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... Louisianians to observe this anniversary in some form throughout the state , and that as many as possible join in the great celebration which will take place in the city of New Orleans on April 30 next , and to the end that all may ...
... Louisianians to observe this anniversary in some form throughout the state , and that as many as possible join in the great celebration which will take place in the city of New Orleans on April 30 next , and to the end that all may ...
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... Louisianians had always had an independent spirit , and when they were abandoned by the French government , they thought of es- tablishing a republic in New Orleans , the capital of the province . This idea was but a dream of heroism ...
... Louisianians had always had an independent spirit , and when they were abandoned by the French government , they thought of es- tablishing a republic in New Orleans , the capital of the province . This idea was but a dream of heroism ...
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... Louisianians entirely free and self governing . A territorial form of government is more or less an autocracy , and we know that the people of Louisiana who , through all their history , had striven for freedom ,, were not satisfied ...
... Louisianians entirely free and self governing . A territorial form of government is more or less an autocracy , and we know that the people of Louisiana who , through all their history , had striven for freedom ,, were not satisfied ...
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... Louisianians of that time and lasted until the year 1845. It was not quite as democratic as the men of our day should like , but it was a judicious piece of work , under which the State prospered greatly for one - third of a century ...
... Louisianians of that time and lasted until the year 1845. It was not quite as democratic as the men of our day should like , but it was a judicious piece of work , under which the State prospered greatly for one - third of a century ...
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... Louisianians showed that , like the French , who established the colony which has become an American State , they knew how to bear reverses nobly and to recover from them . Ever courageous and energetic , devoted to their State , the ...
... Louisianians showed that , like the French , who established the colony which has become an American State , they knew how to bear reverses nobly and to recover from them . Ever courageous and energetic , devoted to their State , the ...
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admission of Louisiana Alcée Fortier American anniversary banquet Baton Rouge Cabildo CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called the meeting Canal Capt celebration Centennial ceremonies cession Chairman Charles Chas Claiborne committee Congress Destréhan elected España flag Fortier called France French Galvez Gaspar Cusachs George Gibbes Morgan Glenk Governor Brewer Grunewald guests Gunby Gwinn H. M. Gill Henry honor invitation isiana J. J. Rochester J. Y. Sanders Jackson Square James John Josiah Quincy Judge Knox Latin America Louis Louisiana Historical Society Louisianians Martin Behrman Mayor meeting to order Milneburg Miss Mississippi River Museum Music officers Panama parade patriotic Pierce Butler Plauché Pres President Prof Professor Fortier quorum present representing Secretary Society was held Soniat Soulé Spain Spanish statehood T. P. Thompson Territory of Orleans thanked tion toast treaty Union United UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA visitors W. O. Hart William C. C. Claiborne
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Страница 29 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of California shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Страница 37 - The inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States and admitted as soon as possible according to the principles of the Federal Constitution to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States; and in the mean time they shall be maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and the Religion which they profess.
Страница 38 - I am compelled to declare it as my deliberate opinion that, if this bill passes, the bonds of this Union are virtually dissolved; that the States which compose it are free from their moral obligations ; and that as it tvill be the right of all, so it will be the duty of some to prepare definitely for a separation — amicably, if they can; violently, if they must.
Страница 28 - Western people, " is ours* by the law of nature ; it belongs to us by our numbers, and by the labor which we have bestowed on those spots which, before our arrival, were desert and barren. Our innumerable rivers swell it, and flow with it into the Gulf of Mexico. Its mouth is the only issue which nature has given to our waters, and we wish to use it for our vessels. No power in the world shall deprive us of this right.
Страница 38 - All that portion of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi River at the thirty-third degree of north latitude, and to extend west to the western boundary of the said cession, shall constitute a Territory of the United States, under the name of the Territory of Orleans.
Страница 15 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the United States.
Страница 79 - The society then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year with the following result : President, Dr.
Страница 4 - That to assist in defraying the expenses of said celebration, that the sum of $500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any funds of the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, same to be paid to the Louisiana Historical Society upon the warrant of its President, approved by the Governor.
Страница 38 - That all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi Territory, and of an east and west line, to commence on the Mississippi river, at the thirty-third degree of north latitude, and to extend to the western boundary of the said cession...
Страница 41 - Freneb and Spanish dominations. So well beloved was the name Louisiana in the Territory of Orleans that Bernard de Marigny, a member of the Convention, says that, when it was suggested to give to the new State the name of Jefferson, Louis De Blanc de St. Denis declared that, if such a proposition had any chance of success, he would arm himself with a barrel of powder and blow up the Convention.