Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-21
Chinese Slavery in California.

For ten years the Journals in the mining
counties OF California, have called the atten- 7
,ion Of our Legislatures to the great evils OF
encouraging the immigration of Chinese to
our state, aud proved beyond question or
cayil that they were not only OF no proht or
benefit to lis as people but an absolute
nuisance, offensive to our morals and curse
to our peace and welfare. Again we appeal
to that body Of State law-sivers, and ASK
them to seriously consider the condition OF
the Chinese in our State. We suggest the
following reasons why the State should rid
herself of this peopie--none of which can be
controv erted:
lst. The Chinese are exhausters of our
mineral wealth, without producing or paying
an equivalent.
2d They are mixed race. incapable OF
becoming citizens.
"a. Their morals and habits. which they
persist in retaining, are intolerable, and dis
gushing 10 civilized and Christian people.
Tbe Chinese come to California with no
intention of making this State their home;
they come simply to gather our gold, and re
| turn with 1t to their oriental home. 1hey
come into our mines and exhaust them with
out leaving single monument of their ever
having been here save huge piles Of we'll
washed toilings, well cleaned bedrock,
few old tent poles and worn out mats. They
never till the soil or produce single article
for consumption or use. Their very food Is
mostly imported from their native country.
They invest the gold they extract from our
soil in no other speculation than that which
Immediately benefits their own race; every
ounce of dust beyond their necessary eApen-
ses is either carried or shipped to China. The
State has never yet received over $4,000
in any one year for their taxes, and this mo-
ney is the entire benefit or use they have ev-
er been to the State. Ten thousand times
better pay them annually that amount to re-
main away.
They are neither fitted for citizens or
slaves, by their color and race, and therefore
Objectionable population.
No intelligent or moral citizen who knows
anything of their low state of morals and
disgusting habits, but who turns with loath-
ing from this people, and this brings us to the
intent of writing this article.
Most Chinese women in California are
slaves, as ahiect and servile as the blackest
hinky -hinky headed negro in louisiana
They are bought and sold among the male
Cinnamon as any other property, and in most
instances are forced to live the most degra-
ding and infamous of lives. The cities and
f towns of California swarm with these miser-
able wretched harlet serf$-putrid, fostering
moral sores in every community where they
exist. What burning shame and disgrace
to our State The Constitution of Califor-
MIA expressly declares that neither slavery
nor involuntary servitude, shall ever be toll
Grated in this State" Yet a vile traffic in
these unfortunate wretches is of daily occur
renee There must be some method of reach
ing this evil, and Furnishing those concerned.
We comend it to the consideration of our
present Legislature, and suggest that they
make it felony TO own or buy or sell Chi
nese woman, punishable by fine of not les
than five hundred dollars, and imprisonment
in the penitentary for five years. Ucaer-
rifle JourHal