...first section declared "that Congress doth consent that the Territory of Texas may be erected into a State, to be called the State of Texas, with a republican...form of government, to be adopted by the people of said Republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in...

...us now inquire with what boundaries we received Texas. - The terms of the joint resolutions were, " Congress doth consent that the territory properly...and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas y may be erected into a new State to be called the State of Texas, &c. ; " said State to be formed,...

...Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress doth consent that the territory properly...form of government, to be adopted by the people of said republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the consent of the existing government, in...

...Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer'vm in Congress assembled, That Congress doth consent that the territory properly...called the State of Texas, with a republican form of go« vernment, to be adopted by the people of said republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with...

...be opened and settled if Mexico should desire it." He then read the resolution of annexation, thus : "Congress doth consent that the territory properly...Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State," &c.f " said State to be formed subject to the adjustment of this Government of all questions of boundary...

...United States, by a joint resolution approved March the first, eighteen hundred and forty-five, did consent that the territory properly included within...and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas might be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of government,...

...joint resolution, approved March 1st, 1845, for annexing Texas to the United State», it being ordained that 'the territory properly included within and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texaa, may be erected into a new State,' ice., it is the opinion ana judgment of Congress, that the...

...submitted to the senate by Mr. Foster, of Tennessee : " That congress doth consent that the terri; tory properly included within, and rightfully belonging...form of government, to be adopted by the people of said republic, by deputies in convention assembled, with the f consent of the existing government,...

...assembled, That Congress doth consent that tho Territory properly mcluded within, and rightfully belongmg to, the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new...called the State of Texas, with a republican form ot government, to be adopted by the people of said republie, by deputies in convention assembled, with...

..." Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, That Congress doth consent that the territory properly...belonging to* the Republic of Texas, may be erected in to a new State, to b© called the State of Texas,,vnth & Republican form ofgovernment, to be adopted...