The morning call., 1890-05-04
THE TRANSFER.
Senator Caminetti Turns Over the
Statue tn tho Stafe

TLACERYILLE, May o.-C0l0lna and Placer
Vile were in holiday attire to-day. Early in the
morning vehicles OF every description, from dog.
carts 10 six-ln-hands, began pouring into bott,
towns from every part OF FL Dorado County and
other neighboring counties. By 10 O'clock fully
thousand people had arrived, and they were
still coming in. great crowd at the
Placervilie depot welcomed those who
came up on the regular train from
Sacramento. A hundred or more teams stood in
readiness to convey the arrivals to Coloma here
| the monument to James w. Marshall the dis
coverer of gold In California, stood ready to be
| unveiled. The visitors were given glimpse OF
| quaint and romantic Placervllle before starting
| for Coloma, eight miles distant. The drive was
| superb, the weather being perfect.
| Coloma was reached at 1 80 o. clock great
| crowd was in waiting there too which, together
with those who came over from Placeryille made
| 5000 In all. After short rest In the town. the
| ascent OF Marshall Hill, upon the apex OF which
| stands the monument, was made. The process
sion OF teams up the winding road presented a
novel and pretty picture. Little time was lost By
| those having the ceremonies in charge.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
A canoped platform just TO the rear OF the big
monument was reserved for the speakers and
distinguished guests. Among those VINO were
| there were: Governor Waterman, Senator A.
Eugene j. Gregory OF Sacramento, Secretary OF
| State Hendricks, Past Grand Presidents NJ A.
Dorm ana Charles w. Decker OF the Native Sons
| OF the Golden West, Past Grand Lecturers /. e.
| Branch and W. ii. Mclaughlin, and Past Presl-
dents Charles Cunnin CHAM and c. Fl. Turner,
| OF the same order, ASSemblyman Mailer, Sena-
| tor Fraser, ?. S. Lawson, George HoftnelsTer
Mrs. Caminetti Mrs Beckman OF Sacramento,
| and others.
Senator Caminetti who is one of the Commits
sloners TO whom was entrusted the work OF
| erecting the monument, was master of cere-
Penss & S"eS usy ,S os
| visitor in u brief buI eloquent speech. Senator
| Caminetti then turned the monument over to
| Governor Waterman as the representative of the
| State. Mr. Camnettls speech was substantially
| as follows
EARLY MEMORIES.
Amid scenes, now historical, around which
dwell memories that bear many OF YOU back 10
| the days of poetry, when you unlocked the
| golden ore in gulch and canyon dark" We have
assembled 10 dedicate TO the memory of James
| w. Marshall this monument, the Offering Of
grateful commonwealth. Fathers OF California
You and your comrades who have gone before
| were the last OF the race Of pioneers
mysterious East, and following the s aas
| Of empire westward gradually awoke the sumber
| OF ages still seeking tile boon Of life that some
| where, some time. sooner or later, must uulock
| the hidden treasures of freedom. On they came
| until America was reached. Hope still led them
onward with never resting ardor. Counting neither
| perils nor haidshps and constantly pursued by
| The lbtrary power they were endeayoripg TO
avoid they finally declared The doctrine Of MANS
| equality before the law. and by the aid of Ma
lures God, the great pioneer settled forever the
| advancement and happiness OF the human race
There lies your way due west. Then westward
i mo- theif star YET beckoned these ambitious
| the more gifted. No sooner uttered than for
| ward marched these true pioneer knights, scat
| terlng seeds of kindness wherever they went
aud never striking blow save In defense OF
honor, kin and country.
ON THE RoCK-BoUND COAST.
They rested hot until the music OF the waves
on the rock bound coast OF the Pacific announced
that the Occident had faced The Orient and the
golden days, remembered days. the days OF 40.
were recorded in The annals OF the world
Henceforth their mission was TO scatter plenty
on smiling land in their path, followed by in
dustry, education, the arts. sciences and COM
meree.aii mat constitutes greatness, all that
| men, TO have lived to see he
fruiion of your hopes; to have seen them bles 5
a continent and TO nave seen your successors en-
conraged In their WORK by the inspiration tina t
the golden light OF the past keeps bright. Happy
sons TO have had your fatnerly care In guiding
us through until manhoOd's mature iud gmept
Acting on the precepts taught us by
yon in the sunset OF life we are en-
experiences The roll of fame records not he
names OF you ALL You moved and acted collec-
livery with common purpose, like nation OF
bees, each In his sphere. carrying out perfect
conclusion. Thus the work becomes generaliZed
and IN that form will go down 10 posterity. His
tory Will for years record the effects of your
deeds. You cannot conceive. as much az This
age Is given 10 advanced thought, what changes
You have caused.
The SPIRIT TO DO GREAT DEEDS.
With your coming hither came the spirit that
moved you 10 great things. You have held the
star OF emp!iu as a prize, and turning Its light,
State you founded, and have sent its iwinkIine
rays in the direction from whence, In fairy pOoSs
Of the icharmed Eastern elyslums, it peeped out
The path OF the pioneer of long ago
is frightened with the elements of Western
PROFESS that hnows no failure and stops for no
obstacles. Everywhere In every lanG and cline,
they meet and encourage your coadjutors men
WHO side BY side with you digged In gulch and
delyed In mine from morn Till setting sun. eonst.
tuiing The missionaries of the Industry aud wop-
derful development that In a brief space OF time
established States and changed The monetary
condition OF nations. and transferred the COM
mercial emporium 10 this hemisphere.
BULDED BETTER THAN THEY KNEW.
Little did you think as you were scattered
among the hills, in rayines, bar and shaft, with
rocker. tom or sluice, picking up particles OF
gold, that you were working maryels In the az
fairs of men. Little did you dream as IN your
camps you whied away leisure hours In social
intercourse with brother miners from every ma
tion that you were thus, as time rolled round
YOUTH calling their own In obedience to
an inherent law OF our being back TO the old
home In fsT-ofI lands, laying the oasis of new
ana broader civilization, cementing the fraternal
Ties OF man closer and closer and uniting In one
grand league, in hearts touched with sympathy
TO secure The privileges here enjoyed to all our
kind. All, Indeed, Pioneers, who can rise 10
the high appreciation required to Justly conten.
plate your works where the realm of possibility
forty years; prophecy always the refuge Of the
enthusiast, can aid us not.
THE ATTAISMENTs OF THIS AGE
When the twentieth century is welcomed by
The nations we feel reasonably sure that pioneer
sons In all lands will. with the ardor OF the
fathers of '49. recount the magnificent attain.
ments OF TINS age. Some may say the results re-
be true, yet memorable changes were made pre.
yious 10 your advent here. The cOonists became
Tree over century ago. Success then bid them
farther onward. No cOmmotlon such as has been
witnessed In the last third OF a century is dis
cernible. Spasmodic efforts In the Old World
are recorded ending in Increased Oppression
Gold was discovered in many places before
Coloma was known or California even had dis
shall was bewldered with Its discovery in wonder
river bed Yet no such upheayal of the worlds
forces as happened In AS aud 40. All these
previous events lacked completeness as the
world was 10 be so largely affected by the results
We see that never before or since has there been
witnessed such commingling cry OF nationali-
lies, VINO came, as II were, as representatives TO
the first general congress Of nations. To them
who came from afar, experience was better than
WHO returned 10 be the pioneers of mans highest
privileges, able to contend with opposition aud
tanned.
EQUALITY RECOGNIZED.
Thus by this assemblage the stiff necked form
ally Of ages, the thin crust of caste that AFRO
CANT seifishness had established and considered
impregnable, was by the leaven of California
manhood broken and destroyed. Here then and
now, and by force OF your example, II Is getting
to be so almost everywhere. Man meets man as
God intended they should meet, on
equal ground. 1t matters not from
whence they come or what they actually
are, or do; 1t Is considered here that "the rank
Is but the guinea stamp, the mans the gowd Tor
a. that" The sovereign OF the pillow, the prince
OF the hammer and the King OF the pick and
shovel, like the gold OF the State, are made of
metal having The true ring in them, and nothing
can rob them OF that equality and consideration
except Their own dement's. In this you are
taught q lesson and imbued with tbe
hope OF aspiring mankind. What the
effects of this will be the future
VIII tell, as mighty forces are now at work The
teachings OF equality are passing round the
world ana lettering thrones and weak-kneed
kings proclaim their course AS revolutions
peveI go backward, 1t IS not an exaggeration 10
express the hope that the light OF political
equality, stimulated by the events of the last
forty years, Will. by its spendor and peneiicence
fulfill the fondest hopes entertained for Inc han.
plness and prosperity of the deserving, wherever
they may abide.
THE TRANSFER.
your Excellency, under aud by virtue OF law
Of this Slate, and in obedience TO the order of Ipe