The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-20
The Final Adjustment or the Texas Q ~sstion


PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by an act of the Congress of the Uni
ted States, OF the ninth of September, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty, entitled " An act
proposing to the State Of Texas the establishment
of Der northern and western boundaries, the relin-
quishment by the said State of all territory claimed
by her exterior to said boundaries, and of all her
claims upon the United States, and to establish q
territorial government for New Mexico" it was
and the same were thereby offered to the State OF
Texas, which, when agreed to by the said
State IN act passed by the General Assem-
bly,, should be binding and obligatory upon
the United Statee, and upon the said State Of
Texas; Provided, the said agreement by the said
General Assembly shall be given on or before the
first day of December, eighteen hundred and fifty,
" First. The State of Texas will agree that her
boundary on the north shall commence at the point
at which the meridian Of one hundred degrees
west from Greenwich is ntersected by the parallel
of thirty. six degree thirty minutes north latitude
and shall run from said point due west to the meri-
dian OF one hundred and three degrees west from
Greenwich; thence her boundary shall run due
south to the thirty second degree Of north lattude
north latitude to the Rio Bravo del Norte, and
thence with the channel of said river to the Gulf OF
Mexico"
Second. The State of Texas cedes to the
United States all her claim to territory exterior
to the limits and boundaries which she agrees
TO establish by the first article of this agreement"
"Third. The State of Texas relinqushes all
claim upon the United States for liability of the
debts of Texas, and for compensation or iAdem-
nifty for the surrender TO the United States of her
ships, forts, arsenals, custom houses, custom
house revenues, arms, and munitions of war, and
public buildings, with their sites, which became
the property ofthe United States at the time of the
annexation"
..Fourth. The United States, in consideration of
said establishment Of boundaries, cession of claim
TO territory and REIMBURSEMENT of claims, will pay
TO the State of Texas the sum of ten millions of
dollars, in a stock bearing five per cent interest,
and redeemabe at the end of fourteen years, the
interest payable hay yearly, at the Treasury Of the
United States"
Fifth Immediately after the President of the
United States shall have been furnished with an
authentic copy of the act of the General Assembly
Of Texas, accepting these propositions, he shall
cause the stock be Issued in favor of the State of
Texas, as provided for in the fourth article of this
agreement; Provided, also, That no more than hive
millions of said stock shall be issued until the Gre
ditors of the State, holding bonds and other certi-
ficates of the stock of Texas, for which duties on
imports specially pledged, shall first file at
the Treasury Of the United States releases of all
claim against the United States, for or on account
Of said bonds or certificates, in such form shall
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury and
approved by the President of the United States;
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be
construed TO impair qualify anything contained
in the third article of the second section fthe Joint
resolution for annexing Texas to the United States,
approved March FIRST, eighteen hundred and forty
hive, either as regards the number of States that
may hereafter be formed out of the State Of Texas
or otherwise"
And, whereas, il was further provided by the
eighteenth section of the same act of Congress,
"That the provisions of this act be, and they are
hereby, suspended until the boundary between the
United States and the State of Texas shall be
adjusted; and when such adjustment shall have
been effected, the Presdenl of the United States
shall issue his proclamation declaring this act to be
| in full force and operation"
And whereas. the Legislature of the State OF
| Texas, by an act approved the 18th of November
last, entitled "An act accepting the propositions
made by the United States to the State of Texas,
in act of the Congress Of the United States, APP
| proved the ninth day of September, A. ID. one
thousan eight hundred and fifty, and entitled 'An
act proposing to the State of Texas the est ibs
ment Of her northern and western boundaries, the
REIMBURSEMENT by the said State Of all territory
claimed by her, exterior TO said boundaries, and oil
all her claims upon the United States and to estab-
| lish territorial government for New Mexico;' y
| ofwhch act a copy, authenticated under the seal
OF the State, he's been furnished 10 the President
and wherein the Legislature of the State Of Texas
| enacts "that the State of Texas hereby agreed to
/ end accepts said propositions, and il is hereby de
clared that the said State shall be bound by the
terms thereof, according 10 their true import and
| meaning"
| Now, therefore, 1, Willard Fillmore, Presiden,
OF the United States OF America do hereby declare
s eta yaes, q "fh Che nfni6 81 Ssp,emSBeef last
| is IN full force and operation.
Given under my hs nd at the city Of Washin gton,
this thirteenth day OF December, la the
H.. year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty, and the seventyfith Of the
Independence OF these United States
BY the President; MILIARp FILLMORE.
DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary Of State.