Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-20
From tbs Charleston Gazatte.
TIE thiHtse are Coming. Oh hO
Oh HO!

The movement to attract general in
fink Of idolatrhus celestlals, to work Opr
fields has much TO recommend it, and yet
something seriOls to our future, under the
political privileges accorded everybody
now adays. Anything in the shape Of a
hnman bcing-exccpt a wOman-can poll
a vote in these radical days. This is tho
only feature "a the whole middle of fran
chise. Our noble women are protected
against the vulgar contract Of an election
day. The cradle of society is kept pure
at any rate. But with this singular exeep-
ton, anybody can vote mo matter whether
he knows the ballot from q bread ticket,
or wonld mistake and exchange it for q
dollar grconback. 1t is not even requi-
sito that he should be upright in any
sense, he can pass in because they havo
legislated away tho sentinel and the cOun-
tersign. All accounts agree in recon-
mending the Chinaman as aifrugal, indus
trious, ingenious, and withal faithful Ia
borer. He has proved himself of the last
importance on the Pacific coast, and has
managed to amass considerable Individual
wealth, md to engage III somG OF the first
enterprises in all branches of commerce
and business. lie is perhaps the cheapest
labor in the world, from education and
habit, and can live upon tho borders of
starvation with moro success than q camel.
In fact it seems, that no matter what wa
ges he obtains, or how he is cheated or
oppressed he can always save whatever
comes into his hands. And in this con-
| eists the trouble !; because just as soon as
he accumulates enough, he buys land, or
otherwise invests, and then he is subject
again to tho grand Tycoon,
| He never loses the intense nationality OF
his nature Ho hardly consents to surren-
der his celebrated pig-tail. He is welded
to his idols and he knows not tho Christian
God. Aud as soon as his wonderful per-
severance and hardihood changes the labor
of his hands into capital, he rivals his en-
ployer, and spends his money as lie says
his prayers, for the sole benefit aud behoof
of John Chinaman. He never atliliates
with the whito race. No amount of slavish
labor or condition of prosperity, can in
duce him to believe in any other race of
people than the immortal celestials.
Now China has population--pent up
for centuries-of about 400, 900, 600. Every
now and then, when the crowded state of
! the Empire poisons the atmosphere, or
stints the ration, famine and pestilence is
called in to settle the account, and few
million less is a mere matter of convent
ence. Occasionally q war or Tapping re-
belling breaks out, and fifteen or twenty
million are buried in this human ant hill.
Human life under the best circumstances,
is struggle for bread but N China the
child is taught to make starvation his con
stant friend. They train their nature to
pinch it's food, as the women do their feet,
into the smallest proportion, and i'll this
! way they manage to live. AS to dying, all
accounts agree, and their custom in Cali
hot H., Of Il M q
i they have little concern, except to per
form it when necessary or convenient.
When hired to assassinate, they consider
| the possible or probable hanging scene, as
part of the bargain, and are paid for all
together. Notwithstanding the principle
of seclusion III which thoy are lnOeultted,
they find That they can do far better aInOnP
| . outer barbarians in America at lCaSt.-
Tho news is spreading al over China. and
the food gates arc opening. Heaven helI
US.
Forty III fifty million would scarcely bC
missed in China, but Wonld Settle the vote
oil THIS county, aud the land aud some
other questions. No private policy could
keep p-them from owning the soil aud vot
ing al they choose Their peculiar 81 yIe
Is beginning to. affect tLam III Calfornla
already, and the white element Is oiganI
| zing a perfect net work Of secret societies
to oppose it. They would be just the class
of labor for our low country, where ma.a
ria infests and where long cotton and rict
flourish in royal luxuriance. We might en-
! dure about Is, 600 Chinese III this section
1 If We could stop there ABOUT this numbe
might do us an infinite deal OF good, anf
/ some pfg our sgamps wOnM '' bloom AMI
blossom like a rose - but no more thai
| that g Hal, an thou lowest me-"
! We are no Rrtist, but we do love colors