Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-08-31
LUTTRELL'S CLAW AND ORDER
RE9OLUTIONS.

On the 22d day of August 1870, the
Democracy of the First Supervisor Dis
trict, of Trinity county, held a Convention
for the purpose Of nominating a candidate
for Supervisor. Hon. J. X. Luttrell, now
a candidate for Congress, was in the
county at the time and drew up set of
resolutions which were laid before the
Convention, at his instance, and adopted.
We especially commend them to the
consideration Of the Sacramento Union :
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of
Trinity county, ever faithful to the time
honored principles Of the party, declare
as follows:
First, That we are in favor of Free
Trade, and that we are opposed to the
ruinous High Tariff now imposed upon
the country by the present Congress that
the Tariff is unequal, unjust, and tends to
lmpoverish the poor man and enrich the
wealthy manufacturer.
Second, That the whole course of the
Republican party tends to the establish
ment of moneyed aristocracy in our
land, and that they are the advocates of
cheap labor, which is detrimental to the
interests of the working classes.
Third, That the Republican party are
responsible for the increase of the Chinese
population on the Pacific Coast and should
be held to strict accountability for the
same that they have heretofore and do
still encourage Chinese immigration to
this State by Congressional enactments
abrogating all measures adopted by our
Legislature for the discouragement of
Chinese immigration.
Fourth, That the act of Congress which
seeks to abolish the law of this State i'm
posing Foreign Miners License" is
unjust to and an outrage upon the white
miners of this State, and was enacted for
the sole purpose of encouraging Chinese
immigration that the Republican party,
who have had control of all the branches
OF the United States Government for the
last ten years, have in this instance, as in
other parallel instances, legislated for the
sole interests of the colored races and to
the injury and prejudice of the whites
and as they have held and exercised all
the powers Of the General Government,
they have meritcd and should receive the
laboring classes of the country.
FFfth, That we will oppose the employ
ment of Chinese in any capacity whatever
and that we will oppose any and all per-
sons who may employ Chinese laborers
In the mines or any other capacity.
Sirth, That when the Chinese refuse
to pay the License imposed upon them
by the laws Of this State, we will by united
action expel them from the mines of
Trinity county - peaceably if we can,
torcibly if We must that we will aid
John Jackson, our worthy and efficient
Sheriff and Tax Collector, in the collection
of the a." Foreign Miners Tax !" and in
case he is interrupted by the Congressional
or Republican party in the faithful per-
formance of a duty imposed upon him by
the laws Of this State, that we will con-
tribute by every way possible and within
our power to aid him in the performance of
his sworn duty; and should he finally be
stopped from the collection of said tax,
then, in that case, we will rid the county
OF Chinese miners, and to this end we will
cooperate with all anti-Chnese associa-
tions and organizations throughout the
State.