Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-31

Letter from Rev. J. Morgan Wells.
Editor Gazette:
Fort Worth, Jan. SO-The question
raised by you this morning has been
further examined as to whether Texas
was admitted In 40 or 10 with me
there is no question whatever that 1t
was In i5, as the records OF congress
and the legislature Of Texas viii verl-
tS, l submit the following evidence:
llidpnth's History OF the World. vol
unc w. page n. edition OF 1880; with
TIE converting OF congress- in December
1874, the proposition To admit Texas
In the union was formally brought for
ward. During the winter the question
was constantly debated. and on the
LIST Of March tho bin for uuuuNuuuu
was passed The president immedi-
atcly gave his assent, and the Lone
star took IT'S place In the constellation
of American states"
"On the ith OF July. 1915 the act OF
annexation was ratified by the lcgisla-
ture Of Texas and the union was an nc
compllshed fact."-Ibid.
"But the Texan authorities knew
wei the course which the government
of Mexico would pursue. deputation
was sent at once TO the president Of
the United States, requesting that nm
army be Immediately dispatched for
the protection OF the new state. II was
In obedience to this petition that Gem
cral zachary Taylcr was ordered to
march from Camp Jcssup In western
page q,
Tho next authority quote is VII
sons American History, edition of 1877.
PAGE Gi2, ttho last page OF the buolO:
THE final action OF the congress of
the United states on the subject took
place on the 2Sth OF February, 1876,
when the joint resolution of the two
houses In favor OF the proposed annex
alton passed the senate. ON the LIST of
March they received the signatu OF
the president, and ON the 4th OF July
Following n constitutional convention
assembled at Austin the capitnl OF
Texas. assonted to the terms proposed
by the government OF the United
states The convention then proceeded
to The formation OF u state constitution.
which was soon followed by the orynnl-
1atlou Of TIM state government; and IN
the winter following the senator's OF
the state OF Texas took their seats.
for the first time, In the national coun-
Gil Of the American union"
Bancroft, volume XVI. page 3Se-2ss,
February Is, 1916, Joint resolution
OF the Two houses In favor Of the In
corporation Of Texas into the union.
on March ] President Polk signed the
document. and 10 Texas was left the
decision OF accepting OF not the invita-
tlon.
"on May 6 President Jones issued a
proclamation for tho election of dele.
gates to II general convention, to con-
slider the proposition from the United
states congress, on July the COM
Nentiop met at Austin and appointed
a committee TO which the question
was referred, to be reported upon. The
committee favored annexation and 80
recommended on October IS both or
dlnance and constitution were ratified.
which President Polk approved Decem-
Der %. iS45,r
Just below the above quotation We
fluid the sentence that gives rise TO the
chronological inharmony, l quote It in
connections.
President Polk, December 20. 1876.
approved the Joint resolution OF the
United states congress that Texas
should be Admitted into the union. and
on February 10, 1916. President Jones
SURRENDERED the elective authority to
the newly elected governor. ]. Pinck-
ney Henderson,
Texas was admitted and annexed in
1870 but the last president OF the repub-
lie held over Till February rs, 1876.
Texas, as state, didn't get started
of properly till &c.
NrN't neNt from the New Ameri-'
can Encyclopaedia, volume XIV. page
4O6' The state OF Texas was admitted
into the union on December "a. 1915"
Also encyclopedias Britannica. vol
ume XIII, page POI. 1T was admitted
TO the United States on the 2sth Of
December, isi5'
Il quote also Our Country" volume
III, page 1888, by Ben ]. LOSING: Bots
governments (Alexico and the United
States) prepared for war when. on the
OF our union"
Thus you may celebrate tho annexa-