The Arkansas banner., 1845-02-12
coNGREss.-ANNExATIoN OF TEXAS.
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 have received other interesting letters from Wash ineton on the same subject but as the following con tain fle substance of them they are omitted
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 18t5. To THE EplToRs OF THE BANNER:-
 GENrLEMEN.--It is with pleasure l have it in my power to say, that the final acton of the House of Representatives was had to- day upon the question to annex Texas to the United States, and succeeded by a vote of l20 to 98. It is strange, however, that gen. demen should allow their party feelings to carry them so far upon a question of this character, involving not only the Permdnen- cy of the Union, but the peace and prosper fly of all portions of the country as to only find eight whigs voting for it--yiz John E. Ashe, Milton Brown, ]. II. Peyton, and Sen ter of Tennessee, Messrs. Clinch and Ste vens of Georgia, Nuton of Va, and Dillett of Alabama.
 The joint resolutions that finally passed was introduced by Mir Milton Brown, and are as follows:
 Resolucd 6g inc Senate and House of Rep reSentaiipcs of Inc United States of .ameri- ca in Congress assembled, That Congress doth consent that the territory properly inelu- ded within and rightfnlly belonging to the Republic of Texas may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of Government, to be adopted by the people of said Republic, by deputies in Convention assembled, with the consent of the existing Government, in order that the same nrry be admitted as one of the States of this Union.
 ?. find De t further resoIred, That the foregoing consent of Congress is given up on the following conditions, and with the following guaranties, to wit
 l. Said State 10 be formed, subject to the adjustment by this Government of all ques- tions of boundary that may arise with other Governments, and the Constitution thereof, with the proper evidence of it's 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, on or before the first day of January, 1916.
 ,. Said State, when admitted into the Union, after ceding to the United States all mines, minerals, salt lakes, and springs, and also all public edilices, Qualifications, barracks ports and harbors, navy and navy yards, docks magazines, arms, armaments, and all other property and means pertaining to the public defence belonging to said Republic of Tex as, shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind which may belong to or be due or owing said Republic :; and shall also retain all the vacant and unap- propriated lands lying within it's limits, to be applied to the payment of the debts and ia- biiities of said Republic of Texas, and the residue of said lands, after dischargng said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as said State may direct; but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become charge upon the Government of the United States
 3 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 ent- tied to admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution. And such States as may be formed out of that portion of said ] territory lying south of thirty six degrees thirty min. north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri crompromise line, shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, as the people of each State asking , admission may desire.
 These resolutions have been so changed as to restrict slavery north of 36 degrees 30 min. north latitude It was much desired that the whole of the Territory contcmpla- ted in the resolutions should have been ad- mltted with an express stipulation, that 1t was to be composed of slave States. (It is true however, that portion that lies north of 36 degrees north latitude is worth but little for agricultural purposes.) This was impos- slble, and 1t would have been tue grossest folly fog the Congress of the United States to have surrendered whole Republic, be- cause small and inferior portion of it could not be admitted into the Union eracily as they desired 1t. The resolutions will % to the Senate, and t Is confidently believed they will pass that body. Let this be done, and the people of the United States will own the entire valley of the Mississipp-and the South will feel that she has not only the pow CT to maintain her independence, but that she can protect her citizens in all their rights and privileges. against the world Those who sustained and voted for this measure are eer- tainly untitled to the respect and gratitude ol the country, and no one felt deeper inter- est, and exerted himself more faithfully than did your representative.
 Respectfully, Sc.
 Cor. SEWER says, on the same subiect:-
 "lhe deed is done, so far as the IIonse of Representatives is concerned They have passed the Resolutions for the admission of Texas into the Union, by majority of 9, and 1t is now for the Senate, with it's grave responsibility, to dispose of this greatest of the great questions, which, in my time, has been before the country. Its fate is still very doubtful. Open enemies and secret foes, may defeat ii, for you will bear in mind that democracy, in the Senate, is in the minority, and that in that minority, we have some us violent enemies as is 10 be found in the strong hold of whiggery. 4 few days, however. will tell the story.'@'
 Col. Ashley says, as to the same subject
 This joint resolution (providing for the admission of Texas as State) with some not very important amendments, think will meet the wishes of the South.n