The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-13

yielded a most degrading submission
to political adventures, who had no
possible right to dictate TO them. Men
who with such loud professions of
spirit, show so little ofits character,
have no right to complain of others,
when they are brought to the consequen.
ces of their own folly and lack Of pluck
Mr.. BOwLEs, In his last letter to the
Springfield RePabItods, gives an inter
estinE account Of the Chinaman as he
is found in the far West. No tower
than sixty toeighty thousand represen-
tatiyes Of the pig-tailed nation are found
scattered throagh the PacIflc States and
territories, and they number from one
eighth to one-sixth OF the entire popula-
ton. This harmless, industrious peo-
pie are engaged in almost every occu.
pation,-the work of women as well as
OF mon. Chinese labor is building the
Pacific Railroad; these yellow work.
men can, by their steady industry, do
nearly as much in a day, even in this
rough labor, as the average Of white
men, and they cost only about half us
much, say $50 n month against s5O.-
White labor, too, Is not to be had in
sufficient quantity. for thework. Useful
to a new country as the Chinese are, how
ever, they are oppressed rather than
protected by the laws. Their testimony
iss3nadinissible against ) white man,
and rs miners they are subject to a
heavy tax, while they arc the victims of
much abuse and cruelty from indl-
viduals. They bring their own man
ners and customs with them, and are,
as a class, idolnters and sensualists, al
though the labprs q, the lew mission
aries among them have been to d ltni-
ted extent successful.
The Chinese merchants of San Fran-
cisco are i6tellIgent men, and Speaker
COlfaS and his party were entertained
at dinner by them before leaving the
city. The dinner, or rather series of
dinners, consisted ofgIhree ,parts, at
each of which a dozen or twenty differ
ent courses were served, and Of each of
them each person was expected to tsiISe
only u mouthful. Between each dinner
the guests retired to another room, and
smoked or listened to music. This
ehop-stiek feast was a marvel Of ele-
ganec, but conveyed very little CASTRO
nomic satisfaction to the American
guests. Mr.. Bowles writes:-
81 went tOthe table weak and hungry.
but i found the one universal odor and
flavor soon destroyed all appetite, and
i teli back resignedly on a constitu-
ttonal tncapncity to use the ChOp-sticks.
ana Was sitting with grim pOliteness
through dinner No. Q, when there came
an angel in disguise to my relief. The
urbane chief of police of the CITY an
peared and touched my shoulder:
There ts gentleman at the door
who wishes to see you, and would
nave you bring your hat and coat
There were visions OF violated
city ordinances md 'assistinps'
at the police court next morning. 4
thought, too, what a polite Way this
man has of arresting stranger 10 the
city: But, bowling my excuses to my
pig tail neighbor, went joyfulIy to the
unknown tribunal. A friend, aleadinE
banker, who had sat opposite to me dur
ing the evening, and had been called
out few moments before, welcomed
me ut the street door with, p. I
knew youwer suffering and were hum
cry; let US go and get something to eat
"a good square mealp So we CROSSED
70 an American restaurant: the lost APP
petite enme back, and mutton-choIs.
squads, fried potatoes and bottle OF
champagne soon restored me. Nv
friend insisted TINT the second course
OF the Chinese dinner wns onlythe inst
warmed over, and that that was the OBJ
lect OF the recess. However that might
be, this Is how went to the Vrnnd CHI
nese dinner, and went out when It was
tGo,thirds over and got something to
Great Pree,iIoeIsS 1.1,o,,.,,..,-..'