Joseph Meek
I have no quarrel with those who want this government under England's rule, but if you want to live in a republic with a flap in which every star shines a beacon for free government, and every stripe is a band that binds us together as a government for the people - vote for your Uncle Sam. Come now, who's for a divide!
Joseph Meek, calling for votes at the Champoeg Meetings in 1843

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  • Wells, William Bittle; Lute Pease. The Pacific Monthly A Magazine of Education and Progress.