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head as if swinging a sword, exclaimed : 'Gentlemen, 

 this is the happiest day in my life. It makes me glad 

 to hear those cannon ; they remind me of the time 

 when I was a soldier. Yes, I am glad to hear them 

 this is a great day for California!' Then recollecting 

 himself he sat down, the tears streaming from his 

 eyes. The members with one accord gave three tu- 

 multuous cheers which were heard from one end of 

 the town to the other. As the signing went on gun 

 followed gun from the fort, the echoes reverberating 

 grandly around the bay till finally as the loud ring of 

 the Thirty-first was heard, there was a shout: 'That's 

 for California!' and every one joined in giving three 

 times three for the new star added to our Confedera- 

 tion.' " * * * "There was one handsome act 

 T must not omit to mention. The Captain of the Eng- 

 lish bark. 'Volunteer,' of Svdney. Australia, lying in 

 the harbor sent on shore in the morning for an Amer- 

 ican flag. When the first gun was heard a line of 

 colors ran fluttering up to the spars, the Stars and 

 Stripes flving triumphantly from the main-top. The 

 compliment was the more marked as some of the 

 American vessels neglected to give anv token of rec- 

 ognition to the events of the dav." "The Constitu- 

 tion having been sig^ned and the Convention dissolved, 

 the members nroceeded in a bodv to the house of Gen- 

 eral Rilev. The visit was evidentlv unexpected bv the 

 old veteran. When he made his apoearaiice, Caotain 

 Sutter stepped forward, and having shaken him bv the 

 hand, drew himself into an erect attitude, raised one 

 hand to his breast as if he was making a report to his 



