The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-24
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SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY "a, 1s4o.
tFrom the San Francisco Star and Californian, Dec. %
California Provisional Government
Enthusiastic Provisional Government Meeting
Unanimity and Action.

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Enthusiastic Provisional Government Meeting
Unanimity and Action.
At meeting of the citizens of San Francisco
held in the public school-house, on Thursday even
ing, December 81, 1913, for the purpose of consd
erlng the necessity for immediate action for the es.
adjustment of provisional government in the
Territory of Upper California, DIR. John Townsend
was called to the chair; William c. Clark and J.
c. Ward elected Vice Presidents, and William M
Smith and s. S. Howison appointed Secretaries.
The President upon taking the chair, explained
the object of the meeting to be above stated and
enoned upon the people the necessity for the adop-
ton of early and decisive measures to accomplish
an object involving much of interest to every
good citizen.
On motion, a committee of seven, viz Messrs.
Gilbert, Hyde, Schoolcraft, Norton, Buckalew,
Nagle, and Creighton, was appointed, to prepare
resolutions expressive of the views and feelings of
the meeting. The committee having retired to per-
form the duty assigned, several gentlemen engaged
the attention of the meeting in remarks appropriate
to the occasion.
The committee returned and reported, through
their chairman, Mr. Gilbert, that owing to some
difference of opinion, they had not succeeded in
preparing preamble and resolutions for the meet
ing, and asked to be allowed to report progress until
Saturday evening next, at O'Clock. The motion
was put and carried, and the meeting adjourned
over to Saturday evening, at 7 o'clock.
SATURDAY, Dec. %. ls4S-7 O'Clock, p NJ
PURSUANT 10 adjournment, meeting OF the cltI-
zens OF San Francisco was held in the public
schGohouse, on Saturday evening, December 3d.
1S4S-the President, DR.. Townsend, in the chair.
Proceedings of the last meeting read and
adopted, and the committee deputed to prepare a.
preamble and resolutions expressive of the sense of
the meeting. with regard to the necessity for the
establishment of provisional government in the
Territory of Upper California, reported the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
Where's. By the treaty Of peace eoneuded in May last
Mexico the Territory of Upper California csded by
70 under Re S
the inhabitants of this country without organized
dion Of the country-its anaTchcai and anomalous posi-
ton-and the impunity with which outrage and violence
future growth and advancement and whereas the of
regular system, and the lack OF laws and officers have
rendered the punishment of crimes difficult and almost i'm
possible and thereby led their alarming frequency and
e discovery Of the existence h County Of ase
quantities Of one of the precious metals has already caused
Short time still great additions to our population and
whereas appears BY intelligence recently received that the
United States June last Immediately establish Terri
toai Government in California and extend oyer her the
States did not meet with attention from that body there
l. Resolrcd, That in the opinion of this meeting it is the
right and the duty of the inhabitants of California form
the interests the lives and and protect the
rights Of the people who live under it viii conflict with
States may have acquied By the treaty, Of peace.
q Resolved, That hadd with the intelligence that
henceoh this soil to be protected by the flag of free
DOM and that this country was TO parcpatein the blessings
and abide By proper form Of territorial government When
United States Congress will youchsae
in regard and their ignorance our wants which has
forced upon Us the necessity Of establishing provisional
Resoiped That we concur in the sentiments and spirit
% Gs 5 e az and that
recommend to The inhabitants OF California that they hold
UH 10 s onGsp
the 4h day of March, lS49 10 o'clock M the pur
eminent; and that IL our opinion such form Of
when should Inc be submitted to the people that they
adopt it. W 'a.' "n'''' ''' VIII VI WI, lo'
tan of the town and district of San FRANCISCO that cleo
ton be held at the school house the village Of San Fran
five delegates them in the proposed convention
5. RESOLVED Thst the President nominate correspond
the meeting whose duty shall b. to communicate with
the other that thereby unanmty and concert of
Reseued That the President nominate three persons
to be confirmed by the meeting TO act as judges OF the ee
tion of delegates
On motion, the resolutions, with their preamble,
were taken up, considered separately and adopted.
On motion, the President put the question to the
meeting, "Shdll the preamble and resolutions be
adopted unanimously Carried.
The President then proceeded in discharge of the
duty assigned him by the resolutions, and nominal
ted Messrs. Gilbert, j. G. Ward, and Hyde as a
corresponding committee, and Messrs. Howard,
Ioler, ana Davis 10 ACT as JUDGES OF the election ;
which was confirmed by the meeting
Mr.. Buckelew offered the following resolutions,
which, after some debate, were adopted:
Resooed That il the opinion of this meeting, the duties
a aSs e S sy G
the people of this Territory as at that date the ratification of
treaty of peace between the Republic Mexico and the
United States of America, which occurred the Both day
OF May, of the present year fully known throughout
tnuance of extraordinary military occupation unnecesarv
and of consequence annued the military contribution duties
fpNIsfa al hnFIn no
Resored That 10 the opinion of this meeting the right
of any description of taxation exists only the necessity Of
mourning and deayng the expenses OF the Government of
the people taxed and the United States of America
have not established any % over gns nee
collected since the disarmament OF the extraordinary military
SUa % q e By the q we
succeed in creating.
On motion, the thanks of the meeting Were
rendered to the committee for the able and faithful
manner in which their duty was discharged.
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were
ordered to be published in the Star and Califor-
MAN" and the meeting adjourned SINE die.
las WARD VIM rrG SRK Vice f P5ss1deat.
WIN. NJ. SMITH. S. S. HARRISON, Secretaries.
Rising of the People Progress of the Cause-lfeet-
ing in San Jose.
The following report of the first Provisional Gov
eminent meeting in the Territory was received last
week:
A meeting of the citizens of the Pueblo, Upper
California, held at the Acaldes office, in the
Pueblo de San Jose, on Monday evening, Decem-
Der H. lS4S for the purpose of taking into conside
ration the propriety of establishing Provisional
Territorial Government, for the better protection of
lie and liberty until the United States shall ex-
tend over us their protection, by furnishing govern
ment and laws for California. Charles White was
called to the chair, and the following gentlemen
MAJ Thomas Campbel and julius Martin and