The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-13

ASu-CoolR LABOR NEEI1SG--Pursuznt TO cal.
meeting held Al the Court House On Monday last
in opposition to the Introduction Of Cooe -oor CT the
system Of Chimes pennase into the STATE NJ b Van
Pelt called to the Chair and Jacob Thompson eho-
sen SECRETARY. eommite spEoin;ei TO draft reo-
lu.ons expressive of the senee Of the meeting after
which motion to adjourn to o'clock P NJ was carried
On the Resembling Of the meeting. the committee
submitted the following report:
WHEREAS 1t a well fact that large and veal
thy companies exist China having agents in Calfor
whose sole business is the transporting Of Coolies TO
this State possessing the right hire the labor and
such persons for number of years. al rates
Of wages 50 low that it is impossible for civilized man or
compete with them thereby ENGRAVING
tenn Of Tonase slavery among Us revolrng 70 the
of justice and right and Z; the tune filling
laws language religion and civilization who
can nor ought be absorbed among people.
whose very modes and habits of living different
from ours and who have idea Of making this
their permanent home but Who usually leave at the
expiration Of their ol service; and whereas. the
prosperity and greatness OF every people and State de
pend upon the intelligence industry, and morality Of
those who compose their industrial classes and whereas
the preservation the homogenity people and
their culture elevation by systems of education and
encouragement in the trades the arts and the sciences
among the noblest missions OF country: and
whereas. the equilibrium which should exist between
capital and labor seriously disturbed by the presence
in our State of superabundance Of labor imported
with which the
and stable population to compete; and whereas. the
Chinese labor in midst, which find so OBJ
noxious and injurious can be increased to an unlimited
in comparatively short of time; therefore
Resolved That the people of Butte county solernnly
protest against the further encouragement of Chinese
immigration employment in pursuits vo.ations
trades which filed by American citizens.
Resolved. That in the opinion Of this meeting every
employer who substitutes Chinese labor for that Of the
citizen enemy the real prosperity of the State.
Resolved That the encouragement of Chinese labor
has tendency to repe and render impossible of attain
ment that which constitutes the real wealth of State
and that VIII moral and legal means at our
command to discourage its immigration hther First
because their civilization is unalterably incompatible
with Second Socially morally and politically they
opposed and offensive to civilization; Third
Their habits and modes Of living injuriousy affect the
balance of compensation between production and
sumption Fourth Their vices peculiar themselves
and beyond the mitigation cure by the ordinary infu
society law Fifth, In derogation of the fun
daental theory of institutions and the law of the
land, they trade in human flesh in midst and buy
and sell their for the purpose of prostitution
Sixth They dangerous to the safety of life and the
security property their unreabity
and their notorious disregard of the solemnity of
oath.
Resolved That it is the sense of this meeting that the
treaty making power of the United States should be in
vohed for the purpose of restricting. by treaty spula
ton the immigration of Cinnamon TO this country. by
allowing Chinese immigrants privileges which Amer
lean citizens neither claim desire exercise the
soil of China that while urge objection Chi
merchants coming the United States for the pur-
poses of trade and commerce. so long merchants
allowed similar privileges in China yet nasmuch as
fields grade the the factories of China.
there is principle of reciprocal justice which requires
us to extend these privileges to the aborers of that
country.
Resolved That the introduction of totally for
eign TO laws, language religion and civilization,
though even higher motive compelled ii than the COM
petng with working men, must be looked upon
Questionable good. the experience of the past few
years has shown what danger may arise to Govern
ment when interest connected with an alien
comes in contact with the sentiment of the nation.
Resolved, That earnestly invite to our shores the
Atlantic and European immigrants who having the
same habits and tastes ourselves subject to the
wants and necessities but neither would nor could live
upon the pittance of the Chinese laborer. and who
tainly would not if they knew the competition
that Coole labor would subject them to.
Resolved, That We viii oppose the importation OF
Coolies. by legislation and other legal and constitutional
means in power; and that shall not vote for any
for Office who is not opposed to such importation.
Resolved that the directors and managers of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad have proven false to the Govern
ment and the people who nourished them into being.
and panpered them into opuence with magnificent do
nations of land and millions of dollars of credit when
they turned the great American National work into
enterprise for the encouragement of Chinese labor TO
the exclusion OF American unshled workmen that III
doing they dealt Il cowardy blow at the interest of
the grea; National work itself and at the industrial pros
pcrity of California
Resolved that cordially invite all honest and indie
pendent citizens throughout the State join in
efforts to abate this food of Coolie immigration. and
that S people, this duty to our State 10
Resolved That the President of this meeting appoint
central committee, and also a committee on CORES
pondence-
Resolved. That this meeting recommended the forIna-
ton of an Anti-Coolie Club in Butte county
J. BROOKS. G. w. DRAKE,
c. W. BROOKS ID. THOMPSON.
JAMES STEVENSON, Committee
The report adopted after which the meeting
addressed by Messrs Armstrong, Brooks. and Heating
After the appointment of the committees recommended
by the report the meeting adjourned subject the call
of the Central committee There present in the
Court House some fifty people. We understand that
call for the formation of AntCoole Club in accord
ance with the Recommendation of the foregoing resolu
TONS is being circulated for signatures throughout
the county.