The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-21

onnos;nr the views of the Memphis consen-
lion on the subject of facilitating the in
.roduct;on of Chinese into southern States
Wo have better laborcr in the negro, we
he,;evc.-or one who suits us better; but
oren Il that is not so, there are too many
nolitical dangers attending the multiplied
,;on of tbe inferior races in this country 10
allow MS to look upon the enterprise WITH
The slightest favor.
As slaves the inferior races may ge'
,lo,o remarkably we'll with the Caucasian
But MS political equals the comminsilhs
w;l, most ossuredly bring trouble and dis-
order The State will suffer, and that
sadly from il. No rejecting man can
think !, desirable that either the African OF
asiatic races should be brought amongst
our white American race. Ii Africans
were not here. would even the most cnthusi-
astic nccrophilist advocate the importing
If them? Does any man now advocate .he
establishment of immigrant ships to pring
savage Africans to this country
We suppose it is now settled that slavery
(the making chattcls of men and the WORK
mo them MS property is a dead thing IN
The civilized world, at least for this age.
Therefore inferior races cannot come to this
country as slaves in the form recently
abolished, nor in that Of peonage or any
other form that gives the authority over
the body Of the laborcr. What then? Ii
they come, they come to be our equals, ana
of course. according to the "cabai'stlc
phrase" of the day, they must have tine
protection of the ballot" .~.. .
Now. there arc wcl-known pccniarltles
Of the Asiatic and African raccs-pecu-
liarities which arc incradicable. They are
o,toocther incompatible with the DISPOSE
tons of the highest type of men, OF when
VIC NAV Justly boast in this land. Then,
whv disturb the State with the disorders
which would inevitably flow from their IN
PRODUCTION amongst us!
What do we want with them! 10 totof
Are We in such hurry to fill up the lana ana
cultivate it that we can't wait for the
gradual increase of population That we
can't wait and leave the land for our own
descendants. but must bring in the mic
riors to fiji up the places which a wise lore
caste would leave for those descendants
Would they not be better citizens than these
Interiors? Isit this cagerness to fill up the
land. or is it q desire to get others to work
for us? Is labor so painful and Incidence
% sweet that we should avoid the former
and secure the latter at so great a cost
Had we not better go to work ourselves
Would it not be better TO dignity labor and
make it honorable!
LABOR! Thou guardian of nations
greatness Thou nurse Of power and OF VIZ
tue! Thou who givest thcws and sincws TO
the State-who. ever rencwest the youth
and strength of nation-from whose MUIR
serv and fields go forth the men who do
all that is great in all the walks OF lie
and in all the achievements of hcroism-
who, in addition to all thy other great bless
ings, bestoweBt upon mantle divine gltt7o OF
health and easy conscience-of thee, oh,
Labor. shall we be ashamed? Shall we
be ungratcful to thee? Shall we leave thee
10 the company of strangers and interiors,
while we seek the vanities of Incidence and
attempt to crafty the palate with fcasting
upon the dcccitful fruits which turn to dust
on the lips and burn the tongue as flame :
When the day comes that this nation must
find kind Of man differing from our
sc7rcS to do our work, then there is an end
to all our greatness. When the time comes
that we are unable to perform the whole
round of earthly industries ordained by an
all-wise and hcnefcent Creator, then we
shall be unworthy amongst the nations, and
our end will he nigh at hand. That will
be an effort to preserve an existence III VIC
lation of divine law and the plaincst die
tates of morality and human policy, and
VIC must perish in the attempt.