History of the State of California: From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of AmericaFrost, John
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History of the State of California: From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of America
Frost, John
California -- Gold discoveries; California -- History
Joseph Aram,
Chas. T. Botts,
Elam Brown,
Jose Anto. Carillo,
Jose M. Covarrubias,
Elisha O. Crosby,
Lewis Dent,
Manuel Dominguez,
K. H. Dimmick,
A. J. Ellis,
Stephen G. Foster,
Pablo De La Guerra,
Benj. S. Lippincott,
M. M. McCarver,
John McDougal,
Benj. F. Moore,
Myron Norton,
P. Ord,
Miguel De Pedrorena,
Rodman M. Price,
Antonio M. Pico,
Jacinto Rodrigues,
Hugh Reed,
John A. Sutter,
Edw. Gilbert,
Wm. M. Gwin,
Julian Hanks,
Henry Hill,
J. D. Hoppe,
Joseph Hobson,
H. W. Halleck,
L. W. Hastings,
J. McH. Hollingsworth,
Jas. McHall Jones,
Thomas O. Larkin,
Francis J. Lippitt,
Jacob R. Snyder,
W. Scott Sherwood,
Wm. C. Shannon,
Pedro Sansevain,
Abel Stearns,
W. M. Steuart,
R. Semple,
Henry A. Tefft,
M. G. Vallejo,
Thos. L. Vermule,
Joel P. Walker,
O. M. Wozencraft.
[Illustration: GOLD ROCKER, WASHING PAN, AND GOLD BORER.]
APPENDIX C.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
_Transmitting information in answer to a resolution of the
House of the 31st of December, 1849, on the subject of
California and New Mexico._
TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.--I transmit to
the House of Representatives, in answer to a resolution of that body
passed on the 31st of December last, the accompanying reports of heads
of departments, which contain all the official information in the
possession of the Executive asked for by the resolution.
On coming into office, I found the military commandant of the
department of California exercising the functions of civil governor in
that Territory; and left, as I was, to act under the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, without the aid of any legislative provision
establishing a government in that Territory, I thought it not best to
disturb that arrangement, made under my predecessor, until Congress
should take some action on that subject. I therefore did not interfere
with the powers of the military commandant, who continued to exercise
the functions of civil governor as before; but I made no such
appointment, conferred no such authority, and have allowed no
increased compensation to the commandant for his services.
With a view to the faithful execution of the treaty, so far as lay in
the power of the Executive, and to enable Congress to act, at the
present session, with as full knowledge and as little difficulty as
possible, on all matters of interest in these Territories, I sent the
honorable Thomas Butler King as bearer of despatches to California,
and certain officers to California and New Mexico, whose duties are
particularly defined in the accompanying letters of instruction
addressed to them severally by the proper departments.
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