Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-27
TI.CHIN ESE.
The Meeting at the Opera House
Last Night.

evening, was not so largely attended as
that which met at the Courthouse some
days ago, but while the numbers were less,
there was a better class Of citizens present
than ON that occasion. A number OF
Cinnamon were among the audience, and
their presence occasioned many comical
illusions and remarks.
Captain Rock called the meeting to order,
and after stating the objects sought to be
attained, introduced Mr.. Sam Goldstone,
who, on the part Of the committee selected
to draw up resolutions, ETC., read the pre-
amble and resolutions agreed upon, and
was frequently interrupted by applause.
The following are the resolutions in full /:
WHEREAS, We, the people of the county of
Eureka, and State Of Nevada. irrespective
Of political affiliations, and in common With
the people of the entire Pacific coast, are
utterly and detcrminedly opposed to the
retention OF the Chinese already among us,
and more especially to their further and
continued immigration to this coast: and,
WHEREAS, The President. Of the United
States has refused TO approve an Act of
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ton, in total disregard of the welfare and
wishes Of the people Of this coast: and,
WHEREAS, Such refusal on the part of
the President Of the United States, to APP
prove said Act Of Congress, will stimulate
the continued coming hither Of this cor
rupt, ~seryile and leprous horde of Chinese,
to the utter destruction of our moral, So
cial and political welfare; and,
WHEREAS, The Chinese already among
us, have robbed our laboring people of the
means of earning a decent livelihood, by
crowding them from every avenue of re-
munerative labor. the consequence Of
which must eventually result in riot and
bloodshed; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the right Of self preser-
walton is paramount to all other consider
atoms, and the people have an undoubted
right to provide for their own safety, and
to take due precautions against distant,
as well as impending danger, and to
exclude from their midst a class Of for
eigners injurious to the welfare and happi-
ness Of their own country.
Resolved, That, in his refusal to approve
the act of Congress limiting Chinese i'm
migration, II. b. Hayes, President of the
United States, has proved himself the
enemy of the laboring people OF this
coast, and il, az a last resort, and for our
own protection, it shall become necessary
TO drive the Chinese from our midst by
force, then the responsibility must rest
with II. b. Hayes.
Resolved, That in order to avert such a
contingent calamity, we, the people, de-
mand, in the name Of our American citi-
zenship, and for the protection Of our
rights as freemer, the immediate repeal or
abrogation of the so called " Burlingame
Treaty. or the immediate enactment by
| Congress, and approval by the President
Of the Omitted States, of such laws as will
for ever put a stop TO the immigration OF
Chinese to the United States, aud more es-
pecially 10 this coast.
Resolved, That we heartily sympathise
| with all and every association having for
its object the eventual radiance from
| amongst us of the Chinese; the unfolding
| Of fair remuneration of free labor; the adj
vancement of the condition of all of our
working people: the equalization Of taxes
and the curbing of the grasping demands
and encroachments of capital; and we
hereby pledge TO the working people OF
America our moral aid in all lawful aims
to attain such desired results.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves that
we will not ourselves employ, and that we
will use every means in orr power to dis
courage, and prevent if necessary, the en-
| ployment of Chinese by others, in any aud
every way where such labor can he per
formed by our own people; and 70 that enc
we do most respectfully ask the women o.
| the Pacific Coast to aid us, AZ they can, by
giving employment to willing and needy
girls of our own race and blood, instead oil
employing Chinese.
Resolved, That we mutually pledge to
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we will not vote for any person aspiring tc
any office of honor, trust or emolumenti
and that we will not patronize any store,
firm or person who employs Chinese labor
OF any one who in any way assists directly
or indirectly in giving employment OF
renting Of houses or tenements to the Chi
nese.
Resolved, That the present habitations
Of the Chinese in this town, commonly
known as ''China town." situated as it i,
in the very midst OF the respectable inhab
| itants of the town, and where the yiles
practices of prostitution and other crimes
are shamelessly and openly carried on, b,
day and by night, and in the very faces o.
our children. to the utter disgrace of oul
Wanted civilization, has become and is al
intolerable nuisance, demoralizing to boil
young and old, and should be abated i'm
mediately and without the least possible
delay.
Resolved, That we believe, where thu
abatement Of such nuisanees as described
become necessary, for the peace and goot
morals Of the community, THAI the Boart
Of County Commissioner have the powel
under our laws to immediately abate thu
same.
Resolved, That we believe it to be thu
duty of the Honorable Board OF Count,
Commissioners Of Eureka county, and w
do most respectfully demand IL Of them, Il
adopt such measures, under the sanction o
the law, as will cause the immediate re
moval and permanent abatement OF TIN
nuisances described in the foregoing res
olutions.
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolu
tions, signed by our President and Socre
tary respectively, be Immediately forwarded
to the Honorable Board Of County Com
missioners of Eureka county.
Resolved, That for the purpose of en-
abling us to better carry out the intention
of these resolutions, VIC hereby form our
selves into a society to be known as 9Th
Eureka Protective and Anti-Chinese Asso
c~iation." A. ID. ROCK,
SAM G~oLDsToSE,
JAS. e. ANDERSON.
The preamble and resolutions were unaD
imously adopted.
Mr.. Sam Goldstone took the floor, an
said the time had come when the peopl
were called upon to squarely face the evil
of Chinese immigration, aud that som
step must be taken to check this growing
evil, and claimed that If the resolution
were carried out it would be all that thos
assembled could accomplish. His causti
.Ilusion IN the action of Mr.. HAYES wa
received with applause, which clearl.
showed that the sympati,ies of those pres
ent were not with our de facto President
Calls were made for General Sabin
George W. Baker, and Assistant Distric
Attorney Fitzgerald, but these gentlemel
not being present, Captain Rock addresse'
the maetinp