The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-05-11
Chinese Emigration.

Chinese Emigration.
Ed. REcoRp-The writer of this proposes by your
permission TO offer few thoughts for the consid-
eraton of the readers of your paper upon the sub
ject of Chinese Immig ration. nasmnch as that Is
becoming a topic of great interest
In the founding of great republic our ances-
tors an xious Increase their strength and reclaim
the wilderness in which they settled from the wild
Indians, held out inducements to the nations of Eu-
rope Of every language to come among US a nd make
their permanent homes, claiming that ours was the
land OF the free and the home of the brave, the asy
lum and place of refuge for the oppressed and down
trodden nations Of yet they doubtless dla
never for even dream that the great truths OF
moral and political science which they en1nciated
were to be applied to the idoatrous barbarians OF
China, who now beginning to throng our shores
They expressly forbade in our Federal Constitution
the further importation of africans from Africa
after the year ls0s and doubt they never antici-
pated time in the distant future when the teem
ing millions of the Chinese Empire, stimulated by
their avarice, would leave their country to seek
and possess the gold of this.
The sages and patriots of 1716 planted upon the
soil of America the tree of American liberty; they
watereQ IL WIN tuc Ille-pIoUu Vi vi
slain and it has grown in widest luxuriance, until
its waving branches have spread over great por-
ton of the continent from Canada on the north to
Mexico on the South, and from the stormy Atlantic
u the blue waves of the Pacific. But now, in this
momentous year, 1867, We find that cloud is ris-
ing in our political heavens, that though now very
small no larger scarce than mans hand, yet is
nd n enisrpe and increase. and
enyelop the whole sky and deluge our land, and
dstrov our tree of American liberty. That cloud
cloud is rising in the direction of Hong Kong. over
the Pacific Ocean. Sixty thousand Chinese are
now in California and if their immigration Is en-
couraged their numbers in few years will in
crease ten-fold and instead of sirfy they will num-
Der sir hundred thousand in California The pop
aaton of the Chinese Empire is four hundred mil
lions twof,hs Of that of the entire earth. besides
the Empire OF Japan combines many millions more
ready To crowd shores. If their desire for com
ing to our land is once fairy aroused, they Will
come in numbers almost countless. not by hundreds
and thousands but by millions. They will crowd
our valleys, our agricultural districts and our min
ing regions; they will depreciate the value OF labor
and the value of agricultural productions, our
wheat and barley ana corn, and otner tdfuihS Pio
duce; they will throng mining districts and ga
ther precious metals. which should belong to
our own people to those of our own flesh and blood.
They will build in our towns and in our valleys
their heathen temples, where they will worship
their false Gods and indulge in all their miserable
Asiatc idolatry.
Besides all this which they will accomplish when
once they shall have outnumbered the white race
on these shores they will become insoent and dom
ineering to our people, they will attempt to rule,
and when their physical strength and their mum
hers very largely preponderate. they will exercise
some control But the American or white rae e
and the Chinese never can mingle socially and po-
tically on an equality. They are an inferior race
and should occupy A position inferior to that OF
the white man. We do not want them in this coun-
try; this is our own country purchased by our gov
ernment for the use and benefit of our own people
This is the land of the Caucasian white man.
and not of the Chinaman or Mongoan. And for
one believe the time has come when the further
importation of the Chinese or Aongolian race
should be prohibited by law. We should levy upon
every one tax that would efectually prevent their
further immig ration into this country.
there are none but will admit that population to be
productive OF wealth must be of the proper charac.
ter The immigrants from Europe, regardless Of
anv particular nationality. whether English, Irish,
German. Russian. French, or from any other Euro
pean nation so that they are of the white or eau
casian race are great and invaluable acquisition
10 the country. They open up fine settlements and
fine farms they erect splendid mansions, magnh
cent churches, colleges, etc They have the iniel
Cencc and the civilization to develop the resources
of the country of every kind; thoy make perma-
nent homes. and they lay durable foundations OF
great social and free communities. They make
great additions to the wealth, power and respecta
billy of the country.
When we look at our great valleys yielding boun
tifully the great staples of life and cast cur eye
towards osr magnificent mountains fall of gold and
other precious metals. we regard it As our sacres
duty to preserve all these for ourselves and for ou
children. They glorious heritage, our birth
right and we should preserve them with religion.
care We want none of the miserable idolatrou
nations Of China and of Asia to partske with Us il
these iuestimahe blessings, Their polluted pres
cnce should not contaminaie people, their hea
then temples should not deSecrate soil. O
these Chinamen or Mengolians we have alread
among us enough and more than enough. J.k.F
DAYTON, Butte Co. Cal.