New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-29

able in their habits; say this, sad you nave sNd
all good that can be said Of them. They are IN
civilized, uncean and filthy beyond all conception.
without any of the higher domestic or social re-
lations: lustful and sensuAl in their dispositions;
,r,rv female is q prostitute, and of the basess
order; the first words of English they learn are
terms of obscenity or profanity, and beyond this
they care to learn no more. Clsnnsh IN nature,
they will not associate except with their own
people and the Chinese quarter of the city Is
by.word for filth and sin. Pagan in religion they
know not the virtues Of honesty integrity or good
faith and in Court-oyer their most sscred EN-
blem, the burning of bit Of yellow psper-they
never scruple to commit the most fragrant per-
jury. They have their secret societies among
themselves their Triad societies and other pow
erful associations, by whose ediets they are gov
erped, and whom they dare not testify against for
fear Of secret death; thus rendering our very
laws peweHess.
What shall be done in these premises Cali
fornis is strangely situated. The youngest oil
Young America next door to the Oldest OF nations
A sparsely peopled country with wages enormous
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laton on the globe. They are pouring in upon
California Their great companies are shipping
them to that region BY thousands as coolies, VIZ
tualy, if not nominally slaves. Already there
are 40, GO there and the cry is still they come
If the tide continues they must yet outnumber the
whites on the Pacific; and they are not like the
European immigration to the Atlantic States, for
they have no sympathy with Americans, whether
in religion, habits or language. Most of them In
tend some day to return; if they do, they carry
constantly stream of wealth from the country
wherein it should be invested, thus adding to the
riches of California and the entire Union And
if they stay they must be either free or slaves.
II free, then we have in the Pacific Empire a
people. living in daily violation of the laws
of our land, governed by their own soci-
ties. isolated from US and as much ignoring prac-
ticslly in matters of law and government our in
stitutions as if they were still in the Central
Flowery kingdom. But, however free, ali men
may be by nature according to theoretical repub-
lcanism, practice has shown that no two people
with distinctly marked and uncongenial charac-
teristics can occupy the same territory at the
same time on terms of equality. Either there
must be sympathy enough between them to pro-
duce fusion, or the one will be virtually if not
uominaly the master Of the other.
Now, Slavery is detestable whether it be
brought about by Coolie system, Factory sys-
TEN or by an open, barefaced buying and selling
men and women. Now we fear if this Chinese
immigration continues, America may some day
have Slavery in California; and ships will cross
the gentle Pacific loaded down with masses of
living humanity doomed to lives of suffering and
bondage The horrors of the African slave-trade
will be renewed on the shores Of California. Al
ready has one effort been made to pass "CooHe
" bill'' in the California Legislature, legalizng
the trade in Cinnamon. Thank Heaven, it failed
And thank Heaven, too, the whole Pacific
country is now shaken by the question whether
stop shall be put to this sort of immigration, or
whether the State shall be overwhelmed by this
food of ignorant, filthy idolaters The prospect
seems to be that the exclusive policy will be
adopted.