American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-10-13

W i"ihace chiinneyS gteam against tn
sky, would they pay Where woul
you find sale for their products in tn
: North, in competition with Pennsylvania
{ and Missouri, or in England against Car
} diff and Birmingham No The miner
and manufacturers Of the South have n,
other market than the South, and wher
the South is unable to buy they have ne
market. This we cannot disguise-wt
cannot gloss it over. Our great resource
our unrivalIed jewel, is the cotton plant
with us, if not elsewhere, he is king
And whenever we throw off our ale.
glance to him, then we sink to decay
Our first and most manifest duty is tC
place the great agricultural staples Of The
South upon a firm and sure basis, then
pro6ting by the experiences Of the past,
let as put our money into mines and man
uIactures, to be developed and worked by
the genius and enterprise of our own en-
gineers and mechanics.
In what manner" you very naturally
ask, "ls our prosperity to be restored,
since you rti iect as worthless the laborers
we have ? TO cultivate our fields We
must have men, where will they come
from ," | will answer you-from China.
The Chinese Empire is Overlooking with
population. Millions may be spared, and
yet the loss will not be felt. The frs
question to be decided is whether the
Chinaman can endure our summer eli
mate. 1t would seem that the climate Of
lower China is very similar to that of the
Southern States Of America, if we, NAV
Judge from the staple products, which are
rice and sugar. Rice is the great article
of food with the Chinese. and is cu.i7.ie3
to so great an extent as to permit Of i'm
mense exports after feeding her popula-
ton of 400, 100000 Of people Sugar
is also exported, and therefore a large
amount must be produced The Empire
of China lies between the parallel Of
twenty.ore degrees and forty-oDe degrees
Of north latitude. The climates of Hong,
Kong and Canton have heard described
rs being more insalubrious than are those
Of our Southern seaboard cities. At any
rate, it is reasonable to suppose that q
great similarity must exist between the
climate of different localities, in which
the productions are identical. Now, If
the Chinaman can labor in the culiya-
ton Of rice in the marshes Of Hong
hiang or Canton rivers, why may be not
do the same on the Ogechee or Cane
Fear? If he can cultivate sugar within
the tropics in China, why may he not dc
likewise in Louisiana AMI If he can
cultivate rice and sugar il Georgia snl
Louisiana, he can labor in our cotton
fields without doubt.
The next question is. whether the
Chinese will work. To determine his, .
let US ex mine the evidence for and
against. Travellers describe them rs not
being only industrious, but aborious in
the extreme. Such must be the case
when we see the immense population
" hich is supported from 50 small an area
Jf land. As i.iers Of the soil they
have no suPeriors the labor and care
bestowed on their crops is wonderful.
Their willingness to work At home we will
consider undoub.ed. Let us see how he
loes abroad; In the year 1850 the Chi,
lese commenced flowing into California,
attracted by the gold mines. In that
State they have proved themselves sober.
hard> working and frugal.
n short time they were scattered
hrough the mines, working where they
we're permitted, obeying the laws and
niuGng their own affairs. In the ca,
acity Of servants, they sought and ob-
aimed employment very generally. =
nch. they have no uPeriors-yeaIlly p
dap'ing themselves to th, hsbits and d,
ustoms of their employers, always ote- +,
lent, paiient and uaclable Seven thou ,,
md Cinnamon are now EMPLOYED on the !.
end OF the Pacific Railroad. ,.
no are paid thirty dollars each per =
onth. they finding themselves in pro ,
sions. On the same read white men =,
e Paid The same wages. with provisions :,
ruished. With this data we NAV
sdily estimate the difference between :.
e races. 1t should be borne in mind, =,
wever, that the climate Of California is
ry favorable to the white race. In tn
ndwich Islands they are employed on
e sugar plantations, and are found to
much better hands than the natives
y own experience with Chinese is favor !,
lie. | would much sooner have them
an freedmen.
Another. and very great advantage b
be derived from the introduction of the l.
linese, is. that they will not be the o