The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-23
DEMOCRA1IC ANTI SLAVERY
MEASURE.

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On, .miabIe and infatuated friend,
Ssna,o. Bonniseld has Introduced into
toe body of which he is a member
~! " 20. provide for the carrying out
cf The provisions of Section Seventeen
a Article One of the Constitution of
,,s State of Nevada" Said section
o. said article reads as follows
SIC. IL. Neither slavery nor involuntary
se-r:tude, unlcss for the punishment OF
c-.,ses, shat, ever be tolerated in this State.
Aswill be readily guessed, " the cat
Under the meal" 10 this Bill, is the
Is cooIie," whose presence among us
sCsucasiaus has raised such hnila-
b.ilco in Mr.. Bonni6eld's county. Now.
either as an assumption or fact, 1t Is
much bruited about that the bulk OF
,aa Chinese in this part of the world
ne "peons or persons under iudent-
use - certain high contracting. monop-
e,,s.s 10 China, and that they, there
r,-e. come within tho meaning of the
section of the Constitution quoted
.aove and anti Cooiieism beiugs part
e.,he pro:essed creed Of the Democrats,
rms measure of Senator Bonniheld's
ira. be considered as an attempt to
carry out in good faith the principles
a. bis party. It matters aot that o ar
i,smocra,ic friends are 90 inconsistent
AZ to hold that it was iniudicious, IN
constitutional and violative Of the prin-
& MES Of s5in bone ethaolegy for the
l.,ack Republicans 20 abolish african
slavery We are willing to meet them
,s,f way in their attempts TO eradicate
Som among our institutions the
re.i or supposed existence Of slavery in
the form limited at. If we have Chinese
pecns among US let tbs fact be known
aid let US at once adopt measures for
,hcir en!a,gemen. and relief. This ac-
Acknowledgement OF the uuiHersai
brotherhood Of mau" comes with vel
cems freshness and newly discovered
erausness from. our loug time political
o,poceu.s. II ia highly gratifying fact
.,,at the acknowledgement is thus pro-
claimed by q representative Democrat
-,,a, Celestial 3" John g is a man and
a brother" But if the coo!:e is thus
:, he naoumi;ted and best with free
dom, what guarantee have we that he
~,n no, be marrying into Democratic
families aud attaining to "A social equal
Nv with the most aristocra;ic Cauca1-
nm ". beg the advocates of this
ressu-s TO pause aud consider the ef-
feet of their enactment. l, will not do
to commit themselves TO policy which
vii, no. Only make freedman OF
tn. u cooI;e." bnt which will erect his
s,e,a! status into competitive excel
,ruee with tha. of the champions OF
t. a white r.an's Government. If this
,n,ne should be allowed 20 progress to
a logical conclusion what assurance
have we .hst a" Bureau" will not have
20 oe erected 70. the relief: of the Class
,rus emancipa,ed from the tyranny OF
.he oppsesso-
We suspect that the author of this
H.u chssishes the idea tina, by its intro
icc.ioo be has pit a" poser to the
E,pabiicau representatives in Legis'a-
tue assembled. Hs think he has bull,
ups. msu Of straw aud made it an OBJ
&c. Of statutory assault. We have
.onrd a great deal Of froih and tustiau
shout "Cooiie labor" from parties
wae- eouid see no wong IN the Patri-
..shia! institution " which has lately
a,ren eradiea,ed from the soil Of Dixie
hrt~e doubt the existence of concin-
ave proofs that these are poems a:
work ;&tin on berdess. n there are
rnr such let there BE Immediate steps
%c relieve them from their bondage.
Happily for the failure. the oe~ treaty
~.ta China expressly provides that no
ai,.zen Of tho Ucited States and no Cor
a:-oer sha.; be permitted to irn2o:: COO
,,.,: and It IL worth while 20 be re-
A. "a. 49,, .y,o "a III treaty