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and elected John C. Fremont and William M. Gwin, 

 Senators to Congress. Every branch of the civil gov- 

 ernment went at once into operation, and admission 

 into the Union as a state was all that was necessary 

 to complete the settlement of affairs in California. In 

 October, 1851, the state elections were held. John 

 Bigler was elected Governor by thirteen hundred ma- 

 jority over Mr. Reading. On the 2d of November, 

 1852, the presidential election was held throughout 

 the United States. The Democrats carried California 

 for the electral ticket pledged to vote for Franklin 

 Pierce, of New Hampshire, for President, and William 

 R. King of Alabama for Vive-President. It also went 

 Democratic in 1856, for James Buchanan of Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



