, 1869-05-09
CHINESE WOMEN II CALIFOR-
HIA.
shnme1eAs Exhibition OF vIee-Chi.
neso Ftrnses - Religious Belief of
the tsCcIestknls.,,


ueso Ftrnsos - Religious Belief of
the @CcIestknls.t
From hS Orrrland NontSly
wee IoteiRaer us'so landing on our anres TO
and wftness female He only "a n Is e1nsbsssd
oknon4ss the ehsndoued women, hr nIghs form nD
opinion 1spee1nX our ssetss condition altogether
who estlunted the wholc EniDcao pattoo by 4 fsw
spee snsaz he may Sec IN she street, Of some of
conclusions There IRE, II is trre, IN Cblna I'D
denectnna tTun The path or virrue; cases of M
sns sae eas n ss1s n.vs nssn
g IL q. - Ss1e learned. i.1ce . n5a asn.ssed
oi the suec1S Of Ban F1ancisco-s1d not = merely i
where Chine1a women ccnS1egatc tut Fntre those
OF whittier ssta:afe Showed to pu,sue ttk4r trade
which Ihcy arc suotscted Ia older ned even more
wicked dt1e1 Yearly all the Chlncse. women il
California ere ats1sce 10 their natten: aud BE-
cause Of th1s dhg1ane, ~ well ts beca1ke OF the
tr1eyous crime coHldtted upon mo4k Of these
women who hnye been brought hither hy caEuuIs-
sop, ana Also oeeauee q the bad morals. enscn-
defed amongst EaelE yscth, the sl1 cqnpau1es
have, from time 70 umc- enleaEused 10. cooutve
means to preEent their seiDg ,anne, t.eEe, OF 70
ed Very few Cinnamon nave brought thefr wives
70 Cal1o,nia There arc two reasons for ttle, and
one y, That Chinese customs require tta. the
Iem11e portion Of family shall remain ut fonc,
attending 70 domestic dut:xs; and wherever The
HUSBAND and h1otherS may 50 the wives ana mo-
1mes BE- seen gong In company to the tenn
nles and to the hills as the Ieason OF the worship ii
the Ion1be The male and fana1e members q
weddlng: but 1hey usually take different times OF
separate roads to get to them When chinanen
g aeroea e N ,9f 1ads. Or On poel!s ons1nsss tns
that Chinese females arc By habit and education
exceedingly domestic, having neither iucllnat*on
noe Sep1Ss ~ 70 XsnpTe r. from -
:, eassants4,ns X :nssss saIosrsaa ! 20 % Is 9
deSs:c for rorvIgu travel that might have sprung
e, IL thn nllad. Tic Chiuawomtn's little feet,
a:so, ~ Ecu As the tesdencE OF female education
ing Inch OF . "galder.'' even Around her Own
ne1eA.aEhood; and much more, peztlap1, viii
might BE- Iorucd for the emigration Of Ianiliss to
foreign lands We bare TINS Indicated ona Of
r. . gh{ eaase9 ag snsf got snS
California as permanent resident. Every man tn-
Ing nn.ae sufncient 70 pay him Tor an his labor,
| KtEs and ha1dships Purity for shls rexson It Is
that scarcely any Of them purchase rtst estate;
themselves In their na1Tow, uncomfortable guar
up and hdorutng han!szilon IN he s1yie Of INC
| very soon to return Al the NIX companies wefe
! lot ofXgnlLcd with reference 70 immigration oi
females 70 this country. :thers Is nothing II thet.
| way lot them: nor do they Keep any register Of
their nalnes or Of the arrivals and depar.uFrs; con
~ sas,aesog deS1ee q aeeaaey, & % he aa@oer d
chinese women On this coast. We have severn
hundreds IN San F1sucdsco; and marty every tow1
| OF much Aze IN which the-e arc Chinaruen. hS!
some women. The question may here arise: HoH
came these women here: why are theJ hera Nhets
are they from WY tsey s{o hsrs r. has .'1ssd:
hapa It would be more accurate 70 Ask: For wha
purpose Here they originally brought 70 tnis eoan
0f aS ne ~ e Il s .s@ nars
capped from their former masters, and are uytn,
with men u shelr wires or coneubiaes But
trom = Ire questions which very many Of Oh
people would be unable TO answer. Those familia
Win the ca1tJ settlement OF San Francisco tno1
pa1ts t of the World nd Wit prSedees were toi 8,
erased Vice Of every form reigned unchecked
md there were not wanting those who were read
thetr pockets; and among 5uch were a few shreWI
but unrrinciped Chlnnmcu, who barring surreye
The ground and taken notes Of the situation return
Cd to China bat they soon came back, bringing wit
them, the 1rEs OF those women whose number
| have since increased from year to IeH, aud who's
on II the Of fse oWn fef
sometimes, the women as t. sole traders" an
But how are these victims Obtained In var1o1
KA!A Sickness misfortune, or year OF famln
70 that evcr-populated empire: reduces many fam
| Les 10 extreme poycrtrs and being brought 70 tn
verge Of starvation there are those who prefer t
give away, OF sell their chld1en. rather than to SC
de y thsn 1n - of s es s M
disposed Of than the boys; and come Of these poo
girls, when cast adrilt upon the world, are gotl
! cred up by that class OF men and women OF whot
| We have spoken, to oct as servants while yOunf
and when grown, 70 BE- devoted To Venus It
said also that The practice Of dispohng Of dsnRhIel
the secondary wives Of those WHO desire an
| | eau support tnem-has been used as means 70
nnlng the gaps made By disease Ia the ranka c
those unfortunate victims Of mans ava1sce an
inst The procutrf8 pretendipE 70 desire the w0me
as secondary wives for themselves OF for other.
ana wnsn they have ct them IN = tns!r po.e
} whose clutches few escape Again. The coast c
China sEarms with pirates who DO not always re
!, seas; nor when they make nroads upon shore !
they content themselves with gold and silver An
! merchandise merely. but they not untrcquentl
: hope large prlco viii Be pa1d for theE 1edemI
ton, and sometimes, u the women are not n
y 'se s fsFes ~. sesy a,s T. Of
blood and souls Of their lclow-creaturrs II thei
2 vas prospect Of e1tching themselves thcreb!
Ds R pfti aa'e
3 and come q the people hare been i
"a t aks cGsn Sd sn + 5.Ts ssna sat
: bosr1 the CoolEe shiPs bound for Chill aud PERI
Q while tue ietnalea Il not ransomed by their ktE
: than the v est Indian and South American Cool
c selvtude. From the sources above Indicated tnel
Is every reason to believe The steHa IN the thine:
q ! quarter Of san Francisco and other CalfoIn
. towna draw their supplies. Therefore, reader, L
saamefseed gtri you sometimes meet upon Il
! those who seldom weep: and all OF them deser
!. our pity. There are those among them who
o Who vsInly aiea to be Iestored 70 then. who,
y their dreams, may agatn be walking amid their
2 tive bamboo groves, Of may be playing IN the 81
! dens among the blElIs the flowers. the nsh pon
i saA the grottoes; or In the - inner apartments
r are engaged with their embroidery, OR the guitst
! but who wake only to shudder At the horTors
1t | the scene around tAeH-only to bear the hoaf
voice, or to feel the cruel bloEs Of the haG who
q greed Of gold daily forces these once !unoce
3 creatures on In thef course Of prostitution and
3 vretened end. To show that ths i not ron1ar
h ing, VIC here Insert the translation Of proclaim
= ton which, not long sso .as posted In the stret
Is Of San Francisco: x,.
"The man putting forth thus proclamation q Of I
l. Shen Ling district and of the village San; hi1 IA,
Is Formerly, In the NTH Jear Of T1nR Chi. our d
u tr1ct WIS visited By the terrible scorEe Of the Il
y Ia handful In the sth month our v1llasc n
I sere slain xerp without number. bat many Of I
J. wises and children Of the alsin were carried aw
"so w. sese3 snd ed o a.
II qnentiJ rewards were offered for her recovel
but already she bad been taken TO Mseo and then
tatncd that she had laleu iato The hauds Of scou
d slft1 who perMstently tried TO force her into
Ways ot shs prostitute INT happily ny younSrT ;,a
L scoyDdrel refused TO allow her 10 be redeemed
: length The steamer. which yesterday Ja1aary
s. my EEtef. The m1ttcf have already erBmln
J. and nnd the statements tIus, q md that .
9 SANITY sabIecset % distressing persec1tous 5
70 compel her IL Yield to tltshonor; but rmy she
= e1sts, and continually sn1ets trial and scourK,
y with anguish that cannot be described. All
= alas! Who that has sister would endure,
1t thought Of her being taken to bruthe,: 4 tht
= ssad aaames. and my sister Al shau hsve
e and one lcsh, and this which / have done L. vi
d ought to do. Theeeiore. aIl ye brethren Of !
J. aiely despatch an ol1ecr And escort her on her
ie turn to her natre plac 20 th1s brother aud sls
e nay uect again, and tnu1 Joa VII rcscue her n
the tormcnts indicted oy the keepesa Of the broth
aEd will avert dlshonor aud shame from our nst
town. There WIS no alternative for me but 10 en-
~ e1,nes. ~oo 59s psTs 's esen n
profit therefore especially 1pubiish this p.Ac;
men having ~ IN ~ clear 1I underssandinx oi tnese ia
will beleve the state1neuta and Will st once be =
to Judge and discriminate. Tung Chi. 7th yeas.
mouth, the list decade
"Cnen Has plaeazd
The statements here made were coadrned
the townamen and neignbors OF Chen Ia;
I
bot Chen Ra failed 70 procure the release OF
Young woman, and she wAs feEnAnded to the c
tody Of the Perpon who had n1ed her talonA in
resh Of the veum. Tho ChlnxuAns comment
the iksue Of the case was thal The defendant |
more money than the plaintiff Al for ou,selr
we Witnessed none Of the tudicial prpceedtu
a1d Al the evidence We have IN reSard to
stnzJ h the document OF which We h4ye g1ycl
srsnnlation. together With the reports which c.
Hss counHyucn have brought to us: but i
asthert are wrongs injected and Abuses pr
t1ced IN TIE procuring Of these women and h.t
ing them 10 our shores mus1 be evident to ey
ore who has resd the ne~zpsper reports Of
scenes enacted On the Ar,rN Of uAny Of
Ch!n2 ateAHerx Nhere t!rni pastiee are waiting
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