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The Texas Resolutions

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
April
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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As thenroposiüon for Antiexal'on made by Mr. Tylcr to the Texan Government doe? not ceern lo be very favorably received by Lhera, and as there is a possibility of ite rebelión by the people of that country, it is proposed by some papers, that i n case of its failure the other alternativo ofth; bilí - Ájinexation by negotiation - should be oñered to the Texans for consideraron. This, hovvever, i. not authorized by the ResoJutions for AnneX atíon . The addition made by th Señale re'ads thus: "And bo it furl her pnacted, Tlmt if the Fres ident of the Uni'ed States sliall, in hisjudgment and discreíion, deern it most odvisuble mslcad of proceeding to siibmit t Ite forgoing resolution to the Repüblic of Texas, an overtnre on the part of the United States for ndmiesion to neirotiaïe with that Republic - then be il resolved," &.c. However, we cannot expect thal those 'who rftle the whole Constitutien for the sake of annexing more sïave territory to tbis nation vvill hc very scrupulous as to the means ol accomplishing it.

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Signal of Liberty
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