Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-03-17
THE CAUCASIANS.

A couple Of weeks since we published
IN article under this head which has eli
cited the following reply from a gentle
man in Chico, connected with the Order
spoken Of, who seems to think we do the
injustice. Such is far from
our intention or desire. With the chief
object of the Order we have The
fullest sympathy, but we do object to the
means employed, believing the end could
be accomplished otherwise. We herewith
append the reply:
EpIToR TRINITY JOURNAL: - Your
article In last weeks paper in regard to the
Order OF Caucasians, is calculated to pre-
judice the public minds against body of
men who have associated themselves to-
gether for the purpose Of getting rid of
the cancer eating sore that is gnawing in
10 the vitals of California, and which is
apt to make our fair State despised and
loathed by those who would like to make
a home among us, but are afraid 10 stand
Dor knowing if they do that ultimate
starvation will be the result. Therefor
knowing you would not willlully do any
body Of men wrong, nor misconstrue
their actions knowingly | take the liberty
of writing this article hoping you will
give the same place in your valued pa
per, and undo any impressions that may
have beeniormed by the uninitiated who
read your editorial on the subject. You
imply first that the organization is willing
to accept for members, men who have no
moral standing and thus gain in num-
bers, what they lack in character. That
is mistake number ono for "no person
can gain admission to the Order who is
not possessed of fair health, a good char
acter, and some honorable visible means
Of support" cause 15, article 25, OF con-
stitution). In the second place you try
to make the public believe that the
Trout Creek murder should be placed at
the door OF the Truckee Camp, for you
say that the members feelings were sin
famed to nets of violence by the debates
and Interchange Of sentiments during the
session Of the encampment." "That
some Of the murderers went forth on their
mission Of blood from the hall of meeting
is another thing Of which it will be hard
to disabuse the public mind" The Trout
Creek murder took place between the 7th
and 18th Of June last, do not rem EN- Der
the date exactly and the Order Of Cauca
slams Instituted a Camp for the first time
there in August, fully two months after
,he murder. This is fact known TO
every person in and around Truckee.- 49,
blind ] do not deny that there was an
anti-cooiie club in existence there, known
as the Caucasian Led9ue, but | most
positively deny that there was a Camp of
Caucasians started there until the time |
specify. In the third place you imply
That the membership Of the Order is de-
creasing. Whereas on the hccontrary there
is not n day in the week but what the
membership is increasing. Your ex-
changes will show you that new Camps
are being started on an average Of three a
week, and all the other Camps are rapid
ly increasing their roll Of members. In
the fourth place you say that "we see as
serted the intention Of the Caucasians to
make use Of their power in politics for the
coming campaign" The only place you
could have seen such an assertion was in
a letter written from Nevada City, to Il
San Francisco Daily and which was pub
lished in the same spirit in which most Of
the articles written for the same sheet are
published, and that is for the purpose Of
deflng everything that it touches with
its contsminating influences. In the let
ter referred to, the writer says he is not a
member Of the order and therefore
claim he cannot know whether the order
is organized for political purposes or not
All the charges made say that it is in the
interest of the Democratic party, how
such charges can be true | cannot under
stand for the following reasons, first, the
newly elected Supreme Chief is one Of
the strongest Republicans in Amador
county, ! refer to John Greenwich Of Sut-
ter Creek, secondly Of the twenty-one Of
tcors Of the Supreme Encampmant late
ly held in Sacramento eighteen Of them
were Republicans, thereon l think the
charges wholly groundless as well as
senseless. In Chico the members lately
voted solidly for some candidates whom
they brought out for town Offices and the
membership there being SO strong, their
candidates were elected. On making in
quiries into the cause Of their taking par
in even local politics found that it was
done for the purpose of suppressing Chi
nese houses Of prostitution by electing
persons to office who would pass the ne.
cessary laws. Now Mr.. Editor knowing
you do not want to injure any class Of
persons if you can help it, l hope you
will publish this 50 as to undo the uninten-
tional mischief you may have been the
occasion Of last week. Before long hope
you may have Camp of Caucasans in
Weayeryille to help along the good cause
GRIM.
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