The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-08-23
THE TEXAS BILL.

the Senate, by M. Pearce, Of Maryland,
defining The boundaries between Texas
and New Mexico. 1t hss passed both hous-
es Of Congress.
A Bill proposing to the State Of Texas the
establishment of her northern and western
boundaries, the REIMBURSEMENT BY said
State of ali territory claimed by her exteri.
or to said boundaries, and Of all her claim
upon the United States.
BE il enacted Sc. That the following
propositions shall be, and the same hereby
are, offered to the State of Texas, which,
when agreed to BY the said State in an act
passed by the general assembly, shall be
binding and obligatory on the U. States and
upon the said Stale Of Texas: Provided.
That 50 I'd agreer'eat BY the said genera
assembly shall be given on or before the lst
December. 1850.
lst. The State of Texas will agree that
her boundary on The north shall commence
at the point at which The meridian Of lOO
deg. west Greenwich is iniersectcd by the
parallel of 30 deg. and 30 minutes north
latitude, and shall run from said point due
west 10 the meridian Of lO3 deg. west from
Greenwich. thence her boundary shs II run
due south to the 32d degree Of north latitude.
thence On the said parallel of 81 degrees OF
north latitude to the Rio Bravo del N"rlej
and thence with the channel of ssid river 10
the Gulf of Mexico.
ID. The Sla,e Of Texas cedes to The United
States all her territory exterior to her limits
and boundaries, which sho agrees to estab-
lish by the first article of this agreement.
Bird. The State of Texas reIInquishes all
claim upon the United States for liability
Of the debts or Texas. and for compensation
or indemnity tor the surrender to the United
States OF her ships, forts. srsenals, custom-
house revenue, arms and munitions OF war.
and public buildings, with their sites, which
became the property of the United States al
the time Of the annexation.
4th. The United States, in consideration
Of said reduction of boundaries. cession Of
territory, and rcIinquishmept of claims, will
nay to the State of Texas the sum Of ten
millions of dollars in a stock bearing five
per cent interest and redeemable q: the end
of fourteen years. the interest payable half
yearly at the treasury Of the United States.
5th. Immediately after the President Of
with au authentic copy Of the uct OF the gen.
ersl assembly of Texas, accepting these
propositions, ne shall cause the stock to be
issued in favor Of the State Of Texas. as
provided Tor in the fifth article Of this sgree.
inent.
Provided, also, That five millions Of said
stock shall not be issued until the creditors
Of the said STATE. holding bunds of Texas.
for which dut,es or imports we're specially
pledged, shall first file at the treasury Oft e
Uniled States. releases Of claims against the
United States for or sccOunt Of said bounds
The ELECTION IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington correspondent Of The Ba.''
more Patriot writes az follows of tine late
election in North Carolina:
There is proba blity. as | understand.
that the democratic candidate for Governor
Of North Carolina. Hon. David Reid, 10
elected. but it iurns out that he - as good
vhig as he Is democrat. He talks lOcO-
fOcOistn, but acts up to the standard Of whig
principles. lie is, am told, IN all respects
an hunUrs ole. cOn.cIeniIOus and good man
and is, thcreiure. fully entitled 10 and
deserving the whig vote, which elected hlm.
What created mure than ordinary en'husi-
asm in his behalf was the fact. that he "p-
posed his own party when he went against
The Nashville Convention. UnPxcep'ionable
IN all respects as the Wing cond,date. Gov.
Msnly, wss, the loss Of his election is not
80 much regretted a. Ifsn ultra loco had
succe, ded.
THE TEXAN DIFFICULTY SETrLED.-The
passage Of Mr.. Pesrce's Bill, for the ad.
justment of the Texan boundary question.
will doubtless take much of The wind out OF
the sails of certain faciionists. Our advices
from Washington are, that the same bill
will probably pass the House, and thus enc
the vexed controversy. No one, we pre-
sumo, desires 10 sport with the rights Of
Texas when those rights are clearly under.
stood. Her claim to the territory East Of
the lower Rio Grande none will dispute. In
regard to the Santa Fe country, the case is
different. She never held possession Of the
country. snt never pretended to extend her
judiciary and laws over it. That Congress
dld not recognize Santa Fe as 4 part Of
Texas, is proved by the fact. that on the I'D
of March. only two days after the passage
Of the annexation resolutions, a bill passed
that body regulating drawbacks upon goods
at Santa Fe-ihus recognizing it as for'
eign country.
The Wheat crop Of four of the largest
grain.growing Sts,esin the Union. Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio. and Iowa. is said to be
equal in quality and quantity to that Of any
preceding year. 1t i. said that the surplus
crop Of Michigan will mOre than double the
Iargcs, yield ever produced in that S''.c.
BAprrsrs IN GEoRGIA.-By the minutes
of the last Baptist Convention. it appears
.,ha, there are, of that denomination. in
Georgi.. 1882 churches, 69.s69 Members.
and ,ha, the total amount contributed tor
Missions las, year, was slO.lsl &c."
A sposnful Of horseradish pu. into pan
of milk will preserve the milk sweet for