History of California, Volum 4

Theodore Henry Hittell

N.J. Stone, 1898

General history of California.

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BOOK XI	43

His inaugural address in favor of American precedents few and plain	46

Judge of superior tribunal of California candidate for governor	50

MDOUGAL	62

His ideas about negroes and subsequently about Chinamen	65

What he had to say about education and public lands	87

Vallejos failure to furnish suitable quarters motions and counter	94

Meeting of legislature of 1853 at Benicia	115

Organization of Central Pacific Railroad Company of California	456

Terms of act as to Central Pacific Railroad Company	462

California railroad legislation of 1864 act for payment of interest	468

Opposition to Central Pacific railroad Lester L Robinson Sacramento	474

How company gathered in its own stock antirailroad feeling	480

California Pacific Railroad Company how absorbed other roads	486

Grant of submerged lands at Yerba Buena Island	487

How roads joined at Ogden	493

Alleged corrupt tampering with stateprison act of May 1 1852 new	121

Biglers argument why state not liable	127

Speaker Walls valedictory about Democracy	133

Brodericks prominence his earlier life	139

Aspirations for United States senatorship defeat in 1852 by John	143

Legislature at Sacramento in March 1854 struggle over senatorial elec	149

Separation of factions election of chivalry congressmen	155

Unsatisfactory attempts at reform continued large expenditures	161

PaUtah County scheme fate of schemers	164

Biglers antiChinese cry and its result Wilson Flint on Chinese question	167

Needs of whalers advantages and disadvantages of San Francisco	168

Election of 1855 triumph of Know Nothings reflections on defeat	174

Popular judgment on Biglers appeal for vindication his subsequent	180

Congressional appropriation for Indian war claims trouble made	186

His methods of management political manipulations	202

How they were respectively received at Washington	209

Efforts to get rid of Broderick election of 1857 Brodericks strength	214

Conspiracies against Broderick his record as duelist	220

Choice of weapons appearance of duelists	226

Subsequent career of Johnson	232

Legislation of 1858 Sunday laws	239

Legislature of 1859 William Holdens antiBroderick resolutions polit	249

His views on condition of state and nation in 1860 talk of Pacific	255

Grand ideas in connection with proposed new southern state	261

Republican triumph and Union victory	273

Legislation of 1861 Wittgensteins charges of corruption	280

How Broderick found out his mistake his friends set aside	282

Great Union massmeeting at San Francisco on May 11 1861	286

Legislature of 1862 Stanfords inaugural address antiChinese remarks	292

Amendments to the constitution	298

STANFORD CONTINUED	304

Effect of Donelson victory Shiloh Island No Ten	311

Ambrose E Burnside battle of Fredericksburg Joseph Hooker	317

Californias part in the war	323

CHAPTER XIII	329

Acts requiring oaths of allegiance imprisonment of E J C Kewen	333

Constitutional amendments of 1862 in effect soldiers vote	339

Trial and conviction of Ridgeley Greathouse Asbury Harpending	345

CHAPTER XIV	352

Conscription laws draft riots	358

How Grant reorganized army and prepared for final struggle	363

Views in favor of greenbacks result of Civil war not doubtful	369

Vetoes overruled	375

How John B Weller was elected United States senator	376

William T Shermans preparations for marching through Georgia	381

Taking of Mobile Farragut made admiral capture of Wilmington	384

Brodericks return to California great success and prominent position	390

Questions of constitutional abolition of slavery and reconstruction	396

Attempt to change name of Monte Diablo to Kahwookum	402

Recommendation of fourteenth amendment of United States constitution	405

The Chinese in the early days of California	407

Inaugural address attempted justification of change of politics	411

Vacillation of Maximilian determination to remain	417

CHAPTER IV	424

Views on immigration national affairs	428

90	431

San Francisco OutsideLand act	434

Close of legislative session with speaker Rogers antififteenthamend	440

CHAPTER V	447

Eel River Rangers Jarboe war how Downey put stop to slaughter	494

Republican victory election of Booth as antirailroad governor	499

Action of Democratic senate as to fourteenth and fifteenth amendments	505

Obed Harveys proposed encouragement of fine arts question of worth	511

Election of President Grant for second term Republican triumph	517

Principles of Granger organization	518

CHAPTER VIII	524

Statesmanship at a discount	530

Organization of Order of Native Sons of the Golden West	536

Consolidated Virginia and California bonanzas	542

How San Francisco capitalists were deceived and how undeceived	548

Stock speculation collapse	551

Congressional legislation procured by him	557

Completion of tunnel Sutros investments in California Mount Par	563

Education hard money Chinese immigration public economy	569

Irwins vetoes and reasons for them	575

How he disposed of his millions for benefit of science and humanity	581

Vote and act for constitutional convention	586

Resolution to recognize Diaz government of Mexico notable resolutions	592

How the rioters were quelled retirement of committee of safety	598

Arrest of Kearney and other sandlots blusterers	604

Sandlotters in politics John W Bones elected to state senate	610

John F Millers opposition to further Chinese immigration	619

Woman suffrage and other propositions	625

Change of time for elections and legislative sessions executive depart	631

Completion of new constitution how and by whom signed address	637

Election of 1879 Republican victory vote George C Perkins governor	644

His inaugural address jutebag manufacture and other recommendations	648

Hard work of legislature of 1880 its conservatism	656

Legislature of 1880 Irwins second biennial message financial	658

Extra session of 1881 and its outcome	662

Repeal of Sunday law other legislation state board of horticulture	676

Methods of respective legislative houses Wallace resolutions	683

Leland Stanford United States senator	689

David S Terrys charges against supreme justices Morrison and Sharp	696

AntiChinese Prohibition Irrigation and Granger conventions	702

Remarks on extra session of 1886 recommendations	707

Permanent support of University and other legislation	713

Its character as illustrated by vigilance committee of 1856	719

91	724

Perkins earlier life and pursuits	726

Establishment of overland mail stage line pony express	730

BIGLER	733

265	740

Legislative consideration of San Francisco bulkhead scheme	750

92	753

Consolidation of railroad business Southern Pacific Company	754

National politics party rancor James T Farleys firebrand resolution	760

97	763

Stonemans inauguration as governor remarks on railroad refusal	767

First movements to prevent their increasing immigration	771

Rejection of Perkins appointments of university regents Leland Stan	805

Approach of the irrepressible conflict	810

Construction in 1856 of Sacramento Valley railroad engagement	821

Increase of antiChinese prejudice Biglers special message	829

Views on states constitutional right of exclusion	837

Meeting of legislature of 1853 at Vallejo quarters still unprovided 114	849

Efforts to secure wintering of whalers at San Francisco whaling business	854

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Theodore Henry Hittell
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Theodore Henry Hittell
Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1897

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Tittel	History of California, Volum 4 History of California, Theodore Henry Hittell
Forfatter	Theodore Henry Hittell
Utgiver	N.J. Stone, 1898

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