The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-03-19
The Celestial Conflict.

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the Pacific Mail steamer China from Hong
4. Kong with Gl7 Chinese passengers. II was
also stated Ihul the Chinese residents in San
FrsYclsco Were reported 10 be armed for
an srempt 10 toke possession Of the Chi
nese females who arrived hy the steamer,
aod that the police had to guard ogainsf
his outhresk. This little out Asatic cloud.
which seems no bigger than a mans hand,
has in il possibilities for expanding so as TO
country from which this emigration has be
gun, there j. a population variously estima
Ted from $50 10 400 millions, crowded io
some portions OF the Empire to del gree Of
density unknown anywhere else, where u-
dusiiy IL pushed 10 the utmost. and the
economy of subsistence reduced 10 The
Invest point: where men are so cheap that
They sell themselves into slavery for the
promise Of $40 year, to be transported 10
sny part Of the world; where female infants
ere dispatched ss surplus porua'ion, ard
where convenient places ure regularly in
20 prevent the advance Of popusion upon
means of subsistence which are already
drawn Out to teuui'y.
/ To this land the news ia spreading of a
country Of high wages, chesp lnnds sniI
lbountiiul food. which is open 10 their oc-
Icupaliop. Al frs, the emigration was tmd,
as was ns,ursl, and il was so costly that
only those who hsd come means could un-
dertake II, and these, Of course had less in.
Iducemenis. 10 90 than the poorer class Itl
vas ns.utal that ,hey> should be csutious
about going 70 strange couuuy. whose
|sE;.o@s zee fsfsa| ,;.s: O. Who's Pso; co;
80 sAsssvSsS' - ssssy &n;arssss scfed ssI
u 'h.y csme 10 sssv only long enough 10
gather arum which, though small Ia his |
country, would insure support ir ease OF
nome. Ba, they found the country alto
gtther too good 10 be given ~ in this way
" - 80 """ "ps usen sent oaCk ic
Chins. and the emigration has incre ased.
nr'h u Is estimated TINT there ~re now
l(O COO Chinese in The Pacific States. AndI
they heve tuilt their joss houses. and
brought their women. built th ea,res, where
they perform their " continued plays, ana i,
havs set up generally The customs Of their
own county,! OF which polyeamy is oae. We .
read OF the recent arrest OF a Chinese resi-. =
lent If San Francisco because he had tx. I
'r'ised what was hs his Inherent and in. {
''ienaoie night in lis own country, by dis. a
patching q female infant. II,
Tiis is but the beginning Of this ,n;ero. q
ion. What limit 10 il can We reason ably il
'xrect when we reflect upon the vas, reser- Z,
'oir of population to draw from; upon the "
fl, CT OF The news OF their better coDd,,iou G
ere. ne u spreads over that teeming land: 2
pcn the facilities which will be sfforied by u
teaInship Ines reducing ihe-voysge inside N,
I twen:y dsys. and upon the tffec, OF The 81
ssisttnce that emigtanis will eend back 10 NJ
ring over their relations! l. il not posi-. p,
lie that the great trade between China aodIv v,
america will be, not in merchandise. bu,I p.
y persons! The number OF passengers on Ire
be steamer China is sign. With their c.
conomicsI tsays Of subsistence a steersgel th
assage can be reduced 10 q moderate cos, m
0 them end still be very profitable to the in
tesmer. tat-ol III
The notion is common that the natural
'igration Of population is Westward, sndlp
hereiore many have looked upon this Chi :, -
ese emigration as an unnsiural end forced b,
'ovenkent which could never become Of ia
nportsnce. But we don't know that there OF
J any natural migration of people 10 the g. g.
Vest. Naturally the human rsce looks
pom the tropical regions aud their spon.
'neous fruits. as Offering the conditions Of
ase and comfort; end those are the nav
lrsl pursuits Of human Kind. II there s =, -
ny natural migration Of mankind il is to IN,
'e South; but the fact il, m snkind mi. eta