The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-10-05
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laws by Introducing new and most
weighty element. If the vastly increasing
transatlantic migration from Europe ha:
awakened distrust OF the policy Of OPEN |
ing free and short path to all the rights
and privileges Of American citizen
ship, the swelling traus-Paciic immigra-
ton from Asia is fast aggravating the dis
trust into positive disbelief of any such
policy. The influx of the Chinese into
California is going on at rate far exceed
ing that Of the Americans. They are in
fact the only part Of the population which
is increasing. Tho business Of shipping
them from China has become a complete
system; and by using old worthless hulks
for the purpose, and examining TO the ut
most capacity, the price of passage has
been reduced to a trife. The great mass
of those who come are Coolies, heathenish,
slavish, and in every sense degraded
They are hired toeomc for apaltry pittance
by spectators athome, and their labor is
essentially seryile. They live among them
selves, pay little regard to the usages of
civilized society, are dirty in their habits,
dcceitful in their dealings, cannot be trust
cd on oath, and are addicted 10 every kind
of petty misdemeanors. The women which
they bring with them are all without ex-
ception of abandoned character, and are
most demoralizing pests.
Now, though it is true that considera-
bic portion ofthese Chinese wiIlremain but
temporarily in the country, still tens Of
thousands viii become permanent resi-
dents; for however low in the scale may be
their state here, tits far above anything
they could hope for in the ovcr-crowded
land their nativity. The home afinities
Of the Asiatic are decidedly weaker than
those of the European; and Il is idle TO OK
fpect that he will in general be less dispos-
ed to break away from the attractions
which our country offers. As Chinese
teommunities extend, Of course the homo
ward tendency viii diminish. There Is no
llnducemeut for the lower classes of Euro
peans to emigrate to this country, that does
not apply with quite as much force to the
Chinese Celestials. The latter are urged
on by even greater privalions and hard
ships, and have as reasonable hope Of bet
tering their condition. We must hence
forth calculate upon large and perman-
ent and even increasing Asiatic popula-
: ton upon our Pacific coasts. There is
fnothing now to forbid them from receiving
tAmerican citizenship on the same easy
terms as their fellow immigrants from
Europe. Though they themselves may be
Indifferent to this right, it cannot be sup
posed that they will long escape Che infn-
onces oftho partisans who value theirvotes;
or that they themselves would not soon
learn to put value upon votes, after once
understanding how often 1t is in excited O.
lectiona that thoy are bought from those
who care to SELL
1t would not require very much argu-
ment to satisfy an American Of the inexpe-
) dicncy of raising these Asistics 10 the rank
Of American citizens. In fact it would be
matter which his pride in the institutions
of his country would hardly permit him to
entertain at all. To talk Of dividing his
sovereignty as an American freeman, and
, all the sacred responsibilities involved there.
! lin, with Pagan idolator, is to insult him
but yet, he may any day, under our pres.
Standardization system, be called upon
TO do it. And in fact, fine Is a Democra
Q of the modern school, he is bound to do il
What matters tiff TIE Wang is a Paganl--
' Does not the Union every day, give
out that the American Government ha,
nothing to do with religious belief? i
from the crown of his head to the sole o
n his foot Te Wang is stepped into supersti
!. ton and ignorance, itnot Just as intoler
j. ant TO refuse him acom-pstriotic embrace
as someone of his European an:ipodes who
comes stepped in the same unrepublicar
compound, from the sole of his foot to tn,
8 crown of his head The truth is that no
f The shadow ola consistent argument to
3 wards establishing the obligation to admi
the European can be assigned, that doe
not apply equally we'll to the Asiatic.-
+ The commonist principles Of Justice re
!; quire that they should all be included il
e the same category, and the question will
n presently. have to be met on its real rner
v its.
i A vast deal Of defamation has beel
wasted upon tho right of immigrants to A
q merican citizenship. The idea is absurd
II betrays an ignorance Of the most ele
y mentary principles Of government. Their
+ is not nation in the world that acknowl
h edges snch right. Our naturalisatio
N laws confer priVilegesupon those who hav
no natural claim upon them whatever. TIL
: giving or Withholding these privileges is
I matter Of pure discretion. And natural
is zatiou laws which perhaps were very dis
X erect when the immigration to our shore
,. amounted TO five or six thousand annually
and those usually from the substantii
classes Of European population, may b
: just as indiscreet when applying to an in
migration of half million annually fror
= every grade Of society and description
q people. The present laws have 'outlaste
their time. A modification Of some kin
: is urgently called for, and. however resis
In ed by the politicians who turn them |
Do their benefit, itmust sooner or later tai
place. The value Of American citisenshi
!, has quite reached its aiai0sam; it will be,
Z no more cheapening.-N y COus. an
II Enqairer.
!. NoyrL ScEsR.-The ex postmaster Of Be
: ton is in Germany. He sends an accour
y of dinner to railroad congress, at whic
Is locomotive appeared upon the table,
= which was attached a train loaded withdisl
es Of the choicest and most solid food III