, 1869-11-30
John Stuart Msls On the Chinese I'm.
1bfHFR tions

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TIE following let&es from one Of the mnst eol.
nent 0: li,tlR thiIkerz. upnn subject Of Jttsl i1
portsnce TO Calt3arnta, viii be read with great In
tsssaI l. u ,seQaeal5, 1sseTsd here ta.s tn.
the tE migration at Chinese ar!se1 from ignorance
OF the laws Of political economy, aud that 50 f8l
coo1doD he edee: Il c6lness isear ii It be 10 eie
vale them Concerning that the views OF 80 dlaun.
gntGhe0 IN nnthoettT Wouh be q mn ch vslue, 0tt
70 NJ. Nni. requesting an opinion upon thu potni
- well ~ up0o the general subject Ill. NIL
reply II a follows:
DEAk SIR: The subject on Which Jou hsys
aAted ny opinion involves two OF the most dlt1.
cult md embar1 asstnE 9uearious o. political mo.
ialuy-the extent and units OF the right u thoat
who have mt taken pnssesalo1 Of an uu-
occcplcd portion OF the eattht surface 70 e1clude
the reEainder Of mankind from tnaAot1nE II, a1d
noaze improved branches ot the hutuAn species 70
project themkeive8 freu betuZ hu51fnlty eu-
i1ssion. s 4Ss chtnsse & @ l;amxrassop N Ito A@eaes
rates. both there question:. To furnish genera
anlwer TO either Of them would be most srdu-
Concerning sse purely economical view Of the
snp>e;t, entirely agree With lo9: and 4 eoa'd
harllJ be better aiated and argued thaa II -
lie cnnese ,mmigraiion. 1t a:taans gEeas dlnen-
slone, mnst be econonnaiJ iptasao0s 10 the en1s9
q The present popaiatlon: 1oas - mass am1aaa ~
pbJMcal conlor: and Wel.be!ac. have no man-
nef Of doubt Nothing can pe m;re fallae!ous
shnn the attempts To MAKE out tna1 taos TO lower
wsKes Is the Wy to rssse therc, or that there Is
~ rnW. 70 tho.e wbose labor il dIs.
nIaeeh or who are obliged 10 WORK for
rTra,lt reduced remuneration On general prin-
c,ples this state Of thlnGs, were Il k1re to coz
% 1inue vo1ld }uss,t5 he excuson Of ne tmnL
graus on tnA ground thai, with their hAhits In
refpet to population, only temporary good Il
done 70 the Chinese people BY Admitting QAKt OF
ther surplus numbers, While permanent harm u
done in uure ctEtnzed md improved portion Of
mankind.
Hut she1e II much. alao to be said on the other
stde. Ii It lusttH&hle 10 1sS1Me kh1t the chaE1c-
Ter 6nd h1ttts o! the Chinese art unsuscepItble
OF Improvement Tns tusttr1ttons Of the United
existed Of spreading sae most Important elements
OF asluatton dorm To the POOREST md moet 'g
ncfant Of the lsboItu4 masses. II every Chinese
child were compulsottly brought under yo0r fcanol
system, OF usde1 snn uore Elective one, II pos
}esrz woald not the Chinese Population
be in time fatsed to the leyel OF the
ATefcan! | believe, indeed. thAs hitherto the
number Of Chlnsso born IN America las not
oeen 1eI Neat; but 20 long a this i The cast.
families and settle hut those Who eou1e a1e mostly
len. aod return TO ,ne1f nAtlye country, tbs evil
Can hardly reAch 20 great magnitude u to 70.
qntIe tna. It should Be put stop TO By force
One kfod Of res1!ct1ve measure seems to NE uot
en1I dssS but saned toE: sas os'
stactag ;sem e sss se1z.cs Of % ps1slcalss a PeT
fons. An 1uch obligations are form Of eompul
iofJ labor, that b, q Alaye8: nd though Ha1
Lpt ptrxaat them nrom being naade. cannot bu
| think thas L pains Nefe taken to make It 1uo II
to The Immigrants ttat srea eu{Aremsuta are no
l .ega1fY binding aud especially II It were uAfc