Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-15

assertion that the negroes and Chinese
be in enmity. Gen. Forrest
interrupted him and said that while
making a railroad speech in Alabama
some weeks ago, he announced that
he intended to use Chinese labor IN
building his road; yet he got $500 in
subscriptions to the road from ne
groes, at the meeting; and this morn
ing he had received aletter from there
announcing that there had been stock
subscribed by the county, by a vote Of
sixty to one, and that by the negro
vote.
Mr.. Spears continued his remarks
for some time, when he was inter-
rupted by a motion to adjourn.
The Chair decided that the motion
was not in order.
Mr.. Cherry said that he hoped those
who did not like the speech OF Mr..
Spears would retire.
The Chair declared Mr.. Spears in
order, and directed him to continue
as soon as the house came to order.
Order was at last restored, and Mr..
Spears again commenced his speech,
and continued for half an hour or so,
when he was again interrupted by
some one who rose to a point Oforder.
MI. Moore, of Mississippi, said that
in order to prevent this assemblage
from breaking up in disorder, he
would move that Mr.. Spears be added
to the Committee on immigration,
and the question recOmmltted. de
hoped the Convention would main
| tain order, and said that he thought
the Convention, as a body, had treated
itself discOurteOusly.
The Convention was at this pOiN
making a good deal of noise, scraping
their feet and stamping. The Chair
rapped it down several times, and
finally Mr.. Spears was again allowed
to continue. This time he was not
! interrupted, and in fifteen or twenty
minutes closed his speech.
Col. Martin, of KY, moved that the
report be recOmmitted, and that the
committee be made perpetual; that
they make as full a report as possible
Tomorrow, and prepare a more elab-
crate report for publication at a future
time.
At this moment it was announced
that Mr.. Tye Kim Orr, a Chinese gen:
tleman, was present, and it was moved
that he be invited to take a seat upon
the stand. The motion was carried
mem. con-, and Mr.. Tye Kim Orr con
Quoted to the stand.
Meanwhile, the resolution ano
amendment of the gentleman IRON
Kentucky were put ard carried,
Enc Committee on General hmm
grafton being calIea+ CT announced
through its Chairman, that II was not
ready To report.
Col. Pickett offered q series Of reso.
lutionS, endorsing Chinese labor. anC
proposing action in regard to tit be.
ing the safest, cheapest and best
which were adopted.
DF T F. Tabor moved that I've
Kim Orr be requested to address tho
meeting, but before his motion re
ceiyed 2 second Gen. Sharpe, OF Mis-
sissippi, got the floor and attacked
Mr.. Spears speech. As long as the
gentleman spoke for himself, said he
he (the speaker) had no objection Il
offer to his remarks or views-every
man is entitled to them-but when ht
undertakes to speak for the State o
Mississippi, he would like to see, anC
aenan1ed to see, his authority, Mis-
Sissippt lad stood side by side viii
Arkansas, with LQuisiana, WITH Ten
nesse to vindiG6t8 the right, and 10
day she stands side by side with them
in this struggle to develop theil
great interests. This gentleman
has done an injustice to his State, anC
the State repudiates him and rejects
his sentiments. Her broad acres lying
uncultivated repudiate the sentiments
the experiments of her planters, eacl
year accommodating more losses witt
the present labor system, repudiatC
Iheps. I'VE are nOt,n said thC
speaker, i:berf To discuss thequestior
Of the prOpriety or the advantages Il
be derived from this Kind of tabu9
The only question with US is how Il
procure it best. The gentleman points
to the political contest of last year
and to the glad tidings now speeding
through the country from old Nir.
ginia. Thank GOdl this is one ques.
ton that does not have to be submit
ted to the negroes for them to vote on
| We are not subject to their approval
or diSagpPbyal in this. If we have
TO submit this to TIE negro to-day, to-
morrow we will have to ask hiflabOGt
the horses we drive in our carriages,
and soon, even, we viii have to con
suit him about the cut of our clothing.
This is the very movement that we
need. If we were to cast around for
some scheme to control the negroes, !
would adept this very one. L feel
that the State that t2ye has been
misrepFesented.
AT the close of Gen. Sharpe's re-
marks, which were seathing through
out, Mr.. Spears arose to reply, but the
Chair ruled that he was out Of order,
the question before the house being
the motion Of DIR. Tabor to invite
Tye Kim Orr to address the COnven-
ton. This, on being put, was adopt
ed, and the distinguished foreigner
broLght forward and introduced.
After being lntreqgeel I've
Kim Orr madean address, sen1i-eOlfo=
quail in its character, somewhat as
follows. His -enunciatiOn is very
clear and good, resembling very much
that of an educated Spaniard; differ
ing in that respect very widely, how
ever, from the LaScars and Mapilla-
men usually found on the coast. His
remarks were somewhat as follows;
Gentlemen: | take the privilege to
address you. On Sunday last ! was
requested by Mr.. Greenwood and
others to come along and attend this
Convention. | am very sorry not to
be c~onversant nor with the English
language, but will try to explain my
SELF. You want 70 know about
the Chinaman labor. I will
tell you my candid opinion;
but ! left home six years agO-in1 1863,
and since then | have travelled agreat
deal in West Indies and South Amer
lea, and Ican't say for certain. Now.
we have heard of the emancipation
and land going to waste, unless we get
labor. In the West Indies l studied
the character of the people. You
know they had emancipation-that
was in 1880 something. The negroes,
after emancipation, degenerated and
would not W0rk, To remedy that
they imported Chinese. / can't say
how many. In British Guiana there
are 1900. In Surrinan, Martinique,
Guadalupe, there T also some. l
don't know the statistics; but they
all r getting along well. l know
the Chinese are heathens, but you
want cotton and cane-and if he
makes them you will not object very
much to him. Applause and
laughter. As to his being a heather,
why shall we send the Macedonian
cry to you in vain? Shall they say,
" come and save us" in vain? No
they do not even saw that-thay will !