Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-08
Another view OF the Chinese War.


The recent election in England establishes
the fact that the war declared by England
and France, against the Chinese, will be
prosecuted with vigor, The result of course
must be the concession of more enlarged
privileges to foreign traders, aaa the par
tial if not total. unlocking If tae bars aud
bolts which Chiuese jealousy forged, and
kent shut for centuries There is no city or
State in the ole world which will derv'
greater advantages from the war III China
than San Francisco, and the state of c
itornia-tor the former, in time, must be-
come the very centre OF the China trade,
and in her lap will fall large portion OF
the riches which have been locked up for cen.
curies 10y the Asiatics but every good has
its alloy of evil While great advantages
will undoubtedly be realized by Us from
the war, the drawback will probably be
found in the precipitation of an immense
Chinese Immigration upon our shores One
Of our Eastern exchanges thus speculates
on this branch of the suhject
"We will probably find that the the great
est superfiuity of China is her men aud wo.
men, and that if Europe has been able to
send n enrrent of million or two to the
waste lands Of the West, China with her
hundred, of millions her popuous cities
where many thousands live on boats and
never touch the shore, and her swarming
country where human life is so abundant
that they have almost driven out the domes.
tic animals When the Euronean is admits
ted 10 full participation in Chinese trade, at
n necessary consequence the inhabitants OF
this country will be at liberty roam in
search of employment. Our people in Cal.
iforria have had some little experience III
the blessings OF Ghiness immigration, Mt
trncted here BY the discovery of gold. Such
immigration, rs in every case where two
distinct races are brought in contract, that
from natural and aocinl causes cannot unite
WAS found to be great Inconvenience to
the Caifornians.
This however is hut n mere tase OF what
might be expected if the Cinnamon were
free to emmigrate from the land of their
nativity. Already the coolie trade has in
creased to such an extent, and Is attended
with 80 great loss Of iife and 90 much suf
Sering, as to call for the interference and
regulations Of the Governments of those
nations in whose ships these laborers are
Transported to the regions where their toll
is demanded WHAT will il be when the
populou7 hive rs fully unbarred whence the
laboreres have been carried to all parts OF
the tropics:
A disturbance in the rigid system by
which china furnishes n scauty support to
her teeming mil ions such as would newt
ably follow on an overthrow of the Govern
ment would drive vast numbers to bind
themselves out as apprentices for long terms
and perhaps it might so far cheaper the la
Dor market as TO lead 10 the cultivation
again of portions of the West Indies that
have abandoned to desolation by the eman-
cipation of the slaves. The coolies may
take their place, and at all events will
swarm out to the Cincha Islands, to the gul-
ches of California, and to the golden plains
of Australia, or wherever else their toll may
be turned to profit Their exodus will prob
ably be on n vast scale, and will call fol
judici0us and humane regulations for the
protection Of the yellow faced apprentices
- san Francisco Herdid.