Butte record., 1855-01-27
CONVENTION
Of Shasta County Miners reIat're to til
Chinese question:.


into consideration the proper course to
be pursued relative to the Chinese now
working in the mines, the following pro-
ceedings were had:
Mr.. G. A. Wright, of Lower Springs
was unanimously made President, aud
Mr.. Timothy Conkling, Of Whiskey
Creek, Secretary.
1t being moved and carried that the
President appoint a committee to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of the
sense of the meeting, the following gem
tlemen were named as said committee
/ Theodore Dickers5n, A c. Lawrence,
L. Williams, John Fisher, II. 2. Grin-
mel.
After due deliberation the committee
reported the following resolutions and
memorial, which were uuanimousIy y
adopt d:
Resolced, That the immense lumber
Of Chinese focking into this comfy has
become an evil too great TO be borne
That it becomes the American miners to
take prompt and decisive measures t.
stop an evil that threatens to overwhclm
US
Rcsolrcd, That it is our opinion that
no measures short Of prohibition md to-
tai expulsion of Chiaamen h nee will
remedy the evil from which we suffer.
Resolred, That We earnestly request
our Sen TOR and Represen 'ative, Messrs.
Sprague and Bates, to take into consid~
Grafton our grieyanc $, and ask Of our
immediate relief therefrom.
/ The Shasta Courier, from which
those proceedings are taken, omits, the
memorial.
The Committee then asked to be dis
charged, which WAS granted.
j The following resolutions, after y
warm discussion were passed:
Rcsolrcd, Thtt we, the miners of
Shasta County, forb d the Cinnamon
from working in the mines of this county
after the 25th of L, bruary, 1855
Rcso{rcd, That we earnestly rcqu Isl
the cooperation of the miners of Trini
ty, Siskiyou, and all other mining coun-
ties throughout the State.
Res0lred, That all persons who have
Chinamen in th.ir employ, working in
the mines of Shasta County, be request
ed to notify and dism S. the same on Or
bofor the 25th of February
! Rcs0lred, That the Shasta Courier,
and other papers throughout the mining
districts of California, be requested to
publ h the above resolutions and memo
rial.
On motion the President appointed il
central committee cons sting of the FL
lowing gentlemen, with power to call ii
meeting of miners whenever interest may
demand such meetings, five Of whom
may form quorum
II. P. Grinnen, Roring River Ter
rance Braman, Lever Springs VIM
oyer, Mule Canon; Timothy Conklin,
Whisky Creek; S. V. Tripp, Saw Mill
Flat; Samuel L. B:oadhead, Niue Town
A. c. Lawrence, Oak Bottom John
Fisher Horscto Henry Bowycr.
Churn Town.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
G. A. WRIGHT, Pres't.
TIMOTHY CoNKL1N, Secretary.
sss~ The Sacramento Statesman lets
off the following:
"There are three whig members in the
Assembly, who pledged their cons'itu-
ents during the campaign in which they
were elected to support democrat for
the o. States Senate. The assurance
unquestionably 5, cured their elections
and 50 well and traly have they fulfilled
their promises thus far, that they stand
before their fellow members and the
country, IN so honora bic light, tina,
the tongue of censure and slander is
stilled as against them.o
Exictly! ''The tongue of censure and
slanler is stilled" ag inst all who vote
for Gwinl
Neither do we doubt but what their
pledges to support a democrat secured
their election. Their pledges were
doubtless given to twin democrats, who
threw off the democratic nominees and
secured the election of wings. That is
only one of the numerous tricks that the
purely dem cratic Gwin faction find ii
necessary to proctice in order to sustain
their sinking cause.