, 1869-07-10

TEE cHINEEE QUESTION.

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TIE cH1HEEE QUESTION. =
Tho constant and increasing migration
of Chinese to the United States is pecessa-
rly causing discussion aa to bow thcy sl,al)
be received ind how treated The first
waves Of the migration, Of course, rolls ia
upon the state Of California, and for the
present there is fierce popular hostility in
that State to the newcomers. But the
Chinese continue to come. md to extend
themselves from the coast to the interior
There in hardly Il village OF 1ocAIity III
California whore the Chinese may not be
found; they have worked their WY into
Nevada and into the new Territories, and
ARE gradually becoming the labore1s of that
part Of the country Al this thcy are
doing in the fuce Of the most bitter pcr,o-
mi persecution and yiulenca- They arc a
quiet people, md nre sober, thrifty and in
ffustrious. They learn the wants Of this
country rapidly, and adapt themselves
easily to meet those wants. They hre
ecouo 1,ic.4lly 1n1, Of course, can work 70.
much less wages thha other persona They
n-e hunted lnd beaten in California, but
they do not so AWAY; on tbs contrary,
they are increasing in numbers, and
acquiring thorough practical knowledge Of
all kinds Of mechanical, mining agzicul-
tural and domestic labor as practsed IN this
country. George Fznncis Train, in one Of
lis recent speeches to the Irish residents u
California, had tho 1nanlincss and the cour-
age to denounce tie cruelty and prescription
with which the Chinese are treated La this
respect he differed, much 10 his credit, from
Mr., CuascrAy, one of the United States Sen
atozs from TINT State, who, in recent
speech tt San francisco, Raid:
sit Il the cuty OF every c.aas Of nen 70 unltc to
rrceert ;hc Introduction Of tho Chinese II they
come In coliact ONLY with tho common labofers to
day, to-tnorrow they Will he In competition With
naehinlst. for the5 a1e ne raost Jr7'oal tndu-r1os
a, a ~ 11ys r, sn M e. &c faT;a H. LIZ
FarGo i Co, The stone Of which was, cut 10 CHINA,
nnd wns l,ult ty Ch!aasner. Men who cen dnsuch
work Tor Ieas Than hall the price pad white ne.
ualic Ei;h 1E. Is.ty that word use energetic
means TO ktep them nut Of the country. Thcsr
Fas oulT ote party hat could s'e .ependgd upon
1Ot thnt purpose, and tint WAS the true Old DcI1ot
F0CF.'
This is remarkable logic, though it be
Democsntic- ''The most frugal. industra-
Sc GUS and ingenious people on the face of
81 the earth" nre TO be denied permission to
come to the United States. because, il they
do bo, they will by frngahty. industry and
ingenuity, he thle to work for less money
tl4an those now here. Tbis is protection IN
its most malignant form. Tho logical de-
ductiun from Senator CAsserlys argument
j., thai the srss:cfui, Lazy und stupid Of our
present population must be protected
against competition on the pat Of the
saving, the industrious md tho ingenious
who 1nuy offer their labor to the public.
The Democratic party ut tho South, how
ever, have 40 thought OF hiring Is work
men in that region, the Irish, or Garmans,
OF otAur Europeans; their detestatioh Of
free white labor is only e1aalled by that Of
free black lauor; and, in the Chinese, they
propose to find a substitute for both.
Already there is Southern demand
for Chinese labor, end we have no
doahs that in 3 few years the Chinese will
be the Inborets at the South as veil Us ut
the North. Mr.. Casaerly will find that the
Democrntic party at the South will not coz
sctt to the exclusion of the Chinese, nor to
my Law or regulation Wtich will compel
boterH.
The New York journal Of Commcrre,
which is the organ Of the peculiarly 1eGg-
ious wing OF the Democratic party, do
nounces the shameful nbnses" to which
the Chinese are subjected in California, md
Insists that it is tbe right Of every in11ni-
t'grant to this Country, be he alungolian
a TO enjoy the protection of onr laws in do
tt Jig 70, and in following TINT reasonable
"pu1sut @: happiness which il claimed for
"nll bs cur national Declaration Of lnle-
t'pcn,ie1iu'.
One nj tie ontrnges to which the Journal
of Comm.ret objects il the exclusion Of
Chinese rs witnesses in the courts. Webe-
lieve that sane injustice prevailed, until re-
Gently, in mot Of the Statca, respecting an
other class Of GIL people, md that every
where throughout the land the Democracy
protested against it's repeal.
There ought tohe no political difficulty
in this matter. There Gun he no denil Of !
evil rights to arG person, without the i
groasest injustice. He who refuses such
rights TO others invites deuia1 Of them to
himself, The personal rights Of all men
should be equal befo5e tho law, and TIC mo-
ment he Law cstahlishes privileged clasa
zncn justice and humanity are violated.
These Chinese, as Ill other men, are cnti-
tied 10 the liberty Of en:nins their broad by
their Own labnr, md must be protected in
so doing, To deny them that right is t"
treat them with burbaEty sshei?, 1rTecon-
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