Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-06
THE NEXT vExEp QUESTION.

There is no longer any possibility of
our eyes t the fac, that the
question of equality Of races is looming
up on our political horizon in n more
serious form than we have yet bad to
deal with. Equal aud political legal
to the negro race, although now
generally acceded, have o yet been
fully and practically granted by two
thirds of tue States, yet we are already
called upon to coatron, The equality Of
race problem in a shape before which
the Colored Civil Rights bill dwiadles
into insigniicauce. We have built our
selves an iron roadway to the Pacific,
and from its Western terminus swift
steamers ply to Chin@-and from thi,
country comes our new trouble, or
rather mission /; for it seems to be our
destiny as n nation to make all men
free and equal. We CANNOT shrink
from the new aud mighty phase which
u work is assuming, aud We may as
well survey the difficult ground before
US. The Chinese are coming to the
United States the completion OF the
Pacific Railroad decided that question.
There is a surplus of population in
their country. We have millions on
millions Of uniubabited and spsrsely
settled acres. So there is a, least no
lack Of room on our soil. But how are
we going to deal With these new
emigrants politically?
In California, where they have gained
n ioothold, they are treated with any
thing but justice. Senator Conklins
anu the House Committee of Ways aud
Means met the representatives OF six
Chinese companies ut San Francisco.
A number of the leading BANKERS and
merchants Of the Golden State we're also
present. In the presence of this COM
pany oue OF the Chinese representa-
tiyes complained Of the laws enacted
BY the State of California against his
! countrymen. He enumerated Thorn,
this methodical Mougolian, aud they
reflect no credit on that State. In con-
clusion, the Chinese orator asked the
members Of the committee TO mingle
with his prosecuted people, to observe
them, and on their return to Washing
ton to speak tavorably Of the Chinese
TO the Government OF the United
States. win this appeal be needed?
1t would hardly be fair to ignore it en-
,irely yet he would be a bold man
who woald stand upon the floor of the
Senate or House next winter and
earnestly appeal for "equal rights y
to Chinese emigrants.
On the Pacific slope, the prejudice
against these Asiatics is deeper rooted
than was the autipathy TO the blncks in
tho South in the palmicst days Of slH-
very. Capable of subsisting on less
than any Of the laboring classes now in
this country, they threaten a formidable
J competition to the working people
among US; aud, from them, the Mon
| goliaus can expect anything but " warm
welcome. As heathens, they will find
| themselves without the pale OF thal
kindly sympathy from our people which
binds together, in bonds Of strongest
union, the many denominations and
creeds Of natives and foreigners which
| flourish in this free land. True, there
will be work for the Christian Mission
AIRY nearer home; but tho experiences OF
California attest the fact that the China
man is an obstinate Pagan he p%ertina-
ciously cliugs to his idols and his Joss
houses, and cares little apparently for
the visible proofs Of the humanizing in
fluences Of Christianity. He is thrifty
and peaceable, Vt least under the dis.
advantages surrounding ham in C"litor-
mis-. Wha, he would BE-, hid he politi.
cal power, we will doubtless be told in
Congress before another year. There
will be many arguments for and against
him; the discussion, interesting n, first,
will in due tine weary and annoy US,
bu. there is no escaping destiny-in the
end we mus, settle this coming trouble
how, it is At present impossible TO tore
tell.