New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-12
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
TIE CHINESE.

-. THE CHINESE. 49,. d. q.
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SIR; Your discussion OF "Om Chinese in
the paper OF the 9Th instant ought not to cease with one
article The question involved is too important, and
should be looked upon from all sides China has sur
plus population" of many millions and we may have
them here TO dispute with the possession OF this con-
tnent and the control Of nation Your
ent has very little sympathy with the Hon Eugene Cas-
serly and no faith in his only dependence" the Demo
cratic party but ne knows that there are two sides
!bls question. Further though "Republieaa, an Amer
lean OF Revolutionary faith and stock and nbove an a
@ YET be does not see your propositions In your
l. He cannot see that our Government owes fun repara
t ton ~ O1s i0t every case OF robbery abuse or NAL
owe 70 every foreign nation on earth thus to repay
haI mas Deen lost by their citizens while shores
Sue claims AS might be gathered up within half mile
OF tRe Bastery would make sum equal TO onr National
policy ggrate and how insignificant would "New-
York PostOhice,' rCity Hanr tNo5O R), ALASKA" and
1.-THE Whisky Ring" become by the comparison
II. As To the treatment OF Cinnamon on our Pacific
coast: How much better would set Of aborers-
carpenters, or even prnersfare Ia New York II they
caIne TO work for half the price set by the trade
unionsp Two wrongs do not make right but some
wrongs have TO be endured because they almost
yersal The question OF Chinese testimony I'm Courts is
not as simple rs 10 may Seem Many ways have been
tried 10 administer an oath TO Chinaman so that IL viii
bind conscience, and / believe they all failed
Whether they would be any better on permitted to tell
their story before juries and have them take IL
for what they considered it WORTH with chance for tho
penalties Of perjury Is a question
true that the may be said Of the few ChinaWome
brought TO our shores.
~. Every missionary has to learn that Christianity Is
not national institution and the bad samples OF Amer
found heather lands teach all sensible
mon whether they be Americans or Chlnaineh 20 make
the distinction your Americana Cinnamon makes 10 ms
supposed speech between true disciples OF COnfucus
Tor Christi aud those merely nominal. ..
" All that tho Hon. Eugene Cassery Gays OF the In
gequty industry and frugality Of Cinnamon is true
and more than lac has said yet part OF MS alhy 10
underbd American and European wOrkmen, sfound
In the fact that he comes here without any family that
he is bending all his energy TO accumulate enough 10
give him home and comforts In his own land Let the
wives and children OF workmen sarve and they may
he able To compete with the Cinnamon But hold Il al
GOOD political economy, TO furnish sustenanee I9r a
man and wife and three children at s per day,
rather than TO single man who win never have these
dependencies, at e. they doing the same work. The
feminine emigration from China, with very lew lndl-
ydua exceptions is Of those OF the most degraded class
and as heathen degradation Is seen most clearly IN the
condition Of woman, 1t may be doubted Il they would
prove much addition to what Is most valuable M ae
Like yourself we have not attained maj solution OF
this Chinese immigration problem DuL are quite certain
contribute this mite toward its solution, from an .
Neg York July Z, 1863. Ex-CALRoRNIAE.
II. Our correspondent seems Obtuse. We
think our Government may fairly be held re-
sponsible to China for the gross, enormous, I'M
punished wrongs done TO her people sojourning
with us, because our lars and magistrates fail
TO give them adequate or reasonable protection.
CALIFORNIA; refusal to let them testify in her
courts is a naked, inexcusable outrage. There
is no shadow of danger that our juries would
give them more credit than they deserve,
whether they are sworn efficiently or not.
Q. Missionaries may teach that our Christian
ity is not National, but Chinese who have been
dubbed, stoned, mawled and cursed in the
streets, in their own houses, and out of dig
gngs which were their own property, will be
likely to Judge the tree by its fruits and we
cannot blame tIem.--Edl