The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27

coolie, whether In native or transported condition,
ndvss wrsn s ana faithful TO his EN-.
ssccepsed by MN. In the matter OF honesty he Will
tSoSS e. SyoraSy with whites Or blacks;
terc0urse with local politicians with whom no doubt
ne WIN be strong card introduced into the states
sagacousy corrupt az his mentors ana as for intel
ngence ne Ii UNNECESSARILY superior to the negro
NED hand. Everybody who has spent years IN
China bears witness 10 the fact that The cooe pos
sesses EXTRAORDINARY initiative powers and learns
the mysteries OF the trades very rapidly under the
tuition OF gu American or European. There are
among the lower classes OF the population OF the
Cnlnese 1eaboard ut the present moment thousands
OF excellent mechancs-carpenters, masOns, engi-
heers, &c.-whO would be found an invaluable ele-
ment ON any Southern estate. Finally, 1t must be
SAID mat the cooie, even the lowest and worst IN.
structed Is cleanly IN his habits, which, In view OF
his probable employment domestic in his new
nome, Is strong point In his favor. Probably the
aaaast me ~ rSae 30 iasgey prevails Uaorn ma
rum0rS wen or III grounded that nameleBs vices
are practsed among them; but the natural feeling
OF deteSa0n resulting from such an evil reputation
should not be directed against all Of that race The
co0lie 10 not addicted TO such vicious DaDts. cap
tain OF ship who carried /, 100 coolies from China
TO Australia TOOK particular pains 10 ascertain the
NUMBER and nature OF such crimes that were
committed on the voyage and has since informed
tne writer that ne could not ascertain II
single case had occurred Gambling with dice and
checkers is, it seems their principal vice. For the
genuine cooie Will barter his freedom they have a
scrupulouA regard for their pecunlagy obligations,
aud WIN not hesitate 70 rob " obtain the money
necessary Tor the discharge OF their debts THIS
amusing trait In the c0olie character Is so well
known IN Sbanghae that people keep on the streets
az much AS possible Gu coolie settling days They
are very clannish, keep TO themselves as much as
possible save their money, but like luxury In COM
mon with all Eastern people. Coolies consider poilt-
cal bother very poor business aud never medde in
lis strife. In Singapore their action might have had
an important influence on local politics, but they
driven TO madness BY the OratOry OF u Southern fire.
eater or carpetbagger s impossible to say, but 1t
Is possible they would mind their own business like
sensible CelcstIas.
1t Is not 700 soon now in the discussion Of the
coolie emigration to the United States to offer
word OF warning against the introduction OF opium
as an article Of luxury for the consumption OF the
cO0lie laborer Should the emigration scheme come
to head. highly probable, the English will,
without doubt hope TO find market for their poi.
son here; but Congress should see TO 1t That such
stringent laws be enacted as would prevent the evil
Inc coOlie laDOrer in China IS generally too poor to
purchase the dangerous narcotic; but transpanted
to the West he might ind less difficulty III procuring
it. The greatest evil that could befall him as Ia
borer III our fields would be a plentiful supply Of the
English poison and, indeed, the good that would
accrue TO the planters OF the south by the introduce
ton on their lands Of Chinese labOrers would I'M
doubleday be neutrazed Dy the evils certain to arise
from an unchecked supply OF that pernicious drug.
lf CHINESE WOMEN.
In all specuat0ns concerning The disposition of
purely productive and iahOriny population In States
and territories where an abundant supply OF cheap
labor iS considered necessary 10 their proper devel
Opment, and in every plan dovised TO procure that
population, the female question must necessarily be
ton, engaged In any pursuit. deprived Of the civil
jZng ana natural society OF women, must, by force
Of circumstances, develop characteristics dangerous
to the society amid which IL labors, II becomes a
question OF tile last Importance TO consider how far
male labor can be employed without The presence Of
females. Ia the cotton and rice fields of the South
male Chinese would undoubtedly be sufficient the
natural aptitude OF tue males for household duties
having been abundantly shown IN the states OF the
Pacific where AS only they have ab0red. But
perience proves that 10 make u foreign population
oontenled with It's iot and happy In Its avocasion
il,DaA f faf1ln
same class Is indispensable. The Spanish who, as
shown IN tiS article, enjoy the knowledge that Is
males aud females TO males only IN ali CONSTITUENTS
OF coolies from China to lheir west India Islands.
But their wishes, so FAR have met with a poor real
zation. The worthless class OF the population OF
tue sea coast towns OF China from which the
Spanish government recruit their coolies, are gen.
orally such poor devils and impecunious and
miserable that women VIII not attach themselves TO
them Tor any consideration. The Portuguese gov
ernl1ent too offers every obstacle " the emigra-
tion or females TO the Spanish Indies. The liberal
Inducements offered 10 shippers BY the governments
Of the Spanish West india islands for the lmporta-
number OF the Chinese ''fair sexr for the reasons
stated. without entering into the question OF the
necessity OF having these women on plantations
where Chinese labor the fact that the Spanish,
after years Of experience, consider their
presence OF SO much Importance should be
considered, at least, proper cause for careful ln
qury and calm consideration. There can be no rea-
son to doubt that, as IN more civilized c0mmuni-
ties-as we regard civiiization-the presence Of
women OF their own race. speaking their own Ian
guage understanding their wants and habits, and
Thoroughly Identified with them, would De OF meal,
states. An erroneous impression prevails here, as
well as in England, that Chinese women are immoral
In their habts and the opinion Is more tenaclOusly
adhered TO because of the weli-known laxity OF
morals and the prevalence OF vicious habits among
the Aslatlc population OF California. But there
Is no analogy or comparison between the state
of society there and In CHINA or what 1t VIII
in ns states IN tae ec aSa
in his disposition, and wiling to labor Tor
whatever remuneration his employer thinks
proper give him. finds himself surrounded by
strange anu hostile race; m alien III an alien land,
hated by most, and suspected ~ all, ne regards his
residence there as merely TEMPORARY ana looks
turn TO bask under his native sun with
the wealth his labor has brought him. He does not
of his existence amid that DrejudIced population
sucl that ali natural aspirations are smothered at
their birth. Hence IL follows that though he may
exhaust reaDs Of paper in describing to his Teia-
tves and friends, wdo remain home NJ ease under
their own VINE and tea tree the wealth Of tue Golden
State he rarely, If ever viteehis lamiy 70 jQin his
fortunes The most depraved classes Of the femafe~
population, always 20 be found IN seaport towns.
whether Asiatic, European or American, 40 not
CASE the creatures OF SPECTATORS abandoned and
criminal as themselves, engage IN gangs at con-
element OF the Chinese population temporarily in
California. Owing TO these facts IL should moi be
expected that the Celestial emisrants In the Golden
state would develop very extraordinary traits OF
vrtue yet 1t ~ an undoubted fact that vice and I'M
morality OF al descriptions, as exhibited in tie
police courts, which AFFORD the very pest tests, are
more extensively observed III tue Caucasian than
the Monaghan race.
Tne Chinese woman Of the lower class is, as rule
NATURALLY modest, vrtuous and faithful TO her mar
riage VOWS While there are, az Is well known,
Der OF females in Chnaand perhaps far less than in
Boosting OF more advanced civliza
up to and trained to the profession Of
prostitution, the great majority of the sex are pure
Ia their morals. They are good domestics, loving
and afectI0Date wives and mothers, and are exceed
lngy expert IN household duties. On the and
bays on the Chinese coast there 10 large ioating
population OF men, women and children, VINO live IN
hourly and daily intercourse with class OF people
never celebrated III any country for extraordinary
virtue; yet those who have had the best opportuni
Ties tor studying their habits declare that nigh de-
gree OF morality prevails among them, aud that the
females are less liable 10 temptation than more
g1tened women IN cooler climates. The antcl-
pated argument OF those WHO would urge the pre-
ventton OF Chinese female emigration TO this
try has, therefore, no foundation to rest on.
C00LiE BROKERS-MANAuEMENr OF THE TRADE.
The business OF procuring coole labOrcrs from |
The Chinese coast Is often attended with danger,
owing to the ignorance OF the persons entrusted with