The Shasta courier., 1869-08-21
SH ASTA A COU RIER.
DEMAGoGIsM EXPOSED.

Knowing that the voters of Shasta County,
if left to free unbiased choice, would
elect John S. Follansbee by handsome
majority, the self appointed clique who put
up the greater portion of the Democratic
ticket have fixed up bogus campaign with
the hope that by raising false issues on the
Fifteenth Amendment and Chinese question
they may possibly houdwink and caiule
enough unposted voters into supporting their
candidate, 20 elect him. But we have corf-
dence enough in the intelligence of the peo-
pie to believe that they cannot be imposed
upon by the very transparent and shallow
demagogism of the opposition. And in
order to show the honest and fair intentioned
voters of the County that tricks and misrep.
resentat ons have been palmed off on them
for facts, we desire to call their earnest atten.
ton to few points, on which we will offer
undeniable proof for what we state
In his speech at the Court House on the
18th, and we presume in all his speeches at
at other points, Hon. A. r. Andrews as.
sumed that the Republican party of this
county. had dndged the Chinese question in
their resolutions-that we were not opposed
to Chinese coming to this country, and also
assumed that Republicans were in favor of
Chinese immigration and citizenship. Now
what are the facts
One of the resolutions adopted by our late
Union Republican County Convention (see
Platform in another column, reads as fol-
lows:
Resolved. That we view with alarm the
organized efnr,s now being made by land
monopoli>ts and ex slaveholding Democrats
TO flood the Southern and Southwestern
States with Coolie serfs, which they propose
to import from the Chinese Empire. in order
to build up another system of slavery or
peonage on the ruins of Africans slavery. to
the detriment of Free Labor and its practical
exclusions from those States.
1t is well known that nearly all the Chi.
nese in this county belong to the class called
" Coolies" and that they are all imported
here. The above resolution states that we
view the efforts being made to increase that
class in this country with alarm.
The next resolution says:
Resolved, That sound policy and justice
suggests and demands that the rich aud ex-
tensIve domain Of the South and West be
forever kept free from Cnolie importation and
nonopolzation. and reserved for the use and
benefit of free American and European set
tiers who may desire to there obtain farms,
build up homes, establish manufactures. de.
veiop the resources of the country, and ex
eIcise the privileges of Free Labor.
Here we demand that the Chinese shall
be forever excluded from the Southern and
Pacific slope country, and contend that the
rich lands of these sections shall be reserved
for the use and benefit of American and
European settlers.
The next resolution reads.
Resolved. That we pledge our Legislative
nominees 90 use a etf,rts to assist in secur.
ing such legislative action as may be legally
had to prevent the further influx or mporta-
tlon OF Coolies into this State and aid all
movements calculated to bring the evils of
Cooiieism prominently before the Represen-
tatives of the people 10 Congress.
This is strung enough, and broad enough.
to satisfy Zack Montgomery, himself. Thus
we have three resolutions expressing strou
hostility to Chinese even coming to this
country, to say nothing of admitting them 10
cirizenship-a proposition not advocated or
favored by any man in the whole Republican
party. The fact is Mr.. Follansbee stands on