St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-14
A MONGOLIAN MENACE.
The Anti-Ohinese Congress at Portland
Passes Pointed Resolutions.
A Polite Request to John to Leave Oregon
and Washington.
Articles of impeachment to be Pre-
ferred gafnst Gov. Squire,
And Ben Butler Called on to Conduct
the Proceedings.

PORTLAND. Or, Feb. 13.-The anti
Chinese congress assembled here this after
noon. About $50 delegates were present.
The usual committees on credentials. per
manent organization, etc., were appointed.
Burnett q. Haskell was made chairman of
the resolution committee. The principal
resolutions were as follows:
Whereas, 1t is q portion of the common law
in this land solicited into universal and inn
memorial custom and usage, that the tnhab-
ttants of any locality, which Is infested with
any immoral or undesirable class of people,
have the right, peaceably, to assemble and
request the obnoxious elements TO remove to
other localities; and,
Whereas, The Monaghan race in the state
or Oregon and the territory of Washington
are class of people who are constant viola
tors OF health and public laws, immoral and
degraded in every sense of the word, as well
as constant menace to free institutions, to
nome and family, therefore be it
resolved, That this convention call upon
the citizens OF every locality to peaceably
ASSEMBLE and politely request said Monaghan
| race 10 remove from this state and the terri
] tory or washington to the city of San Fran
cisco, or any other place where they are
desired oy the people, and this within thirty
GAYS from the date of said meeting
| Resolved, That an executive committee be
! appointed in every community 10 carry out
| the spirit and intent OF these resolutions.
Resolved, further, That delegates to this
convention upon returning to the homes
| proceed 10 call mass meetings of the citizens
or their locality TO ratify the action of this
convention and appoint the executive COM
IN ttee herein provided for, and the date for
such meetings to be Feb. %.
The above resolutions were the only ones
which the committee on resolutions had
prepared, but they recommended that three
of large number of resolutions which had
been handed to the committee by various
delegates, should be adopted. The first was
a resolution calling on congress to abrogate
all existing treaties whereby immigration
from China to this country may be stopped,
except as regards diplomatic relations The
second resolution commended certain news
papers which Endorsed the action of the
rioters at Seattle and Tacoma. The third
resolution placed permanent boycott on the
OregOnian and Evening Telegram. The Ore
gonian has made stand for order. humanity
and law. There was a long debate over the
resolutions, and about fifteen speakers par
ticipated, each limited to five minutes.
The general sentiment of the speakers
was in favor of the peaceful re-
moval of the Chinese, which delegates
from Tacoma explained meant marching
them out of town, as was done at Lacerna.
The speakers were greeted with great APP
plause. One delegate stated that he was
prepared to lead in the movement.
that he had been in Jail FIVE days fol
having done so before, and was
willing to be incarcerated for year to do
so again. Speakers who attempted to de-
bate against the resolutions, aud tried to
say the Chinese were here under authority
of law, were hooted down by the noisy
lobby. The following resolutions were
passed without debate:
Whereas, In defiance of article l, section g.
| = u Of ha ftrt
of the United States, and in utter violation Of
law, Gov. Squires of Washington Territory
has with ali the insolence of Imperialism de-
MED the writ of habeas corpus, free speech
and liberty of assemblage and declared mar
tial law in defiance of the law OF the land rs
declared by the United States supreme court
in Wall, in the case of Wellington, and
Whereas, In addition TO the said illegal act
a mob of his supporters wantonly fired uDOI
an assemblage of the people, killing one anC
wounding three others, in the city of Seattle
Feb. 10, 1856; and.
Whereas, The said Samries has illegally i'm
prisoned and deprived of liberty various citi-
zens of the United States without process OF
law.
Resolved, That our representatives in con
gress be instructed to prefer articles of i'm
parchment against the said governor and pre-
sent the same for the action of the house O.
representatives at once.
Resolved, That $4,000 copies of these reso
lutions be printed and forwarded to every
2 laborer, organization, anti-Chinese leagu,
= and every Granger association in the Unite,
= States, with request that each such organ
ization ratify and adopt and approve thes
resolutions and order them sent to their rep
resentativeS in congress. Endorsed with thei
> urgent demand for proper action thereon
Resolved, That a telegram be sent to Benja
I min F. Butler, requesting him to conduct thu
said impeachment proceedings on behalf o
2 all lovers OF American liberty.