Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-01-24
TIE TERRITORIES AND DISTRICT.

In the L. ; Senate. "Wednesday
Mr.. Seward presented the peit ton of large number
Of citizens OF the State OF New York. payirg The aboIl-
len of slavery in the District of Columsil Without
knowing precisely the pursued by The Senate in
relation to hs matter he moved the petition be received
AMI referred to the committee the Judiciary.
MrBerHen moved 10 lay the motion to receive the pc
ton he table
And the question being taken on the morton of Mr.
Berrien. it decided in the Affirmative as fows
YEAS MesSrs: AtchSon, Badger. Bel, Benton, Der,
rIen, Borland, Bright, Bullor Calhoun, Cass. Clemens.
Davis of Mississippi. Dawson, DAYTON, D"kenson.
d 1dge of Iowa. Douglas. ID VINES. Fooe, Houston.
Hunter, Jones, kiog Mason, Miller. Merton. Pearce,
liusk, Sehas ian. Spue, Sturgeon and Iuruey-32
NN,-Nlessrs Baldwin, Chase. Clarke, Cooper. Cor
win, DAVIS Of Massachusetts Dodge Of " sconsin Fech
Greene lIamn, Norris. Phelps, Seward. Shields,
Smith. Sprnance, Cpham. Wales and Walker 10.
Mr. Benton, pursuant to notice. asked lave to inlro
duce bill proposing 10 the State of Texas The reduction
OF her boundaries the cessun Of her exterior territories
&c, Tor consideration 10 be paid her by the Uniteo
States and accompanied the introduction OF the bill
with an explanation Of the objects contemplated by its
provisions. The State o. Texas was too large Que
corner Of her territory in the region # perpetual
spring -another in the land of eternal SHOWS: Texas
was TOO large TO be conveniently governed lie had
tciplted all the difficulties which have arisen in relation
10 her boundaries, aad unsnccessuy endeayored settle
them previous to the annexation of Texas lie Of
ered this bill as quiet mode of settling all the agita
ting questions involved in The subject of her boundaries
which, not satisfactorily arranged, would lead to
trouble aud strife He offered the bill in the spirit of the
old adage, that an ounce Of prevention worth pound
If cure.
The reading of the bill being called fol- it read as
follows
bill proposing to the State of Texas the reduction
Of her boundaries the cesion of her exterior territories
and the elinquishment Of all her CLAIMS upon the Uni
ted States for consideration to be paid her by the L
nitcd States
BE it enacted. SC. That the following propositions
shall be- and the hereby are offered the State of
Texas which, when agreed 10 by said State in an act
passed by the General Assembly shall be binding and
obligatory upon the United States aud upon the State of
Texas
FIRST The State of Texas will reduce her bounda
ries On the west to the l02 deg. of longitude from
the Meridian Of Greenwich, and the norlh to the
sonh fork the Red river btween the parars of one
hundred and hundred and degrees of west lon
gitude.
Second. When the population, of said State shall
equal. exceed hundred thousand souls west of
the line formed ny the nlnet weight degree of west
longitude and by the river Colorado. from the mouth of
lis intersection by said PARALLEL then the State Of Texas
will further reduce her western boundary to that line
and he part of Texas lying of that ine as reduced
by the first article of this agreement shall be and re-
main separate State, enli led immediate admission
into the Federal Union, on equal footing with The orr.
gral States.
1Hrd The State of Texas celes TO the United States
duced herself by the first article Of this agreement