Smyrna times., 1855-03-28
Long Tail ID OentrJ lA Cali4,fn44.

The San Francisco papers received by recent
steamers, abound with complaints of the an
nOyance given throughout the State by Chinese
They are represented TO be
nuisance III towns and cities, breeding disease
i'll the filthy dens they lntest, VIII. h.ch IRE reveal
ed to persons passing them, by the intolerable,
pestIltntlal stencil they send iOrlh. About the
middle of January, sixty Chinese wcre brought
at before Judge treelou, at San Francs
CO. who told them he should fine them II thous- !
aud dollars each, unless they would remove
into some separated and distinct locality. line
appearance" says CalIiuTna paper, 4" which
the poor wretcheS make when they SIT IN their
murky rooms, aud glare through tnelr windows
like SO many uncican beasts, is Disgusting IN
the extreme; aud their open gambling h. us''s
in which they ga her IN large uuub' rs, ahd
around large table, Illuminated with stmO-
king, offensive light, carry Oil their mys. erOus
games Ot chance, show phase OF humanity
not fit TO be obtruded Oh the obs; rvdtOn ui civI-
lized and refined people They must be re-
moved" 1t Is proTosed 10 impose a fine Tor
! certain of their most odiuus and dangerous ui-
| encer, which II is hoped Will drive the more
VICIOUS of these p, opr, Particularly the lewd
women, from the heart OF the city; but gen
| eral impression prevailed that still more sIiI-
gent measures would be required. The great
est trouble Is apprehended III the mining d,s-
tricts, where the blame cannot be exclusively
laid at the door oi the Chinese. The .Amcri-
can miners hnir the long tailed di"gcr>, and,
| whenever they are too numerous, drive them
out and take POSSESSION of Their claIms. A
most cul pabc disposition TO indulge III u sp.r.t
of prosecution prevails, aud The only cXcusr ui-
tered for the y ranny exercised is that ut eX-
ists, will exist, aud no law can prevent ii.
The miners will not tolerate the Chinese, and
sooner or later much trouble is anllc sputel
from their presence. the remedies trv.s,d Il
: cure this evil appear TO u detcslable. Thrl
consist, virtually, IN Furnishing the innocent
instead of the guilty. In order to exclude
Chinese competition, and to compel them L
resort TO other pursuits than INNING, an act o
the Legislature Is suggested, tUr5'dding CuIHu
r men from lol Ing clduHS, or from working II
the mines This would De an equlva ent L
an edlct of b nIshmemt or starvation. They
are not want, for farms, or the cultivation O
; vegetables, which are already produced in abun
dance; the culture of cotton or of rlCc is Ill
+ impossiblllty without capital, and labor on rall
roads, or other public roads, IS not yet sutfl
cIenlly wanted to be OF use TO them. That th,
Chinese population OF California are, ali thing
considered. an evil to that State, is unqucs
tionable; but they should be treated With len
iency aud as it has been recently decide
!, that they cannot become cltZens their defence
n :, less position should assure them protection
= whenever they are submissive and obcdIent t
the laws Th ir miserable existence IN ldrg
{ towns, and the vices and diseases they tosteI
; should be rem"d.cd, by the most DECISIVE me;
sures, and immigration should be discourage
!, as tor as poss BIZ but those who desire TO
u peaceful members OF society should be incOuI
aged and not opposcd.- keystone City.