, 1858-02-12
Mass Meeting Of the Citizens Of Pierce
Comfy, w, T.

Mass Meeting OF the CtllZenS OF Pierce
County, W. T.
At meeting Of the citizens Of Pierce
county, w. T., held at S,eilncoom on JAN
uary 26th, 1853, f. A. LIGHT was called
to the Chair, and F. A MCCARTY chosen
Secretary.
The object Of the meeting being stated
by the Chairman, the meeting was then ad-
dressed at some length by Mr.. A. L. Por-
ter, when, on motion of E. NJ. Meeker,
Esq, a committee Of five were APPOINTED
To draft resolutions expressive Of the>Senti-
ment Of the meeting. Whereupon Messrs.
E. NJ Meeker, A. L. Porter, II. Orr,
A. H. Woolery, and A. c. Lowell we're
appointed said committee.
Henry E. Bradley here arose and stated
that he had in his possession commuuica-
ton from Frank Clark, addressed to Messrs,
McCaw, Rogers and himself, and asked
permission to read it before the committee.
Leave was granted and the communication
read; after which the committee retired
During the absence Of the committee the
meeting was addressed by WIN. b, Az
flick and others. .......
The committee returned and reported
the following Preamble and Resolutions
which were considered separately and
adopted;
WHEREAS, The county Of Pierce in the
Territory of Washington, is fast gaining
a disgracefnl. notoriety 10 other counties
of this Territory, and In other parts Dor.
dering on the Pacific coast, aud in all
places where the acts Of a part Of her
citizens are known, which the undersign-
ed citizens Of said Pierce county have
long endeavored to ignore to the world 4
and whereas, the said county Of Pierce
embraces within her borders very large
amount Of areable lands, also good in-
land roads and fine navigable harbors,
and we verify believe some as good law
abiding citizens as can be found in any
other county or place that can be men.
toned; and eo ft sr
WHEREAS, certain citizens, Implicated To-
the disgraceful farce enacted az Fort
Steilacoom an The 22hd inst 10 prevent
the execution ofths mdiaA Chief Lssehi,l
have complained That they have mol had
chance to vindicate themselves. md
WHEREAS, the hour appointed having now
arrived In which every citizen on the
county was invited to participate, and
the said parties having refused Or neg,
lected to attend, therefore
LIST. ResOEred, That we, the people OIL
Pierce county, assembled, do now denounce
George Williams, the present Sheriff Of this
county, as base hireling, unworthy the
position be now occupies, and the conf
dence Of any good lsw-abiding citizen; and
especially do we wish to express our indig-
nation at the part our said Sheriff acted in
the late farce Of the non-execution Of the
sentence Of the law and justice upon the
notorious Indian Leschi who, few short
months since, was numbering, in cold blood,
our iuoifensive and deieneeless neighbors
and their children, and woold, had il been
in his power, swept every civilized being
from this fair land.
2nd. Resolred, That we do most earnest
ly pray that the proper authority will re-
move and disincumber the present "tOOl,
namely: james NJ. Bachelor, Of the high
position Of United States Commissioner,
and confer the trust to more honest man.
Bird. Resolved, That we consider the
"thiRgp that calls himself an Attorney,
namely: Frank Clark, the instigator and
planner Of the late most ridiculous and un-
PARALLEL outrage which robbed justice Of
her rights, and again jeopardizing the lives
and property Of our frontier settlers.
4th. ResOlred, That we believe part Of
the officers Of the military garrison at
Fort Steilacoom, are clog and detriment
TO the execution of the civil law.
5th. Resolred, That we hold as enemies
to law and order, all who did, do, or shall
in any way countenance or uphold the fore
going named persons in their acts on the
22nd day of January, 1858, and previous
thereto, in clogging rhe executions Of the
law and justice 10 the case Of the Indian
chief Leschi.
9th. Resolved, That we now firmly be-
lieve Jas it has long been supposed by
some, that DR.. W. F. Tolmie aud the 9th
er representatives Of the Hudson Bay Com
pany, are the Indians friends and abettors,
and the enemies Of tho American citizens,
therefore. we do most humbly pray that
the United States Government will deliver
Pierce county Of this very effective blight
aud curse.