Butte record., 1853-12-10

Ii ar,ears. from the Nevala Journal, THAI
George ~ Han was convicted II tie murder
II Ling sing. d Chinauau. committed Oh the
ath u August, and Tor which be IS to suffer
death an Iue eallgRs, On tle 5ula u December
III reply to tie question, u lie had '' any tAing
o. say WY sentence q death should net Dc
raised ulcn Linn, he salI, among olher things.
go These Ctin01len, because Al1 q ditneu4-y
a5th one u th0m. scrorc lily lie away Can
Tins he true: Can i be possible that an
aa.erse.u e.t.zen has been tried, csnIcllneds
ara is IL be executed. uloa tle evidence
.gapfg of this class of men g people whom
fss enlightened nations l9ek a. cll--yei, more,
whose morality. habits q thinking AMI aotlns,
customs anu laws are fl,7 g alae eifrity ADVERSE
t9 cur own: il people Ua9 acknowledge no
esd ont d, China, and, IS a consequence. -
far as ali eUfs3a-rs are concerned, LIZ fesI'un-
s.h.HtE. 30 acc0uuta6l-l-y people whose
ltes i4s-l4v "a mother in the destruction oI her
..rfs,riBr. and foster and protect them IN Tie
practice and indulgence q acjs ~ tbein g.
frene.i rift1ts, OF required rs Qoiiey, which
..--lir-,l al.l Christl4u peulle Ae.d not only IN
I.rrr and dettsiatiou, but punish with eX-
frrac rcnalties Il cannot be that tins ia4u
life IS to be taken upon such testimony, simply
ind alone. But Us nothing II the contrary
ba. been. as yet seen hy The writer, he takes
she trsfa q this dying lnau statement Tor
-r.rtel. ana while LIZ intends 70 soTt o.
.H.rl-g.ect e. any one or ali concerned n TINS
rra---r vst he considers THAR JAe -IlIisSlall o.
.-arl evidence - the aeuYc--v- ai-O"lu9 s1~t
.-.e.1lt az JAinamen. Who are almost univ -r-
IL s..snople.Ie eed 20 have 10 morality II all,
ar i snv none bus Chinese i 1Aey can heiP
Il. are iis reel, tents. They are "a degraded
race. and while admit that taey are quiet
..l -..e..th bic il their department generally,
4.l.l not tlli1s On that account that they shquld
t, admitted 10 al the rights anu -rlElleges OF
s--ariean citizens. believing as d., thai their
-..I behavior is more the result q fear than
Ise consequence of preference ior ourselves
.rl opr Institutions, Experience has shown
these te, pie. ia a moral po1nt q VieF, to ue
vastly below tie negro oIuiatlon ei thv
United States. ani il most O. the States negro
testimony has never been ad2.ittel ~ tAe
..u7tS araiust . white H-an ana III sucA
stat.s where i has been aeLlit tlei- II mas a.
,.ost ALWAYS been found 10 work So Injurious
r. ,b.+ many 1ao,s.ications have lad u be
instituted. ana in many cases the law and
,r.--5e- have been abolished NoT. Il rms
-..tssa has been found necessary. Ter the sake
# snsweril.- tie 5a1s OF Justice III the case
~ .h. fzsrro uotv-itLsta taLldlug his pre.eAs-o-s
IL a-Yi35zal.ou. his moral ana religious tram
inr and besides Als ileut5ty Of nativity with
ourselves. who VIII contend for a moment that
"a man. or set Of men, whose morahty. re4l-
c5on. habits and customs are - unlike our
own. and sgLo are almost half-barbarian at
thar, should eng rights and privileges de
MED ihe negro race. Surely, no well-wlsheT
cf the APPLICATION and dissemination Of TIE
Jaws and institutions which have made Us, the
great and powerful people that We are, wlll
tolerate tae introduction into cur judicial
system Of such an element Of testimony, and
uuou which hangs mans dearest OF inter
csts-the prolonEati0n of life
Let tie courts pursue this practice and the
laws sanction the same, and convictions cf the
Kind named above, with others for degrees Of
crime Of aa inferior nature, VIII ere long 80
multiply and increase, that cur courts, Ike
the temple Of anus, VIII be rarely closed;
cur prison VIII have TO be vastly enlarged,
aad numerous others built, and ganowsas
multiplied al afRifuHs. Il Is rumored that
Governor Big,sr viii pardon Hall, This Is a
e. aansummatou degoutly to De Wished to be
demanded by llle people q the State-lhat IS,
Il Hall las been alone convicted on the eyi-
de1ce of Chinamen; f0I Il cur citizens hold
their liberty and their lives BY tenure that
such evidence can trInmPhantly set aside, no
white man. woman, or enid Is safe. And in
il.9 view Of the case. It ls conSollng to know
that T4r3ouiug power exists, and that il IS
a the hands 81 one who IS q just man, AM who
Likewise has courage 10 DO what he eonscien-
r.0-sly believes 10 be right j b S-h.