The Shasta courier., 1859-01-29
Uprising OF the American Miners.

Uprising of the American Miners.
From certain proceedings in another column,
it will be perceived that there is universal up
rising of the American miners of this county
Already meetings-large, determined and en-
shusiastic-hnve been held in many districts,
while in nearly all fthe remaing districts meet
ings will be held in time to appoint delegates to
attend Miners County Convention, called to
be holden in this place, on Saturday next, the
5th February.
1t is not necessary for Us to state that our
sympathies are with this movement, and will
continue so, so long as the miners act with that
dignity, honor and humanity worthy of the
American citizen Let them assemble together,
state their grievances, determine upon honora-
BILE means-clearly within the law-to redress
those grievances, and then appeal to their fell
low-citizens to assist and stand by them in their
efforts to accomplish the end in view.
We are not blind to the fact that the taxes
collected from the Chinese are Of great assistance
to the County and State Treasures. Neither
deaf to the statement that Cinnamon
contribute considerably toward the benefit of
the community, by purchasing all manner of
food, clothing, etc. In these particulars the
same number of negro slaves might be made
equally beneficial. And yet would our people
be willing to see negro slaves placed alongside
Of white miners? For one we would rather
infnitely-work with negro slaves than with
Cinnamon. If the working ofnegro slaves in our
labor, we hold that the working of Chinese
therein will have the same effect, only to much
greater degree. For one we hold that the pre-
sence Of these filthy, brutal, bestial heather in
our mines does degrade white labor, and that
for this evil which they do, all the wealth that
they add to the county does not constitute the
most infnitesimal portion of recompense.-
Nothing, not money, compensate for
the evils attendant upon the degradation of la
bor in this peculiar land of the laboring man.
That white miners generally consider it de-
grading to work with Cinnamon we all know
We are made cognizant of the fact that within
the past few weeks twenty-three white men
have left the mines surrounding Middletown ra-
ther than work alongside of Cinnamon. Has it
ever occurred to those who welcome the pre-
sence of Chinese here, that few years ago we
had more than two thousand white men in our
mines, and that now they do not number half
that amount? 1t is even so.
We have for years held that the Chinese, not |
withstanding the taxes paid, and the food and
clothing purchased by them, are curse to the
State. Our statesmen and political economists
are daily uttering the sentiment that our great
want is more working men-not men of any
class or color, not Chinese, Kanakas, or Negro
slaves but white men, who can become citizens
and whose children can become citizens. To
obtain this sort of immigration Congress has
been petitioned, by the united voice of all Cali
sornia, to traverse the Plains with wagon roads
and railroads. And to furnish US this sort of
immigration Congress has listened to our prayer
snd appropriated hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. But does any one expect that the working
men of the east will come to our Mines let the
facilities fer coming be what they may, when
they ars informed that here they will be placed
on leve, with Chinese2 Why do not the Ia
borers from the north and Europe in greater
are taught that where slavery exists labor is less
honored than where it does not exist. Will not
the presence, in immense numbers, of degra-
ded class here be productive of the same influ-
the action of laborers who are con-
templating removal to this country?
In conclusion, while we admit that our SYM
pathies with the miners in their efforts to
get rid of people who degrading their oc-
cupation, we at the same time, speaking
friend counsel them to violate no law-to do no
act which will reflect upon them as citizens, as
friends of the true interests of California.
We speak to them with the more confidence,
because our position on this question was taken
years ago and adhered to steadily to the present
time. We cannot, therefore, by any honorable
man, be accused, in uttering these sentiments
of seeking popularity by joining in with the
present uprising of the miners of the county
MINER NLLED.-Anthony Dunlevy, miner
was killed on Squaw Flat, near Horsetown, on
Friday evening the 2lst inst, by the caving of a
bank. He was an Irishman By birth, and has
family living in Wisconsin. His corpse was
brought to this place by large number of the
citizens of Horsetowu, and buried in the Catho-
lie burying ground.
We are informed that this is the sixth casualty
of the kind that has occurred in tn mines near
Horsetown within the past two years.
PosTroSED.-0n Tuesday the Senate further
postponed the reconsideration of the vote on
the Holden resolutions, to Thursday of next
week, by vote of Is to 10. This looks as if
the " sober second thought may yet save our
Solons from sending forward to Washington
deliberate falsehood.
An EARTHqUAKE.-On Monday night, between
eleven and twelve o'clock, quite severe shock
OF an earthquake was felt in this place Many
persons were awoke from sleep by the trembling
OF their houses, and the rafting of DOORS furni-
ture, and crockery, occasioned thereby We
are informed that the shock was equally severe
in Weavervile
BELLIGERous.-A spirit of war seems to have
perFaded this usually peaceably disposed COM
Haunity during the week. Fight, and rumors of
fights have followed each other ran;dlv Tro