The Placer herald., 1867-06-29
Letter from the President of the Anti
Coolie State Convention.
SAN FRAHCIsCo. .June


Editors Placer Herald:-Permit me the
use of a small space in your columns to ad'
dress few words to the members Of the
"Miners Protection League, Forest Hill, and
the Anti.Chinese men Of Placer Co., gener'
ally. Owing to the action Of the Union
Convention in this City, (Which was chiefly
remarkable for disunion, as the only point on
which they displayed unity, was their agree
ment to disagree), and at the Union prma-
ry election, when the king men were sold
in the most barefaced manner; the idea ia
prevalen. that the Anti-Coolieites here were
slaughtered. As the delegate from Placer
Co. to the An,i.C Coolie Convention on the 9Th
Of May last, deem it right to disabuse the
explain, how the error originated. The me-
chanics determined to secure the passage Of
An eight hour law, formed "working mems
Convention" about April last, and to strength
en- the cause, adopted an Anti-Chinese plank
in their platform, calling on the An,i Coolie
Clubs to send Delegates to unite with them
in securing the primaries. These Clubs be-
ing ,hemseves non'poitical acquesced think
ing to indirectly obtain voice in the
nominations by the union of unskiIled with
skilled Iaborers in the common cause.-the
result is the infamous sale of the working
men, with victory within their reach Now
sir and some others, members of the Con-
vention of the 9Th Of May, anticipated such a
result. We had little confidence in the plan.
and less in some Of the leaders, and in our
resolutions, (which were unanimously adopt.
ed by about so delegates) if this city should
carefully scrutinize the primary elections, and
if it then appeared advisable, that body
should have full authority to call State
Convention for the purpose Of securing the
political power Of the State on the one issue,
"Cbinese immigration" This question is
still under discussion by the Council, and
the action Of the various counties will de-
eide them in the steps they shall take-they
are very closely watching the unraveIling Of
the political intrecacies Of the day-and do
not believe Anti Coolesm to be dead or
weakly.
The Union party have united plank on
their platform, hostile to Chinese immigra'
ton, let no man place foot on it. for it is
rotten to the core!-No Union man will de.
ny that the influx OF Chinese is and will be
a source Of evil, but they do not know, nor
want to know any cure. ut will right it.
SELF" 'If the Chinese become a nuisance
no doubt the white population will rise and
massacre them!' such are the answers you
will obtain from these savans. Now. sir, let
the working men of Place Co. look out. l
am personally aware that arrangements are
being made to employ Chinese by hundreds
in the mines of Placer Co., and to call out
the best hands, and send the rubbish adrift
on the State. Apathy on the part Of the
masses at the coming election, and in less
than l2 months, good bye to the white work
ing men population of Forest Hill, Todd's
Valley Bath, Yankee Jims, etc. Their la
Dor gone, their homes useless and unsaleable,
whittier will they gol and how? Sir, worked
hard and honest in the cause in your county.
Was branded "Copperhead" by those who
knew never was one; and. office hunters-by
men of that ilk-tho' defy the man to come
forward and say ever asked for office or
nomination for offce-and still shall for the
sake of my children and my adopted Coun'
try use the utmost of my power to aid the
cause, and through your columns now ask
all who have ever been earnest in it to APP
ply renewed energies, and show the Coolie.
ties, that capitalists and politicians combined,
cannotr upset the working masses of Caifor.
mia, who by too unrequited labor have raised
her to her present noble position, and that
they must now at the ballot box insist that
their rights shall be respected, the dignity OF
labor upheld, and that the country they have
made shall be the future home Of their chill
dren. And saved the horrors and bloodsbed
which must inevitably follow the vast accu.
mutation of Coolie labor.
am yours etc.
FR. J. DIXON,
Presd't A.-C. S. Convention.