuIa
and TO the good Of Southern brethren uni
unhappy difficulty In the question"
The same paper analyses the votes in the Hous
for and against the resolutions. from which we tai
the appended recaptulation promising that the eig
democratic members of this State voted for, and Il
two wing members, against.