Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-01-18

Plies alone as he hoped and believed AT the me he
did wish intend TO conceal the sympathes that mingled
with and no doubt fortified and encouraged his opinions.
Texas he sad If had been rightly informed indebted
his own NOBLE gallant and generous State for large por-
lion Of her population He thought indeed he would moi
exaggee if he should state that portion at oneenh Of her
people including the descendants of her early settlers He
prossed to have heart he said and he hoped would al
ways be filed with enough of human benevoence to enable
him TO think kindly OF those who had once been his friends
and neghbors These sentiments however, he said had not
governed or controlled his decision They did not do now,
il he happily understood his convictions; should they
induce him. now hereafter to consent any act in the de-
fail or the final consummaton Of this great business that his
best judgment did not honestly approve Whilst therefore,
he favor OF annexation he should not hesitate TO avow
that he did not then how he could give his support and
consent to the measure, unless the principles and conditions
asserted in the proposition he about TO submit nco
poated as fundamental articles in the act of association Sir
(sad Mr. F wish to be distinctly understood. These sip
ulaons be in that nsrumentxed in their character
imperative hereafter upon Congress and the whole country
and forever inviolate and infexible.
So much CONTINUED Mr. Fly for the substance of things
for he did not intend then to discuss the that nu
enced his Judgment and decision II this should become
cesay another day and another occasion would be'e su
the task.
In regard to the form of the act Or the lawyers would
call it. the ssquo mode Of annexation, Mr. r. said he was by
no means determined In fact he Entertained great doubts,
and he wished be explicitly understood that he did not in
tend to himself the particular form he was then about
TO submit the Senate In other words the paper he held
in his hand contained the terms, but should not bind him to
the forms annexation and he hoped that the dscordant
opinions of other honorable genemenwiser than he preend-
ed to be- and more pactised in such great aaswould
cuse his present ndecson There was, however, (sad Mr.
F this branch of his subject thing he desired to state
and from which he hoped to deviae He was he re-
peated friend annexaton but he resolved never to
give the policy his support either by resolution, by law
by treaty. unless the form in which was presented to him
found its sanction the broad face OF the Constitution and
among the pecedents which the fathers OF the Republic had
left behind them.
In some one of these FORMS he sad if they could happily
agree he had no doubt they could find path travel on
and there prepared walk he could be accompanied
by the principles he should now submit.
Mr. FOSTER then submitted the following joint resolution,
which referred to the Committee Foreign Affairs
Resolved BIZ the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES of
eLmted States Of .4meica IN Congress assembled That
Congress doth that the territory properly included
within and rghuy belonging to the Republic of Texas may
erected State be called the State of Texas
With republican form of Government be adopted by the
eope of said Republic by deputies in Convention assembled
nth the consent Of the existing in order that the
may be admitted Of the States Of this Union.
2. find be further resolued That the foregoing of
congress given upon the following conditions with the
blowing guarantees, TO w.t.
Said State formed subject to the adjustment by this
Government Of all questions of boundary that may arise with
Their Governments and the Constitution thereof with the pro-
evidence Of its adoption by the people of said Republic OF
exas shall be transmitted the President of the United
be laid before Congress for its final action, be-
the first day Of January thousand eight hundred and
orty-six.
q Said State, when admitted into the Union after ceng
he United States all mines minerals salt lakes and springs
nd also all public edices Notifications barracks ports and
arbors, and navy yards docks magazines arms arma
nents and all other property and pertaining the pub
defence belonging said Republic OF Texas, shall all
public funds, debts taxes, and dues Of every kind which
nay belong or be due owing said Republics and shall
lso retain all the and unappropraed lands lying within
limits to be applied to the payment Of the debts and lab
OF said Republic Of Texas and the residue of said lands
er discharging said debts and liabilities be disposed of
aid State direct but event said debts and liza
ites become charge upon the Government of the United
,tates
s. New States Of convenient sze and having sufficient popu
alton, hereafter by the of said State be formed
of the territory thereof which shall be entitled adm
ion under the provisions of the Federal Constitution And
UGH States be formed out of that portion Of said
DRY lying south Of thirty degrees thirty minutes north a
admitted into the Union with without slavery the peo
DE OF each State asking admission may desire.