New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-27
JOHN CHINAMAN.


Mr.. A. ID. RICHARDSON which appears in The Aadnno
Monthly for December:
Wat Is no do,n0f John began as housc-serv Ii
and still finds OF lila employment IN that cnlaeI'
As natural cook he has no equal except IN ," washing
hmself all every day Ia the year AZ mrs.. m
keepers say he may NIX his %resd Dy n , eaur hat
little training soon curos hun OF this lie - rrad
sMeop o to make ssn lSa 10 and a seldom
Intrst children to bis care and ne W MIL G rar
ps ese on n m %s shq With psyhnss tho
culmncss sobriey aud palGCe which ne wou huramf
in his native country TINT he has been Taught TO 90
everything with the incest carefnness WIN tio m1r
lie does M SHIRTS like artist aud never fnrges 10 SOW
on the buttons. In SACRAMENTO. nlght hitcr nlgn'
cuilar "wlir-whr-whr" IN the street below AZ nrst
fancied that It must DO ode erin nightwaecnter VI
Hans Bre ret, nn SS . sS that The sound came
from Chinese laundry Just across tbs street wnero
John Was sprnkng CLOTHES ~ he sprnkIes them
directly from his mouth process better adap'eu 10
linen than to bread That laundry DeeVe' was "e'0'
John has always taken Kindly TO mining In Ean I h
the State npuse extra and unjust tax upon lhi 10
maid it"when he was obliged toand continued to work
like n beaver. In vain did white men drive nun uuS
when he found rich lead He only fell back to deNo
away in some abandoned placer; and II he earned VI
day he would sayo moro money ~ tue course W lo
than the American VINO tGok out 70 iron avnv,
man. and miner. Gradually he took up other pnrauns
He proved extremely useful as & na lust
now, tho Democratic politician or Calliorh' n'o
sectivc. is Justify shouting "Chnaman" instead; but ho
employs johnny his ranch, IN MS NiheyhTn, n,'
San neishSor does Dsent Inquiry has not brought to
my knowledge single instance OF ne ulserlnnns ~
favor Of tho OF %sG donp per
In the remote antiquity OF I'VE years ago, ha
road White labor not merely costly it was aDIo,
lutely uuattanabc Cinnamon. therefore. were orougs
H. and In the Spring OF 1868 they began 10 sWhIn upo
the SIerras like flies upon % hOneycOmb so deep was
tho hostility against them that It was ound necessary 10
beers enabled them defend themselves AZ last lweNo
thousand were working upon the road But iOr len lo
for two wears yet The company. after four years OF
trial reported that they hnd proved nearly as ehcent as
trnciate and trustworthy. Strikes. drunken brawls.
bloody riots were all unknown among them They nld,
e @ie9Out they T wcTe told to do They did not
stop for Sunday nor did any one one , ci,"
would take holiday. He received from $50 !. 70 per
month in gold. or this lie would save from go 10 80,
and send the most Of it homo to China Tho company are
60 well satisfied with his work that they no longer cone
him to construction aud repairs but are introaShg @
too upon tie Union Pacific llne-from Omaha TO UTAH
whshGt time Was paying 6H p per y r s%ro
ing upon the rohds which are Oniiilhg III
aud ultimately will DO engaged upon all our great Puoo
simultaneously with his appearance upon the central
Pacific Railroad another great avenue was VpJ' ~,
Francsco at n cost OF three-quarters vi million VI
doars Its TrOducs were exceedingly popuiaa' io
made In the United States but financially IL was q
failure. Louis McIanc. one OF tho most sasaelOns %
examination into its affairs lie reported 10 tue Slovh
holders; Dear labor Is tho ob.tnele 10 you, d nd
Stop payng American wprkmen thteO dollars uy inu
substitute Chinamcn at dollar anu quarter "nd Isd
you Viii make MONEY o nercsst onpo.lion. Were not
the yellow men taking tho bread out Of inc mouths VI
the white Deni Now that company ehploys tOo on
Some do not enr more than 30 cents aud others arc
worth "a but they are paid through lsr agent az .S
pcnsaion among themselves. After hyo years expert
ence they found perfectly satisfactory a;
Of the dozen woolen.iaciories on tho coast
John makes boots. aud shoes. and clothing ana an 1o
clnrs that are manufactured In California lie pcddes
ash fruit and vegetables. He finds abundant employ
ment la the great vineyards aud orchards pNG iiln
rum trees or yues MI fruit at the same stage OF RYE
ness With the greatest precison ..,.,
He is at tho head Of very heavy San Francisco
firms winch are branches Of old houses III Chiha here
m a. mated for exaotness aud fair dealing, aud often Tor
high commercial ability Many American houses, ooth
city aud country. deal win MN, pa,ueulALy ~, ~
respect winch brains and success usually CON
mand. dozen Of the Chinese merchants OF san Fran
Hong Kong firms which are rcputed TO possess capital
Of $4,000 Tho six SnS for sSure eSaacer aud
capacity. ono Of them. Fung,Iang, speaks chinese;
Japaues. French aud German with huency. ana replied
~ n toast m EnHlsh In Of tho most pointed. sensible
and that the Eastern guests had
ever heard IL would bo difficult ~ lind another spectacle
az oncs AZ melancholy and ludicrOus as that Of
Senator Of the United States resehlng the presence OF
such at apubio. banquet as ah lhdiHh5 W n'nsen
% His advance into tho hghlysklled industries
sbarpy coptested but hts sure progress demonstrates
hat Ill ings are his who has patience Thus far IN the
anomalous life OF California labor has been stronger thah
capital aud has had things much IN ITS own way. la
hnnd or placer mining John has been graoiousy allowed
the gleannRs but quartz mining has been cioSea 10 h
Not only has been kept from digging ore III tho shafts
and reducing under tho stamps but even when owners
have employed him to cut and haul WOOD Tor tle mus
he has been driven away with riot and b0odshed Call
foria workIpgnen are in many respects te most ntel
gent In the world; but they sOmetines show marrow"
ness and Ignorance worthy Of tho dark ages. More
than once they have presented the astonishing
spectacle OF skilled laborers, In country OF
xioIenre fho Introduction OF new invention, the
ground that IL diminished tho necessity Tor mana labor
hundred years ago there might have been some excuse
but az this day every American ought To know that any
Ingenious contryanco which make: IRON, or sleei' or
steam OF chemical combinations, do the work OF human
usces tends Inevitably q his ultimate benefit aud that
OF hs children Very recently California miners united
in strike against the OF powder la the quartz
yens because IL 10 90 much more powerful than the old
that II iess drilling necessary. NO wonder that
suo mon should resist tho cheap labor OF an alien race
What manner Of man u hei Very black
of hair very low OF stature, and MOB thing OF beauty
IN las shows his gums horribly But he ia seldom
The Man Who Laughs except among his own nates With
Americans when no Is not addressed, he Ia immoyaby
He /. born gambler whatever his age or condition
games Of chance-with udicrousiy tritlng stakespos
sess a wild fascination for him. Every California town
has ts Chinese quarter; Chinese quarter abounds
ia gambling HOUSES On the subject OF opium too the
variance between his theory and his practice reveals the
human nature strong within him. Opum-smOking. no
Invariably AYERS, bad, very bad aud yet six out OF
every seven iders whom meets ON an evening walk
through tho Chinese quarter bear indelbe evidence VI
the haOt written on their faded, CHASTITY faces.
He gregatiOus He must have, NOS One but several
friends. to whom to whisper, Solitude Is sweet" No
practicable peculiarly temptation will induce him TO
come 10 the Eastern States, unless huff dozen
dozen OF his comrades accompany HIN and TO live
with him He loves dwell In towns. Even "a house
servant he does sleep under his masters roof lac
can possibly avoid IT, but goes 10 the Chinese quarter 10
amend every night with his comrades He will work
lato as he Is wanted however without complaint, aud
he will DO on hand any required hour In the morning
lie is A great MI glt- bird and hts turn Ia conylyul. lie
and mis- mates Join frequent little suppers. which they
Keep up until nearly daylight The materials for