Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-16

Introduction OfChincse labor,to which was
recommitted the report submitted on yes
terday, with instructions to make a fur
Their report on to-day, begs leave to state
that since the adjournment of Yesterday
no opportunity has been afforded the
COMMITTEE Of complying in any s~atisfac-
tory manner with the request of the Con-
v%ention, and all that has been found prae-
ticable has been to throw together hur-
riedly a few general suggestions and re-
Elections.
The Committee assumes it is the sense
Of b Convention, that even if the pres
ent labor element among rs could be util-
ized and prohtably employed, it would
still be utterly inadequate to the wants
of the Southern and Southwestern States,
and that we not only have ample room
and superior inducements to offer to Flu
ropean immigration, but that it is also de-
sirable and necessary to look to the tenn
ing population of Asia for assistance in
the cultivation OF our soil and the devel-
opment of our industrial interests; and
that China, especially, is capable of sup
plying US with a class of laborers pecu-
liarly adapted to our circumstance and
the necessities of u situation.
A mere glance at the comparative area
and population of the States referred to
with some of the countries Of the Old
World, n even with some of the New
England States, win indicate the vacuum
in our labor system, and in pOpula-
ton to be filed up. Thus:
The Kingdom of Prussia has an area of
l07, 800 square miles, with a population of
Is, 492, 00O, or III persons to every square
mile. In France there are 204, 600, with a
population of 1888, 600, or 1s5 persons to
the square mile. In Holland there are
$3.50 square miles, with a population of
| 3.6I9, 600, or $50 persons to each square
mile, In China proper there are I,2yS, 900
| square miles, with a population of $780,
OW.OOO. or 30 persons to the square mile.
England has an era Of 81 ,090 guare miles,
with a population Of $3.50. 03J, CT 81 per-
SONS to the square mile. The State Of
Tennessee has an area OF $500 square
miles, with a population of l,ll0,0U0, or
"A persons to the square mile, while the
| other States are as follows: Mississippi,
~, 200 square miles, $4,000 population, or
Il tn the square mile: Alabama, 50. 700
square miles, 964 500 population, or - TO
the square mile; Arkansas, 62 1900 square
miles. population, 1885, 900, or s to the
square mile; Louisiana, $500 square
miles, 70s,0O0 population, or IS to the
square mile; Texas, 237 600 square miles,
6O4,O00 population, or ~ persons TO the
| square mile; Florida, $1,000 square miles,
al, 200 pGyIlation, or ~ persons to the
square mile; Georgia, 5000 square miles,
1867 900 population, or elg-tGe- persons
to the square mile; South Carolina, Si,b00
square miles, 704,0 0tspopulatiOn, or TWEEN.
tv-eight persons TO the square mile; North
Caroline, $500 square miles, 500, 600 pop
u~latiOn, or twenty-five persons to the
square mile; Virginia, 4, 35l SQUARE miles,
I,247, 900 population, or thirty persons to
tie square mile. All the eleven States /
have Just named, haYe an area Of 706, 552
square miles, with a Fopqlstiop offs 7jG,-
900. or twelve and one-third persons to
tho -rTrurn milo fNisaD arnin GENnOGn Wa
reduce the number Of square miles to
acres, which will give 49,, $3.50. This,
with a population of $3.50, eco, would give
ffty-three acres to each individual. Now,
supposing that one-fith OF the population
were laborers, it would give 2B5 acres to
each. In the State of Mississippi there
arc 2S,20S,O 900 acres, or $50 acres to each
1abore-s ESQ in Arkansas, and 1255 in
Texas.
In England, with its a.ea 60 5I.G01
square miles, there are 81. $40, 006. which
is oHly about six and a half acres tC each
laborer.
The state of MississipPi, Eith Is dense
Il population as that of China, wOUid have
q population of y, 7H,0O0; Arkansas, IA
00O, 600; and Texas, SO, 900 1900. The eleven
Confederate States, with a population as
dense as France, would have l29, 3l3. gI6;
and as dense rs Holland, 1S3, 7s7 so; as
dense 80 China. 100, 800. 900; or as dense as
England, 252, "a, s,G
Massachusetts. with az area Of $50
square miles, has a porulatiob Of 81 ,G0d.
or 1853 to the square milo. Rhode island.
1905 square miles, population I75,000,or I34
to the square mile; CCTnecticut, 1914
square miles, population 4j0, Geo, or 100 to
the square mile,
1t will not surely be doubted that the
eleven Southern and Southwestern States
alluded to are capable of supporting as
dense 4 population rs the Eastern Henri
sphere, or as the New England States: AMI
yet, as shown above, the population of
Massachusetts, for instance, is about nine
times as great per square mile as hat of
Mississippi, twenty times AS great as Ar
kansas; and sixtv-fhree times as great as
Texas.
The idea, then, that there is any danger
of too great aB ACCESSION to our pOppla-
ton, provided it be Of tho kind We de-
sire, is simply the madness OF the moon.
if God in His providence has opened
up the door for the introduction of the
Monaghan race TO our fields of labor. in
stead of repelling this class of population
heathens and idolatOrs, whose touch is
communicating, would we not exhibit
more Oftbe spirit of Christians by falling
in with the apparent ACaGipgS Of PrOVi-
dence, and whilst we. avail Ourselves Of
the physical assistance these pagaHs are
capable Of atording US, end6aVOr 40 the
time to Eri4g to bear upon them the
elevating and saying influence Of our
holy religion, 50 that when those coming
among US shall return 20 their W. coun-
they will carry back with them and
disseminate the good seed which is here
sown. and the New World shall thus il a
double sense become the Regeneration Of
the Old.
But the question specially referred TO
The consideration of YOUR committed is as
TO the best means of Introducing this
Asiatic labor, and this IS the question of
Importance II oar people.
committee has cOnyersed fuzzy and
freely with Mr.. KOopmanschap, the agent
IF California Chinese Immigration, who
has a large experience in that field Of en-
and also with Mr.. I've Kim Orr, I
L native ChinamaB Of Intelligence and
who has travelled q great deal,
md is perfectly familiar with our lam
sUags and habits.
The ibforinatioE derived from the gen :
leman has satisfied 'F6If g%oasmittee Of 9
he very great difference betweeT differ I
mt classes OF ChiHamen5 and the great
ARE and caution that wifi be necessary in
)P0euring supplies hat may be ordered
~ our people, since those following me- 7
pursuits or iounging about the
owns and cities Of China are wholly unfit I
or ~a9ricultural pursuits, and very fire. 1
"a AaA - ~ ~. HNha I
.haraQteF, While 0cse FxoEl-L}e rura3 dis !
riots Of China aEe industrious, Qori1e and ]
ompetent agricultural labOr6rs, and eX-
libit as much fidelity in the performance
f their duties and obligations SIS any &
,eople in the world. >
Mr.. KOopmanschap did 10 come pre- .
jared to make arrangements for the de- u
Of labOreIs here now, but the chief
bject Of his visit WIS to acquaint himself
nth the wants OF olr people, and the eX-
Of the demand, which he finds to be
ouch greater than be anticipated and his
urpOse is to return 10 California without
clay. and make a special visit to China J
nth a view to make some definite ar ;:
R%ngeInents commensurate with the de- Il
land, information of which will be COM II
9g4iested to the public here at the earli- i
ST period PfsGtigable. His present esti- n
of the expenses iI~lGiGeEtto employ Il
~ Chinese labor are to a great eKteatcan- /,
.ctural. He thinks that laborers can be p
.-ansported from some Chinese port to =
via San Francisco and the Pa u
.hc Ra5lrGad il some six weeks, or two D
onths at the 6ubsiae, ard delivered here g
an expense not exceeding 500 per fC
He suppOsess the companies II
hich he represents win be will ~
TO deliver them here at that rate, y
IaraR teeing the laborers to he of the de- ~
ordered CT represented, the dl
anspQrtation money 10 lie seta-eS and Z
nd on delivery or the labOrer at Mem- C
o.
As to the rate Of wages, and the reim- III
Irsement money, those are matters of 40
ntract, which must be ultimately con- %
oiled, as all such questions are, by the