The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-05

MAKER Weshal give the SUBSTANCE OF each sectlon
1st Admits California as one of the States of the
Union.
I'd. Allows two Representatives until the regular
apportionment.
3d. Prohibits the State from legislating in respect
to the public lands, the taxation of public domain,
or a discriminating tax against nonresident citl-
zens, and makes all navgable streams free; and
provides that nothing herein contained shall be
construed as recognizing rejecting the PROPOSE
tons rendered by the people of California as ar
tices of compact in the ordinance adopted by the
Convention which formed the constitution Of that
State.
4th. Extends the laws of the United States not
locally napplicable, over California.
9Th. Defines the boundaries of the Territory of
Utah viz on the West by California North by Ore
gon South and East by the ridge which divides the
waters flowing into the great Basin and those flow
ing into the Gulf of California and retaining the
right of Congress to make new divisions or annex
any portion of the same to other States or Terri
| tories.
9th and 7th. Fixes the duration of the office of
Governor and Secretary to four years, and defines
their duties.
Sth. The Legislative Assembly consists of a
Council of thirteen, and of House of Represen-
tatives, of twenty-six members. The Council to
| be elected for two years. the Representatives for
one year.
| 9Th The right of suffrage is given to all free
white male citizens of the United States resident
in the Territory at the passage of this act. The
| General Assembly to regulate the qualifications at
their first meeting. By the term citizens, is in
cluded the Mexicans who became citizens by the
treaty
10TH Prohibits all Legislation on the subject of
slavery. All laws to be submitted to Congress,
and if disapproved shall be null.
11th Gives the Territory power to fill all the
offices not provided for by this act. Until action is
had the Governor is to fill offices temporarily.
18th. Prevents officers of the General Assembly
from holding an Office created or enlarged during
their term.
18th. Provides for the Judiciary. The Supreme
Court consists of one Chief Justice and two Asso-
cate Justices. They are to preside over the Dis
trct Courts, and meet once year at the Capital to
decide on appeals.
| 18th. An Attorney and Marshal to be appointed
for four years.
18th. All these officers to be appointed by the
President, with the consent of the Senate; Cover
nors salary is $1,000 and $1,000 as Superintendent
of Indian Affairs the Judges $500.
10th. Appropriates $4,000 for the erection of
Public Buildings.
18th. Provides for the election of Delegate
18th. Appropriates $4,000 for the purchase of
Public Library.
10Th. The Sections Sixteen and Thirty nine in
each Township reserved for School purposes.
Goth. The Governor, until the action of the As
sembly, is to define the Judicial Districts, and have
the general control of the times and places of hold
ing Courts
21st. The laws of the United States where not
locally napplicable, are to have full force in Utah
22d. All the rest of the territory acquired from
Mexico is to be organized as the Territory of New
Mexico.
Section % to Section SO, inclusive, are literal
copies Of the regulations for Utah, applied to New
Mexico The thirty-ninth Section disposes of the
delicate questions, arising from the claims Of
Texas. We insert them in full.
| Sec. 39.-And be IL further enacted That the
following propositions shall be, and hereby are,
| offered TO the State of Texas which, being agreed
to by the said State, in an act passed by the Gene
raj Assembly thereof, within --- months from
the day of the passage of this act shall be binding
and obligatory on the Uuited States:
First. The northern boundary of said State shall
be as follows Beginning at the point on the Rio
del Norte commonly called Ell Paso, and running uT
that river twenty miles, measured by straight line
T thereon, and thence eastwardly to point where
the hundredth degree of West longitude crosses
Red river; being the southwest angle in the line
designated between the United States and Mexico,
and the same angle in the line of the territory sci
apart for the Indians by the United States.
Second. The United States cede to the State of
Texas all right, claim, and title which they have
to any territory lying south of the line aforesaid
And the said State of Texas cedes TO the United
States any right, claim, and title which it has to
any territory lying north Of the said line,
Third. The State of Texas relinquishes to the
United States all claim upon them for liability for
| any portion of the debts of Texas, and for compen-
satOn and indemnify for the surrender to the United
States Of her ships, FORTS arsenas, custom houses,
| revenue derived from foreign imports, arms and
munitions of war, and public buildings with their
sites, which became the property Of the United
| States at the time of the annexation of Texas
Fourth. The United States, in consideration of
the three preceding articles, and considering that
TO portion of the creditors of Texas were pledged
| the duties on foreign imports receivable in her
ports, a security for the reimbursement of the
loans and advances which they made to the said
State, and that the said duties, since the annexa-
ton Of the said State to the United States, have
been received and are receivable by them, will pay
to the State of Texas the sum of -- dollars,
in stock bearing five per cent. interest, payable
half-yearly, at the treasury of the United States
the principal to be redeemable at the end of four
teen years; which said stock shall be first applied
to the extinction of any debt for which the duties
due thereof in such manner as the said State may
direct: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained
is TO be construed TO imply or admit the liability Of
the United Statestor any portion of the public debt
of Texas.
Fifth Immediately after the President of the
United States shall have officially received an au
thentic copy of the act Of the General Assembly Of
Texas accepting these propositions, he shall cause
the stock aforesaid 10 be issued and delivered to the
lawful agent of the State of Texas, as provided for
in the fourth article aforesaid; and this compact
J shall be binding and obligatory on the United
States and the said State of Texas.
Sinth, If the said State of Texas shall refuse Oh
decline to accede to the preceding articles, they
shall become null and void, and the United States
shall be RENTED back to all their territorial rights
IN the same state and condition as if these articles
Of compact had never been rendered to the accept
ance of the State of Texas.
The Fugitive Slave Bill provides that the claim
ant of slave shall give Bond to the United States
that he will give the slave trial by Jury in the
State from which he is claimed TO have fed. i
makes it the duty Of the District Attorney to SEE
that the conditions of the Bond are complied with
or the penalty enforced.
The last Bill suppresses the slave-trade in the
District of Columbia, and empowers the cities Of
Washington and Georgetown to abate and breal
up any depOts for slaves in their limits.
|
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Mr.. WEBsTER,-Mr. Webster in his reply to the
citizens of Newburyport, closes in this manner:
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