The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-10

Land Ape srias-Ths osestsse Dime1ity about %
be Settled
The Senate sat last evening until after o'clock We
congratulate the country upon the result Of their labors
The greatest difficulty in the settlement Of this compca
ted and distractng controversy has been dssipated. so
far the Senate is concerned The bill for adjusting the
boundaries between Texas and New Mexico passed
yesterday evening by majority Of 10. as follows;
YEAsMes.rs Badger Bell Besrien. Bradbury. Bright,
Dawson. pcLnsop Dodge q Iowa. Douglas, Fslch, Poo,e
Shields, Smith. spraance, Surgeon, Wales. Whi'como'
NAYs-Msssrss A tchIson. Baldwin, Barnwell Benton,
Baller Chase, Davi Of Mississippi Dodge Of Wisconsin,
EWING Hale HanuS Mason mnoon' n ssyaE SSas'
The reader viii perceive that the votes on both sides
are very much ed upof both parties, and OF all Sec
tons Of the county Great interest was taken during the
whole Of yesterdays session, and the greatest anxiety
was manifested during the final vote.
Its believed that the bill will pass through the House
without much difficulty OF delay.
We lay the whole bill before readers this morning
and il viii speak its character The boundaries OF
Texas are those which were originally reported by Mr.
Senator Pearc, and the concluding proviso adopted
on the motion Of MIR. Senator Mason.
Ii is the rnost important transaction which ha.
taken place during the present protracted and ardnous
session Of eight and halt months; and il yields ia
/ no other in archives in the important conse-
quences which il is calculated to produce II will
remove almost all fear of any collision Of interests
or the clasi OF on the Rio Grande II will
prevent all the shedding Of brothers blood. and we
trust all the apprehension Of civil For this we do
most since rely congratulate conntrymen; and more
hail the habinger OF general adjustment OIL
this most agitang question, and restoring tranquility
and securing peace and preserving the glorious Union Of
the Repnbc Let everything else 90 in the same spirit
in which this has passed the Senate, and we
hope il will be many days before shall congrau.
late o countrymen upon this "consummaton devouty
to be wished for"
There one feature in these transactions which gave
great pleasure every liberal southron II was the mag
nanmiy and the correct Of the duty which they
owed to their country her day OF trouble and OF danger
with which Of the northern senators consented
TO hold back the California BILL and permitted the Tex.
as bin to go ahead Of the other measure This delicate
conduct was calculated 10 leave favorable impression
upon every we'll constituted and liberal observer.
The following is the form in which this bill has passed
f.he Senate
An act proposing the Texas establishment
her orthern and boundaries, the renqushment
by the said State Of all territory claimed by her
said boundaries and OF all her claims upon the United
States.
Be q enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
Tires Of United States Of Aeca Congress assembled
Ina, ne oioWng p1oposon a, sna Dc, ana .e same
agreed by the said State ia passed by general
assembly, shall be binding aud obligatory upon the United
said by The said general assembly shall be given
before the first day Of December, eighteen hundred
Fua The State OF Texas will agree that her boundary
on the north shall CONNIE nee at the point at which The
interecied by the parallel OF thysx degrees thirty
latitude, and shall from said point due
meridian OF hundred and three
from Greenwich thence her boundary shall due
thirty second degree Of north latitude thence on the
said parallel thytwo degrees OF latude The
Rio Bravo del Nor., and thence with tho channel OF said
S.eond Tne STATE Of Texas cedes to the United States
all tsrritory the lns and bouada-
which she establish by the rs article OF this
THIRD The State Of Texas reIinqushes all claim upon
the United States Tor liability OF the debts OF Texas and Tor
compensation indemnify the surrender United
States Of her Ips, iort, arsena custom
house revenue, arms and munitions war, and public
buildings with sites, when became property
the United States ut the time OF the annexation.
Fourth The United states, Ia confederation oil said es
tsbs boundaries, cession claim territory
renqishment OF claims, will to the Sate Of Texas the
cent interest and end years
the interest payable haifyeahy at the treasury OF the Gn
Fyh. Immediately after the President of the United
States shall furnished authentic copy
The of general assembly Of Texas cepng
popostios he shall cause the stock 70 be Issued IA favor
of State OF Texas provided Tor Ia the four article
OF this agreements Pyooided, aso, That
millions OF said stock shall DO issued until the creditors
the state, holding bonds and certificates OF stock
Texas for which duties ports specially pledged
shall rst file at the treasury Of the United States releases
OF all claim sgainst United tor
said bonds certificates, such form slnii be pfesc
bed by the Secretary OF the Treasury and approved by the
President OF the United States Prorfded, That nothus
herein shall be construed impair qoalll,
anything In the Of second secon
the JOINT resolution Tor annexing Texas to the Unec
Saies approved March lS, either regards the
Of STATES that hereafter be formed out OF the STATE
/ Of Texas, or Otherwise.