The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-29
pioneer Aixtic adventurers that they
were not only welcome. but desired.

| PtVuSet ANaCtC SoVeuruJerS that the
were not only welcome. but desired.
The courtesy shown these people
among whom we're several intelligent ant
wealthy merchants and others. whose bear
ing. if not their position, was that O
mandarins. produced most pleasing cf
feet, As the design also was friendly ant
conciliatory. So, also, without any risl
of contradiction, am free to declare, tn,
general uniform attitude and action O
Government, and all wise and good citi
zens on the Pacific coast, have ever beer
such as to assure Cinnamon who are
among US and to attract their countrymen
to US. The policy 80 early inauguratec
has been continued. as the result shows
for "the cry is, still they come" The
general fact, too, answers all the specia
objections which, from time to time ano
just now characterized by peculiar yea
aud spirit, have been made against Chi
nese immigration.
On subject which calls forth and re-
ceives various ideas and theories, it may
be allowable in me to express my OWL
thoughts briefly in the view of this prac
tical question. do not sympathize with
those who seem to discern "evil, and
only evil continually" in Asiatic immi.
grafton. An experience of twenty years
has not brought out any disastrous resul,
from this large and increasing social ele.
ment among us. Commerce, agriculture,
manufactures, and the fourth support
upon which society rests, mining, have
not suffered, as far as / can discover, any
injury from this cause. On the other
hand, each and all of these general inter-
ests, with all their varied incidents and
forms OF industry, have been by this
agency largely furthered and augmented.
That which, from the first, was so much
required and wished-labor-theC Chinese
have given to US. They came oppor-
tunely, they came to supply an acknowl-
edged want. How greatly the enterprise
and Advancement which we have witness
ed would, without their help, have been
retarded, none who look at the facts can
fail to see. We cannot shut our eyes
upon the present,w we cannot forget the
past. The building of the Pacific Rail-
road, in so large part by Chinese labor, is
only a small portion Of the beneficial re.
suits to be credited to Chinese immigra-
tion
And yet, just here, in the matter of
labor, we find the loudest complaints
and assaults against these Asiatics are
put forth. We might object, with some
show of argument and reason, against
these people As of a different race, color
and religion. But even here the answer
may be returned, that they are not dis
turbers Of our peace, and order, and in
stitutions. They are not here as pro-
pagandists to overthrow our civilization,
supplanting it with their own peculiar
institutions. 1t would be humiliating
confession of weakness on our part to
suppose such peril imminent In this
connection, too, it is proper to say there
is no real ground 70. that other apprc-
hension, the utterance of which we hear
sometimes. that the country will be
harmed by their exercise of suffrage.
Not, certainly, if left to themselves they
do not desire the privilege of voting,
they hardly. perhaps, think of it. Pro-
lection, justice, kindness they do need !;
these they wish, they have righ. to
them, and it is hoped these will be more
and more secured to them. But, as al
ready stated, they do no come with any
intention of seeking citizenship, and
while here temporarily they show no de-
sire to become citizens; and unless the
right of suffrage is forced upon them, it
will be long before they exercise it.
Meanwhile, they are with US, and full
filling the providential mission for which
they are brought hlther. They acquire
our learning and arts, and more will they
be moulded by our civilization. Above
all, the efforts which from the first have
been made to impart to them the truths
of our religion, and never wholly without
some favorable result, now, using more
extensively the medium of our language.
in addition to their own in the Chinese
MissIon-properly SO called-how muoh
greater, may we not hope. Will b che
effect of Christianizinp infiences.