Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-27
IMPORTATION OF CHINESE.

1t is announced that the contract
ors have determined TO employ
Chinese instead Of negro labor on
the Blue Ridge Railroad, and it
has been reported that the contract
ors on tho Wills Valley Railroad,
and perhaps on one or two roads in
Georgia, have come to the same
determination. Other movements
in the South indicate that 4 very
large number Of Chinese will find
employment, and an effort is to be
made to supply this increasing de
mand for laborers. kOopmanschap,
the Coolie broker, who attended
the late Chinese immigration
convention at Memphis, has
started for China, and pro
poses TO import hundred thou
sand or moro during the coming
year, while. other parties are eX-
pected to bring in an equal or
larger number. This amount of
laborcrs of the character the Chi
ncsc arc reported to be, would make
a decided impression on the ma
terial interests Of the South. Koop-
manschap says he does not bring
over Chinese women. They are
sure to follow. wherever the men
90. The Cinnamon will import
them for themselves. The women
in China are not generally taught
to labor. They will not become
good domestics. This movement
to secure Chinese laborcrs has at
tracted the attention of the gov
ernment officials, as will be seen by
the following tclegraphic dispatch:
WAsHINGToN, July 2j.--The Socrcta
nv OF the Treasury is in receipt of let,
ter from the Collector of Customs at
New Orleans, covering a communication
of William McCrcaTy relative to the I'M
por.ation of coolies into this country,
and asking for instructions from the dc
partment. lie replies that Mr. Nc
Creary mistakes in stating that the
act Of February, 1862, prohib ng Amenss
can citizens from engaging in the importa>
ton of coolies 10 IN equity had he n
ahr.c gated. On the..l6Jh of January, 1861,
resolution was IaSSed unanimously by
both houses of Congress, expressing ahhor-
renee Of the people of the United States
tor the coolie trade, and in conformity
with this resolution Secretary McCulloch
addressed TO the Collector al New Orleans
a letter on the l9Ch Of August, 1867, of
which copy is enclosed. in addition
article ) OF the treaty between the United
States and the Chinese empire, concluded
at Washington 18th July last, and which
now awaits the action Of the Emperor,
reprohates any other than voluntary
emigration, and agrees TO make it a
penal otfense to take Chinese subjects
from China without their free and yolunN
tary consent.
The Department Of STATE, 10y circular
Of the 18th of January, 1867, addressed
to the ministers and consuls of the Uni
ted States, directs that the consul at
every port where the coolies embark
from, shall be required to certify, after a
full examination, that such embarkation
is not enforced, or procured by fraud,
but is voluntary; and requires that such
minister's and consuls use all authority,
mower and influence at their command
towards preventing and discOuraging III,
carrying on Of the traffic referred to in
any way.
Such being the facts in the case the
Collector is authorized and directed to
use all his vigilance in the suppression
of this, as the Secretary says, new
modification of the slave trade.