History of California, Volume 4N. J. Stone, 1897 - California General history of California from the early settlement to its growth as a state. Author used many archives no longer extant. |
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... hand many voted without knowing or caring much to make inquiry . The native Californians and the Mexicans , who had ... hands . The most curious case , however , was that of a man who , as he said , " went it blind . " In justification ...
... hand many voted without knowing or caring much to make inquiry . The native Californians and the Mexicans , who had ... hands . The most curious case , however , was that of a man who , as he said , " went it blind . " In justification ...
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... hands so rapidly at the end of the session that it was physically impossible for him to read them all within the time allowed ; and he therefore referred some to the secretary of state and some to his private secretary and approved them ...
... hands so rapidly at the end of the session that it was physically impossible for him to read them all within the time allowed ; and he therefore referred some to the secretary of state and some to his private secretary and approved them ...
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... hands ; and it appeared as if there were more hands raised than there were voters . At this it was suggested that the " Whigs " had created all the difficulty and , as the meeting was designed to be a Democratic love - feast , they were ...
... hands ; and it appeared as if there were more hands raised than there were voters . At this it was suggested that the " Whigs " had created all the difficulty and , as the meeting was designed to be a Democratic love - feast , they were ...
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... hands . He believed in usury laws , declaring that " the idea that competition among lenders would reduce the rate of interest to a fair and just standard , such as the legitimate profits of business would justify , seemed to be ...
... hands . He believed in usury laws , declaring that " the idea that competition among lenders would reduce the rate of interest to a fair and just standard , such as the legitimate profits of business would justify , seemed to be ...
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... hands for which he had been charged . But notwithstanding this settlement , a newspaper of San José , incited by his enemies , made charges reflecting upon his official conduct as collector ; and , at his request , a committee was ...
... hands for which he had been charged . But notwithstanding this settlement , a newspaper of San José , incited by his enemies , made charges reflecting upon his official conduct as collector ; and , at his request , a committee was ...
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Page 390 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
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Page 263 - He shall communicate by message to the Legislature, at every session, the condition of the State, and recommend such matters to them as he shall judge expedient.
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