New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-18
A PROCLAMATION.
By the President of the United states of
last night.

Amerlcn.
Whereas by an act of the Congress OF the
United States of the ninth of September, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty, entitled An
Act proposing to the State of Texas the estab
lishment of her Northern and Western Bounda-
RES. the REIMBURSEMENT by the said State of all
territory claimed by her exterior to said bounda-
res. and of all her claims upon the L nted States,
and to establish Territorial Government for
New Mexico" it was provided that the following
propositions should be, and the same were thereby
offered to the State of Texas, which, when agreed
to by the said State in an act passed by the zen.
eral Assembly should be binding and obligatory
upon the United States, and upon the SAID state
OF Texas: Propided, the said agreement by the
said General Assembly shall be given on or be
fore the first day of December, eighteen hundred
and fifty, namely:
First The State of Texas Will gree that her boundary
on the North shall commence al the pont a. "hc IHe me-
rdan of hundred degrees west from Greenwich is m
tersected by the parallel OF thirty degrees thirty minutes
norb latitude and shall from said peln due west 10 the
meridian of one hundred and three degrees west from
Greenwich; thence boundary shall run due south 10
the hirtysecond degree OF north latitude tnence On
the said parallel ofthry-two degrees of north latitude to
The Rio Bravo del Nore and thence with The channel OF
said river 10 the Gulf OF Mexico go,
Second The State of Texas cedes TO the United states
all her claim 10 territory to the limits and oounde
res which agrees establish by The hrst article OF s
T5jrd The State of Texas renquishes all claim upon
the United States liability Of the debts OF Texas and io
compensation indemnify for the surrender 10 tne u
States of her ships forts arsenas custohouse5 custom
6ouse revenues arms and munitions and public
buildings, with their sites which bee anne me properly VI
the United States the time OF the annexation.
Fourth The United States in consideration OF saio es
lalishment OF boundaries, cesson OF cain 10 teffroy,
and REIMBURSEMENT claims, viii pay 10 me etete OF sAds
The sum OF ten millions of dollars In STOCK bearing h'e per
cent interest and redeemabie at the end OF fourteen Years
tie interest payable halfyeary al tne treasury u VIC
Fin Immediately aner the President OF the United
States shall have been furnished with an autenuc copy
~ he art If The General Assembly OF TeN,s accept
inc these propositoBs shall cause the stock 10 be s
sutd In favor of the State OF Texas as poYnea lot ~
,he forth article Of this agreement Prorded also That
no more than five millions Of SAID STOCK 64! ue ssueu
un the creditors of the State holding bonds ana o!hef
certificates Of stock of Texas Tor whicn dutes oT IN i
norris were specially pledged, shall MIST me al me 4tc
slry OF tie United States releases on az GAINS aus
the United States for or on account Oh sa4 H @ s ~
certificates In such form shall be prescribed y We sec
reIe.of the Treasury and ePproyed ~ le ID
shall be construed TO impair qualify anything contained
In the third article Of the second section me oin Ieso
March first eiglecn hundred and foryiiye either as re-
pad the number OF States thai may hereafter ne iorhed
ont of the State OF Texas or otherwise.
And whereas it was further provided by the
eighteenth section of the same act OF Congress,
"Tbat the provisions OF this act be and they are
hereby suspended until the boundry between the
United States and the State of Texas shall be
adjusted and, when such adjustment shall nave
been effected, the President OF the United states
shall issue his proclamation declaring this act 10
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 an act Of the Congress of the United States APP
proved the ninth day OF September, Al one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty, and entitled An act
proposing to the State ofTexas the establishment
OF her northern and western boundaries, the REIN
punishment by the said State Of all territory claimed
by her exterior 20 said boundaries, ana OF Gil
her claims upon the United States, and to estao,
fish Territorial Government tor New, Mexico
of which act copy, authenticated under the seal
Of the State. has been furnished to the President
and wherein the [ legislature Of the State OF Tex
rs eDacts that the State Of Texas hereby agrees
to and accepts said propositions, and it IS hereby
declared that the said State shall be bound by the
terms thereof according to their true Import and
meaning n.
dent Of the nited States of America, do hereby
declare and proclaim that the said ACT OF the Con
eTess Of the United States OF the ninth of Septem
her last is in full force and operation.
Given under my hand at tie City oi Washington this ihr
,eenih day OF December, ia the year OF our Lord
r, o-e thousand eight hundred and iity and the Sc
- venry-tfl Of tie Independence Of these United
n -. i3Te"eent. WILLARD FILLMORE.
n.~fTt WFgsTER secretary OF StsIe.