Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-27
CHINESE VOTERS.

1t is said that there is no fear of their
voting, since the United States natural
ization laws say white persons only may
be naturalized. Why, those laws may
be repealed, or amended in the .partic-
ular ~signi6ed and that is the express
programme of the extreme Radicals.
Besides, Cinnamon cannot be excluded
on the score of color, unless the prece-
dent in the case of Spaniards and Por-
tugese, very many of whom are much
darker than Cinnamon, be disregarded.
The Chinese will certainly average a
lighter complexion than the Portuguese,
and are as white as the majority of
Spaniards who immigrate to and be-
como citizens Of our country.
1t is said that three men cannot be
found to certify for Cinnamon in Nevada
or California. The Dutch Flat Railroad
Company will find plenty of men to tes-
tify for John Chinamsn's appreciation
of and attachment to the institutions of
this nation. And IS for Judges to
"swear 'em in" they can be found in
California, on the Bench, to-day, and
they may hereafter be selected for such
a purpose in Nevada, though hone be in
office to-day.
Under the general, sweeping PROPOSE
ton for extending the right of suffrage
to persons from every clims," as is
the Radical proclamation Of Senator
Wilson, the Chinaman comes in, and
they who are made to believe that he
will not be brought up to the ballot-box
by the Railroad Company are not mere
ly very much missaken,-they are very
simple folks on this subject.
1t is all-important that the white peo-
pie of the States on the Pacific Coast,
through the press, and otherwise, give
decided expression to their views in the
premises; for it seems likely that the
next Congress, which includes Bill
Stewart, will, il not checked by a great
remonstrance, render it certain that
"John' votes on naturalization before
the railroad crosses Nevada.
Remember that China has a popula-
ton Of four hundred millions, and that,
as Senator Williams, of Oregon, says, a
great rebellion there, (they are always
having small ones,) might result in
forcing such a triie as a few million to
our shores, within q very short period
Of time. 1t is estimated that the ship
ping conveniently st command" for
their transportation, to-day, would bring
10000 a month; and the immigrant car-
rying capacity could be greatly increas-
cd on emergency. This is to say: if a
concerted effort be made by victorious
and defeated Chinese belligerants, for
the transportation of large numbers Of
the latter, 10000 per month could be
Immediately averaged" across by
regular and ~improvised lines. And,
again, it is supposed that there
might be q combination Of capital
lists for Chinese importation, re-
sulting in at once doubling the Chi
nese population in CALIFORNIA; not IN
likely event. Then there would be in
California-and soon in Nevada-a pop
ulation of Asiatics waiting only for the
lapse Of the naturalization term to hold
not the "balance of power but an
overwhelming majority vote, solid, for
themselves or employers. There is
probably nearly a two-third "China
vote" (if admitted), as compared with
the whites, in California to-day.
At the rate the Chinese have been
"landiug" in San Francisco during this
Summer, the influx amounts to $4,000
new Johns each year, or a certain ad-
dition Of 20, 900.