The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
OF Kentucky, resident one year, and a
farmer. Died in Oregon.

farmer. Died in Oregon.
John McDougal, then aged 80, a native
OF OHIO, resident 1or seven months, and
| merchant. He was elected Lieutenant-
Governor at the first State election, and
became Governor on the resignation of
Burnett. Died in San Francisco March 80,
1866.
Benjamin f. Moore, then aged 20, ma
tive OF Florida, a resident for one year,
and gentleman of elegant leisure" as
gwen In the roll of members. He was
member OF the first and second Assem-
blles, and came into some noteriety
through personal encounter with David
u. Frederick. Died in Tuolumne County.
Myron Norton, then aged 81, native of
Vermont, resident one year, and a
lawyer.
Pacificus Ord, then aged "a, native of
Maryland, resident for eight months,
| and lawyer. He was brother of Gene
| raj E. o. c. Ord.
Miguel de Pedrorena, then aged Al, a
native OF Spain, resident for twelve
years, and merchant.
Antonio M. Pico, then aged 40, a native
OF Monterey, and a farmer. He was
Lincoln elector in 1860. Died at San Jose
May %, 1869.
Rodman NJ. Price, then aged go native
OF Orange County, N. Y, resident for
four years, and in the United States navy.
de was afterward Governor of New Jer-
sey, and died in that State June 7, 1894.
Hugo Reid, then aged 38, native of
Scotland, resident for sixteen years, and
a farmer Died at Los Angeles December
II, 1852.
Jacinto Rodriguez, then aged &c. native
OF Monterey and farmer. Died at Mon
| terey December IA, 1878.
Pedro Sansevaine, then aged 81, a native
OF France, resident for eleven years and
a negotiant. Living at San Jose.
Robert Sample, then aged AZ, native of
Kentucky, resident for five years and
printer. He was member of the Bear
nag party and proprietor and editor of
The Californian, the first newspaper pub
Hshed in the State, in 1916. Thrown from
a horse near Colusa, and killed, October %,
1854.
William E. Shannon, then aged 81, ma.
tive of Ireland, a resident for three years,
and lawyer. Died of cholera at Sacra-
mento, November 3, 1850.
Winfield S. Sherwood, then aged 80 a
native of New York. a resident for four
months and a lawyer. He was elected a
District Judge by the first Legislature, and
was a Presidential Elector in 1852. Died
in Sierra County June 25 1870.
Jacob r. Snyder, then aged "a, native
OF Pennsylvania, resident for four years
terms in the State Senate and was Super
intendent of the Mint. Died at Sonoma
April %, 1878.
Abel Stearns, then aged 81, a native of
Massachusetts, resident for twenty years
and merchant. Died at San Francisco
August %, 1871.
William M. Steuart (not the Senator
from Nevada), then aged 49,, native of
Maryland, a resident one year and law
yer.
John A. Suffer, then aged A. native of
Switzerland, a resident for ten years and
farmer. Died at Washington June Is, 1880.
Henry A. Tefft, then aged e. a native of
New York, resident for four months and
a lawyer. He was elected District Judge
by the first Legislature, and was drowned
by the upsetting of boat at San Luis
Obispo February 6, 1852.
Mariana G. Vallejo, then aged AZ, ma
tive of Monterey and military man. He
was the Mexican commander at Sonoma
when it was captured by the "bear flag"
party. Died at Sonoma January Is, 1890.
Thomas L. Vermeule, then aged 30, ma
tive of New Jersey, resident for three
years, and a lawyer. He afterward served
in the Legislature, and died at Stockton
May Z, 1856.
J. P. Walker, then aged 81, native of
Virginia, resident thirteen months, and
farmer.
DR.. o. NJ. Wozencroft, then aged "a,
native of Ohio, resident four months, and
a physician. Died at New York, Novem-
Der o. 1887.
The secretary of the convention was Will
liam 6. Marcy, son of Hon. William l..
Marcy, and he resides in the town of Ala
media. The chaplain was Rev. Samuel II.
Wiley, now resident of San Francisco
The reporter was j. Ross Browne, the trav-
eler and author. He died in Oakland, De-
cember 8, 1875.
The constitution framed by this conven-
ton continued to be the foundation law
till 1862, when it was amended in some i'm
portant particulars; and in 1879 the entire
instrument was supplanted by the new
constitution. While time had wrought
changes that would have justified quite
radical variations in the original instru-
ment, there are very many who at this
time believe the old was superior to the
new organic law, and that better results
would have come to the State had needed
amendments only been made.
1t will be conceded that the work of the
1S49 convention was marvelously finished,
considering the embarrassments under
which the members of the convention
labored. both with regard to the elements
they represented and the limited access
they had to books that would have been
needed to aid them. Among the dele
gates were very few old men, yet there
was much wisdom. There were many who
imperfectly understood the language: in
fact, some made their communications
with the aid of an interpreter. Few of the
Americans had been in the country long
enough to properly appreciate its re-
sources, its probable future or its wants.
Then there was the vexatious slavery
question, though singularly it was not
pressed in the beginning by the members
from the South with anything like the
pertinacity that would have been ex-
pected.
The country had been but recently sub
jugated and among the members were
representatives of both sides in what had
been bitter controversy. General Vallejo,
though always friend to the American
Government, never forgave the Bear Flag
party who had subjected him to the hu-
initiation of imprisonment. He did not
like the idea of the figure Of the grizzly
bear being carried in the great seal of the
new State and moved "that the bear be
taken out of the design: or, if it do re-
main, that it be represented as made fast
by lasso in the hands of vaquero''-a
fling at the party that had painted the fig
ure of the bear on its flag of independence
three years before, when he capitulated