This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ..."Second the motion," cried William Gray. "Who is for a divide? " rang the stentorian note of Jo Meek, the mountain-man. "All for the report of the committee and organization, follow me." Every American stepped out behind the stanch Virginian. A few Canadians swayed, hesitated, then followed the American side. Fifty-two ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ..."Second the motion," cried William Gray. "Who is for a divide? " rang the stentorian note of Jo Meek, the mountain-man. "All for the report of the committee and organization, follow me." Every American stepped out behind the stanch Virginian. A few Canadians swayed, hesitated, then followed the American side. Fifty-two against fifty lined up for the Stars and Stripes. "Three cheers for our side!" cried Jo Meek, and with a will over French Prairie rolled one long, loud shout for America. No bells were rung, No pseans sung, No banners flung, No booming cannon pealed, --but Oregon was ours. The opposition, disconcerted, withdrew into the fence corners, watched proceedings for a while, then, mounting their Indian ponies, cantered slowly homeward, ruminating on the performances of these self-guided Americans. "And as solemn about it, too, -as if 'twere Judgment Day," said one who returned to Fort Vancouver. No bullets sped, No blood was shed, No fallen dead Marked that fair battle-field. The committee of twelve reported for organization and a provisional legislature. Eight days later, the legislature elected on Champoeg sod that day held its first meeting at Oregon City. The Methodist mission at the Falls fitted up its old granary for their accommodation. Summoned by the howl of bears and wolves and panthers, and the fiercer howl of Indians, they came. Here, in the granary-capitol, beside the sounding Falls, beneath the whispering firs, on the shores of the Farther Ocean, gravely as of old the Continental Congress, Oregon's first legislature reared anew the institutions of their sires. The preamble of that pioneer constitution declared. "That we, the people of Oregon territory, for the purposes of mutual prote...
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Good+ Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners slightly bumped. Oly bumped. Slight soiling to the covers.; Western Series of Reader. Vol. VII; 203 pages.