California Historical Society Quarterly, Том 3California Historical Society., 1924 |
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Страница 78 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House oj Representatives of the United States. of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965".
Страница 79 - We flatter ourselves that we are the germ of a great State, and are anxious to give an early tone to the moral and intellectual character of its citizens.
Страница 112 - Plunder of every kind is strictly forbidden. Not only does the plundering of the smallest article from a prize forfeit all claim to prize money, but the offender must expect to be severely punished.
Страница 266 - Turk said that in his country there was a river in the level country which was two leagues wide, in which there were fishes as big as horses, and large numbers of very big canoes, with more than twenty rowers on a side, and that they carried sails, and that their lords sat on the poop under awnings, and on the prow they had a great golden eagle. He said also that the lord of that country took his afternoon nap under a great tree on which were hung a great number of little gold bells, which put him...
Страница 283 - The last part is a call to arms with a view to 'lance the ulcer,' etc. Its genuineness may be doubted. your care may prove insufficient. . .Your encamping so near town has caused much excitement. The natives are firm in the belief that they will break you up, and that you can be entirely destroyed by their power. In all probability they will attack you; the result either way may cause trouble hereafter to resident Americans.
Страница 112 - We are about to land on the Territory of Mexico, with whom the United States are at war. To strike her flag, and to hoist our own in the place of it, is our duty. It is not only our duty to take California, but to preserve it afterwards as a part of the United States, at all hazards.
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Страница 191 - Fremont and his surveying party, but who unless driven out, will with the aid of the hostile indians, keep this beautiful country, in a constant state of revolution and blood, as well as against all others who may be found in arms, or aiding or abetting General Castro.
Страница 78 - States, we believe, are not generally apprised of the extent of valuable country west of the Rocky Mountains. A large portion of the territory from the Columbia river south, to the boundary line between the United States and the Mexican Republic, and extending from the coast of the Pacific about two hundred and fifty or three hundred miles to the interior, is either well supplied with timber, or adapted to pasturage or agriculture. The fertile valleys of the Wallamette and Umpqua are varied with...
Страница 79 - It is, therefore, of primary importance both to them and us, that the government should take energetic measures to secure the execution of all laws affecting Indian trade and the intercourse of white men and Indians. We have thus briefly shown that the security of our persons and our property, the hopes and destinies of our children, are involved in the objects of our petition. We do not presume to suggest the manner in which the country should be occupied by the government, nor the extent to which...