The Shasta courier., 1859-02-12

mittee on Credentials.
On motion, Hon. Isaac Hare Edward Reese,
T. Brennan, j. o. Welsh and T. ConkIia were
appointed committee to prepare Memorial
and Resolutions.
After which the Convention adjourned uptiii
o'clock P NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met according to adjournment.
Committee on Credentials reported the follow
lowing delegates as entitled to seats
HoRsETowN-I. Hare, Henry McCan, Patrick
McKuen, Patrick Mcfarland, Wm Hense.
BRIGGsyILLE-A. G. Davis, A. c. Simpson,
Frank Sterling, James W. Colgan,
CHURNTowN-W. NJ. Hilliard, Hugh McMan-
nus.
LOWER SPRNGs-T. Brennan, S. Smith, W.
Ravenscroft, James H. Shin, B. Oliver, II. A.
Pearce.
SAND FLATs-B. F. Nicholson, J. J. Magan.
TEXAS SPRNGs-C. L. Mitchell, p. P. Hart,
Emery Thompson, J. C. beavers, S. w. Durant
PIErY HILL-T. Jones, L. c.. Rice, NJ BasLee
MInDLETowN-Patrick Glen, D. Robinson.
SPRING CREEK-T Conklin, James Smith.
Rock CREEK-Edward Reese, II. Downing,
James jenkins, d Duyal.
The following Memorial and Resolutions we're
then reported by the Committee After few
remarks in opposition to the last three resolu-
tions by Mr.. Sterling, of Townsend's Flat, and a
short speech by Hon. Isaac Hare, of Horsetown,
in favor of adopting the resolutions as they were
reported, they were passed by an almost unani-
nous vote--only two or three voices being heard
in the negative.
MEMORIAL.
Believing that the time has come when prompt
and determined action should be taken in refer
ence to the Chinese now in our midst and who
may hereafter come, we respectfully beg leave
TO call your attention to this subject-a subject
to us, and to the mining interest generally, oi
the most grave and momentous Importance: be-
cause on it depends our peace and prosperity
We make this request the more freely, since oul
assembling in Convention is the result of a SEN
timent almost universal on the part of the Miners
of this County, and entirely free from party feel
ing and party strife,
1t is fact which cannot be denied that the
Chinese are accumulating in such vast hordes
in this and the adjoining Counties as TO give Sc
riops alarm to American Miners. Their num-
bers are such that. when they settle down in a
district like the locuSts of Egypt they sweep il
clean-thus depriving the American Miner oi
what his own countrys blood, and toll, and
treasure have bequcathed to him as his inalien-
able right. Hence it is that the Chinese are fast
driving the American Miner to seek other ena,
ployments He finds that he can no longer exc
out an existence in the mines and he leaves
them TO seek other places and to follow Other
pursuits-a result tending, in measure, to de-
populate and impoyersh the State, and which
1ovar n his l
deplore and strive to obviate. viii you then
permit this hidden treasure of our golden soil
that which we are depending upon to increase
extend and enrich our State-to be dug out and
carried away by those who benefit us not p
thus taking away our capital in trade, hinder
ing The Development of our mines, and driving
| our own citizens from their soil?
Is 1t not the duty of the Legislature to look to
the future welfare of the State as we'll as to the
present? Hyou permit the mines TO be exhaus-
ted by the Chinese, you not only drive away
| the white Miner from your midst, but you take
away the great lnducement which is held ont to
the inhabitants OF other States to seek our shores
The poor emgrant, toiling on his way hither,
hxes his eyes on the mines as the place where
he can gain livelihood for himself and family
when he reaches his journeys end. But what
is his surprise upon his arrival here to find that.
notwithstanding all his sufferings and tolls on
the way, his real hardshps have lust began
that his toll for bread is really worse than his
| toll by the way-side-that the very inducement
winch caused him to come to this Ell Dorado
has been in great degree destroyed-that an
Asiatlc horde has been here before him and ia
| ken away what he had depended upon to rive
him start in his distant and adopted home. and
that, too, which should have been reserved for
his support? Hence, we ask, would it not be
wisdom to prepare the way for the future per-
manent growth and prosperity OF our State bv
| reserving the mines for the American settler and
not for the ChineseY
Did our fathers,-those who obtained our In
dependence, who fashioned our Government
who drafted our Constitution, and those who
adopted it, give any invitation to, or make anv
provision for the reception and settlement A.
mong us of this Asiatic mass Not at all. Tho
invitation they gave, and which we repeat to
other nations to come and settle upon our soil
was intended for Europeans, and Europeans only
those who were and are our equals, our neigh
bors, our associates, and who could become our
fellow citizens-and not to the Mongolian race
who are our interiors, strangers and idolaters,
and who can never be invested with the rights
and privileges of citizens No; the only ones
who have been interested in giving such invita-
ton, and who have been mainly instrumental
in calling to cur shores this idolatrous rabble.
are the ship-owners, shipping merchants and
landlords of our large towns and cities, who, in
direct violation of the will Of a majority Of. the
people, have, by their glowing descriptions of
the golden wealth of California, and by afford
ing them cheap facilities for coming, alured
thousands here to curse the industrious white
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