The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-22
The Chinese.

The question of importing Chinese Ia
borcrs into the United States is very actively
discussed by the press. We are gratified to
see that the great majority Of newspapers
entertain very sound opinions upon the
subject, and urge them with decided
ABILITY. e., they are opposed to any sort
of invitation or unusual facility to the i'm
migration Of the Asiatic races.
The question opens a wide field Of po-
liticol economy-especially interesting OF
the present time. First, we arc led to IN
ouirc what effect the increase Of the popu-
lation Of the inferior races OF Asia and
Africa will have upon the politico-soclal
character and force OF the nation; and So
condlv. as to the wisdom of the rapid popu-
lstion Of the country by forced means, and
diminishing the field of operations for pos
| terity.
These may be elaborated extensively, and
the farther we carry the investigation the
worse will appear the scheme of populating
the land with inferior races and trusting
/! the labor of the country to their hands.
God knows this country has had enough
| Of the forced Importation of IN inferior
race. No man within its broad limits, 1t
seems to lie. should favor u repetition OF
| the enterprise. We have had by reason OF
the first importation ceaseless trouble "nd "
desolaiing war. The direful consequences
have not ended with that horrible war
Still the nation is torn and bruised by
aboninable agitations about the status OF
those brought to this land under the idea
that we must have slaves, and to have
slaves we must have race that could be
made slaves of.
The idea driven by revolution from the
phase Of slavery presents itself IN the new
form of bringing in the inferior race as free
men 10 do our work for us. Thus proposing
to deyrnde orr politics o"d our u"rcrn-
n,cnt, as ,reU as or ,rOri. by inviting the
ignorant. dcpraved, and vicious races to
help u to govern the country a. we'll rs 10
die our canals and cultivate our lands The
new form is worse than the old, and will
entail lcn-fold more evil upon our people.
The scheme is great mistake, full of in
fatuation and ultimate misery. Can't We
let things take their natural course and per-
nit the country to fill up in the natural
way? Can't we leave something for pos
terity? What right have We ~ leave them
heirs to the evils of such populations !-rop-
ulations introduced to crafty our own prld"
and avarice, and, may we not add lndo-
lence and self-ndu]gencc!
This enterprise belongs 10 the class o.
national sins that invoke the dircst mani
| festations Of Divine wrath. Why should
We attempt pcrverSion of the Divine order
which has set down men after their own
kind in different parts Of the earth Their
happy existence in separate communities
! would never be disturbed but for the GU
pdity and lust of nations which arc ever
bringing down from Heaven the blasting
lightnings of r"tributive justice.
Let US preserve the homogeneousness Of
our colnmunities-looku upon our own people
ms superior to all others in all the walks Of
life--rcpudiate all idea of dependence upon
any other race-discard the idea that We
must settle the whole land III one day
leave something to posterity-and avoid ~
we would the greatest of calamities the
alulteration of our population, the degrada-
ton of the rights Of the citizen, and the
untold and Undesirable depravities which
flow from the conmiDgling incompatible
races.
Now is the time for this great nation to
learn great Lesson. We Gun now GO into
the clinical study by the bedside; and by
fully pcrfecting ourselves we may escape a
great wrath in the future and prolong = the
life Of the nation for ages.