The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-07-31

to-dsyf In the hands and under the guid-
ance Of patriots and sages No but in the
hands aid under the control Of monarchists,
spectators, stock jobbers, political gam
blers, knaves and fools, arrayed ct the back
Of either faction, blinded BY party zeal, TO
cut each Others throats at the ballot-box, TO
elevate men to power Who laugh OF and
spurn you, as they would 90 many whipped
spaniels, knowing that when they want you
again they lad but to put the machinery in
operation, and you would come into line and
once more DO their pllang tools. You cannot
stop the Chinese immigration by talking !;
appeals to Congress will prove futile and
individual effort will be worse than useless.
We must have systematic effort yet we
should be careful in oar action lest we bring
about disastrous consequences. One deiu-
sion has already cost US millions In the way
of permanent debt, not to speak of the loss
Of life. the destruction Of property, and the
prostratlon of trade and commerce OF one
section of the country. allude to the abo-
htion Of " African slavery"
Now, the pretext of bringing the Chinese
here, is to get cheap labor" Let every
workingman and woman, 10 every depart
ment Of Industry, from the commonest house
hold drudge to the highest mechanical order,
note the pretext-" Cheap Labor" There
are volumes 10 this confession Of fact. The
working portion Of the industrial wealth
producing classes are to be reduced In the
price of their labor. If their labor was low
enough in price there would be no necessity
for John Chinaman. This lie what the argu-
ment means, or it means-nothing.
Now, fellow working men, and especially
YOU Of the East, for in the end it is you who
will be most affected by Chinese immigra-
ton, are you prepared Tor this issue. Have
you made up your minds as to what the con-
sequences are u bef II is attempted, as an
excuse by some, TO say that labor is scarce
and others even 60 90 FAR as to say that the
Chinese will not prove as reliable and doclIe
as expected. In respect to the former ASSET
ton | would suggest it cannot be maintained
in defiance of the fact that pauperism
is steadily on the increase in ALL
our large cities, and from the rural districts
there 10 a constant flow Of the young OF both
sexes seeking employment. ln the south
there are millions Of negroes living on pub
lie charities, and by doubtful mode OF
Before the late civil war the plantations
were well supplied with labor, and there
wa no complaints from any quarter. Inc
same labor is still in the south, and IL it Is
not applicable to the southern planter, Is l.
not because Of its scarcity, but because OF
a false education being instiiled into the
negro labor element of the south, and Tor
which the northern workingmen 70 as re-
sponsible as the northern politician ana the
false philanthropist. 1t 10 here, In the
south, that the enemy has 70 be met and
fought. For il 10 here that the pretext ex-
lists, and the workingmen OF the north, east,
and west should make sommon cause with
a common enemy, and take away the pre-
text by removing the cause OF the pretext.
Let the workingmen OF the republic &C.
chew the bemuddled subjects of woman's
rights, and universal suffrage, and turn their
attention to the political condition OF their
country; let them ut once demand an i'm
mediate restoration Of the south to her pO
litical rights, under the constitution dis
co untenence the devilish schemes and couR-
ellis Of hsckneyed politicians, political dem
agogues and ambitious scoundrels, and
John Chinaman will be robbed Of nine
tenths of his terrors. Do this and the ne
gro laborer Of the south will resume his
former docility aud usefulness, the south
will again become prosperous, and the north
and the east be busy hives Of industry, while
TUG ycutueCS Va VIC ~ C0s WOsb Will w CothC0
upon to distribute their contents to the whole
republic.
IL this be not done, and that too immedi-
ately, the field will still be open to John
Chinaman, and once implanted in the south
be will branch out through the other SEQ
tons Of the union in an incredible short
space of time. You will, my fellOw-work-
ingmen, have many schemes suggested to
nf afnansnw ehn Nhtm0un hnxrI
remember they will all prove fertile unless
the necessity for them 10 done away with.
The southerner knows who. he can make
available on his plantation. The nature
and habits of the negro laborer he liz &C.
aud where TO use him, and left to deal with
DIE - - an invaluable assistant. This the
southern planter Knows, ssS-s~s.- free from
outside Influences, the southern negro woufd
become q useful element in American socie-
~, and attain to . degree Of civilization
otherwise unattainable.
Now, that African slavery il abolished
that abolition and emancipation are accom-
plished facts, and accepted by the whole
American people as inevitable results, il be-
comes the duty Of American statesmen, phil
anthropists, and christians, to see that those
people made dependent be not left to perish.
The sword cut the silken thread that pro-
vided for them; an American people de-
manded their freedom; an American con-
gress granted their freedom and an Amer
lean President proclaimed their emancipa-
ton What now shall We do with him If we
do not close up the gap John Chlnaman 10
intended to fill ? The action of the Mem
phis convention warns us there is 10 time
TO lose. The small sum of forty thousand
dollars contributed at that CONVENT on may
be taken az an indication that the s'Chnese
labor" is not wanted, but it may become q
necessity, and as such be accepted, and then
wo unto US for just God will hold us to a
strict accountability. Justice and humani-
ty requires that We should lind employ ment
for our own laborers before we seek others
from a foreign cline.
have endeavored to show you, my fell
low-workingmen, the necessity Of immedia-
tely restoring the south to her former po-
litical condition under the constitution, as
a means of stopping Chinese emigration
east. hope you will take the same view of
it as here presented. 1 have endeavored to
look at it from a workingman's standpoint,
and though others may take different view
Of it, and for political and party purposes
advise other means and methods, this, in
humble OPINION, Is toe only saLes speedy and
immediate practical method. By restoring
the south to her former condition under the
constitution, we give her peace, confidence
and security, and that position Of capital,
'called money" will flow into her Golfers
her negroes will return; her fields will be
cultivated; her negro population ample to
her demand for labor, will be industrious
and well paid for their labor; the necessity
for John Chinaman will have ceased TO tx-
let, and if be must take up his abode among
the outside barbarians, be may find some
spot along the Pacific slope that will be con-
signed to him, and where be will assist in
extending the boundaries Of Uncle Sans
domlbions, and devel ping Its resources.
YLRirAs.
FROM WASHINGTON.