The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-03-15
MIR. BELLS RESOLUTIONS.


the Senate of the United States by
the Hon. JOHN BELL.
WHEREAS, Considerations Of the
highest interest to the whole country
demand that the existing and increas-
ing disscnsions between the North
and the South, on the subject of sIa.
very. should be speedily arrested, and
thai the questions in controversy be
adjusted upon some basis which shall
tend to give present quiet, repress
sectional animosl,ics, remove as FAR
as possible the causes of future dis.
cord. and secure the uninterrupted
enjoyment Of those benefits and ad.
vaniagcs which tie Union was in.
tended to confer. IN equal measure,
upon all its members:
AND WHEREAS, II is manifest, un.
der present circumstances, that no
adjustment can be effected OF the
points of difference unhappiIy exis.
ting between the northern and south.
crn sections Of the Union, connected
with the subject Of slavery, which
shall secure to either section all that
is conlendcd for; and that mutual con.
ccssion. upon question OF mere policy,
not involving the violation of any con.
stitutiona righ, or principle, must be
the basis of every project, atiording
any assurance of a.tavorable acccp.
lance:
And whereas. The Joint resolution
for anncxing Texas to the United
States. appro, we'd March LIST, 1915,
contains the following condition and
guarantee, that $ I" say: New States
of convenient S'Z'. not exceeding tour
in number. in addition io said State of
Texas. and having sufficient pnpuIa-
ton. may hereafter. BY the couscn, Of
said State, he formed out of the terri.
tory thereof. which shall be entitled
to admission under the provisions of
the federal Constitution, aud such
States as may be formed out Of that
portion of said territory lying south
Of 3G deg. 80 min. north latitude, com.
monty known as the Missouri COM
promise line, shall be admitted into
the Union with or without slavery, as
the people Of each State asking ad.
MISSION may desire. And in such
state or States as shall be formed out
of said territory north Of said Missouri
compromise line slavery or invoIun.
tary scrvi,ude except for crmc) shall
be prohibited
Therefore,.
/. Resolrpl, That the obligation 10
comply with the condition and guar.
an,ce above rccited in good faith be
distinctly recognized, and that in part
compliance with the same. rs soon as
the people of Texas shall by an ac, OF
their legislature signify their assent
bv restricting the limits thereof within
the territory lying east Of The Trinity
and South OF the Red River; and
when the people of the residue Of the
territory claimed by Texas lying south
of the 34lh parallel OF north latitude,
and west of the Trinity. shall, with
the assent of Texas, adopt a consti.
tuition republican in its form, they be
admitted into the Union upon an equal
footing in all respects with the original
States.
2. Resolu2d, That if Texas shall
agree to cedc. the United States will
acccp, ccssion Of all the unappro.
prlated domain in all the territory
claimed by Texas lying ives. Of the
Colorado, aud extending north to the
42d parallel Of north latitude. together
with all the jurisdiction and sove-
reigntv Of all the territory claimed by
Texas north of the 3llh parallel of
north latitude. and TO pay therefor a
sum not excecdlng--ml|ions OF dol.
lars, to be applied in the first place TO
the ex,inguishment OF any portion OF
the existing public debt Of Texas. Tor
the discharge Of which the United
States are under an oa'lyation, I'm.
piled or otherwise. and the remainder
as Texas shall! require.
3. Resolred. That when the ropu.
Ia,ion of that portion of the territory
claimed by Texas lying south Of the
9th parallel of north latitude. and
west of the Colorado. shall be equal
to the ratio Of representation in Con-
gress under the last preceding ap.
por,ionmeni. according to The provis.
ions Of the Constitution, and the people
Of slch territory shall, with the assent
of the new State contemplated in the
proceeding resolution, have adopted a
State constitution republican in form,
they be admitted into the Union as a
State upon an equal footing with the
original State.
4. Resoiced. That all the territory
now claimed by Texas. lying north
Of the lh,rty.iourlh parallel of north
latitude. and which may be cedcd TO
the United States by Texas, be incor.
pofated with The territory Of New