Mobile register and journal., 1845-03-08
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.

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 Texas is 10 be annexed. notwithstanding all the doubt and anxiety felt on the question to-day and yesterday, when it was found that the joint resulu- ions of the House would not pass,
 Mir. CRITTENDEN spoke 10 day, against annexa- ton, and he was followed by Mir. ARCHER. on the same side, who announced that he would be the last speaker lhe subject.
 At six o'clock lhs evening. the Senate, after recess, met t6 yute.
 The following is the joint resolution winch passed he House of Representatives and on which the vote was to be taken:
 Resolr,d Gy the Ssnae aud Hous, ef Representatives of the Ua,d Atdtes of America Congress assebitd That Congress doth consent that the territory prop erly included within, and riehlfully l0ug ing n, the Republic of Texas, may he erected into new State 10 be called the Stale of Tsras with a republican form of Government, To le adopted by tle people "f said Republic, by deputies in convention assembled wth the consent ot the existing Government. in order that lhr same may be admitted of ihe States of the Union.
 Sec 2, And be il further Rssoired, That the fore going cotsent of Congress Is given upon tue follow ing conditions and with the following guaranes, wit:
 First. Sald State To be formed subject to the ad- uslmehl by this Government o all questions u buun dary that may arise with other Governments; and the Constitution thereof with the proper evidence of it's adoption by the people oi said Republic of Texas. | shall be transmitted to the Piesiden, ol the United States to be laid before Congress for its final action, on before the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred aud ioiiy-six.
 Second. Said State, when admitted n,n the Union, after ceding thc United States all iublc edlfces Notifications, barracks, potts and hiinrs navy and navy yards. docks, magazines. arins armamen,s, and cali other propriy and means pertaining the public defence, belonging to said Republic of Texas, shall retain all tue public Iunds. bebts, taxts and dues ut | every kind which may belong he ue or nw ing said Republic; and shall also retain all the vacant and unarpropria ed linds lying within it's limits be applied to the payment of the debts and liabiies of said Republic of Texas; and the residue of said lands, after dlsclarg ing said debts and liabilities, to be disposed o as sad Staie may direct; hut in no event sa i'd debts and iiabilies to becnme charge upon the Government of the United States. Third. New States, of convenient size, not ex- ceedng four in number, in addition said State of Texas and having sufficient population, may ht trea ter by the consent of said State, be formed of
 e territory thereof, which shall be eni,iled 10 ad mission under the provisions of the Federal Consti tution- And such States as may be formed of that portion of said territory lying south of thirty six degi ees thirty minutes north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line. shall be ad ntted into the Union, with without slavery, the people oieach State asking admission may de- sire. And Tn such Srsle States shall be form ell out of said territory north of said Missouri promise line, slavery or involuntary seryiiude (ex cept for urme) shaIl be prohibited | Mir. WALKER offered the following an amend- msnt lo the joint resolutions from the House, viz: And be II tuher resolped, If the President of the U. s. sha in his judgement and discretion, deem it most advisable instead of proceeding 10 submit the foregoing resolutions To inc Republic of Texas as an overture the part of the U. 5. for admission, to negotiate with the Republic; then. Be n Resoiued, That State be formed out of the present Republic of Texas, with suitable extent and boundaries, and with two Representatives in Con gre,s until the nex apportionmcni o Representation. and shall be admitted into te Union by virtue of this act, equal footing wilh the existing States, IS soon as the terms and conditions o admission. and the cesson of the remaining Texan Territory 10 the U. 5. shall have been agreed upon by the Govern menls of Texas and the U. s., and the o $l0O,- GOO is hereby appropriated 10 defray the expense of missions and negotiations, to agree upon ihe terms of sad admission, either by treaty, to be submitted to the Senate, by articles to be submitted to the two Houses of Congress, as the President may di- rect.
 The following is the vote on the amendment of Mir. Walker, and on ,he third reading of the joint | resolutions as amended, 10 wit
 YEAs-Aessrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison. Ather- ton. Bagby, Benton, Breese, Buchanan, Colquiti, Dick nson, Dix, Fairfield, Hanncgan, Haywood, Henderson, Huser, Johnson, Lewis. M'Duflie, Mer- rick, Niles, Semple, Sevicr, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Woodbury-27.
 NAYs-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Choale, Clayton, Crittenden, Dayton, Evans, Eos ter, Francis, Huntington, Jarnagin, Mangum, Mil Ter, MoreLead, Pierce, Phelps, Porter, Riyes, Sim mons, upham, White, WoodbrIdge-25.
 At lalfp past 9 o'clock the whole thing was 6nsh- ed. Many amendments we're offered in the same time. but they all fell before the inexorable of 27-tweniy-lour democrats and three whgs, viz :- Merrick, Johnson and Henderson.
 While write, d salute is firing from the demo cratic ralIying point in honor of annexation.
 It is settled that the Cabinet shall consist in part of Messrs Buchanan, as Secretary of State; Gov Marcy, of New-York, as Secretary of the Treasury; Cave Johnson, as Post Master General and Senator Walker, us Attorney General. There cannot be much error to this, though nothing is officially known
 The House was engaged the whole day on the bill appropriating half million for rivers and harbors, and did not finish it after all.