History of the Celebration of the Fifieth Anniversary of the Taking Possession of California and Raising of the American Flag at Monterey, Cal., by Commodore John Drake Sloat, U.S.N., July 7th, 1846: Held Under the Auspices of the Associated Veterans of the Mexican War, Assisted by the U.S. Army and Navy, the National Guard of California, the Sloat Monument Association, the California Pioneers, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California, Boards of Supervisors, Fraternal Societies, Public Schools, and Citizens of the State, Held at Monterey, California, July 7th, 1896; Also of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Raising of the American Flag at San Francisco, California, July 9th, 1846, by Captain James B. Montgomery, U.S.N., Commanding the U.S. Sloop of War Portsmouth, Held July 9th, 1896, Preceded by the Account of the Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Raising of the Bear Flag at Sonoma, California, June 14th, 1894, Held Saturday, June 13, 1896Carruth & Carruth Printers, 1896 - 55 strani |
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Stran 27 - I have determined to hoist the flag of the United States at this place to-morrow, as I would prefer being sacrificed for doing too much than too little.
Stran 20 - I declare to the inhabitants of California, that, although I come in arms with a powerful force, I do not come among them as an enemy to California : on the contrary, I come as their best friend...
Stran 20 - Such of the inhabitants of California, whether natives or foreigners, as may not be disposed to accept the high privileges of citizenship and to live peaceably under the Government of the United States will be allowed time to dispose of their property...
Stran 20 - To the inhabitants of California: The central government of Mexico having commenced hostilities against the United States of , America, by invading its territory and attacking the troops of the United States stationed on the north side of the Rio Grande, and with a force of...
Stran 20 - States, and its peaceful inhabitants will enjoy the same rights and privileges as the citizens of any other portion of that territory, with all the rights and privileges they now enjoy, together with the privilege of choosing their own magistrates and other officers for the administration of justice among themselves ; and the same protection will be extended to them as to any other state in the Union.
Stran 11 - ... all peaceable and good citizens of California who are friendly to the maintenance of good order and equal rights, and I do hereby invite them to repair to my camp at Sonoma without delay to assist us in establishing and perpetuating a Republican Government...
Stran 21 - All persons holding titles to real estate, or in quiet possession of lands under a color of right, shall have those titles and rights guaranteed to them. All churches and the property they contain, in possession of the clergy of California, shall continue in the same rights and possessions they now enjoy. All provisions and supplies of every kind furnished by the inhabitants for the use of the United States ships and soldiers will be paid for at fair rates; and no private property will be taken for...
Stran 20 - They will also enjoy a permanent government under which life, property and the constitutional right and lawful security to worship the Creator in the way most congenial to each one's sense of duty, will be secured, which, unfortunately, the central government of Mexico cannot afford them, destroyed as her resources are by internal factions and corrupt officers, who create constant revolutions to promote their own interests and oppress the people. Under the flag of the United States California will...
Stran 22 - ... such men as the Back-settlers, distance is of little moment, and they are already well acquainted with the route. The northern American tide of population must roll on southward, and overwhelm not only California, but other more important states. This latter event, however, is in the womb of time : but [the invasion of California by American settlers is daily talked of; and if Santa Anna had prevailed against Texas, a portion of the inhabitants of that country, sufficient to over-run California,...
Stran 20 - With full confidence in the honor and integrity of the inhabitants of the country, I invite the judges, alcaldes, and other civil officers to...