Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-24

Meet1MS-A DeGernmimeu StAnu
Against IN B~nrIinxaIne Treaty.
Last evening the Courthouse was
crowded to overlooking with citizens,
called by the announcement that a
meeting would be held for an expires.
sion of opinion in relation to the con
tinued and fast increasing influx of
Chinese coolies and prostitutes to this
coast. Although the meeting was CON-
posed of all classes of orr white pop
ulation a large proportion of the as
semblage was workingmen. 1t was a
mistake calling the meeting in a house;
it should have been called out of doors,
as a large number Of persons were IN
able to gain admittance to the building
and were forced to remain outside.
The meeting was called to order, and
Cart. A. ID. Rock elected chairman, and
Chas. La Force secretary, after which
the following resolutions were read
and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The tabled wealth Of our
land has lured to our shores a horde of
pagans, aliens to our civilization, III
customs and religion, and whose mum
bers, encouraged by the B~urlingane
treaty, are increasing with fearful
rapidity and bids fair in the near fu-
ture to Overwhelm US; whose in1n-
ence only tends to lower the standard
of our civilization, whose industry IL
exercised only for the selfish purpose
of Withdrawing from our midst the
fruits of that industry, and whose very
presence Is contamination To our NOR
ais and a blight to our material pros
perily; therefore, be it
Rcsolped, That free American citi-
zens and kindred races, immigrants to
our land, who seek to assiInilate with
us, can not without a surrender OF all
the luxuries which grace II adorn
civilization, compete in the works OF
industry with a race whose diet IS not
above that of the brute creation; a
race which support no schools,
churches or societies tending to benefit
and improve the people.
Resotced, That a residence of a quar-
ter of a century among us has only
tended to demonstrate that the accu
mutations OF the Chinese add nothing
to the wealth of the State, but on the
contrary impoverish orr own land and
20 to enrich the Empire of China.
Resoired, That we. the citizens Of
Eureka, Nevada, without regard 10 po-
litical differences, unanimously appeal
to our reprepresentatives III the Con-
gress of the United States To unite IN
an effort for the abrogation Of the Bur
lingame treaty with China, or in such
.1l.t,.,t,., . h root 90 Shai III nhpsk fhn
unmitigated evil of Chinese immigra-
ton: an evil which threatens the
peace and prosperity of the Pacific
coast and ultimately the best interests
of the whole country.
Resolued, That it is the imperative
duty of all good citizens of this Pacific
coast and of the United STATES to sup
press by all legitimate e III EN-
ployment of Chinese labor, and To
that end we pledge a hearty co-opera.
ton with our fellow-citizens of the Pa
cific coast in a supreme and determined
effort to Danish from all the OF
industry in our midst "A class, who, by
nature and education, are forever dis
qualified from assimilatlng with Us
and who can never become either citi-
Zens or soldiers among us, but must
always remain a curse to our progress.
ResotUed, That our thanks are due
to the Legislature and people of Cali
forni for their efforts in behalf of civ.
ilizatlon in trying to keep from our
shores a horde who prey upon our
country as a cloud of locusts and leave
nothing but ruin in their track.
Resotped, That we, the citizens or
Eureka, earnestly commend the pa
trioti~m of the citizens of San Francis
CO, which has inaugurated a
ment whose aim is to lay before the
Congress OF the United States the evil.
consequent upon the immigration of
Chinese to our country, and We pledge
to them our hearty and heartfelt CO.
operation in any measure which may
be legally adopted to prevent any fur
Their influx OF this Objectionable class
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be transmitted to our repre-
seniatives i'm Congress and tn " most
earnestly requested to use their in
tiuence towards havingthe B%urlingams
treaty a~brogated or at least to have il
modified to such an extent that the
stream of immigration will be effect
ually stopped of these Asiatics Hooking
to our shores, a race with n language
without an alphabet, a religion without
a God.
The meeting was addressed by
Thomas Laspeyre, Samuel Goldstone,
George w. Baker, d. +. Baily, j. p.
Ennis aud Capt. A.. ID. Rock. Each
speaker was loudly applauded and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Before
adjourning a motion was made and
carried hat another meeting be called
for nex Saturday evening for the pur-
pose of organizing an Anti Chinese
League similar To those now in opera
ton in San Francisco aud other cities
in California. On motion the meeting
adjourned.
DECORATION DAY.-We notice in our
our exchanges that the citizens of
towns in the western part of the State
are making extensive preparations for
the proper celebration of Decoration
or Memorial Day. In years past Eu-
reka has observed the day in a becom.
ing manner, but this, our Centennial
year, the Both OF May Is fast approach
ing, and we hear of no movement be.
ing made toward a suitable observa-
ton of the day. Is the day to pass by