Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-08-31
aorh.m ON Chinese Suffrage.

As last resort, Democratic orators and Dem.
ocratic newspapers are endeavoring to poison the
minds of uniformed voters by stating that
George c. Gorham favors Chinese immigration
and Chinese suffrage. They know the accusa-
ton is false, but further know that through mis-
representation and falsehood alone can thev
hope for success. Let those who may have been
thus misled read the following resolution adopt
ed by the Union State Convention, and which is
now one of the planks in the Union party plat
form of this State. Gorham stands upon that
platform, and endorses every word of it:
Reolred That the importation Of Chinese or apy obe,
people the Mongoan into the Pacific States and
ories is in every respect injurious and degrading
labor forcing it into unjust and runous
evil that should be restricted by legislation and
abaed by such legal and constitutional in our
power.
That resolution cannot certainly be construed
into favor of either Chinese immigration or Chi
nese right Of suffrage. Writing in connection
with this subject the San Francisco Spirit of the
Times says that one Of the reports of Gorham' S
speech in that city and telegraphed to the inte-
rior asserted that he would not put a straw in
the way of the Chinese obtaining the right of
suffrage. That this is a gross Misrepresentation
must be apparent to every one who has read the
reports of Gorhams speeches at Sacramento and
Marysvile. In his Marysville speech he stated
that he did not believe there were three men in
the State who were in favor of Chinese suffrage,
and If there were, he was not one of them. In
his Sacramento speech he referred to the subject
at greater length, and pointed out the objections
to their naturalization. Our laws provide for
naturalizing of white persons only, and this
would exclude the Mongolans. But even if this
disability was removed, they must prove to the
satisfaction of the Judge by the evidence of two
or more citizens, that they are men of good
moral character, and attached to our institu-
tions and laws. Can any Chnaman in Califor-
mia present proof, to the satisfaction of Judge,
that he is attached to our institutions? There is
not one who can do it, and scarcely one who has
any idea of our institutions and form of Gov
ernment.
FAy's RECORD VENTILATED. - Do Union men
ing 80 they give half vote for Haight? We do
not believe there is a single member of the Union
party in Trinity county, who has been such from
conviction of the justness of Union principles,
that is now prepared to vote indirectly for a
Copperhead. Further than this Fay's record for
the past few years is not as spotless as it might
be. Against the repeated serious charges made
in connection with George G. Gorham's public
life, that sterling young patriot has nobly and
successfully yindicated himself. But the follow
ing facts, which we copy from the Red Bluff In
dependent, should be read and carefully dgested
by every man who would vote for Fay as against
the regular nominee of the party, whose record
is untarnished -" Caleb 7. Fay was Assessor of
Internal Revenue in San Francisco, two years
ago, and commenced bidding for popularity in
political exigcncies like the present, bya species
of servile nunkeyism that should condemn him
in the opinion of every right-minded man. In
assessing incomes under the Federal Revenue
Law, he let the sharks swim through his net, but
gobbled up the gudgeons by the thousand. Men
who received their tens of thousands per month
from steamboat companies and mining shares,
were let off with returns Of twenty thousand a
year, while men of moderate incomes-say two
hundred dollars per month-werc assessed and
made to pay up to the last cent. On this being
represented to the just and inflexible Presi-
dent Lincoln, he caused the venal and time
serving officer to be removed from Office and re-
duccd to the ranks of private citizenship, where
we pray he may yet remain. fla good and wor-
thy ruler, as all honest will conccde Presi-
dent Lincoln to have been, should deem Fay un-
fit to hold office, we confident that the Union
party will not hesitate to confirm that opinion by
their ballots on the 4th day of September"