, 1859-06-10
Public AIsellng At POrt Townsend.

At meeting Of the citizens Of Port
Townsend. held at the Court House, May
10. 1883, for the purpose Of advising the
best means Of preventing the tribe Of
Northern Indians, (at present at Victoria), y,
from landing at this place, the Hon. y. s.
DrER was elected to the chair, and w. w.
ARxTaoSe, secretary. fs
The chairman stated the object Of the
meeting. when, on motion Of w. W. ARM
srRoSG. a committee Of four was appointed
% report the best means TO pursue to carry
the intention Of the meeting into effect.
The following gentlemen were appointed
on Said committee: S. McCURDY, r. G.
Far, A. A. PLUnER aud E. S. DYER
The following resolutions were reported
by the committee
l. Resslrai, That the employment ol
Northern Indians IS violation Of the law,
and that we pledge ourselves to maintain
the law, and 10 prosecute all that may VIC.
late L.
2. Res0ircd, That We, the citizens ol
Port Townsend, do earnestly request the
co-operation Of the citizens Of Puget Sound
70 aid rs in driving from our Territory all
Northern Indians.
3. Res0ired, That all settlers having
Northern indians. either male or female, ID
their employ. be requested to send them
without delay, out OF the Territory; and /
they refase, that they be prosecuted in &C
eordance with the law Of the Territory
passed January 2S, 1854.
4. Resoired, That all Northern Indianl
thar may hereafter attempt to land at thi
place be immediately ordered Of, and mo-
allowed to land, and that due notice b.
given 10 those ia Victoria that they viii
not be allowed 10 visit the Sound.
5. Resolred, That committee Of threl
be appointed, which shall be called the com
mittee Of Vigilance, whose duty shall be L
have tho general superintendence of tn
means and manner TO be used 10 carry on
the foregoing resolutions, and for the bes
means for keeping the Northern Indian
from coming into our midst, and be full,
authorized, Whenever they deem il neces
sary, to call the citizens together for th
purpose Of carrying the foregoing resolu
lions into effect. -
g Rssolred, That there be committe
ef nine appointed, whose duty shall be L
see that the resolutions passed at this meet
ing be carried into effect, and report thei
operation 70 the committee of Vigilance
and if at any time they should deem it ne
eessary, shat they may notify the commit
Tee Of Vigilance 10 call the citizens togeth
er 10 give them further Instructions.
~. Resalrsd, That all men having north
ern women be notified that if they do not
on or before the FIRST day Of June next, sen,
The same ont Of the eoaaty, that legal &C
ZION viii be commenced against them, a
BY set passed Jan. 20, 1851.
The following were appointed the CON
mitiee Of Vigilance: Z. S. DYER, r. c
FAY, and H. L. TIBBALs.
Committee Of Nine-E. s. Fowler, j
= g. CI1SeER, S. McCURDH, F. W. PErrY
GROVE, A. A. PLUnlER, j. J. Il. VAN Boz
KELES, THos. HAMMOND, A. BRIGGs, and II
Y. WHEELER.
ResOired, That Maj. G. o. HALLER, com
maDding Fort Townsend, be requested L
aid the citizens Of this county in sendin,
and keeping, the Northern Indians from ou
shores.
Resolrsd, That the editors Of the PIoN
Ser AND DENocRAr and PUoEr SouYD Her
AID be furnished with copy of the pro
eeedings Of this meeting for publication.
L. S. DYER, Chairman.
W. W. ARMSTRONG, Sec'y.