The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Volume 17Oregon Historical Society, 1916 - Local history |
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Page 114 - Each elector who offers to vote upon this Constitution, shall be asked by the judges of election this question : Do you vote for the Constitution — yes, or no? And also this question: Do you vote for slavery in Oregon — yes, or no? And also this question: Do you vote for free negroes in Oregon — yes, or no? And in the poll books shall be columns headed respectively, "Constitution, yes;" "Constitution, no;" "free negroes, yes;" "free negroes, no;" "slavery, yes;
Page 99 - The American people, from tradition and interest, favor bimetallism, and the Republican party demands the use of both gold and silver as standard money, with such restrictions and under such provisions, to be determined by legislation, as will secure the maintenance of the parity of values of the two metals, so that the purchasing and debt-paying power of the dollar, whether of silver, gold, or paper, shall be at all times equal.
Page 130 - Resides in that heavenly word! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford. But the sound of the church-going bell These valleys and rocks never heard, Never sighed at the sound of a knell, Or smiled when a sabbath appeared.
Page 161 - Aun.) waning. But we suppose we shall receive accessions from the States to fill up in part the places vacated. Provisions on the Pacific coast must be scarce in less than eighteen months. Numbers of our brethren have gone to spend the winter at the gold mines and others will go in the spring, probably to .make a home. You will see by this that no time should be lost by your Board in securing the labors of two or three efficient ministers for California. We feel that we, more than ever before, need...
Page 113 - A home agitation, for election and disunion purposes, is all that is intended by thrusting this fire-brand question into your bill ! and, at the next session, when it is thrust in again, we will scourge it out ! and pass your bill as it ought to be. I promise you this ia the name of the SOUTH as well as of the NORTH ; and the event will not deceive me.
Page 182 - We arraign this bill as a gross violation of a sacred pledge; as a criminal betrayal of precious rights; as part and parcel of an atrocious plot to exclude from a vast unoccupied region immigrants from the Old World and free laborers from our own States, and convert it into a dreary region of despotism, inhabited by masters and slaves.
Page 379 - Surrogate, upon the proof aforesaid, being satisfied of the genuineness and validity of .the said will, order that the said will be admitted to probate, and that Letters Testamentary thereon be granted to Donald MacKenzie Executor in the said will named, after the expiration of thirty days from the time of taking the proof aforesaid, on his taking and subscribing the oath of office prescribed by law. In Testimony Whereof, we have caused the seal of office of our Surrogate to be hereunto affixed....
Page 110 - Section 6. That if any such free negro or mulatto shall fail to quit the country as required by this act, he or she may be arrested upon a warrant issued by some justice of the peace, and if guilty upon trial before such justice, shall receive upon his or her bare back not less than twenty nor more than thirty-nine stripes, to be inflicted by the constable of the proper county.
Page 114 - No free negro or mulatto, not residing in this State at the time of the adoption of this Constitution shall come, reside, or be within this State, or hold any real estate, or make any contracts, or maintain any suit therein; and the legislative assembly shall provide by penal laws for the removal by public officers of all such negroes and mulattoes, and for their effectual exclusion from the State, and for the punishment of persons who shall bring them into the State, or employ or harbor them.
Page 110 - ... public notice, by at least four written or printed advertisements, that he will publicly hire out such free negro or mulatto to the lowest bidder, on a day and at a place therein specified. On the day and at the place mentioned in said notice, such officer shall expose such free negro or mulatto to public hiring; and the person who will obligate himself to remove such free negro or mulatto from the country for the shortest term of service, shall enter into a bond with good and sufficient security...