The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-08-19
The New Taxas Rill.

| The following is a copy Of Senator Pierce's
bill defining the boundaries of Texas
which is said to be acceptable to the Texas
Senator'S 1t allows ten millions to thai
Statefor the territory to which she may re.
linquih her claim. We annex copy Of
| the bin i, ati E
A biHproposing to the State of Tcras tn,
establishment Of her northern and toestcr,
tcAssdaxies, the rsliafsishment BY said
State Of all territory claimed By her erte.
Tior to said boundaries, and of all he,
claim upon the United States.
Be it enacted, &C., That The following
propositions shall be, and the same hereby
are, offered to the State of Texas, which,
wien agreed to by the said State in an act
passed by the General Assembly. shall be
binding and obligatory upon the United
States and upon the said State OF Texas;
Provided, That said agreement, by the said
General Assembly, shall be given on or be-
fore the lst day Of 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 100
deg. west from Greenwich is intersected by
the parallel Of 36 dg. and 80 min. north
latitude, and shall run from said point due
west 10 the meridian of l03 dg. west from
Greenwich; thence her boundary shall lun
due south to the 32d dg. OF north latitude !;
thence on the said parallel of 80 dg. of
north latitude to the Rio Bravo del Norte !;
and thence with the channel of said riverto
the Gulf of Mexico. >sa 4.s etr
2nd. The State of Texas cedes to the
United States all her territory exterior 10
her Limits and boundaries, which she agrees
TO establish by the first article of this agree
ment.
3rd. The State of Texas relinquishes all
claim upon the United States for liability of
the debts of Texas, and for compensation or
indemnify for the surrender to The United
States of her ships, forts. arsenals, custom
houses, custom-house revenue, arms and
amunilions OF war, and public buildings,
with their sites, which became the property
of the United States at the time Of the an
nexation.
9TH. The United States, in consideration
of said reduction of boundaries, cession of
territory, and REIMBURSEMENT of claims, will
pay to the State OF Texas the sum Of ten
millions Of dollars in stock beOring five per
cent. interest, and redeemabl at the end Of
fourteen years, the interest payable half
yearly at the treasury Of the United States.
5!h Immediately after the President Of
the United States shall have been furnished
with an authentic copy Of tine act of the
General Assembly Of Texas, accepting these
propositions, he shall cause the stock 10 be
issued in favor Of the State Of Texas, as
provided for in the fifth article Of this agree
ment
Provided, also, That five millions of said
stock shall not be issued until the creditors
Of the saidState, holding bonds for Texas,
for which duties ON imports were specially
pledged, shall first file, at the treasury off
Uniled States; releases Of all claims against
the United States for on account Of said
bonds t1ti.t sFs" "t'i
SoNG.--Oh marry the man you love,
girls, you can getlhim at all; ifhe is as
rich as Crosus, or as poor Os Job in his fall.
Pray do not marry for pelf girls, Twill
bring your soulslnto tbrall, but marry the
man you love girls, il his purse is evorso
small. Oh, never marry fop, girls,
whether he's little or tall he'll make q
fool of.himself and youshe knows nothing
well shut to drawl. But marry a sober
man, girls, ihereare few loit on this ball;
and you'll never rue the day, girls, that
ever ypumarried at all; diiesj s'i al6i'
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