Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-08

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ct Clifton, Ohio, gave utterauce to the follow.
ing very decided language on the subject Of
Chinese immigration: tst .@
| TIIE CHINESE.
| Tho opening of the Pacific Railroad. the
demand for labor at the South, tie desire f I
nmbler hands and less veracious appetites in
the factorlc3, have turned the attention Of
spectators to tho teemiug populations of the
East. They find these warm and fertile coun
tries dcnsely crowded with patient, degraded
and hcathcn race. ''Their skilled labtrers
get So OF 81 per month, and with this they
seem content. They work from Daylight to
sunset, and have but single holiday in the
ycnr. Their food consists Of rice, salt, few
Vegetables, AID sometimes fish," Tho pro-
posal ID to bring immense numbers Of these
people here to supply tho demand for labor
in the fields and the factories and the shops
We in Ohio liare not appreciated the impor-
tance of this movement protest against
it now, in time, before it is carried out--be-
fore they come among us--before We are
confronted with duties, and OBLIGATIONS, and
interests growing out of their presence They
have hot our tastes, or manners, or develop
mcnt, or religion They are not fit to become
citizens, or to enjoy the right of suffrage
Amalgamation would injurc both theft racb
and ours. Isolation will give rise to great
troubleo. 11hgland, Ireland, Germany, Nor.
way. France, have an overlooking population
of our own race, similar to us in blood, in
'nanners, in habits aud in religious faith
and industrious, sturdy, sclf.rclant, sclfrcs-
pccting people. They are fit to become citi.
zens. They will mix with us, .ad our cou-
mingling blood is purcr for the association
Let US invite them with open arms to come
to US, Let us people our country with the
best races Of men. But the Chinese will give
US cheap labor Cheap human labor. dcs.
pisc the word. 1t signifies squalor, degencr.
alton, Ignorance, vice Are not aborers men ?
our fellow. men? They have bodios to olothe
and stomachs to feed, and minds to educate.
and spirits to elevate, md old age to provide
for. Thcy have homes which they love, and
wives whom they cherish, snd children WHOM
they hope to make worthy citizons--she hon
est fathers dha the tirthous mothers of sue
cccding generation. And can you remember
these duties and sec these aspirations cen
you cont5hipate the patient hopefuiucss OF
cheerful and cbntented, because fully com.
pensated, Industry and talk Of cheap labor
Labor is too uheal now. Labor does not re.
c'fve its just reward This country needs
skilled laborers, and hohest, Intelligent, Tin.
dragging, jealous industry; it needs that
such labor shall not be cheap, but that it shall
be most bountifully rewarded. The reaction
Of capital and labor is now badly adjusted.
Idle money-money which bas human wants
or affections or sympathies earns more than
labor, with all its sweat and toll and suffer.
ing Money combines with money and seeks
an increase and immunity under acts Of in
corporation, they arc in some Of our States
denounced by the law, aud everywhere Looked
upon with suspicion. They should not an.
tagonize. They should cooperate. They
should be in harmony. / do not knot that
the fnll solution Of this great problem has
been disc6toted; bit believe great PROCESS
har been made III late years to establish a
juater and better relation. That progress
will continue. 1t must command the efforts
Of advancing civilization and the favor of
just God, until at last the human intellect and
hand and blood as they constitute The nobler,
and shall also be the better paid member in
the great partno rship Of labor and capital.
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RT- tits said thst there are in The caves
ofLookout Mountain, Tennessee, immense
quantity Of bat guano, which analysis has
proved to DO superior TO the Peruvian. These
caves, Of which there are eleven ia number,
have been infested for probably hundreds Of
years BY millions Of bats which have hatohcd,
lived and died there without ever seeing the
light. The deposits that have accumulated
from them are said to Be aluos. iusxhausH.
bio. One Of these caves alone is twenty-five
lnilss In length. The caves srs owneJ by
Hvs Copfederssa o,disrs, &ko purchased them
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