The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-04-05

Hl,o" and PsesseS thu dsha VI ~.
|Iezsh lsaxn 0yet6l,sd ~ u. d..
,nss.t. alluded ~ In the pevc.'d;ax sus~...
il will proceed IN thu ds,s thus fasnjsAsd
aud WIN, ean H. procured ifumi otj,er No..
ces, 10 determine the amount N The al.
To which the reserved five million, = N I.
applicable.
10 the fourth query. /" II upon exanin.
ton il ne found that the t-ht iov whjch =.
posts duties were specially Ji.dx%d d..
nut amount 10 the five mill,"ns ii doll.
which is authorized by the Act Of CM,prrs.
to be rtai,.ed for the pr, Ment If such a.,
VIII not the stock over aud al,ov. that r..
ccssnry to discharge this character az 4.
dc,ieduoss, be delivered to Iexss 10 so,,,
us thst fact can he ascert,i,ri! =" tie II.
paitmeut replies. that il could not pive M,
ANY portion % the reserved took. until ii
lie claims alluded to IN the boundary nrt ~
3th September, 1850. are first rrlinnu;.h .,.i
To- the United States, Whether the n,,.n,,,,
of them shall he more OF less thar, III. 8,.
millions.
10 the iith query, should Texas th;.l
il proper tn pn, ANY portions OF her debt IN,
which 'upo-i duties were specially rlrl,.xi
out oi the live millions of stock which. +,
her acceptance oi the propos;timn III. j,.
comes IA Immediate possession Of w.o.,L,
not u corresponding amount al the stock nj
the retained five millions be d, iiyrrc,i r.,
Texas. on her d' liscrins the proper ,xicn.,..
lrom the original buIicts OF said debit"
the Department replies that the same NM
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~ It's opinion the terms al the law will M,
authorize II IL give up any portion q, tte
tive millions. uniiI al the claims released \.
agaius, the tni,,d STATES. and the ~, mem,
of portion OF those claims BY Texas would
be unl, u partial and not an emit . ..,,lr.
meoi aud that Texas cuuld claim ~ i,i,
ilrge Tor priority ut settlement vi iha.,
claims which was not cn1nyrd by III. pre-.
,inus individual Ladder % them.
To the sixth quefy, "h"lu wha, dat. VII
The bonds or certificates 81 stock l.a. IN
tefcss 1t IS considered that IL, "a mir con
stiuc,Ion OF the act oi I nngttss, Texas j.
entitled to have Interest nom the 18th so
vcmler, 1850, that being the day IN whsrh
the contract WIS contaminated IN her i,srt
by ii ,rans'er Of the Territory TO the unitrd
States. " III not the interest upon ti,~ En-.
lire ten millions p, pan. semi annually, ~
it becomes due, although the stock ,nr a
portion ut the principal may he retained Nv
ttc United sta,est' the Department re-
plies tina. The ccitliicats Of stock will iwss
ilJcrcst ifum the lit Januafv. 1881. aud
iot II period NJ fourteen years IRON, thai
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Law, in the opinion of the Department, will
auth",isc the interest 10 commence i,oa,
the 20ih Nnvcinbcr. The ro,ire III the nc
ccpranrr ol the law was given hv Texas IN
the i2ln December. aud ir.iu that iw,id,
at the utmost, could iiie,csi be l,o.sIiI,
claimed, bat IN that cAse n must cease IN
lhr same nv IL istii. but 1t - considered
that ia giving the iull IL years. interest
hom 1t January, 1881, though, il co,,,nen
ces Il ieW days batter tlAu the actual dat q,
the speciul I.uilcr, II is a lual compliance
with the law.
in reply to the remaining portion If your
letter. | would state i,ial the original c,i
drpr,, of debt should he filed together win
The rele,ses and lett ~ the D.Iaitncit. AMI
ne authorities ol Texas sli.,uli furnish
toll ANIL detailed statement oi all III, 81,
-tandiug evidences of dit, ~ .u-y nav
exist, with the DAFT, ru'ubrfs, and ail,o nj
oI each, aid uarnes OF ail The. c'itnaul. aud
tln II residences, 40 far rs the, can be- Il.
ccr,ainod.
\u Interest can he pnid pn the stock ~.
tii after ,t passes "ut al the hcpai tneni
hut ms pr,A iutis Ia .iul,J I'm. i,t,r,.t uil