 | George McKinnon Wrong, Hugh Hornby Langton, William Stewart Wallace - Canada - 1913 - 266 pages
...frontiersman— rose and led to victory. The committee appointed prepared a report containing laws to govern "until such time as the United States of America extend their jurisdiction over us". Mr. Holman very pertinently remarks that, owing to the joint policy treaty of 1827, these meetings... | |
 | Seymour Dunbar - Frontier and pioneer life - 1915 - 450 pages
...having been adopted by the people on July 5 of that year. 2 The declaration of the settlers began: "We, the people of Oregon Territory, for purposes...States of America extend their jurisdiction over us." In taking this step the few hundred emigrants who so acted followed the example of the little Wautaga... | |
 | Oregon. Supreme Court, William Wallace Thayer, Joseph Gardner Wilson, Thomas Benton Odeneal, Julius Augustus Stratton, William Henry Holmes, Reuben S. Strahan, George Henry Burnett, Robert Graves Morrow, James W. Crawford, Frank A. Turner, Bellinger, Charles Byron - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 808 pages
...1843, the inhabitants of Oregon, assembled in mass meeting held at Champooick, agreed to adopt certain laws and regulations "until such time as the United...States of America extend their jurisdiction over us," and Article VIII of the regulations provided for the election of a recorder who was required to "record... | |
 | Herbert Hunt, Floyd C. Kaylor - Washington (State) - 1917 - 932 pages
...Oregon. The preamble plainly shows its origin and reads : "We, the people of Oregon Territory, for the purposes of mutual protection and to secure peace...States of America extend their jurisdiction over us." The Constitution was adopted. The Oregon pioneers did something the Government at Washington had failed... | |
 | Edward Eggleston - United States - 1920 - 494 pages
...of government was agreed upon. " We, the people of Oregon territory," opens the agreement, " for the purposes of mutual protection and to secure peace...States of America extend their jurisdiction over us." Thus was formed another " compact," similar to the famous Mayflower Compact. Selfgovernment had made... | |
 | Charles Austin Beard, Mary Ritter Beard - United States - 1921 - 736 pages
...of government. " We, the people of Oregon territory," runs the preamble to their compact, " for the purposes of mutual protection and to secure peace...States of America extend their jurisdiction over us." Thus self-government made its way across the Rocky Mountains. The Boundary Dispute with England Adjusted.... | |
 | James Christy Bell - Election law - 1921 - 250 pages
...of their own necessity, the people of Oregon drew the authority to form a Provisional Government, " for purposes of mutual protection, and to secure peace and prosperity " among themselves " until such time as the United States of America extend their jurisdiction over us." 2... | |
 | Charles Henry Carey - Local author - 1922 - 1032 pages
...aspirations of Americans in the territory. "We, the people of Oregon Territory," the preamble ran, "for the purposes of mutual protection, and to secure peace...United States of America extend their jurisdiction over i°Mss. Oregon Historical Society. 20 Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. X, p. 58. 21 As the organic... | |
 | Charles Henry Carey - Local author - 1922 - 1036 pages
...Oregon Territory," the preamble ran, "for the purposes of mutual protection, and to secure peace and i prosperity among ourselves, agree to adopt the following...United States of America extend their jurisdiction over i" Mss. Oregon Historical Society. 20 Oregon Historien! Quarterly, Vol. X, p. 58. 21 As the organic... | |
 | Howard Thompson Lewis, Stephen Ivan Miller - Industries - 1923 - 576 pages
...course, was pro-American: "We, the people of Oregon Territory . . . adopt the following laws . . . until such time as the United States of America extend their jurisdiction over us." However, the English residents in Oregon were not required to conform to any law inconsistent with... | |
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We, the people of Oregon Territory, for purposes of mutual protection, and to secure peace and prosperity among ourselves, agree to adopt the following laws and regulations until such time as the United States of America extend their jurisdiction over... 
