The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-20

population OF Massachusetts, for INST ance, is
ABOUT nine times as great per square mile as
ARKANSAS, aud eixty-three times as great as
Texas, i,'" y ~ = 'Iiui r % tal4'', -" -
The idea, then, that there is any danger Of
tog great an accession to our population, pro
madness of the moon, And II God, in His
providence, has opened up the door fol the in
ttoddCtioh Of the Monaghan race to our fields
OF labor. instead Of repelhng this class Of pop
Ia contamins.!n;fss. would NOT exinblt more Of
thaHprit Of yChrisuans by; falling in with the
apparent leadlDgst tob Providence, and Whilstwe
avail ourselves Of the phvsiusl assistance these
the sanse timS to bringto bear upon thena the
eleVatlng and saving influence of our holy relf-
Eims 90 that whom those coming among us
snail return gtoitheir own country they will
seed which is here sown, and the NewiWorId
shall thus, in double aense, become the re-
generator of the Old, -
But the question specially referred 70 the
best means Of iItro this Asiatic labor. and
TINS 10 the question Of paramount lmpof tsnce
to our people. Your committee has compressed
July and freely with Mr. Koopmanschasp, the
agent OF California Chinese immgration who
has large experience in that field of enter
prlses and also with MrlTye.K,m- Orr. : q naA
Gye Chinaman Of intelligence and guilty Ation,
%ao nss ~ travelled g. at deal and is perfectly
! The informat,on derived from these gentle
men haa satisfied your committee Of the very
great dinereuce between different ciasses OF
Cnlnamea. and the care and Caution that will
pc necessary IN procuring supplies that may
pe ordered by our people, slnce those 10 lowing
mechanical pursuits or loungiug about the
town and cities Of China are wholly t,nfit for
e aeicu.tarai pursats. and very frequently are
those from the rural districts Of Chins are in
9ustrioqS, dQcile and competent agricultural
lsborerss s4hq eiblt as much fidelity In the
perioimanee OF their duties and obligations as
any people IN the world. IF
Mf. hoopmanschaap did not come prepared
to make engagements for the delivery OF labor
ers here now but the chief object Of his visit
was to acquaint himself with the wants If our
people. and the extent Of the demand. when
ne finds to be much greater than he anticipa-
teds and hls purpose is to return 10 California
without delav, and make q special visit to
emma with view to make some de6nile ar
rangements commensurate with tue demand.
information OF which will be communicated to
tne pubic here at the earliest period pfacti-
cable His present estimates o: the exp&n@es
1ne,dent ,,' e. to employing Chinese labor ar to a
iaborers can be transported from some sOhl-
neSe port to Memphis via San Francisco and
the Pacific Railroad III some six weeks, or two
months at the outside, and delivered here at
per head. He supposes the Companies he re-
presents will be wiling to deliver them here a &
that rate guaranteeing the laborers to 9hs Of
me "a description orderea or represente6 lthe
on delivery Of the laboter at Memphis. MS
AS to the rate of wages, and the reinb;&sse-
mentt or transportation money, those arekSnt-
terg OF contract, which must be ultimatelJgssan-
trolled. as all such questions are. by the &S OF
demand and supply. The wages these M5or-
ers receive m China are merely nominal Amt
IN California the urgency Of the dem aud S he
mines ana upon the railroads has fxedR she
a a fSCrr0r 4{nokv
wiling 70 meet The ART g ..ssS - y; ";
by us viii doubtless be the most expenSase,
ana ,i the montnI wages. exelnsiye of ratiS1ss.
~. MI, peIaapa. be from eight 70 twelve d6IH ss
mailed %srss assi aossyss ss slEss Essa e.
seIpr1se & luke this. SO iasepataAly Connected
and as q people, Ne must practice the virtues
OF patience and peree Serance, submit TO tenn
Eorary sacti6ce, aud be hopeful OF the future.
Two facts arc patent-C CHINA has the labor
that we need, and y can be procured TO an un-
limited extent When the aupply Of this labor
becomes business. competition all OF course
sprlD9 up, and the expense OF procur;pg il viii
be reduced to minim am, which must fali far
below the expenses incident TO eur present la
bor system. whilst its great advantage over
that system. and the impetus it will impart to
al OF our industrial interest. will, it is conf
denuy believed, very soon silence all objections
s apd asnaeva 81 the pretudices now existing in
Respectfully submitted. "a .%,5@E.l
J. w. CLApP. Tennessee,
Chairman.
- Wmr ADAMS, Mississippi.
u. g.. w. GnT. Tenpeasee.
L.C. GArRfTT. Arkansas.
..s'f t~i, ]. Q. GooDIon. Alabama.
Wn ar w. 81. SUTTON Louieiaoa.
j. p. AMnssseH, Tennessee.
.~- EMILE DUPEKE, Louisiana.
Il. RICHA RDsoN. Louisiana.
LETTER FROM ooMMoDoRE MAuRY.,
huv 1oSk 3Co,,n
Aaury was read by the secretary:
! =, ~. LEXINGTON, Va. July 10. 1869.
DEAR Sia-Your letter Of the, 9th reached
me this morn.ng--too late, owing to our mail
connections. for my reply to reach you in
tune for yeur meeting of the 18th.
f1i aud effective than negro labor, and con-
slider the intro|'7.S.iOn of it under proper req.
ulatlons would be highly beneficial to the
South.
:, After yamaics. Trinidad is the largest of the
pine and dwindle as Jamaica has done, ls. I
am assured by residents there, chiefly owing
TO the introduction Of c0olie labor. ,..s !
Kindly and properly treated the Chinese ara
have been in the country and have paid some
attention to their traits or character AS Jio-
mestics and laborers gardeners and cultiya-
3 tors q the soil generally they are not sur
aPy sSoud Ssd sop Sfsp on hs @ anS
TWO house servants. Please let mo know how
TO proceed In order to procure good ones, and
oplge. s4s 9,s'.@t IS. - A. Yours trulv, si
.f..S S-@oS Nj. f. MAURY. \
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TIE YERG Err CASE.
9 --- ~ s,-zz.& 4
4 How ana why It was Postponed. 4.
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A Washington letter of Friday to the Balti-'
more Sun says: B wax a s.
Owing to the importance Of the questions
involved In the Yerger case, the Attorney Gen
erai to-day entered INTO q written stipulation
with p. fhiilips and James III. Carlisle. Esqs.,
tor the purpose of initiating proceedings by
Whirh these questions Will be brought before
the Supreme Court IN October next Tor consid-
GRAFTON and adjudication. In the meantime
the application 10 ihe Chief Justice Tor 1ewrit
Ol 3hdbeGs 0osips.s i, suspended VII hout preiu-