The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-08-07

Attorneys, and tkS old antiscoolie Act
was referred to % absolutely prohibiting
and pthishinGs the imisigrS Stious sof NChi-
ness, ieto this Vlountsy ~ Il "a
"Bx these demolszR ations. IA schsme
whieA promised Ia. 5liewe The South OF
the many evib Though Which itshas
struggled for the last four years, was de:
feated. The foreign agents who came
here to establish steamers to- bring to
this country Chinese labofers. SO much
needed, were 80 discouraged that they
abandoned their enterprises. The tide Of
emigration which would have flowed into
the Mississippi Valley was diverted TO
the Rae1Ao c6ast. Il VAS 1d4 very yelrfo
cheaper labor to the Boston capitalists,
WHO were embarked in that huge swindle,
the Pacific Railroad, but it would be
highly upchristiap, and q violation of o
solemn Aot Of Congress. to permit the
Southern planters to avail themselves Of
that cheap Labor and thus place. our
beloved eolored brethren under the
necessity Of competing with formidable
rivals for that OF which they then had
and still have q monopoly. Such was
the result OF Mr.. Stewards interference
In 1866 with the attempt to Introduce
Chinese into New Orleans to- supply cur
planters with reliable labor. How many
millions have been lost TO the South and
the world by this radical negro dema-
gegueism.l Toplease, to flatter, to hum
bug the freedmen and secure their votes
for the radical party; are far more i'm.
portant. aims with these partisan agita-
tors than the Development of The pros
pef1ty of any portion OF, the country,
especially Of the acouTsed rebel South.
There are intimahons sof:furtherattempts Of:
of this same character 20 interiors with
plans for the introduotion OF Chinese
into the South. The Telegram Aends .us
something to the effect tb at the old anti.
coolie Act is to be revamped ana so con
strued and put into operation rs to pre-
vent thus Immigration. - =
ave hardly think, however, that the
submissiveness of our people can be de-
pended on now, as in 1866. The law in
question has no application to the Solun-
tary immigration of any class of people.
Its whole scope and object were TO sup
press or prevent o trade, such rs was
represented to be carried on between
Cuba and China, in which Chinese and
other Oriental people were forcibly and.
violently deported from their country
by contractors. The right of emigration
is expressly reserved and recognized IN,
this law. 1t is only necessary to have
some proof. the certificate of ON Ameri-;
can consul, or other evidence, to rebut
the presumptions upon which alone this
Act OF Congress can be put in force.
The right of the Chinese to emigrate to
and settle in this country, is as clear and
unquestionable as that of any other TO-
relgners. Their right to contract singly
,rsI Inr u:
country, with any Of our citizens to work
FOR them, is besides fully recognized in
the recent treaty which was negotiated
by the Burlingame mission. ;
''Iet no one, therefore, who appreci-
ates the importance of The movement to
initiate and set on foot the importation
OF Chinese on q large scale into the
South be deferred or discouraged by the
apprehension Of any legal interference
Herewith by the Federal G Government.
There is no law on which such interfer-
ence can be effectively maintained.
The Charleston papers state that q
Californian, Mrr9osephs-s former resi-
dent and native Of that city-is prepared
to make contracts for supplying any
number of Chinese, on favorable terms
the employer not being required to make
any advance. The matter is well worth
inquiring into.
The indefatigable journals of New
York have unearthed scheme on the
part of our Government for the inde-
pendence of Cuba. The Sun. of Tuesday,
lets light into the business, and says it
is no longer secret that the Admins
tration has opened negotiations for that
object with the present Government of
Spain; that General Sickles has already
presented the subject to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs at Madrid, and that 'two
bulky kilograms have been received at
Washington in consequence" The pro-
position which General Sickles had laid
before Marshal Serrano and his associates
is given as follows: =
I. Spain shall recognize the independ-
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