The next act will be the forming of the California Republic. (Men and soldiers around room). MAN: We are now a Republic, and must have a Declaration of Independence. OTHER MAN: Yes, and we must have a flag. Here is one. Mr. Todd made it. A bear is drawn on it, and a star. Underneath are the words, "California Republic." OTHER MAN: We will raise this flag on the flagstaff of Sonoma. Now we are an independent Republic. _End of Act III._ ACT IV INTRODUCTION: The conquest of California came when a treaty was signed at the Rancho de Cahuenga. (Ca-wen-ga). The next act will be the Californians and Fremont at the Rancho de Cahuenga. FREMONT: General Flores, General Vallejo, General Pico, and Californians: You know why you have been called to this meeting? GENERAL FLORES: Yes, Captain Fremont, we know why we have been called. If we sign a treaty, and promise not to take up arms against the United States we will be pardoned for revolting. FREMONT: Yes, you will be pardoned under those conditions. Do you promise? CALIFORNIANS: We promise. FREMONT: Very well, sign here. (They sign.) FREMONT: That will do, you are pardoned. Good afternoon, gentlemen. CALIFORNIANS: Good afternoon, Captain Fremont. WEBSTER, CLAY _and_ CALHOUN INTRODUCTION: We are going to tell you the story of Webster, Clay and Calhoun. Daniel Webster was born in New Hampshire in 1782. He was a very weakly child, no one thought that some day he would have an iron body. He spent most of his time playing in the woods and fields. He loved the animals that he found there. He had a brother named Ezekiel. One day as they were walking through the field, they noticed that some of the cabbage had been eaten so they planned to catch the thief. The first act will be the story of the woodchuck. ACT I (Daniel and Ezekiel find woodchuck in trap). EZEKIEL: Well Daniel I see that we have caught the woodchuck. DANIEL: What shall we do with him? EZEKIEL: I think that we should kill him. DANIEL: I think we should take him into the woods and let him go. EZEKIEL: Let us take the matter to father and let him settle it. (Go to father). DANIEL: Father, we have caught the woodchuck and we do not know what to do with him. We have brought the matter to you to settle. Ezekiel wants to kill him and I want to let him go. FATHER: Well boys, we will hold a court. I will be the judge and you will be the lawyers. One defend the case and the other prosecute. Ezekiel you may speak first, you are the prosecutor. EZEKIEL: I think we should kill the woodchuck. If we let him go, he will be just as much trouble as ever, while if we kill him he can't eat any more cabbage and we can sell his skin for at least ten cents and small as that sum is it will help pay for some of the cabbage that he has eaten, so in either way he is of more value dead than alive. FATHER: Very good, Ezekiel. Now Daniel we will hear from you.