The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-07-30
CHINESE EMIGRATION.


capital of 81 100000, with leave to increase
the stock to double that amount, to engage
in the regular business of importing the Chi
nese to supply the Southern States, or por-
tions of them, with laborers of this Glass;
Hitherto what emigration from China set to-
wards our shores, was confined almost en-
tirely to California, and was not considered
ofimportance enough to attract any consid-
cradle degree ofattention. .-
1t has suddenly, however, become the lead
ing topic throughout the country, in view of
the fact that there seems to be no limit,
scarcely, to be set to its increase, and also that
these heather Cinnamon may in short time
become American citizens of Chinese de-
scent" in sufficient numbers to exercise q
large measure of influence in the political ftl-
ture of our country. The Fifteenth Amend.
ment, it is conceived, will invest them ulti-
mately with the right of suffrage equally
with the negroes. Many and various are the
opinions Expressed as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
encouraging the emigration of these people
to our shores. The Baltimore Sun, in re-
viewing the structures of the northern Jour-
mails upon the action of the Memphis Convcn-
ton, says:
There is, therefore, not word to Justify
the defamatory articles in some Northern pa
pers concerning the purposes of this conven-
ton. Even Mr.. Koopmanschap, in his COM
munications with the gentlemen of the con-
vention, did not intimate any other mode of
bringing Chinese emigrants to the South
than those by which he has brought 10000
to California. But it seems to be enough
that any enterprise should be started which
is expected to aid in the restoration of South
ern prosperity to secure it the malignant OPP:
position of certain sectional journals. Chi
nese emigration to the hives of massachusetts
manufacturing industry, although it might
compete with laboring men of our own race,
and although Massachusetts, with an area of
1890 square miles, has population of 159
to the square mile, is considered good thing
by some of those who are Mortified at per-
hitting Chinese to emigrate to the Southern
States, with an area of 706,552 square miles,
and population of only twelve and third to
the square mile.
We do not refer to these facts in advocacy
OF the scheme of Chinese emigration to the
Southern States, subject which they are
most capable of deciding for Themselves
There is in the South, as well as in the North
a great variety of opinion ON the subject of
Chinese immigration. Whilst some consider
it highly desirable, others look upon it as
fraught with political and social dangers
But we protest against the injustice which
is done by the effort to represent the South
as SO welded to slavery that she desires to
revive the slave trade in some form. The
boc ole yho
assisted to stock her plantations with that
kind of labor and received the consideration
thereof, have repented of their sins by taking
away from her what they sold, without, how
ever, returning the purchase money. They
might do the same again if she employed
them in the coolie trade. After her recent
experience she is not likely to burn her fin
gers the second time by dealing with slave
traders.
The Statesman takes decided grounds in
opposition to the introduction of the Chinese,
as affecting the social and political interests
of the country. 1t says:
AS they are Industrious, patient, docile, and
skilled in mechanic arts, OF, where not, rea-
Oily familiarizing themselves with them, and
are exceedingly frugal and economical, and
as the South opens wide field of labor for
them, in kind Of agricultural cultivation to
which they are accustomed, what is to be the
limit to Chinese immigration?
There are other queries of interest In
California and other Pacific States, where
the Chinese have penetrated, they are
employed in preference to American,
Irish and German mechanics, tradesmen,
laborers and domestics. What is to
prevent their continuous march eastward
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to see them supplant here our own me-
chanics and laborers? For ourselves, we
say NO. A thousand times NO. One or the
other must go to the wall. The laborer of
our own race has already frightful odds
enough to contend against The competition
of the Chinese, who work for next to moth
ing, would utterly destroy it.
That is to be the effect upon order and
moralsrof this immense, prospective immigra-
tion?' What the social and political condition
of the Chinese themselyes2 Are they to be-
come citizens? If so, what is to become of
Republican institutions placed in the hands
of multitudes utterly unaccustomed and SUI
premely Indifferent to them If not citi-
Zens, are we to have new class fserfs9
That the South desires this kind of immi-
grafton is natural, in view of her vast and
fertile territory and deficiency of labor, nor
accession of farm and plantation hands from
this source would be of service by its own
productive industry, and by stimulating its
present laborers to greater industry and good
behavior. But we have no wish to see the
negroes in the South supplanted by Chinese,
and we protest against the intoduction of COM
petition to mechanical industry in our own
State from that source. The Democratic Con.
vention in California, and its opposition to
Chinese emigration, at least represented faith.
fully the interests of American working men
The colored people here and elsewhere have
manifested some uneasiness about the coming
ofthe Chinese. Who have they to blame for il
but their Radical friends, who have set the
negroes of the South against their masters
and made politicians of them instead of la
borers, thereby creating the demand for la
Dor which threatens to bring the Chimes
here, movement which is warmly urged
by some of the Republican leaders. Let The
colored people stick to their work and theil
true friends, and they will have no reason tt
fear the Chinese.
What is in the future of this country, will
or without numerous Chinese population
to deal with, is question difficult to answer
We only know that il the. government wa
administered in accordance with the princi
pies Of the Democratic party, we Shout,
have no fears to entertain in regard to tn
political status of that people and could al
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