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Ees, relieve and direct him in the course
hereafter to be pursued invelation4o those
questions.
/ The Executive is happy to announceRt tc
Congress that Texas is'at peace with the
world; that with all foreign Powers with
whom We'haVe had intercourse friendly re.
Ilations ale maintained. The dfferen
trbesof Indians sonour borders, with whom
treaties exist have continued to observe
the same with good faith; and within The
astfew days information has beenreceiv,
ed that the only hand Of Camapches within
our limits, who had maintained untiIthen
hostile attitude towards Texas, have sued
for peace, and expressed wish to be per.
mitted to come 10 Bexar tn celchratn trea.
ty'cf friendship, which, Oh the part of this
Government, has teen complied with.
The arrangements made at your regular
session for additional companics'of rangers
10 bemustered inlo service, have been car
ried into full effect, and'havecfforded ade-
qudte and very efficient protection to our
iiontiers. The receipts into the Treasury
have been sufficient to meet the various eX-
penditure6 Of the Government. A specie
currency has been maintained without diff.
ficulty; ana all the exchcquer bills which
were in circulationat the period Of your
late adjournment have been redeemed and
Withdrawn from circulation; and the EX-
ecutfVe is happy to congratulate the Con-
gress'Gnd the country upona stateof peace,
+ happiness, and prosperity never before eX-
! penenced by Texas, and rarely, If ever,
| equalled by so young a nation.
It only REMAINS for the Executive to eX-
PRESS an assured confidence in youg indivi-
dual wishes to o'sustain the best interests OF
Texas, and the fervent hope that He who
holds the destinies Of men and nations in
hishand may crown your deliberations with
his richest blessings. ANSON JONES.
JOINT Resolutions,
Ching The consent Qfthc erisfing Government
| itoMecme1alioHgf gepaS tothe United States.
| WHEREAS, the Government Of the United
States hath proposed the following terms,
guarantees, and conditions, on which the
people and territory Of theRepubllc of Tex
as may be erected intoa new State, to be
called the State Of Texas, and'admitted as
one Of the States Of the American Union,
to wit. Here follow the resolutions of the
United States Congress.l And whereas, by
said terms, the consent Of the existing Gov
ernmenr of Texas is required: Therefore,
Sec. ]. BE ii resoiUcd by HE Senate and
HOH$e Qf Representatives Qfhe Republic Of
TEXAS in COHgreSSaSSembted, Th lttht Gov
| eminent Of Texas doth consent thai the
people and territory of the Republic of Tex
as may be erected into new State, to be
called the State Of Texas, with republi-
can form Of government to be adopted by
the people of said Republic, by deputies in
convention assembled, in order that the
same may beadmitted as one of the States
Of the American Union, and said consent
Is given on the terms, guarantees, and con-
ditions set forth in the preamble to this
joint resolution.
SeC.2. Be il ,firther resolved, That the
! proclamation of the President Of the Repub-
lie Of Texas, bearing date May 9Th, l845,
and the election Of deputies to sit in c n
venton at Austin on tho 4th day of July
next, for the adoption Of n Constitution for
the State of Texas, had in accordance
herewith, hereby receive the consent Of
the existing Government Of Texas.
Sec. 3. BE IL further feSOlUcd, That the
President Of Texas is hereby requested i'm
mediately to furnish the Government Of the
United States, through their accredited
Minister near this Government, with aco-
py Of this Joint resolution; also, to furnish
the Convention to assemble at Austin on
the 4th of july next with copy of the
same; and the same shall take effect from
and after its passage,
Theabove is a copy Of the resolutions as
1 they passed the two Houses, and which
will, we suppose, receive the sanction OF
the President. They passed unanimous
! ly. TOD ROBINSON.
On the 18th instant, in the Senate, Mr..
Greer inUoducedN jontresouton offering
ga nations gratitude to Major General An
drew Jackson which resolution was una
nimously adopted.
On the same day Major Kaufman intro
duced bill setting apart portion Of the
public land lying between the Arkansas
and Red rivers for the payment Of the ma
Llblldl ututs lNNuU tlf lllOt hUu 6CGuIlN
time, and referred TO the Committee on the
state Of the Republic,
resolution wos offered by Mr., Greer fol
altering the time Of the annual session o
Congress. Read the first time.
'On Tuesday, Mr. Kaufman, as Chairman
Of the Committee on Foreign Relations, re,
ported the "Joim restitution giviag the con.
Fseat Of he eriaiRg Government 10 The GRBeT'
Iiciioa Of TPres 10 he Unitcd Saies;" whci
joht resolution was passed through Its thirC
readingOn the next day, the i9th---the rule
being suspended, on motion Of Col. Fl, -
Kinney, by unanimous poie of the Senate
On the l9lh, in the Senate, Mr., Greer
introduced-a iontresolution relative to the
introduction Of United States troops. int
Texas. ReOd the first time,
Mr.. Kaufman's bill, "setlIng apart land
for the payment Of the public debt" &c,
was taken up, read the second and 4hird
time, and passed.
Mr.. Lawrence introduced a resolution
for the relief of Post Captain L. w. Moore,
Rand tho frat titOn