The Placer herald., 1867-03-16
For The Placer Herald.


It is fact not generally known, that The
bill would not have passed Congress when II
did but for the amendment added, on The
motion Of Thad Stevens, requiring the road
to be built of American iron. This was
done 10 secure the al powerful moneyed
interest of the associated Eastern iron lords
whose servant Stevens was and is yet-for
while these iron princes must be provided
for to the tune Of millions Of dollars, the
poor laboring white man was totally ignored
Why did not some member move: land by
American labor"
Let me ask why ibis corporation was re-
quired to use only such iron as the eastern
iron nongers could furnish, and be permit
ted TO drive out ten or fifteen thousand
American laborers to made room for the
same number of Chinese coolies, or slaves.
Out Of million aud a half Of disbanded
volunteers this company could have found
all the mon they wanted, eager and willing
to work on the railroad at fair and reason
able prices. Congress is excusable for not
inserting in the bill "and American labor"
on the ground that is members could not
conceive any company would stoop so low
ernment bad contributed millions towards
the mplelion Of the ''great enterprise" for
they no doubt fully believed that it would be
expended in good faith among Americans
for labor and material; but it was reserved
for the owners of the Pacific Railroad to de-
monstrate the fact that they wree mean
enough to do all this.
Charles Crocker, who is now Superintend.
ent Of the road, few years since did not be-
lieve in any such policy. In 1852, when
be was comparatively poor, made a speech
deuouucing the immigration of the filthy
hea,hens," and adv!seing that steps be taken
to get rid of what was then 10 the country.
But now, since by the sense. toll and tact Of
Engineer judah, the blessed rebellion Of jeff
Davis, and the almost limtless bounty Of
Congre IS, Charley has become rich, and be.
iug rich changes front, and now imports
China slaves by thousands for laborers, dis
cardng white aborers, to make room for
these heathen hordes, although it is the
money and land Of the American people
that is building the road. Taxpayers Of
Placer county remember that you have
voted to give this company S650,0O0,
principal and interest, in gold coin, and re-
member also, that they, Crocker & Co., are
determined to have the last cent on the
"pound Of flesh" and remember again, that
il one Of onr struggling, toiling taxpayers,
and contributors to this Chinese patrouizing
firm, wishes 10 travel On the road, and offers
to pay them legal tenders-money OF the
United Staes-aud which they are bound |
10 take, he is either grossly insultsd or rude.
Iy put If the cars. l have heard of case
where poor white man furnished under
contract number Of ties, (Chiuess can't cut
and hew ties,) snd when his ties were all de.
livered, they culIed them, condemning por-
ton for which they refused to allow anything
and even then kept him waiting long time
for the small piltance they did allow. But
they did not stop at this, for am informed
they used the condemned ties iu the con-
struction Of the road-thus swinding not
only the laborer, but the government, which
requires frat class road.
The excuse OF the "organ" of this com
pany, that American labor cannot be had is
is false in every sense. If c. p. Huntington,
a member Of the "so,called corporation, and
their agent in the East, we're as industrious
in procuring white laboreys as he Las been
lobbying around Congress, procuring patents
to lands covering valuable Improvements Of
citizens, aud mining ground, be could have
literally covered the road with American
and European laborers. Who, but fool,
does not know that if Huntington had adver
tised freely in the Eastern States, Offering
liberal wages, as | have shown they were
abundantly able to do, and still have millions
to divide among the six owners Of the road,
that men Of our own race would Rave come
by thousands, all eagerto labor on the rail
road. And men too who have fought, and
must fight again if a war ensues, and fight
to sustain and keep up in value the money
and bonds given to this very company.
But no, they propose to employ the thieving
degraded, imported Tartar hordes from
China, because forsootb, according to their
organ, the ".Stripes," they can save the Com
pany the pallry sum Of sl4o, 900 per month,
when as above stated, they could build the
road with white labor, and still each Of The
owners be milionaires, aside from owning
the road Taxpayers these are the men
that are plotting to rule your county, both
financially and politely, through tools of
their own selecting.
How comes it that the thousands Of miles
Of railroads checkering the States East Of
the Rocky Mountains were built without
government aid, or coolie slave labor, and
yet are paying property? Will the Stripes
answer? And will it answer. why is it that
Crocksr g. Co., with 100000 per mile in
money from the National, State and county
purses, 10 say nothing Of the vast land and
timber grants, double enough to build the
road, must resort to debased Cooie slave
labovl
Look at the report Of your last Grand
Jury; sixteen Chinese in your county Jail to
seven whites. Here is the index to the Of
fscts Of the coolie raid on our county; and
who pays for boarding, lodging, trying,
latter furnishing counsel on both sdes,) con-
vc,ing and Furnishing (by additional board