The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-21
A VERY 1NouIs1r1vE INQUIRER.


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Mr.. EDITOR: I want little more of your
friendly advice and whatever hints you can
give which may assist me in solving some
Ito mel knotty Questions, as 1 desire to be
able to give intelligent answers to those
who are so constantly boring me with ques-
tons on the political issues of the day. For
instance am asked the following:
l. What is your opinion of the Chinese
as a class
q Are they a benefit to the country (?
3. Ought they, in your opinion, to have
the right of suffrage extended to them
4. Are they not as nation, in advance.
intellectually, of TIL Europeans who come to
the American shores ?
5. Do they, or DO they not save all the
money they make in this country, and
spend the same in China
g. Is, or is not their system of servitude
akin to Southern Institutions efore the
emancipation
T. Do they, or do they not patronize
American merchants in preference to Chi
nese
s. Isa Chinaman, as a general laborer,
capable of doing as much work in proper
ton to his paw as white laborer =?
9. Are the Monaghan ladies who live in
our cities and towns considered as the elite
of Chinese society;
10. Ii SO WA. proportion Of them are
married and to whom
IL. Would the person who cuts off the
tail of a Chinaman be considered guilty
of the crime of mayhem
Some of these questions might answer
was not fearful of committing myself, and
thereby offend some Of these political issues.
By having acquired habit of shaking
my head, winking my left eye, and hesitat-
ing a little in lay speech, l have unfortun-
ately gained the reputation of well posted
individual, hence all these queries. l en-
deayor to stave them off by saying this is
free country the home of the down trod
den and oppressed of all nations. That it
is the mission of the great Republican party
to give helping hand to all, to be eyes to
the blind, feet to the footless, the husband
Of the widow, and The father ofthe orphans.
and to raise all mankind, Of whatsoever race
or color, to the proud positions of equality,
social, political and every other al +; but all
to no purpose. They tell me this is old
worn out political clap-trap, and something
picked up during the last political cam
paign,
Please, Mr., Editor, post me little; just
q hint. If there is one thing more than
another am capable of, it is retailing the
ideas of other people. l have no originality
that know of. Yours, INQUIRER.
We have numbered the above in
terrogatories, and proceed to reply to
them, as best we can, in regular order.
First: They are copper-colored, moon
eyed Asiatics; and, according to Cas-
eerly, are industrious, frugal and in
genious.
Second. They are a benefit.
become sufficiently acquainted with, and
attached TO, our constitution aud insti
buttons, to vote understandingly.
Fourth. We think not, as q rule
there are, however, no doubt, excep-
tons.
Fifth Don't keep their accounts,
hence cannot answer categorically. But
we believe that, when they return TO
China, they pay their own way; that
they leave many evidences behind them
Of good, resultant of their stay among
US; and we have never seen one yet, in
the Poor House, or kept at public eI
pense in an Asylum or Hospital be-
cause of poverty.
Sixth. We do not so understand it
may not be rightly posted, but believe
each Chinaman belongs to himself
and that what he earns is for the same
individual.
Seventh Just like an American " oil
any other man." a Chinaman buys
where be can get the best bargain, and
sells on the same principle.