Land of Sunshine, Volume 29F.A. Pattee & Company, 1908 - Pacific States Includes reports, etc., of the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institutes of America. |
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Page 312 - That the Constitution, and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Page 311 - July 4, 1848. On the 12th of February, 1848, ten days after the signing of the treaty of peace, and about three weeks after the discovery of gold at Coloma, Colonel Mason did the pioneers a signal service by issuing as Governor the proclamation concerning the mines, which at the time was taken as a finality and certainty as to the status of mining titles in their international aspect: "From and after this date the Mexican laws and customs now prevailing in California, relative to the denouncement...
Page 314 - In order to complete this organization with the least possible delay, the undersigned, in virtue of power in him vested, does hereby appoint the 1st of August next as the day for holding a special election for delegates to a general convention, and for filling the offices of judges of the superior court, prefects, and sub-prefects, and all vacancies in the offices of...
Page 315 - Congress had as yet passed no bill for the admission of California as a State into the Union, and might never pass one, California broke all precedents by declaring itself a State, and a free State at that, and sent its representatives to Washington to hurry up the passage of the bill which should admit it into the Union. The brilliant audacity of California's method of admission into the Union stands without parallel in the history of the nation.
Page 312 - Johns Hopkins University, once wrote: " It has been said that if three Americans meet to talk over an item of business the first thing they do is to organize.
Page 312 - The entire gold district, with very few exceptions of grants made some years ago by the Mexican authorities, is on land belonging to the United States.
Page 315 - A new executive having been elected and installed into office, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State, the undersigned hereby resigns his powers as Governor of California. In thus dissolving his official connection with the people of this Country, he would tender to them his heartfelt thanks for their many kind attentions, and for the uniform support which they have given to the measures of his administration. The principal object of all his wishes is now accomplished...
Page 431 - I'ma used-up man, a perfect used-up man, And if ever I get home again, I'll stay there if I can.
Page 317 - Bancroft has attempted, and successfully, it is believed, to give to his country a work which in the ordinary course of events would have been left for a succession of historical societies and specialists to do in a later generation, after the largest part of the material had been lost, and the accomplishment of the purpose would be absolutely impossible.
Page 435 - The shanghai ran off, and their cattle all died; That morning the last piece of bacon was fried; Poor Ike was discouraged, and Betsey got mad, The dog drooped his tail and looked wondrously sad.