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Texas Annexed!

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Texas Annexed!
In the Senate, OH the evening Of Febru-
ary 9th, the House resolutions providing
fer the annexation Of Texas, were amend
ed upon the motion Of Mr.. Walker so as
to add Mr.. Benton's bill as an additional
section. After being thus amended, the
vote upon their adoption was taken and
resulted as foIlowG--
YEAs--Messrs. Alien, Ashley, Atchison,
Bagby, Renton, Breese, Buchanan, Col
quit, Dickinson, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan,
Haywood, HENDERSON, Hugel, johnston,
Lewis McDu fife, Mprrick, Niles, Semple,
SEWER Sturgeon, Tappan. Walker, and
Woodbury--27.-(M Mcssrs Henderson, John
stou tnd UerricE, are Whigs.)
NAYs-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates.
Bayard, Berien, Choate, Clayton, Critten-
den, Dayton, Evans, Foster, Francis, Hun
tington, Jarnagn, Mangum, Miller, Hore-
head, PearCe, Phelps Porter, Rives, Sim
mons, Upham, White, and Woodbridge
25.
On Friday morning, Feb. 98,b, the a
mehdment OF the Senate agreed to ny the
House yeas 1872, nays 76.
me following IS the shape IN winch the
I5ilI for annexation was passed by both
Houses Mr' bentons plan commences
at section three.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Declaring the terms on which Congress will
admit Texasinto the Union as a State,
Po > ro.oJ,o5l,,ho Sor,j,o ..a 1Ioroo
nj P.,yosoutajirc, oc tbo TT,i,.J SoJo of
9merjc, IN To,aross ,sso,nJyoJ TLst coG.
gress doth consent that the territory pro.
pcrIy included within, and properly le-
longing to, the republiC Of Texas, NAV
be erected intoa new State, 20 be called
the State Of Tbras, with a republican form
Of government, to be adopted by the recpie
Of SAID republic, by deputies in conven-
ton assembled, with the consent of the ex-
sting government, in order that the same
may he admitted as one OF the States Of
the Union.
SEC, Q. And be ii further reS0lUpd, That
the foregoing consent of Congress is given
upon the following conditions, and with
the following guarantees 10 wit:
First. Said State 10 he formed, subject
to the adjustment by this government of
all questions Of boundary that may arise
with other governments; and the constitu-
ton thereof with the proper evidence of
its adopton by the peop ple nf said rppublic
of Texas, Shall be transmitted 10 the PrPsi-
dent of the United States, to be laid before
Congress for its final action, on Or before
the LIST day Of January, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six.
Sacond Said STATE yben admitted into
{he JTuion. aftercedng to the United States
all mines. minerals, snIt lakes. and springs.
and also all nnhGc edi6cee. fcrtfcatione,
barracks. morris and harhors ravvand r,vy
wards, docks mngozincs arms. Srmaren,e
and a II o,her nrbnertv and means nertaiu-
inc to the nublic dnfcnce helonting ,o said
republic bf Texas shah retain all the pub.
lie funds. debts, taxes. and dues of every
kind which NAV Ln,our IN or he dnn ,hr
ewing snid republic, ana shaII also rrtain
all the vacant and unapproprated lands
lyinp within its limits IN bc onnlipd to tLe
naymont of the dehts and liabilities or said
republic Of Texas; and thc residue of said
lands, after discharpinr said debts and lin
bitics to be disposed Of as said State rn6
direct. hat in No event are said debts ant
liabilities IN hecomc CHARGE upon the GOV
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