The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-11-03
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Chinese in California.
Extracts of letter from James Lewis
to Elder George A. Smith, dated PAID-
wan, Iron county, Utah. 8, 1854:
"a few T. Elections upon scenes aud
ideas gathered in our lands may not CONS
amiss. In California thsre are about ses.
en,y.fve thousand Chinamen,ge in
San Francisco and the mines. They sTs
called the best cooks, washers, and serv.
ants in tha, country. They are capable
Of performing and enduring more labor
and fatigue than any other people in thal
island, and have no spri, so rFe,aliate for
he many insults and injuries they re-
ceivo. They, like The Jews, are dig
ltinct people, and work in squads entirely
by themselves in the mines, and save
every farthing. Their living is brought
from China by their own merchants; aud
all their trading is done among Them,
selves, and they wenr their cwn peculisr
cos'ome; few adopted the dress Of this
Country. .n '.'s
| 'In San FrOncisco whole streets are
occupied by them. They have THAR
own hotel keepers, wholesale and lotail
merchants, grocers, end physieiansy In
fac, they do their own busines independ.
ent Of others. After obtaining sulficien,
to make them independent at home, ,hey
usually return. They take little OF 40
notice Of strangers, only when for ,leir
interest; are greatly addicted 10 ratn.
4 bling, and have gaming establishments
and houses Of prostitution publickly open
day and night like their ne;ghbcrs,--
Thousands Of women ar0 brought from
China 10 that market, hired by The mora
wealthy of theirown coun,rymcn, for ten.
and often three dollars head for each
year. On any money advanced for out.
fiji OF passage, ifnot paid the frs, ycas,
il doubles The second on principle aud inc
teresi. Young females Of from fourteen
to sixteen, as we'll as children, are
bough, in China o, from thirty 10 fihs
dollars each, and brought to California TO
swell the already enormous amount Of
/. crime, prostitution, degradation, and cor
4 Fupiion.
"Thousands OF labureys are hired ia
Q China for the wages Of ths, cnuu.fy, "a
/, few cents per day,) and their passage Q
paid; and they work in the mines their
tam of service, (generalS four years.
!. after which they nre senl home; this on .
, class preys upon another to enrich them.
, selves. ! was informed thpt thousands
4 arc thus in bondage, under their dif.ren.
overseers, sen, out Tor this purpose.
i "ln California ihuIe are already largo
!. and extensive establishments for The sale
!, Of the fine and costly fabrics, as vol as
), many manufatured arIiclep, and paintinas
r. "f rare Workmanship and Of exceeding
n fine finish, which had ihei, way iuto .he
= houses, or are worn hy the wealthy.
. 81 visited many Of their lending men
4 to ASCERTAIN, ifpossibie, the situation oi
their country, and gnther books TO for
| ward the work in Which was engaged
n bul | found they were no, disposed Ia
II give any information, aud seemed an,.
!. prised that we were dcs r1ns of knowing
e anything about them, slough few could
4 speak English 50 ss 10 bo understood -
# They require high ptics for information
# and carry ,heiI distinctions to grenl
e length. In their dealings with o,Lsn
= they ave very unscrupnloms.
7 ~ found the Chinese in CnI.lurna wi.t
a prejudice Of feeling caused by thei, i'll.
" treatment from lis citizens, which is MOI
e couGned 10 miners, bu includes thai,
q legislators. They are iraduced, yili6ad
!. aud abused on every hand; sc, tho,
Of thrive, increase, particularly rellling /,
q trade. They aro controlled by men o
4 intelligence, and are far from being WIN
!. Christians Gull them, for their IDEAS, .
% tho Supreme Being their Father, thei
70 government, 'helaws sad obligations the
n, ere under 10 each other, with their cod
70 Of m erals, are in advance OF ,he sreta
ID ran would. and haye ,hcir peculi.r,ies
o( which seem truly strange 10 Us. :
I. ""Ihey are rapidly increasing, as man
q Of the barriers are being broken dow
which have 50 long deprived ,hom Of ts
il socia'ine with other and neighboring ma
= lions. Undoubtedly, upon lhei, re,uf,
i 70 lSeir own land, they will carry NOR
: liberal principles, which, with The exten
lis sion Of tho spirit Of Liberty snd reform
y. pelyading almost every land, will shortly
~ under the diteciing hand Of the ATmigli
q, ", who has said by his servants that wheI
" The Gospel, the Reorganization Of h,
IS, kingdom in the las, days, should com
le mence, then his work should begin .
We mong all nations. THIS is ,ri;y the cas-
Ie with that people.
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