Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-19
SPECIAL MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT,
BEAD in the House Of Representatives., Dec. l6.
WASHINGTON Dee - 1880


To the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
l have the pleasure of announcing to Congress the
agreement, on the part of Texas to the propositions
offered to that State by the act OF Congress- approved
on the 9th day of September last entitled can act pro-
posing to the State of Texas the establishment of he,
northern and western boundaries, the REIMBURSEMENT
by the said State Of all the territory claimed by her
terror to said boundaries and of all her claims upon
the United States, and to establish Territorial CO.
vernment tor New Mexico"
BY the terms of that act, it required that the
agreement OF Texas to the propositions contained in il
should be given or before the first day of December
1880 An authenticated transcript of law passed by
the Legislature of Texas the 25th day of November
last agreeing and accepting the propositions contain
ed IN the act OF Congress- has been received This law
after rectng the provisions OF the Congress pro-
ceeds to enact and declare as follows, viz: Therefore
"First Be enacted by the Legislature OF the State
OF Texas that the State of Texas hereby agrees to and
accepts said propositions, and is hereby declared that
the said State shall be bound by the terms thereof ac-
cording to their true import and meaning
Second. That the Governor this State be and
ne IS hereby requested to cause copy of this act
thentcated under the seal of the State to be furnished
TO the President OF the United States by mail, as early
like manner, to be transmitted to each Of the Senators
and Representatives of Texas in Congress and that
this act take effect from and after its passage.
(Sgned) sc. 6. KEENAN,.
Speaker Of House OF r epresepta tiyes.
Approved November IS, 1850.
(Signed} P. H. BELL"
From the common sources Of public information il
would appear that very remarkable degree of una
nimty PREVAILED not only in the Legs AZURE but among
the people OF Texas, in respect to the agreement
OF the State to that which had been proposed by Con
gress.
cannot refrain from congratulating Congress and
the country on the of this great and leading
measure ofconciation and peace The difficulties felt
and the dangers apprehended from the vast acqusi
ton OF territory under the late treaty with Mexico
seem now happily overcome by the wisdom of Congress
Within that territory there already exists one State re-
spectacle tor the amount of her population, distin-
g1shed tor singular activity and enterprise and renar-
kable, IN many respects from her cond ton and his
tory. This new State has come into the Union with
manifestations mott be mistaken of her attachment TO
that Constitution and that Government which now
embrace her interests within their protecting and bene-
hcent control.
Over the residue OF the acquired Territories regular
territorial Governments are established, 10 the
manner which has been usual in the histnr .AA
ernmenf Vrnns other acts OF Congress may undoubt-
edy De requisite tor the benei well for the proper
government OF these distant parts of the country
But the same legislative wisdom which has triumpbed
over the principal difficulties, and accomplished the
main end, may safely be relied on for whatever mea-
sures may yet be found necessary to perfect its work
or mat the accession OF these vast regions the Uni
ted States may rather strengthen than weaken the Con-
stItnon, which is over all. and OF the Union which
affords such ample daily proofs gifts nestimable value
WILLARD FILLMORE.