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A TREATY OF ANNEXATION.

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Concluded between the United States of Ame- riea and the Republic of Texas, at Wash ington, the l2th day of April, 18It

 The people of Texas, having at the time of adopting their Constitution, expressed, by an almost unanimous vote, their desire to be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and being stdl desirous of the same with equal unaniinity, in order to provide more ch6ctuallv for their security and pros perity and the United States, actuated solely by the desire to add to their own security and prosperity, and 10 meet the wishes of the Government and people of Texas, have determined to accomplish, by treaty, objects so important to then mutual and permanent welfare.

 For that purpose, the President of the United States has given full powers to John c. Calhoun, Secretary of State of the United States, and the President of the Republic of Texas has appointed with like powers, Isaac Van Zaudt and J. Pinckney Henderson, citi- zens of the said Republic, and the said pleni- poteutiares, after exchanging their full pow CTS. have agreed OH and concluded the follow ing articles:

 Art. l. The Republic of Texas, acting in conformity with the wishes of the people and every department of is Goyernment, cedes to the United States all its territories, 10 be held by them ia full property and sov- ereignty, and to be annexed 10 the United States as one of their Territories, subject 10 the same constitutional provisions with their other Territories. This cession includes all public lois and squares, vacant lands, mines,

  minerals, salt lakes aad springs, public edi- fees, ioftifcations, barracks, ports and har- bors, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines, arms, arnaments, and aceouuements, ar chiyes and public documents, public funds, debts, and dues unpaid at the time of the ex- change of the rat6cations of this treaty.

 Art 2 The citizens of Texas shall be in-