Show from the san francisco sun san california legislature BENICIA jan 27 1854 mr WING introduced the following joint resolution ol ution joint resolution in rel regard yard to the removal of indians without the limits of this state WHEREAS the general government has in in locating indians within the limits of this state departed from what has for nearly half a century centary been her settled policy with regard to the location of indians and WHEREAS there exists no good cause why california should be made an exception to the said general rule of policy but rather that it is more necessary here than in other states from the fact that the proportion of arable land in this state is comparatively small rendering it certain that all the agricultural lands within our limits will in a very short time be required and absolutely necessary for the use and maintenance of the white population so rapidly increasing in this state and WHEREAS all past liast experience has not only proved beyond question the impossibility of a joint and friendly occupancy of the same territory by white and red men but on the contrary that feuds and discord roust must under such circumstances continually exist between the two races and finally result in the extermination of th the indian tribes and WH ERiAs the policy heretofore practised practiced by the general government towards the indians has been characterized as humane just and magnanimous and has met the universal approval of the best and ablest statesmen of both state and general era governments THEREFORE the people of the state of california represented in senate spud assembly do RESOLVE RESoL vr that they do hereby protest against the policy adopted by act of congress of mar march b 1853 and against the settlement of indians within the limits of this state RM RESOLVED that our oar senators in congress be and they are hereby instructed and ova our representatives senta tives requested to t in ur urge upon upon congress the propriety of adhere adhering in ge california di fornia to the e long I 1 tried universally approved and well established policy of the united states in removing indians without the limits of organized states and to insist that the general government do not depart from said policy by making california an exception thereto and further to urge the expediency and positive necessity of the removal of the indians to locations more remote from the white settlements settlement tle ments s an and d without the limits of this state RESOLVED that his excellency the governor be requested to forward to each of our senators and representatives in congress a copy of these resolutions referred to committee on indian A affairs 2 copies ordered |