The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-24
TIE CHINESE IN AMERICA.
Their Infusibility with other Nations
aheir National Priae-Their Coming
Ingress Into the Atlantic states,

Their lnfusibtlity with other Nations
aheir National Priae-Their Coming
Ingress Into the Atlantic states.
The people OF the Atlantic States, unac.
qualnted with the Chinese population, regard
their immigration to this country in the same
light they would the importation of an equal
number of the negro race from Africa But
the Chinaman and the negro are human be.
ings Of very unlike character and nature.
The difference between the two races is as the
difference between an intensely ignorant but
docile child, plastic and plant as clay in the
hands OF the potter-and grown man, sharp
but very narrov-minded, opinionated sna fixed
in character. The negro. when brought to this
country, is a simple barbarian, with nothing to
unlearn, and whose highest am oilon ls to lmi-
tate the superior race in words, acts and man
mere. The Chinese have civilization and his
tory OF their own; vanity which causes them
to look down on all other races; habits OF
thought rendered permanent by being stamped
upon uncounted generations. A San Fran.
cisco letter to the Boston Journal thus de.
scribes the characteristics Of the coming race
To a limited extent the Chinese become
quickly Amerioan.zed; but their Amerioanlza-
sell. t, labor according to American modes.
just as they discard the umbrella-shaped hat.
wide trousers and thick paper shoes for the
felt hat. pantaloons and boots; but they retain
just as they retain their cues. The Ohlnaman
tending hop-feld digging q ditch, or firing
On engine in California is just as essentially q
'Chlnaman as bus brother on the other sids OF
the Paclfio, working with the same t.,ols IS
his fathers worked with eighteen hundred
years ago. 7-, I
THEIR NATIONAL. PRIDE.
The American and English missionaries.
VINO fos gh3rty-nine yeate. ct . cost Of six mill
been iaborlpg in China, know full we'll how in
tensely this people are welded to the customs
and habits OF their ancestry; how unwaverlng
their trust in the religious faith and ceremo-
MES which have come down to them from time
immemorial.
y The Chinese, as o people, are SO much like
Americans as to believe that their own civil.
religious oresd are superior to ali iIs the world ri
Deslde, and that they are superior race. We
make the same claim for ourselves. In the
Chinaman's view. the difference between his
claim, ana Of course-with justace. that the 1s;f:
ference is all in our favor. We Judge China
and AN her civilization by the masses of her most
eoasf Tbsv SS saIs noT S on our
and our civlli2atio by the associations of our
forecastles, deadfals aud railroad gangs.
There are few intelligent, weIl-hred, libe.
from the lowest class in CHINA. i But there
are some things which gives to the lowest
Chlnaman certain conscious dignity which
claims respect. For example, he knows he
proud to say. II am Roman 1i sitissn." % Wiz VIE
equal PRIDE we face the world to say, 81 am an
American cstlzen." The Chlnaman with like
confidence GO q !, CLAIMS to be subject Of the ''suD
We are proui OF our extensive territory. vast
pIair1es, mountains, lakes and rivers. In sll
these things the Ohinaman has . right to boast
3;s o. ms @ country; for China is as large as the
United states. even stretched to its utmost ex-
tent BY our Fourth Of July orators. China.
man might ask yon to open to the map of
North America, and leaving British America
out OF count, to add together all the square
miles miles Of al other divisions Of this continent.
and then, with an excusable pride OF national
glory, he could inform you that the DOMAIN Of
his empireis equal to all that. .
THEIR POPULATION AND ANTIQUITY.
The Chinaman not only has great country,
but ne belongs to q great people: We Ameri-
cans are numerous people. and are rapidly
Increasing. Some dve years ago. while IN the
northern part of this State, among my earliest
acquaintances was young Canton merchant,
VINO Mad early come out as superlntendln
agent TOT nis Gountrymen, who were mining in
thoroughly educated in his owo, and ANXIOUS
to becoms familiar with our language. Que
day. while striving to impress him with pro-
per conception Of the power and greatness of
me american people, he suddenly Brought me
well. my learned friend. waat Is the ex.
ast population % q. OF your great and hOnorabe
Al that time our census reiurns did not Give
over 88 600 ,OOc; but w1shing to2smake IAN inn,
preston, fused qualifying word 10 help me-
nver ~ a. lew few m!ilions. and easwere1, ..About
sf. tie one psosanos Vi I tof u which am ns. 6.
numbers O,OOO OOO." ] ---'.T,f
We mag be be ter able to conceive The yast.t
population & North AGer,ca sou.b America scs
and Europe, and then remember that The
population OF CHINA is equal to the whole sum.
But China is also the oldest OF nations. she
81 years. Few changes have there been ahes in her
1yaasties fewer vet in her customs and clvil
code. 'Ce!est;sis," as 6 government, aud as
people, feel the conscious dignity Of, and right
'uiiy claim the respect due to permanent instr
We sometimes feel . little queer when asked by
! Chinaman acquainted with the history Of his
,ountry, :MhaI ID the age Of your great aud
hrf'y nation 2" for after stretching as much
years." 8S "A. 20 " = E nm 60,
4 rHErn CIVILIZATION STATIONARY.
We are apt 70 speak With contempt Of Chinese
siuh2ation, and certainly it is yer. far behind
centuries ago they we're the nost civilized peol
pie on the RlOhes While our ancestors. irro-
rant OF the art OF printing were making ali
their booes by the tedious and expensive pro-
printing books BY tha thousand. @ H1s While we've e,e
ancestors went forth 10 ba tie, hghtiDr hsnI
e hand. Ignorant OF powder and its uses, the i