The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-11
CHIME sE IMMIGRATION.

C0untrye
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
Now that the Pacific Railroad Is completed ana IN
running order Of the practical results Of this great
enterprise win doubtless be exodus OF Chinese 10
the eastward. They will be seen to move farther
and farther along this great highway until they are
found scattered over all our Territories, nhaoitlng
our Western States and finally invading and swarm
Ing over the whole Union to the Atlantic seaboard
Under present circumstances there Is every proba-
blity that few years will show the Chinaman to
be an element In our population over all the land.
The United States government have done more TO
induce Chinese immigration than any other nation,
and consequently they have been and are being
favored Tor cursed) with 1t to greater extent than
others. But before the government or people 60
any further In the matter Of inviting and Offering
Inducements to Chinese immigration, 1t would be
well to pause and consider their nature and habits
ana the influence they are apt to exert upon our
country and people.
Few persons among us who have not resided on
the Pacific coast understand the ChinamaD. Many
know nothing about him, and such look upon the
advent OF Chinese in much the lg hit that they
shores. But there is in reality vast difference IN
the tive cases. The European Immigrant comes 70
shores to d a osps s dSSn 20 stay
an am American citizen m and his prosperity
our country. But with the Chinaman 1t is quite
different matter. There was no place like home for
him until gold found In California and Australia
and then John Chlnaman, who for centuries had
been forbidden to go abroad or associate with out
found the thirst Tor ri gold greater than national
Flowery Kingdom were modified, and John was
found hunting the yellow metal upon the shores OF
California and Australia among. people whom he
had ever been taught to hate and despse
But gold and only gold, ever induced the China
man TO go abroad. The idea Of settling down and
living In foreign country, except to accumulate
Chi1aman. All they accumulate, except the pit
lance necessary for their support Is sent home TO
China, from time to time Or carried away IN person
spectacle at home The writer has been Tor ten years
resident in California, oregon Washington Terri,
knows whereof he speaks. In all these places the
Chinaman is to be found; active INDUSTRIOUS 1t is
true but abOrIng only to drain the land OF its wealth.
They are looked upon as nuisance by most Of the
population, but are encouraged by some capitalists,
who IKE fae se cheap Labor ana ey some
groceries or articles Of clothing Most OF their trad
Ing, however, y confined among themselves.
Most Of the Chinese OF the Pacific coast sent out
to those countries under kind OF coolie system.
The capitalists of China send them out, and their
are free to shit for themselves. In this system the
bosses contract to return safe to China the cooe or
his bones In case be dies and ever and anon YES
port loaded with corpses or rather bones for Chinese
cemeteries. 1t is considered by the superstirious
buried III their own land, and 1t would be gross
impiety to leave their bones In a foreign
they die and allowed to remain until the
flesh Is decomposed, when they are ex-
any ma ana hes y tS hs % sd
terment In Portland, Oregon, not long since, the
disgusting spectacle was beheld Of body taken up
to be sent home. The nesn not beng all decom-
posed, the body was cut up and boiled IN kettle
The i1esh, being thus removed was thrown again in
the grave, and the bones boxed and marked for
home Such things are Of frequent occurrence
Such are the habits OF this enlightened people,
fsvorinr and talk OF making citizens s ~"
Their religion is idOlatry, and in San Francisco
and Portland they have temples to their idols, or
Josh" houses where they say their prayers to mean
looking idols and offer incense. and leave gifts 0f
fruit, meats &c, on the altar for 'Josh," which,
by their priests. A missionary, long resident In
China, has assured the writer that no people are
more dificult to convert to Christianity than the
In personal and moral habits the Chinese are
that would not do to name to ears polite They live
houses that look and smell like pigstles, savorlng
% aaf Snk SERVES them r be q ana
and bench or two generally constitute their furn1
ture They are dirty in person. and their food is
any thing-a little rice, tea and any animal or any
part thereof They are fond Of pork and TO Judge
by their meat shops they must eat the whole hog.
This fondness for pork In the Chinese may account
In part for the leprosy disease quite prevalent in
CHINA where there are whole communities OF lepers
This fearful disease 10 quite likely to be introduced
INTO this country ere long by these people.
The chinese women and there are plenty Of them
all OF inc lowest order brasenaced impadept and
shameless they Sit IN their pens in the alleyways Of
the cities and towns and proclaim their calling, In
exceptions are women reported as wives
OF Weather class but often turns out that they
The courts OF San Francisco are often called upon
to adudicate In cases where these women have been
The Shlnamen in Australia have been p It different
times severely dealt with, heavy tax has been
posed upon them, and their Immigration discouraged
abused, ltreated and their presence frowned upon,
but all TO no purpose as far as checking their mgra-
labor. coming in competition with the whites, has
occasOned riots the municipal and State authorities
oave @ yeqg
much TO the fact that his party asked the sursges
Of the people upon an anti-Chnese platform intended
to discourage and restrict their Immigration, but
since his election nothing has been done In the mat.
ter and the Pacific coast Is becoming more and moro
Cinnamon WORK at any aud everything they
can ind TO do. They are miners following In the
former have abandoned; they are COOKS in hotels,
restaurants and private families; large number are
washe,men spong shirts "a ana n Linen ut cheap
shops aud some on farms. In all these avocations
they are supplanting fhe poor laboring men and
cheaper rates. Some authorities have declared that
In the interior OF CHINA person can subsst upon
penny day; so 1t win be seen that when Chinaman
can earn dollar or two per day he Is fast growing
wealthy; and the aim and object OF the Chnaman is
simply TO accumulate money abroad and return
home to live uxurousy and enrich his native land
Can the people Of this country consistently en-
courage the immigration Of such race OF pagan
barbarian idolatorsf Ought we TO welcome them to
our shores and admit them to the rights Of citizen
snipf Have they been, or can they be, benent to
our countryi These are questions which the Amer-
can people ought to mediate and understand.
They are questions tnat should be met aud solved
now, before the land is full Of these people.
The American people at large ought TO know more
about the Chnaman. they ought 10 understand
better the length breadth and extent OF the Chinese
question. Now Ii the ume to deal with It. and the
writer hopes that both people and goYsfnpent may
be aroused in this matter and some check be put 70
the migration OF q race Of heathens whose ONLY
rnisson among US rs TO debase the laborng classes
and carry away the wealth OF our country.