History of the Pacific States of North America: Oregon

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A.L. Bancroft & Company, 1888

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Página 274 - ... in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests...
Página 658 - By the preceding course of reasoning we have arrived at these general conclusions.: First, the shores of navigable waters, and the soils under them, were not granted by the Constitution to the United States, but were reserved to the States respectively. Secondly, the new States have the same rights, sovereignty, and jurisdiction over this subject as the original States.
Página 276 - Sound Agricultural Company on the north side of the Columbia River, shall be confirmed to the said Company. In case however the situation of those farms and lands should be considered by the United States to be of public and political importance, and the United States...
Página 424 - 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...
Página 573 - I transfer the whole matter to your department, without assuming to dictate the course you shall pursue in executing the order." Green, who was of Applegate's opinion that the Modocs would yield at the appearance of his cavalry, and thinking it better to take Jack and his confederates before they were reenforced, immediately sent off Captain Jackson with thirty-six men to execute the...
Página 384 - October 15th, calling for five companies of mounted volunteers to constitute a Northern battalion, and four companies of mounted volunteers to constitute a Southern battalion...
Página 363 - I wonder if the ground has anything to say? I wonder if the ground is listening to what is said ? I wonder if the ground would come alive and what is on it? Though I hear what the ground says. The ground says: 'It is the Great Spirit that placed me here. The Great Spirit tells me to take care of the Indians, to feed them aright. The Great Spirit appointed the roots to feed the Indians on.
Página 427 - An Act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights, approved September 4, 1841," and also the five per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of the public lands, to which...
Página 427 - The Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer shall constitute a board of commissioners for the sale of school and university lands, and for the investment of the funds arising therefrom, and their powers and duties shall be such as may be prescribed by law...
Página 702 - ... heretofore designated by the legislature of the State of Oregon, in accordance -with the first section of said act, to file its assent to such act in the Department of the Interior within one year from the date of the passage of this act; and such filing of its assent, if done within one year from the passage hereof, shall have the same force and effect to all intents and purposes as if such assent had been filed within one year after the passage of said act...

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