The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-03-27

the 9th Article. Tn tho original treaty
the word free is prefxcd or precedes the
word emigration. To omit that word
changes materially the substance and pur-
pose Of the Article, making it appear az
establishing the right Of emigration. when
the purpose was, as is clearly shown in
the last clause of the Article, to prevent
the transfer Of Cinnamon to the United
States without their consent, or as inyol.
untary servants, which is made a special
offcnse.
Sections and 0 Of the China bill. in.
stead OF being in conflict with the treaty
u y, IN AID Of the 5th Article by requiring
Cinnamon immigrating to Oregon to pro, o
ducc evidence of freedom from inyoiun.
tary servitude.
Article u Of the treaty, with which It
IS also claimed the bill is in conflict. pro-
poses TO secure troveL and rcst12cace only.
which are not in the least interfcred with
BY the bill, they having given evidence
OF freedom from servitude.
If China had u commercial treaty with
the United States. troycL and res;1eucp
would be incident to such right. az the
Supreme Court in the passenger cases de-
clarcd. II was therefore because thew
had no rights in the United States that
Article q was inserted in the treaty.
This alone, sanctioned as it was by both
China and the United States. ought TO
settle 1t that trdvet and residcnce Is the
most they can claim under treaty stipula.
tions.
There is a clause in the 9th Article Of
that treaty, not relied upon in the veto.
yet Its construction is the subject Of much
discussion in California, and Of course
viii become matter Of interest here
The clause alluded to reads as follows:
"Ihe United States Of america, and
Mo Emperor: Of China cordiullu recon.
nize fhe inherent and inalienaJke riqht OF
man to change his homc and dlkegiancc.' .
This stipulation conccdes no rights To
aliens, and it is now as necessary as here.
toforc that China and the United States
respectively should provide for naturali.
cation before the subjects Of the other
can be made citizens. The right conecd.
ed is to citizens aud subjects to abjure
their allegiance; and with respect TO Chi.
ia or the United States, is as applicable
to England or France as to either. Yet
1T would be for England and France to
admit them to naturalization, or even to
admit them to home. While It makes
no change in the theory or administration
OF the American government, it is most
remarkable, IL that of China, in that
thereby Cinnamon to an unlimited mum.
ber may, unrcstraincd and untrammeled
depart the empire, and be forever absoly.
ed from obligation to return dead OF
alive. And although the clause referred
to does not confer citizenship upon the
Cinnamon, it is undoubtedly preparato.
~ step 10 that end, because it disarms
opposition By the Emperor to the cmi
grafton aud naturalization of his subjects
not only in the United States, but where.
soevcr they may roam. Thus throwing
the door from its hinges to food the Uui.
ted States with chinamen.
From this and the two former number.
OF this review of the veto the following
propositions have been established:
i. That the provisions of the bill Ii
censing cinnamon to labor or be employ
ed for hire or cages In mines or elsewher,
on payment of SO per month is not il
violation of the State constitution prohib
iting them from acquiring mining claims
or real estate.
Z. That the immigration of chiuamer
not capable of becoming naturaiized citi
zens of the United States and having NJ
commercial privileges within the same
the State having by constitutional pro
vision objected to such persons, may b,
restrained and regulated by State author
ity; and that this proposition was sane
toned By Congress by the act admittin,
the State into the Union.
3. That all the rights of cinnamon il
this country under treaty stipulations, ar
those of traUet and residence provide,
for in the Burlingame treaty, neither Q
which is prohibited by the China bill.
In conclusion, should the propose
10th Constitutional Amendment beeom
law, it will at once be placed in tn
power of Congress to strike the wor
"whlte" from the naturalization laws, an
not only invite the cinnamon to imm
CRATE to the country, but to become cit
zens of the United States, and voter
within the State, thereby sweeping fro,
the statute-book any regulations whic
may have been made in restraint of thei
immigration, employment or suffrage
Once made voters, and there will be br
one more step for them to take-and tht
will as surely follow as effects follow th
cause.-the right to hold office. No pei
pie armed with the ballot, can long
E deprived of that right. This accomplish
ed and we shall not need to send schoo
teachers to China. They can accon
plish their missionary purposes at hom,
1t is yet question, however, whetht
the Burlingame treaty is the law of th
land, or eonstitutionally valid.
w. w, CHAPMAN.
Portland, March 18th, 1859.
:.
"Why were you not up with the lar
4 this morning, as I last night told you