The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-26
Rirhmunn Qispatth.
THURSDAY MORNING. JULY %, 1860.
Chinaman and the Census.


yshn Chinaman and the Census.
A correspondent of the Sacramento Union,
who is engaged in taking the census in GAIA
veras county gives, under date OF JuEe ION :
the following amusing sketch Of the manner
ofdoing II and the difficulties under winch an
official iabors in this particular:
Your readers may think that taking the Gen.
aus Ia an easy task, but all those who en- ume-
rate the "dear people" in the mining districts
will bear testimony to TINS faet mat ~ Is
count OF our country's inhabiiants ano wealth
in California. 1t is almost Impossible to go
over the mountains, down gutc@es, along TIE
banks OF rivers and up the rasines, on horse
back, and so we travel on foot, under broii.
ing sun, from cabin to cabin, Hiding mere anu
there solitary miner or q group OF onin Ts
hard at work, trying TO IND tne ore. ,hs
srea Jest difficulty Is to get along win ~.
"furriners" Most of the Americans any @
better class of Germans, French ana To- - hmt
readily understand what our ousin s ,,sn,
the s1}reas.rsr and "Celestiass" are s"p
1 -, -. "a fsx coiIec tors in disguise, and
are Immediately Obvious =" o. &c .,nar
sounds like the value OF 'reai estae y. Pe.
sona' nransrty.- Very few of them, however,
$50, =, ~ burthened with any OF TINS worlds
Goods md chatteis. A man might take nun
brad Chinese and yet find not over naii
dozen different names In the WnoIe io.' lhey
IRE Ali "Ah Tis," or "Ah Tongs," which would
lead one TO imagine that among the countless
millions in the "Flowery Kingdom" there
were not over q dozen patronymics. Their
names may be perfectly comprehensive to the
initiated, but are Greek TO US.
will give you a specimen OF the manner we
have TO deal with them. On approaching
group, with a census portfolio under the arm,
we are looked upon with undisg9iseo susp,-
cion aud alarm. Being requested in our IN
structions 10 be polite and afaoie TO all, we
bow very humbly, and make our sanitation
by saving. with a winning smile, HOW oe 90,
joint" Every fine day, John"
Whereupon An Chang replies Two men,
no more; what you want, John ~
mo want taxee-no want TO cstchee money
all same Merican man Frenchman, woman.
One President wantee know how many men
in California New York-ail The States"
.You no want to catchee license p says John,
"me have got license
What your name, John ~
"Me no sabee name; - and so on, until we
find some one who can speak more English.
fler they become convinced we are mol aiter
money, which they love as well as any Sny-
Iock they will give in their names, ages, ana
we give guess at their place OF BIRTH lfyou
take their word for 1t, none OF them nave any
property when asked if they have any rear
es tate-which ques ton is ahead OF their liine-
they shake their headsand look DUBIOUS. na'e
YOU got any money, John ~
mo have got money. NE very pooi ~
good claim, John" ga .
nv ditigeut inquiry we generally hnd
dozen or more when we saw only fe" on
our approach; for on the appearance OF any Of
ftciai looking parsonage, the most OF lnein hiue
aWay SO as TO escape paying LOT LICENSES.
They are constantly moving ABOUT the coun-
try and the chances are that Lot half The Chi
n.meu in the State Will be enumerated on the
census list.