The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-22

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ly as active support of the administration. All
this may seem speculation, and OF am idle
Kind, but 1t is the cloud no bigger than name
band In it's rising, which threatens at last tc
who predict the resignation Of Governor
boutwell, before Congress reassembles.
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THE CEzgx sEAar As gE Es.
Tho New Element OF Labor I'm Caifor-
Mia and the Yves -An Im&erestinsr Il
Picture by an ImtelliYent Observer.
The San Francisco correspondent Of the Gin.
| cinnati Gazette writes
What Of the Ohinese2 Much that is inter
esting and Important There are III routai
nnmbers one hundred thousand Of sha1n In the
Pacific States, and the new arrivals nov aver
age from dfteea hundred to. two thousand per
month. Ihev abound as labOrers alo0g the
whole OF the Central Pacific RailrDad TO PRO.
nshsy moatoTy Point. % and over this' distance have
tradesmen, and into ths MINES wherever allow
90 TO come. They affs spreading eastward
Ss,nSy Ss1sSMiy; there .. are feAsn Omaha. and John
coilsd under 1t or danglipR between his heels
his long blue shirt ,whiSh he wears over his
blue pantaloons, will shortly be no curiosity
in the Mssissippi Valley. Ae is on hls way
ers visit. Sf y st 4G 81.
cHMATowN 1N sAN 1RANc1soo.
Chinatown, as the quarter of the citv IN
which the Celestials hye ts called, 10 certainly
California. There are about dozen blocks OF
whose Tour sides swarm with them, and f,alf
dozen streets tor distance OF several SQUARES
are h.led With their stores and shops. Nearly
and pants. The round straw hat ls. howe err
rapidly being abandoned for the American felt
and the peculiar clogR and ehoes for our
boots. The higher class Of merchants wear q
Hdon m r,R~ -l..~e n ~
a0d the rank and station is shown by the
length and thickness OF the cue. The ladies'
may be clad to know that these, citizens OF the
F!owsry Kingdom brought with them the art
q wearing the most deceptive additions into
their hair. so that no matter what the crop is
the ladies Can have. waterfalls OF sny o,Ven
size, and the men OF standing even OF any
given le"gtb; Through all these streets, fam
ing red and yellow handbitls, covered with
columns of their peculiar characters, tell these
maltitudes Of sales and ck cap goods, OF letters
ana new arrivals, OF theatres, and where labor.
ers are wanted.
THE CHINEsHs7GEROHANTs. ~. h
Every store has ITS Chinese sign and most
OF them are English ones also. Chy Lung &
20. are OH merchants OF wealth and standing.
40 are Hip Yik and Hip Wo. They sell silks
andavors s.sas goods, iolaid work, teas, Chinaware
tableware, Aroceries, cigars, and the countless
other art,c'es which are included 10 the name
"curios:" Their word or bond is good az gold
among the bankers and merchants OF the City.
Lee, Hip Ho. and Other arms with E sirniIass IniSs
names. make you cigars. mend boots, or do
y.ur Washing and ironing. Eheir market stalls
abound in articles which Americans know
HOW THE cHrSSEss CONE.
S:x years ego the emigration began in earn.
est est. Before there had been only enough on
the coast to make them more than q curiosity.
=. aney came me quietly. and engaged in such labor
were temperatt. .indus,saons. honest M and re. re.
sRsstfn'; ocs''t ,no XhsS 6scs@s ana cen.s-
supppay. vse- number& which answered the
osusRs ss the 81 falss eS Ssss
comers. From that time John hss NJ seen seen
trouble enough. But his friends are rapidly
increasing now. and he has already ohtaiped .
toothold nom which he cannot be driven. He
as here, and hts fraends and neighbors are
coming. No power in America, as our laws are
constituted, and considering the demand f0r
his labor on the whole scoast, can. drive him
back even Il any cpnsidsrable number Of re-
spectacle citizens should desire to bid hltn
goodbye. sn .1se. -sl, |.+. fI .s.-'-
\. THK oHArTER or TIE DEMAaoouFs.
! The, fAct ls, there is not such o widespread
prejudice against the Chinese as Eastern peo-i
pie haye been ledto believe existed 10 CaliSor-i
people of both parties consider their presence
blessing. Politicians, or rather the unscru-
pulons ,demagogues among poiiti siana, have
caused most OF the tronble- To secure the
tions OF the population. they haye framed nm
just laws, and wlnked at outIages and abuses
which are disgrace to the State. Against all
this; John, by his skill. patience, exemplary
labor, Is slowly but steadily working hs way. w.
JOHN PROTECTING MMsRLF. q
AS the State refused them protection, they
Iormed companies. to aid and, 30 far as possi-
bic, to protect each other. There are nov SIX
OF thess 10 San Francisco, each under the di-
rection OF Chinese merchants OF veal, b. cui-
ture and standing. The directors Of these
companies have common place Of meeting
ana their organization is completes. The ex
the story that the Chinamen who were brouQht
over were really held in kind Of slavery by
these corporations, and that they were actual.
y bought and sold like slaves There is no
benevolent associations, and in no respect do
they depart from. their original design, Zach
company represents certain district IN China.
ana al who arrive have the opportunity Of
from which they come. Zach. .ia. free ~ he,
come member or not, as hechOoses. The
Zee Of membership is ten dollarsy For tbis ha
receives assistance from the direStora and their
Into the companys Iodglne- houses, and board.
go et rees or at very small expense tin he oh!
tains Q place, and wheneyerihe leaves Or loses
nts SITUATION, oricomesuiDi from tine farms OF
mines, he hnds free a6dginr plaSe and q, hos.
pltal ip case he ls sick. 8t-7.s-"- a5 -.
- THE PAupKR CUr,zAarEN IN uArIsoaN1A. XII
The. companies OBTAIN employment for their
members. From this tsct they have been
charged with dea1ing In coolies. The charge
,s wholly taise. No member of the com IaHy
y Obliged to- accept place found for bim II he
Goes not desire to do 80. though he rnust trust
tne companies implicitly, for the reason that
he tnus no better trends. thousands who
come are brought by the company fund through
prev.ons air arrangements made by the emigrants
w.tn the agents in China. For the repayment
q this they give their word. Their first anx.
iety Is TO replace this sum. Ihe company
Keeps Q record Of thu amount, OF the place
where the ernigratit is employed and makes 4
special agreement with esch as 20 the rate OF
repay nents. The company has NO hold upora
the laborer whatever except his promise! and
does not assume control VI him to any extent,
But John is honsst and prompt % pay, and
grateful besides k,r the help extended. These
companies take ZEN. ire charge of ali pauptrs.
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