Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-08-10
MINERS, UNION pIsRANpEp.

From the White Pine News, August yth.l
A meeting of this Association was
publicly held at Smiths Theatre last
night, which was called to order by John
Shannon, who presided. He stated the
object to be TO take into consideration
the d%isbandment Of the Association.
Upon this subject Mr.. Shannon spoke
with marked good sense-with earnest
ness, and sometimes el%oquently. He said
that the original conception Of the
Miners Union vas the most noble on
earth. Its purposes were charitable
to afford assistance to their brethren
when overtaken by accident or disease,
or when death should lay its rude hand
upon them, and cut them OF in life's
prime, leaving to the cold charities Of
the world q dependent family. Then
came that noble relief to clothe and ed.
ucate the orphan, to support the widow
aud weave together those tender offer
ings which entwiued themselves around
the grave Of q fallen brother and CO.
laborer. Such was its ayowed purpose;
but he was sorry to say that q few bad
spirits had crept in, aud to some extent
the objects of the Union had been per-
verted. A few evil words spoken on the
outside had placed them in q false posi-
ton before the community, AMI censurs
and public distrust was the result. He
| would favor ~disbanding for tho present
and wait and organize anew. Hp knew
that the members Of the Miners Union
regretted, with all good citizens, the dis
graceful scenes Of a few nights previous,
and could not believe that members Of
that body had enacted them. Whoever
the guilty parties were, the members Of
the Union were willing that they should
be brought to punishment. But they
ought and would afford such protection
to their brethren who were charged with
crime, IS justice demanded on their
behalf.
Mr.. Shannon's remarks were received
with applause. Other members whom
We did not know took part, and express
ed similar views. The meeting through.
ou. was earnest and orderly. The fol.
lowing resolutions were passed:
WHEREAS, Grave charges have been made
and high censure has been instituted against
the members Of the Miners Union, as a body,
resulting in the arrest and Imprisonment oil
its chief officers and many Of its members
uniustly, as we think and believe, therefore,
Resoired, That q decent regard for the
good name Of the Association, taken az q
whole, with its purposes and objects, and the
natural desire which common instinct and q
proper respect for the good order Of society
among all peaceable and we'll disposed citi.
zens, should prompt US to make the following
declarations:
lst. That the wanton assaults perpetrated
upon miners Of this vicinity while engaged
in their nightly labor, were made without the
knowledge and without the appreciation OF
I'd. That while, us u body, we would be
ready to repel, by lawful measures, any
insult, and to redress any wrong perpetrated
against US, we would be equally careful that
no wrong be conducted against others having
equal privileges Of thought and action with
ourselves.
Sd. We therefore respectfully ask from the
public q suspension Of opinion until a hear
ing is had for our brethren, and all testimony
elected showing their guilt or innocence
and,
4th. We ask those members Of the pres,
who, from wrong impressions, have put forth
and sent out to a whole community opinions
calculated to impress the public against US a:
q body, to withhold further censure until al
the facts are heard. and then place the re-
sponsibility wherever it may justly belong.
In justice to ourselves we submit the above
to a scrutinizing public, and ask the press
Of our city and OF our sister towns topublish
the same.
The presiding officer then requested
all who wero not members Of the League
to withdraw. On q motion to disband,
the Miners Union of Treasure City ad-
journed sine die.
And thus we hope all further trouble
has ended. And while We believe there
were some bad men in the Association,
and have labored to put an end to their
bad counssls, yet We would not visit the
iniquities of o few upon those who stand
guitless before the law. We have given
the proceedings of this meeting a,
greater length than Is our usual custom
because its effect upon u community
will be most salutary, and its influence
abroad, to know that harmony once
more prevails, will also DO what every
good citizen has so hoped for during
the "little unplsasantness," which has,
we hope, now ended.