The Shasta courier., 1854-12-16
For the Shasta Courier.
A Miners Dream.
TRAPPER's BAR, CLEAR CREEK,
Dec. 3. 1884.

Dec. 8, 1854.
MEssRs EDToRs:-Not many evenings since,
after hearty supper, laid me down to sleep.
| had drank largely of strong decocton of
green tea Tea is great inducer Of dreams
more especially when the mind has been
crossed during waking hours with a particular
subject. Hong Kong had been the matter Of our
evenings talk, and JOINS merits and demerits
had been pretty thoroughly discussed; his past,
present and probable future, all canvassed with
much more practical results and candor, than
would be flatterins to the great Confnciu,, or to
Goldsmith's celebrated s'CHizen of lie World"
Amidst visions of floating tea gardens, tiny feet,
and long tailed Chnamen fell asleep to dream
dream, which, if you think will prove of inter-
est to your readers, or Of service to John, you
may publish in your spicy little sheet.
l thought was in the midst of large con-
course of the citizens of California. all bearing
marks upon their faces of serious and earnest
business. On "a platform, raised for the purpose,
stood man about the medium size, middle
aged, sun-embrowned features, and dressed in
miners style; he plain looking man. but
seemed to command the respect of all. He was
speaking. but could only catch his closing re-
marks. His words were. and here, fellow
citizens, is your committees report-will you
hear it read 2" A thousand ayes resounded
through the air simultaneously, and, amidst ST.
lence as profound as the grave, | seemed 20 hear
every word contained in the following paper, as
it fell from the speaker in his clear firm voice:
To tie Hon Senators and Representatives. of the
California Legislatures:
Hon. SIRs Upon the of the setting of
out State Legislature, we respectfully beg to call
your attention to subject of most grave aud
momenlous interest to the pence and prosperity
| of our State. We ask this the freely, be-
cause the matter is entirely free of all party feel
ing. wire pulling, or political juggling.
The spirit and nature OF our national laws are
such. to invite to our country the poor and op-
pressed of every nation, and after certain for
maties, making them equals. securing to them
:. life. liberty, and the ri hts OF property" Now
at the time of making these laws-the formation
of our Federal Gnvcrnment-steam and e.ec-
trcity had not made us SO well acquainted with
nations, and So Intimately connected us with all
ports of the world, almost annhilating speed
and time The progress of the last half century
in DO lity as well arts and sclences-unpar-
aeed in any similar space OF time since the
world began-has rendered nngatory and inn
polite for the peace a happiness ofour country
what was fifty years ago Statutory and good for
our advancement and prosperity, and TO the
general benefit of the entire civilized world
At that time it surely never dreamed that
the Tartar hordes of Asia would ever desire to
accept the hospitality of an enlightened and free
people-nor would they, save for the all-power-
tul and tasmanic inducemeni, gold From the
history OF the earliest civilized governments
we know there has ever existed a prejudice of
casts, according TO colOr-we mean since the DOM
nance of The Caucasian race. We know too
that the Aglo-Saxon race, from which we are
mostly sprung, have ever been, and are most
strongly preudiced against intermingling or
malgalnating with the half-civilized or barba-
rons nations of Asia and Africa. The discovery
of gold in California has indnced foreigners
from all parts of the half civilized as we'll as the
civilized world To take advantage OF the great
iberality of our laws. and the results are that
California is nj present blessed-cursed-with
the most motley population ever before wit
messed in the history OF a government. A COM
mon aim has, up to the present time. kept this
iucong gruous mass IN a seemingly passive state,
with only an occasional outbreak when some
line of interest has been overstepped; but the
time is now al hand when, unless some stringent
or sautary measures are adopted by our law
making powers. storm of Indignation resulting
from outraged right, will break FORTH that will
be lasting reproach TO our State.
The Chinese, or more properly Tartars, are
accommodating in such vast hordes in the mines of
California. especially the Northern mines. to
alarm the American population There is scarce
Iy vessel arrives from the coast of China, bnt
is crowded with these dusky sons of the EastA
all destined for the gold mines; and The surface
placers of the State are fast becoming filled by
them, to the prejudice Of the poor and unfortunate