Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-06
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WAS crowded tonight on the occasion
OF the grand anti. Chinese mass meeting.
Il 10 estimated that In the hall and
around the stands on the street over
10, 900 people were present. The meet
ing In the hall was opened by Mayor
Bryant. who addressed the assembly.
urging Q moderate. calm and dignihed
expression Of public sentiment. and in
troducsd Governor Irwin % the prssid-
ing ofacsr. Tho Governor addressed the
meeting Al some length. claiming that
Chinese immigration involved q sub
version Of Anglo-Saxon civilization on
this coast. and ultimately In the United
States, and would result In forming two
classes In the neutrality-suspicious.
and coolies; that In an economical con-
fict Of the two races the whites must 60
10 the wall; that II the. object was to ar
rive at the greatest production At the
Leaf expense, coolis labor would fulhil
tho conditions, but that the higher oh.
jecs was to develop the better specimens
Of the human race; that the evil mus
be stopped by working on public senti-
ment on the opposite side Of the CONT
mont and secure q modification Of the OK.
isting Burlingame treaty.
Al the close Of tho Governors speech
a list Of Vice Presidents was elected.
Mark Mcdonald. President Of the
Citizsns' Committee, after q brief ad-
dress, introduced Frank Pi1ley. who
read the resolutions prepared by tho
committe. which. alter a preamble set
ting forth the extent OF the evil they
were called npon to combat, the de9ra-
ding influences OF the Chinese influx.
the impossibility OF assimilating them
with the white population and its de-
moralizing effect in fostering want, idle.
ness and crime on the part OF the work
ing classes, demanded for this coast and
country the protection OF the General
Government aud recommended that a
| delegation DO sent to Washington to
secure the abrogation or q modification
Of tho Burlingams treaty and the ma
king Of . new u Of o strictly COM
msrcisl character. AL other remedies
had been tried and failed. Recognizing
the rights Of the Chinese nov In this
country, no violent measures would DO
countenanced; but redress must be
sought by legal means at the hands Of
the supreme lav.making power. =,
The resolutions were adopted amid
great applause.
Hon. Q. T. Ryland OF San Francisco,
NEXT addressed the meeting, and was
| followed by Hon. Phil. Roach, Hon.
| George Barstow. DR.. ]. Campbell, DIR.
| Sborb. II. T.. Hiphton. Stewart N, Tay-
Tor. Thomas Ryan, Rev. ID. Cox, Lieu
tsnsnt Governor johnson and O. W.
| W~ozencraft. The speeches were all OF
tbs ssme genera tenor-moderate In
ION. d.nrecstipg ali attempts At n VIC.
isnt .oInt,on Of tSe problem' lint uroinc
unitsJ' continuous and conservative 10.
cal elton ~ attain tbe desired end. the
nrinc;nsl .rvument being directed 10 the
psccs.ity Of action ON the part Of the
trss,y making pov.r 10 modify the Bur.
ineamo treaty.
Mr.. Woxspcroft took a different
ground. and struck a key-note by aivo.
eating recourse to the tribunals to do
.v,v with ali future Enumeration by nj.
lacking the system OF contract by which
| Coolies are brought 10 the country, in
| c-ontr,yention of the treaty s~tipuiations
and laws of the land. which, he claimed,
Wa tbe most direct. feasible aud proper
oour.e 10 be pursued.
The remarks Of tho various speakers
ware we'll received. and elected frequent
applause.
THE street meeting was addressed by
q number Of speakers to tho Same gen.
srsi effect.
About IL o'clock the assembly quietly
dispersed. Perfect quiet reigned in the
city during the evening. Ample pre-
cautions had been taken to prevent any
breach OF the peace. but no occasion
arose for the interference Of the author.
tiles.
A Frenchman named Lazard Dahlman
committed suicide about 1--WE o'clock this
evening. al the Morton House, by shoot
ing himself through the heart. No
cause is assigned for the net. Deceased
was about thirty.four years OF hge. n
had lately been following a sporting
life.
Terrific Explosion Near SaIs LAKE
Cfsy a OF ferss"s
Killed.
SALT LAKE, April 5.-This evening
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