The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Količina 1S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912 |
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Stran xvii
... present place of that name in Washington . The floods washing away his houses , and learning of Astor's plans , he deemed it inadvisable to try to compete with Astor , and abandoned the undertaking . 1811 - Astoria founded by Pacific ...
... present place of that name in Washington . The floods washing away his houses , and learning of Astor's plans , he deemed it inadvisable to try to compete with Astor , and abandoned the undertaking . 1811 - Astoria founded by Pacific ...
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... present state of Wisconsin , where they carried their canoes across a portage until they struck the Wisconsin river . Here the Indian guides , fearful of unknown terrors in the wilderness beyond , refused to go farther , and left the ...
... present state of Wisconsin , where they carried their canoes across a portage until they struck the Wisconsin river . Here the Indian guides , fearful of unknown terrors in the wilderness beyond , refused to go farther , and left the ...
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... present state of Wisconsin , October , 1679. From this point , after sending the ship back for fresh supplies , La Salle and his companions crossed Lake Michigan , to the mouth of St. Joseph's river in the present state of Michi- gan ...
... present state of Wisconsin , October , 1679. From this point , after sending the ship back for fresh supplies , La Salle and his companions crossed Lake Michigan , to the mouth of St. Joseph's river in the present state of Michi- gan ...
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... present site of the city of Portland , is uncertain . The probability is very strong that they did camp on the river flat in front of the town of St. Johns , which is a suburb of that city , and it is certain that members of the party ...
... present site of the city of Portland , is uncertain . The probability is very strong that they did camp on the river flat in front of the town of St. Johns , which is a suburb of that city , and it is certain that members of the party ...
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... present site of Corvallis — and to this post the remnant of the Astor party went to spend the winter of 1814 , probably because Henry was an American . At all events , they lived on the fat of the land , fish , deer and elk being too ...
... present site of Corvallis — and to this post the remnant of the Astor party went to spend the winter of 1814 , probably because Henry was an American . At all events , they lived on the fat of the land , fish , deer and elk being too ...
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acres American arrived in Oregon Astor Astoria Bank born British California Captain Catholic Champoeg church citizens claim Columbia river committee Congress Dalles discovery dollars elected emigrants England expedition farm fur trade George gold governor governor of Oregon honor Hudson's Bay Company hundred immigration Indians island James Jason Lee John John McLoughlin Joseph killed Lake land Lane Lane county legislature Lewis and Clark lived located McLoughlin Methodist miles mill mission missionaries Missouri National native Nez Perces Northwest Northwest Company Old Oregon Oregon City Oregon country Oregonian organized Pacific coast party passed pioneer Polk Portland President Provisional Government railroad reached region road Rocky mountains Rogue River sailed Salem settled settlement settlers ship territory thousand tion town treaty tribes United States senator Vancouver wagons Walla Washington Whitman Willamette river Willamette valley William Yamhill Yamhill county
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Stran 640 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land ; and should the public exigencies make it necessary, for the common preservation, to take any person's property, or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
Stran 614 - Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world.
Stran 182 - And, in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the said territory, that shall, in any manner whatever, interfere with, or affect private contracts or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed.
Stran 153 - There is on the globe one single spot, the possessor of which is our natural and habitual enemy. It is New Orleans, through which the produce of threeeighths of our territory must pass to market, and from its fertility it will ere long yield more than half of our whole produce, and contain more than half of our inhabitants.
Stran 218 - ... that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim which either of the two high contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other power or state to any part of the said country, the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Stran 181 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Stran xxvii - Sail on! sail on! sail on! and on! " Then, pale and worn, he kept his deck, And peered through darkness. Ah, that night Of all dark nights! And then a speck — A light! A light! A light! A light! It grew, a starlit flag unfurled! It grew to be Time's burst of dawn. He gained a world; he gave that world Its grandest lesson:
Stran 265 - The Constitution has made no provision for our holding foreign territory, still less for incorporating foreign nations into our Union. The Executive, in seizing the fugitive occurrence which so much advances the good of their country, have done an act beyond the Constitution.
Stran 614 - Through this dread shape the suffering ages look; Time's tragedy is in that aching stoop; Through this dread shape humanity betrayed, Plundered, profaned and disinherited, Cries protest to the Judges of the World, A protest that is also prophecy.
Stran 640 - Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property rights and liberty they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by Congress; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made, for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.