San Andreas independent., 1857-11-21
written for the San Andreas independently
Chinese VS.. Americans.
ANGEL S, Noyemb

Chinese VS.. Americans.
ANGELS, November 10th, 1851.
lMessrs. Editors IL have noticed that
for sometime past, correspondents of your
paper have been endeavoring to stir up
the Chinese question, for which they have
my thanks; and as you have proclaimed
your position and invited discussion upon
the subject, concluded that | would take
hand in the game and endeavor to try
to keep the ball rolling on, although my
hand is weak and my influence but little,
yet | hope that little, joined with the in
fiuence and efforts of others, may be pro-
ductlye of some good in endeavoring to
stay the curse that is falling upon this
country and blighting the hopes and pros
poets of thousands.
have lately noticed that a great
change has come over the minds of the
Americans, in regard to the Cinnamon,
and many have lately awakened from
their dreams, and are looking around
beholding the evil results of permitting
them to come among us. The evil has
been growing for years, but was hardly
noticed. Many of us now feel the effect,
and unless something is done soon, more
will feel it, and in the course of few
years it will be impossible to get rid of.
A few years ago, Chinese worked with
rockers in places white men would not
work, and where they could make but
little more than living. They then
traded with white men, paid their taxes,
and as long as they done these, there were
but few that found fault or complained of
them.
But how is it now The scene has
entirely changed; they have taken posi-
tion by the side of white men, not only in
mining, but in business, and now their
stores in the mines are about as numer-
Gus as are the Americans, and their trad
ing is done almost exclusively among
themselves. Their taxes, not one-fourth
Of them pay, or if they do, some persons
swlndle the country out of it, for it is
stated that about three hundred thousand
dollars year are collected from foreigners
for mining taxes. Now it would take
few persons over six thousand to pay this
amount Of taxes, and who is it that does
not know that this does not form the one
fourth of the Cinnamon in the mines?-
and If a careful estimate was made, it
might be found that there are that many
foreigners in the mines exclusive of the
Chinese.
They no longer use the rocker, but have
adopted all the latest Improvements of
mining, claiming ground and securing
water privileges, by the side of white men,
thus depriving many from working, where
by they support themselves and families.
While the wages of the white man has
been decreasing, theirs have been in
creasing, so that fifty cents a day is the
only difference, and now the laborer looks
upon them as his rivals. When | 90
among the quartz mills, feel like treat
ing some of the proprietors with contempt,
and they certainly should be treated so
by every person. Many persons have set
tied here, expecting to make living for
themselves and families by working in
the mills-but disappointment meets them
day after day, as they seek for work, the
fifty cent mill, choosing to employ class
of persons who will drive the white laborer
entirely from the mines, unless they are
driven away and so Independent are all
the quartz mill proprietors, that where
they employ white men, they treat them
in such manner that few stand it more
than few days at time, this being the
cause of SO many wanting work.
Working men and miners appear to be
in study as to what course to pursue
They now stand and forbear to act as
their rights dictate but, forbearance must
soon cease, for necessity will force many
to declare their rights-and they will en-
force them by violence, if necessary, let
the consequences be what they may.
What interest have these Chinese in
the country and its welfare? They care
nothing for it-and if they are permitted
to 90 on and crowd the white man away,
he, too, will lose all the interest he takes
in the prosperity of the country, and
will leave it with his curse upon it. I
would propose-and | hope the miners
will see that it is carried out-that meet
ings be held throughout the county, for
the purposeo of devising plans of clearing
at least our county-of these Cinnamon
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