. California; an intimate history. arado,but, as the man whose abilities were now most con-spicuous, he was pushed immediately to the front, forcedto undertake its leadership, and upon its rapid and suc-cessful conclusion, as naturally made governor. Butknowing that California was too weak to stand alone, hedeftly wheeled it back to its old position under the Mexicanflag, after having given the central government to imder-stand that hereafter the department would choose itsown governors and administer its own affairs. Mean-while, he devoted himself assiduously to the reform ofabuses and to bri
. California; an intimate history. arado,but, as the man whose abilities were now most con-spicuous, he was pushed immediately to the front, forcedto undertake its leadership, and upon its rapid and suc-cessful conclusion, as naturally made governor. Butknowing that California was too weak to stand alone, hedeftly wheeled it back to its old position under the Mexicanflag, after having given the central government to imder-stand that hereafter the department would choose itsown governors and administer its own affairs. Mean-while, he devoted himself assiduously to the reform ofabuses and to bringing order out of the chaos caused bythe rapid succession of governors. He rose with the dawnand worked far into the night with his secretary. Hisdream was to make California a model state; and if Cali-fornia had been wholly composed of Alvarados, Castros,Argiiellos, De la Guerras, and Pachecos, and that pest-hole, Los Angeles, had not existed, no doubt he wouldhave succeeded. But, although he had suppressed Los Angeles, which,80. DON PABLO DE LA GUERRA GEK. DON JOSE CASTRO THE MEXICAN GOVERNORS—II since it emerged from pueblo swaddling-clothes, hadlonged to be the capital of California, it was for themoment only. He was suddenly dumfoimded with thenews that Carlos Antonio Carrillo had been appointed bythe Mexican government to supplant him. Although hewas the choice of all California, saving only Los Angeles,and the department now longed for peace and order,Jose Antonio Carrillo, late delegate to Mexico, had ob-tained the governmental ear, defamed Alvarado, exaltedhis brother, and claimed to speak for California. Once more the north flew to arms. Alvarado, beingabove all things a patriot, high-minded and unselfish,would have yielded; but not so his compatriots. Notonly were they determined that the wisest among themshould rule, but no longer would they submit to thedictation of Mexico. Vallejo remained neutral until theissue should be plain. The army marched toward LosAngel
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