The Placer herald., 1867-04-20


from the aggression Of those capitalists, who
would destroy the future greatness and
prosperity Of California, aud stihs the voice
Of honest white labor by making this move
ment party cry, and assuming to the Re-
publican party the unenviable position Of
being the champions of Coolie labor, and
the iutroducers Of Chinese slavery with all
its hosts of concomitant evils, to the utter
disregard of ourselves, our own white rising
generations, and the many intelligent white
men and women, both in America and Eu-
rope, who would but for such Chinese sav.
cry, seek our shores 10 the improvement Of
their own private resources and also to the
improvement Of our population and the en-
hancement Of the wealth Of our State.
"Your Directory, therefore, call upon ev.
cry man irrespective Of political sect or party
to place himself in the ranks Of the League,
and aid by bis presence and support, in
aver:ing the incroachmenls Of Chinese
against white labor, believing that this
question not only applies to the laboring
man but to men OF every trade and profess
sion who would really consult their own true
interests aud the future prosperity Of Cali
fornia.
"Messrs. VIM. Mort wood and J. B. Rus
sell having failed to attend the meetings
of the Directory, their seats were declared
vacant under the 9th Section Of the By
Laws, and Messrs. Philip Brown and Frank
Suing have been duly elected iu their stead.
awe have the honor 10 be your most
obedient servants,
j. L. HUMPHREYS. President.
f. r j. Dixon, Secretary"
"Reports from the Treasurer and Finance
Committees we're submitted and approved
and the following nomination for delegates
were then made: Messrs, Dixon, Scott, M.
Lannon,:.T. Mccoy, j. Stratton, and J. 7.
Humphreys. The three last named gentle
men declined the nomination, aud ballot
was taken on the three former, when Messrs.
Dixon and ]. G. Scott were declared duly
elected. The Directory was by motion re
quested to prepare instructions for the dele
gates to be submitted TO the next meeting
of the League, and on the motion of Mr..
Hodgdon, division was called for of those
who were in favor of keeping the League
clear Of all politics and political issues, and
those who were in favor of attaching it to
any political party, when the meeting rose
en- naasse in favor Of the former proposition.
"The Secretary read Mr.. Moneys speech
Of March 9Th, and the able Letter from a
Republican Farmer which received hearty
applause. ,.-s,....
defraying the expenses Of delegates to the
Convention Oil the 9Th of May, aud the sum
of IS 25 was paid in on account of dues.
"A letter from Mr.. A. S. Longey, Micbi'
gan Bluff, was read stating that, they had
formed an organization at that place under
the name Of the Anti.Coolie League, to meet
on the first and third Tuesday evenings in
each mouth, and inviting the co operation Of
this League.
"On motion the letter was received and
the Secretary instructed to answer it and
convey to the new League the hearty good
wishes Of the older institution"
BARNACLEs.-Barnacle are small shells
which gather in bunches on the bottoms of
vessels, perforate the wood, and, if not scraped
of, finally destroy the vessel.--A Radical
paper says its party is a craft in bad condi.
ton, covered with branacles, and needs scra.
ping off. The Sacramento Union indicates
the same thing, and is disposed to scrape off
the chief Of the Short Hairs and bis followers.
We think the Radical craft filed, and thick
ly, too, with greedy branacles. 1t contains
more unprincipled men, more corrupt men,
more mischief makers, more audacious trai.
tors to the country, more apologists for crime,
more violalors of law, more sycophants, more
slaves of party, more worshipers Of wealth,
and more ofliceholding rascals than any par.
ty that ever existed in this or any other
country. but itself can be its paral.
lel."-History furnishes nothing approach,
ing it in this respect. The man who will
take passage on such craft is either reck-
less, dishonest or insane. But the old ship
Democracy is a well appointed ironclad, up
on which branacles can have no effect. She
was launched nearly seventy years sgo, and
has been in the govern ment service most Of the
time ever since. She is freighted with the
hope, prosperity and happiness Of repubic-
can government in this country, and faith
fully have they been guarded beneath the
starry flag she floats. She has wealbered
seas without suffering serious
damage. When her crew divided In 1860,
and thus rendered her powerless, she was
put out of the government service, and the
piratical, and now barnaced, Abolition craft
was run in. She has made sad havoc Of
the affairs Of the country. After most
disastrous voyage Of six years, she has
been declared unseaworthy by her ablest
and most experienced captains, johnson
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tender merces OF the barnacles. The bull
Of the old Democracy is just as solid, her
bottom is as sound and her rigging as pro-
perly arranged as when captain Jefferson
first set foot upon her clean and flushed
decks. She is about to be returned to the
government service, to the great joy Of the
faithful who have never forsaken her, and Of
the masses who have been pIundered by the
piratical Abolition craft. Secure your pas
sage while the books are open. The old