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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), California (search)
r in California was overthrown by the Mexican revolution in 1822, when the government was permanently secularized. In 1843-46 many thousand emigrants from the United States settled in California; and when the war with Mexico broke out in 1846, the struggle for the mastery in that Pacific coast province speedily ended in victory for the Americans in 1847. By the treaty of peace at Guadalupe Hidalgo (q. v.), California and other territory were ceded to the United States. In the month of February 1848, gold was discovered in California, on the Sacramento River, by John W. Marshall, who was working for John A. Sutter (q. v.), and as the news spread abroad, thousands of enterprising and energetic men flocked thither, not only from the United States, but from South America, Europe, and China, to secure the precious metal. Very soon there was a mixed population of all sorts of characters in California of at least 250,000 persons. The military governor called a convention to meet at Mont
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Field, David Dudley 1805-1894 (search)
ing a number of articles on The reorganization of the judiciary. In January, 1847, prior to the meeting of the legislature, he published an essay on What shall be done with the practice of the courts? and followed it by requesting the appointment of a commission to provide for the abolition of existing pleadings and forms of action at common law, and for a uniform course of procedure. In the following April such a commission was appointed, and later Mr. Field became a member of it. In February, 1848, the first instalment of the Code of Civil procedure was presented to the legislature and soon adopted. Other reports were made until Jan. 1, 1850, when the last codification of civil and criminal laws was submitted. In 1857 the legislature passed an act making Mr. Field chairman of the commission to codify all the laws of the State not yet so treated. In 1865 this work was finished, but only the penal code was adopted. Within a few years twenty-four States and Territories adopted hi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of Texas, (search)
in Texas, and dying, his son, Stephen F., received a confirmation of the grant in 1823. Emigrants from the United States flocked into Texas. A thousand families were soon there. Spanish rule was harsh towards the American colonists, and they were so oppressed that, in 1833, they took the measures to obtain the independence of the State already described. The annexation of Texas to the United States led to a war with Mexico (see Mexico, War with), begun in 1846, and ended by treaty in February, 1848. It then embraced an area of 376,163 square miles. In 1850 the State ceded to the United States its claims to all territory beyond its present limits (274,356 square miles), in consideration of $10,000,000 in bonds, with the proceeds of which the State debt was paid. In 1860 politicians began to move for secession. The venerable governor, Samuel Houston, opposed the movement with all his might; but members of the Knights of the Golden circle (q. v.) were working secretly and effect