The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-14
ANTI-CHINESE AGITATION
The Convention at Observation-Disclosures
manding the Impeachment of Gov. Son,.. w

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 13-The antch.-
congress assembled here this afternoor
hundred and fifty delegates were presan, U =.
usual committees were appointed. Burpe,. =
Haskell was made chairman of the resolrs. =
committee. The principal resolutions ,u.s' ''s
follows:
Whereas, The Monaghan race in the s...
gon and the Territory of Washington arc % IRE
people who constant violators Of All b elaas Of
public laws; immoral, degraded and undassa,s and
every sense of the word MS well constant @ u
to home and family; therefore, be it menace
Resolved, That this convention calls nno -
of every locality to peaceably assemble and Citizens
request the said Mongolian race to remove pOnteiy
State and the Territory of Washington to the .as
San francisco, or any other place where they are s
sired by the people, and this within thirty davs cs
the date of said meetings. "' Iou
Resolved, That executive committee ~
pointed in every community to carry out the sn; sg
and intent of these resolutions; and SPuis
Resolved, fur her, That delegates to tb;s 80
Gon upon returning to their homes proceed - ga,
mass meetings of the citizens of their locals.' sa
ratify the action of this convention and anno;e
committees herein provided for.E sus
The above resolutions were the onlv o,..
which the committee on resolutions had ORA.
pared, but they recommended that large num-.
Der of resolutions which hal been handed 70 -.
committee by various delegates should hs
adopted.
The second resolution commends certain nsu.
papers which Endorsed the action of the riotsr.
at Seattle. The third resolution placed perm..
nent boycott on the Oregonian and Evening Tel.
egrsm. The Oregonian has made stand "a,
order humanity and law.
There was long debate over the resolutions
about fifteen speakers participating. each lmitsd
to five minutes. The general sentiment of thu
speakers was in favor of the peaceful removal 81
the Chinese, which, as delegates from Tacoms
explained. meant marching them out Of town
as was done at Tacoma. The speakers wers
greeted with great applause One delegate
stated that he was prepared to lead in the move.
ment; that he had been in Jail FIVE days for hay.
ing done so before, and was willing to be incar.
cerated for year for doing so again Speakers
who attempted to debate against the resolutions
and tried to say the Chinese were here under
authority of law, were howled down by the
noisy element The following resolutions were
passed without debate
Whereas In defiance of Article l. Sectiof, 9. and
Amendments and of the Constitution Of the United
Sta3s and in utter violation of law, Governor
Squire. of Washington Territory, has, with all the
nsoence of imperialism suspended the writ of habsss
corpus, free speech and liberty of assern5lage and
declared martial law in defiance of the law of the land
as declared by the United Safes Supreme Court in
Wall, in the case of Mulligan; and,
Whereas In addition to the said illegal act . mos
of his supporters wantonly fired upon assembage
the people, killing and woundng three Others ID
the city of Seattle, on Feb. 10, 1886; and,
Whereas The said Squire has illegally imprisoned
and deprived of liberty various citizens of the United
States without process of law; therefore,
Resolved, That our Representatives in Congress
be instructed to prefer articles of impeachment
against the said Governor and present tho same for
the action of the House of Representatives at once
Resolved that sc, 900 copies of these resolutions
be printed and forwarded to every labor organization
anti Chinese league and every grangers association
in the United States with request that each such
organization ratfy and adopt and approve these
lutons and order them sent to their Representatives
in Congress indorsed with their urgent demand for
proper action thereon.
Resolved that telegram be sent to Benjamin y.
Butler requesting him to conduct tho said mpeach
ment proceedings behalf of all lovers of American
liberty.