The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-07-21
Chinese Immigration.


Chinese Immigration.
Tho demand for labor at tho South and
Southwest has awakened In those sections
deep interest in tho subject Of immigration :.
When tho scarcity Of Ia6or-ospccially agtl>
cultural labor-tirst began to 10 felt, tho
eyes Of tho public worc turned to Europe ~
the source Of supply. But lately attention
seems to have shifted to anoihor quarter Of
tho Globc-~to remote Chinu-n ns tho collntry
from which the demands of Industry In thesc
sections Gun By most successfully met In
tho Southwest especially tho people arc
taking grcnt interest in this projcct, and aro
urging Its prnc'Icabili'y and. dc<irablcncss
Wo nsrco with them. an,, say God spoed to
mo success OF til" enterprise. We need I,>
oor--rc'k'1ie iabor--and we believe that tho
ch'aa>:lnn IL orr best chance. Since the
War wo have tried The negro, and to some
extent the European. and whlo VIC would
moi throw nsidc entirely tho former, nor dis
courage tho introduction Of tho la;tcr, neither
nor both, In our opinion, will mcct tho
wants Of tho country. The negro. our ex,
pcricnce shews, will not work as he ought
to, aad we cannot induce Europeans to como
here IN sufficient numbers to supply tho dos
mand Caused by his indolence. Tho negro
has gone iuto politics; let lis get luborcrs to
come here who, like tho negro, know moths
lnS of, hut unlike tho negro, care nothing
for, politics. The negro hus quit his. work
to run after the Carpct>bagger. John China
nun Will stick to Ills employer. and under
the 18th amendment, vote with him.
as to the character OF tho Chinese rs la>
borcrs, that Is VOL established. 1t has been
proved by experience in California, that
| they arc surpassed by no people for patient.
| continuous, and enduring labor, Moro In
tcligcnt than tho negro, they arc equally
docile and hardy. They aro we'll sntcd for
raising The leading products Of tho South
cotton, sugar mud rice. All these nre grown
IN their native country. Besides, they rcad>
i'y adnpt themselves to any kind Of lubor.
They live to wort--thcy know nothing else.
IRON day in to day out they arc In their
piacc-no running to anu fro-no idltnR on
tho highways und on The bywnys. Aud then
tho supply Of this labor Is inexhaustible -
Tho people in China stand so thick on
the soi that they cnn scarcely moyo without
)oSt'nE ono another. When tho tide Of i'm
nigrati"n has once fairly set in, it will cons
ttnuc TO flow In this direction for ycnrs to
como. Tho only danger to bo feared Is that
tho supply may exceed the wants of our
country. But this can hardly bo tho case
for centuries TO como. Tho Territory of the
United States Is capable Of sustaining pops
ulatton equal 10 that of thu Chinese Empire
And IT tho lilct were not so, Brother Johns
th"n has way of extending tho limits Of
his domain to suit emergencies.
Every consideration therefore fnvors tho
proposed scheme for supplying tho wants Of
our section with abundant and cheap labor.
Tic negro while In our midst must be mado
to sustain hlmsclf-that Is about nll no will
ever do. Wo expect nothing moro from
him. Europeans we cannot get IN sufficient
number for our purposes. Tho Chinese wc
can got In sufficient numbers, and for wages
which we Gun afford 10 pay. Then let our
people put their shoulders to tho wheel and
roll onward this grand enterprise which is
destined to rcS"ncrato tho industry Of tho
South-in nil It's diversified FORMS Wo look
for nothing else but that tho negro and those
VINO have madc him their dupc will oppose
Ibis scheme. and when John ClIinn,man
gets hero. that they will throw themselves
IN antagoniSm to him. Wo shall not cons
plain Of tlat-tho result will show who will
como out Nheud IN that sort of contest.
Wo have tho stick to break tho ncgro's
(hard us 1t Isl rs we'll rs tho Yankees head.
Let us use Il.
HOW mysterious aro tho ways Of Prov>
denco! The gold Of California destined to
nc Tho means Of rchabilituting tic southl--
1t was this that broke down tho wall which
for long ages hnd stood ns great barrier
between Tho Celestial empire and tho outer
world. And now another epoch opens
tho sunny fields of tho South laid waste by
remorselcSs enemy. ofr..r their treasures to
tho samo people and invite them into tho
henrt of tho Continent, and IN a few ycars
these fields will blossom rs tho rose. A new
era has begun. The Asatic racc aro being
brought iu contact With tho European, to be
moulded Into new dcstlny-to rebuild tho
waste places which Tho laticr has madc--to
I'LL up tho vacuum, Of IN extinct raco whose
ruin was wrought by Tho hands Of profesScd
friends .