The Shasta courier., 1869-07-17


P Webb, D. Sieve son. w. n. Guptill Md
dletown. A. " Mount S. Honton Mule
town, E. W. Richardson, John DobIin :;
Eagle Dreek. j. Frank. J. Wheelock Bald
Hill. Ed Scott; Whiskytown. D. Hun.zman.
r. Reynolds. H. T. Cracker Janesyile, j.
Reagan. J. Brown, w. Cleveland Copper
City, W. B. Curl DR.. Slverthorn Dog
Greek. j. Bard, L. Bates; Texas Springs.
Paul DePray, j. j. Bell Shasta. Jno. Grad
dock. J. seammon, W McKeag. j. N Chap
pplle. c. Mcdonald, D. H. Dunu, j. Yied
Parkville, W. S. Wilcox, W W. Ball.
Committee on Order Of Business reported
the falIowing:
lst.- Nominations Of Candidate for the
Assembly.
2nd.-Sherif
Ord. County clerl.
4th.-Treasnrer.
h-Assessor.
9th District Attorney.
7th.-Supt. Public Schools
9Th Administrators and Coroner.
9th.-Surveyor.
10Th : Election of Central Committee and
Delegates to State and judicial Conventions.
Committee on Resolutions reported the fol
lowing which were read and unanimously
adopted
Resolued, That it is right in principle and
practice to make all persons equal before the
law. and to deny no native or adopted citi-
zen the right TO vote. except on conditions OF
qualifications equally applicable to all eiti
zens.
Resolued. That we are unalterably op-
posed to Chinese suffrage in any form what
ever, to any ehunge in the naturalization
law tending To that result and that the
charges made by the Democracy. that the
tendencies of the Republican party are to
the ANA gamalicn Of races, production Of
social eqnality between the Negro" and
the w hte" are vi bout foundafiou. and
that such tendencies can be f3nnd 10 exist
in practice only aiming Constitutional Dem
ocrats and the advocates of an exclusive
White Mans Government.
Resolced, That devotion to Free Labor has
ever been one of the cardinal principles of
the Republican Porty that voluntary labor
is rightly regarded as honorable in the
| United States, and that as our National
| greatness and prosperity is greatly attributa
| bic to the labor of our working mea. we
! therefore pledge ourselves to oil measures
tending to promote the interests of this class
If our population, who really constitute the
! back bone aud intellect of the nation and
are an honor and safeguard to the Republic
RgsolUed. That we view with alarm the
organ zrd effrt now being made 10y land
monepnlsts and ex-savehnding Democrats
To food the Southern and Southwestern
/ STATES with Coolie serfs which they propose
to import from the Chinese Empire, in or er
to build up another system Of slavery or
peonaga on the ruins of Africans slavery.
to the derrimeut Of Free Labor and it's prae-
tica exclusion from those States.
Resolced, That sound policy and justice
suggests and demands that the rich aud ex-
tensjyt domain Of the South aud West be
forever kept free from Cnole Importation and
monopolization. and reserved for the use and
heneft of free American and European set
tiers who may desire to there obtain farms.
build ap homes establish manufactures, de
velop the resources of the country and ex-
ercse the privileges oil Free Labor
Pesoired, That we plelge our Legislative
nominee 10 use all efforts to assist in secur-
ing such lpgislat sc .ctI0n as may he legally
had 10 prevent the further influx or impurta.
ton Of Coolies into this State and aid all move
ments calcu ated Ia bring the evils Of Coolie-
ism prominently before the Representatives
| Of the people in Congress
Rss0lue1, That the Republican Partv is
now ~ it ever has been, pledged to an ecn-
no.lical administrator of the affairs of gov
ernment, aud that the policy adopted by the
present administration is guarantee Of the
fufiIlment Of such pledge.
Nominations being in order, j. S. Follans-
bee. F. Spencer and VIM. Watson were placed
in nomination, as candidates for the nomina.
tion fer Assrmblyman. Watson and Spencer
withdrew in favor of Follansbee who was
nominated BY reclamation.
Thomas Greene was then placed in nom-
ination fur Sheriff and on motion he was
declared the nominee for that Office by accla-
mation.
Grant I Taggart and c. W. Taylor were
placed in nomination for Clerk. Taylor with
drew and endorsed Taggsrt who was nom
mated by accla ..ation.
Samuel Cooper and g. c. sebroer were
nominated for Treasurer Ballot taken and
Cooper received Is votes and Sehroter 20.
Cooper's nomination made unanimous.
A. 2. Lldd and Chas. fordham were
placed in nomination for Assessor and ballot
resulted in choice of Ladd by vote Of 81 to
g. Nomination made unanimous.
NJ S. Babcack was nominated for District
Attorney by acclamation.
W L Carter was nominated for Supt
Public Schools hy acclamation
D. II. Dunn and Daniel Lynch were placed
in nomination for administrator and Coroner
and Ballot resulted in the choice of Dunn by
vote Of IL to 20. Nomination made unan-
nous.
Dr. Geo. Silverthorn was nominated for
Surveyor By acelamation.
On motion A. I. novner Charles Garter,