New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-27
rhc chinese In californla.

The California papers find it hard to fight against
destiny. They canuot stem the new tide Of excite
aent and they have changed their tone in regard to
the exclusion oF Chinese eigrants as the following
paragraph goes 10 show:
The Chinese are buying up abandoned claims in
California; and it is surprising to note ia places
where, q few months ago. white men were working,
to zee Gelestiais busy employed. The discovery of
gold on Frazer river will have the effect Of changing
onr policy towards the Chinese. Instead Of prevent
ing their immigration here we will have to enc0ur
age IL The Legislature at its next session, viii re-
peal the act preventing their entrance here and it
is not at all impossible " coole bill will pass.
We cannot do without labor What has left must be
supplied.
The Legislature of California will do very fool.
ish thingif II repeats the law against Chinese emf
grafton without passing statute preventing the
Geestais from having anything to do with The nu.
nieipal or State governments. The Chinese, to all
intents and purposes belong to inferior race and
must be treated as an inferior race, if the Cali.
tornans would avoid much and dangerous trouble in
the future. They are no more fitted to understand,
appreciate, Or take part in our government than
are the subjects of the King Of Dahomey, notwith-
standing the Ghinaman possesses many useful quail
ties in which the African ID wofully deficient.
Although the Celestial il industrious, painatakng,
and sometimes ingenious, while the negro is lazy,
thrittess, and has no turn for anything requiring
mental activity neither comprehend the first printi
pie Of segoVernment and both are alike untitled to
enjoy the prerogaves granted every citizen by our
republican institutions 10 hestow the right OF SUI.
frage md the privilege Of holding office upon them
would be like casting pearls before awine,H or
placing diamond oirclet around the neck OF
babenn.
IL California needs more labor, Of which there is
no duhbtor all the new and most of the old States
require additional industrial forcelet her Legala.
ture pass Chinese BILL something like the free black
code Of Louisiana and the object in view will he ae.
eompiished safely and no matter how great The in
flax Of Cinnamon ne danger need be apprehended
Being amply protected in person and property as our
free negroes here and enjoying ali the privileges
te which an Inferior race is equtably entitled, their
labor may de much towards opening up and develops
ing the b0undess resources of the golden State until
| she becomes an empire within herself surpassed by
none in the essentials Of population, wealth and
strength But the proposition should be confined
within the limits above indicated, The protection
afforded should not extend an inch farther and the
Cinnamon should net be allowed the remotest parti-
epation in the affairs Of government either directly
| or indirectly. Allow them to pass that hound, and
as soon rs their numbers become sufficiently great
the nuisance would swell To intolerabe and danger
Gus proportions.
The English arc importing coolies on large scale,
and they have been engaged in the business for sew
eraI years, No doubt they have praiiled largely by
III OF else they would not have continued it so long
In all their tropical possessions they suffer from the
lack Of effective labor, and having repudated the
idea Of attempting to eiyilise the African by imports
ing him from his native jangles aud making him use
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