Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-05
.~x,xArIoN RESOLUTIONS.


inc n,,I,.d That Congress doth consent that
:.o-v nroporly included within and right
thu hIonoinp to the Republic OF Texas may be
W. 81 INTO a new State to be called tho State oil
e. mos.s with republican form Of government 70
!. adopted by tho people OF SAID Republic py oeP-
u,os in Convention assembled win inc cohsu''
IT, cxistipp government, III order that inc
same may % au'
This Union. ,,1.,o5 IT,. .lo
.-.a;,c consent Of Congress 10 gwen upon the
r,ua,vnS conditions, and with tho following guar
antics, 70 VII: eoJ s.i.;a,. - ,bo
,:.,..,ant nv this Government Of all questions
Stt,,nd,,v that NAV rso with other Govern
n,s and the Constitution thereof, with the
..o,o, ovidence Off adoption By tho people OF
Il po,,hI;c of Texas, shall be transmitted TO
the President of tho United States to be inid be
fore Congress- for its final action, on or before INC
first day of January, ono thousand oish' h"iiufcu
and forty-sIx. 1-
re, ceding to tho United States all public cdlfi-
ces. Notifications, barracks, ports and harbors,
navy and navy yards. docks, magazines, arms
armamcnts, and all other property and means per-
,ainiuo to the public defence belonging to SAID
Ron,blic of Texas, shall rotaln all the pubic
funds debts, taxes, and dues OF every KIND winch
NAV belong to or be duo and owing said Rcpublc;
md shall also retain ali tho vacant and unnppro-
priated lands lying within its limits, to be applied
10 tho pa vnlcnt of the debts and Liabilities of SAID
Republic of Texas; and tho residue Of sad lands,
after dischurging SAID debts and liabilities, to be
disposed of said State may direct; bat IN no O.
vent arc said debts and liabilities to become q
charge upon tho Government Of the United States.
80. New States Of convenient size, not exceed
ing four in number in addition TO the said State Of
Texas, and having sufficient population, may
hereafter, by the consent Of said State. be formed
out of the territory thereof, which shall be onti-
lied 70 admission under the provisions Of the Fed
eral Constitution. And such States may be
formed Oh, Of that portion of sald territory lying
south of thirty SIX degrees thirty minutes north
latitudc commonly known as the Missouri com
promiso line, shall be admitted INTO the Union.
with or without slavery, as tho people OF each
State asking admission muv desire. And IN such
Sato or States rs shall be formed out Of said Tor
ritory north Of said Missouri compromise line.
slavery or involuntary scryitudc( except for crime)
shall be prohibited
Tho yoas and nays on tho final passage of tho
resolution, were as follows: (Nhigs voting yea
SMALL cAPlrALS.)
YI!AS-Nessrs. Arlington. AsnE, Atkinson.
EayIy, Eclsar, BdIack, Edw. J. Black. James
Back Jas. A. Black, Blackwell. Bower, Bowen,
BOYD, Brondhcad. Aaron Y. Brown, MLToN
Brown William J. Brown. Burke. Burt, Caldwell,
Campball, Shepherd Cary, Reuben Chapman,
Aug. A. Chapman, Chnppoll, CLINcH, Clinton,
Cobb, Coles, Cross, Cullom, Daniel, John w. Da-
,is, Dawson, Dean, DELLET, Douglass, Drom-
goolc, Duncan, Ellis, Farlec, Ficklin, Foster.
French Fuller IIamn,c.t. HARRISON, HAYS. Hem
ley, Holmes, Hoge, Hopkins, Houston. Hubbard,
IIubbell, Hughes, Chas. J. lugcrsol, jameson.
Cave Johnson Andrew Johnson. Geo. W. Jones,
AnIrow Kennedy, Kirkpatrick. labranchc, Loon
ard. Lucas. Iumpkin, Lyon. McCauslcs, Macay,
McClcrnand. Mcconnell, Mcdowell, Mckay,
Matthews. Joseph Morris. Isaac T.. Morse. Muir
ply. Newton, Norris, Owen, Ia rmentor. PAYNE.
Petit, PAXTON Emery ID. Potter. Pratt. David s.
Rod, Relic, Rhott. Ritter. Roberts, Russell :,
Saunders, SENTER, Thomas IT. Seymour, Simons,
Simpson. Slidcll, John II. Smith, 'Thos. Smith,
Robert Smith Stocnrod. SrErHENs, John Stewart.
Stiles, Jas. w. Stone, \. p. Stone, Strong. Sykes,
Taylor, Thompson, Tibbatts, Tucker. Wctlcr.
Wcntworth. Woodward, Joseph \. Wright,
fancey. lost-l2O.
NAYS-Mcssrs Abbott, Adams, Anderson.
Baker, Barringcr. Barnard, Benton, Brcnglc.
Brukerhoif, Jeremiah Brown, Burlington, Car
pcntor, jeremiah L. Cary, Carroll, Ca,lin, Causin,
Chiffon, Clingtnan. Coamor. Cranston, Dana,
Darragh, Garrett Davis, Richard d. Davis, De-
berry, Dickey, Dillingham;. Dunlap. Elmer. Fish.
Florence. Foot, Giddlngs, Goggin. Willis Grccn.
Byram Green. Grinncll. Grldcr. Hale, Hannibal
Hamn, Edward 5. Ilumin, Hardin, Harper,
Hcrrck, Hudson, Washington Hunt. Jas. 3.
Hunt, Joseph X. Ingorsoll Irwin Jonks. Pcrloy
Is. Johnson. John p. Kennedy, Preston King, ID.
i. hing, McClclland, Mcllvanc. Marsh Edwar d
JOY Morris. Freeman III. Morse, MoscIy Mes,
Paterson. Phoenix Pollock. Elisha X. Potter. Pres
ton, Purdy. Ramsey, Rathbun, Raynor. Rcding,
Robinson. Rockwell, Rodney. Rogers, ST. John,
Sample, Schcnck. Severance, David l.. Seymour,
Albert Smith. Caleb B. Smith, Stctson, Andrew
Stewart. Summers. Thomasson. Tilden. Tyler.
Vance. Nanmoter. Nin:on. Wcthcrcd, Wheaton i.
John White, Benjamin White, Williams, Win
throp, VIM. Wright-9S.
And so tho resolution for the Annexation OF
Texas to the United States passed by the
House of Representatives. by majority Of -
votes.
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