Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-15

Won. II needs an experienced personal
selection to insure the obtaining of young,
and satisfactory Chinese laborers.
1 would be happy to assist you IN TINS
in connection with my other du-
ties. being anxious to contribute to the
of my old beloved home; and,
knowing how important a judicious Chi
nese immigration would be in the devei-
and the restoration of the South.
I have had much to do with Japanese,
and they are a very desirable class OF Ia
borers. If not quite so energetic as Chi
uese. they are more docile, and would
become desirable colonists and permanent
laborers. -,
Islands at a cost of $40, and contracted
with them for five years at 81 per month,
with board, lodging and medical attend
ance free. I could now import them at
much less cost. Think l could deliver
coolies at San Francisco for $50 a head;
and / nave been talking with Paelhc Kali
road agents who think they viii be ena-
BLEED to issue emigrant tickets for $40. IL
shipped round the Horn, coolies could be
delivered at less cost han by overland,
hnt IL would be much more desirable 70
nav n little more and avoid the long Voy-
ace However, YOU would have to con-
slider the possibility of assertions by the
overland route. At the same time L must
say tina all Chinese i have employed
stick faithfully to their contracts. You
can work fabulous results with Chlnese
immigration. The mighty reservoir OF
labor is ready to flow into your rich lands.
7 am sorry that some important business
/ will prevent nv attendance at the conVen-
4 ton on the 18th inst. | expect to return
overland about the LIST of August TO go by
steamer to China and Japan. Should you,
General, and the gentlemen interested
4ha GchaT1a of Chinese
immigration wish to communicate further
with me, I could probably make 1t eonye-
nient TO call at Memphis some time be-
tvveen the 2Oth and 24th inst. | have been
some time in Washington, occupied in
reference to a Reciprocity Treaty with the
islands. and return there in a few days,
| and then proceed on to South Carolina to
ioin members of my family who return
with me to the islands.
a letter addressed to me, care of ). f.
L. 0dtti. Esq, His Hawaiian Majesty,s
Consul. u RedFeF stFeet, New York. VIII
receive prompt stteatisn fFon
Yours, very respectfully
WALTER M. GIBSON,
Fl. II. NJ. Com. Emigration.
Gen. Forrest, after the reading of
the letter, said that his object in pro-
| ducing this letter and having it
/ hronoht before the Convention was to
| show the propfiety of getting labor In
China the cost, etc. He moved that
# he received and referred to the
I Committee on Chinese Immigration.
AdOpted and TIE reference made.
Nf. franklin moved t. adopt the
rep0rt If the Committee on TransFG--
tation. Adopted,
CHINESE IzIMIGHAFIGNs
The Hon. Mr.. Clapp, of the CGm,
mittee on Chinese immigration, said
he had a report to make, or rather an
! ap6icrv. for not making one, He
| then read { sort of report setting forth
| the fact that the committee were, in
the absence of Nj. KoopmaHs3haap,
without reliable data to go upon, and
that the time allotted them had been
so limited that it was impossible for
the committee 70 make a report that
would do them any credit or convey
any information to the Convention
1t concluded with a suggestion that
! the matter be recOmmitted to the COM
/ mittee. increased by four others, or to
/ a new COMMITTEE, who should make
a report for publication after the Con-
ventiOn adj0HFns,
A member moved that the FePGrl
be referred back to the Committeeman
they be given another dayin which to
report.
Mr.. Clapp said he did not think that
the Committee would be Justified in
undertaking to report within a day,
and he hoped that the gentlemen
would excuse them.
Col. Martin, of Kentucky, moved
that the Committee be made perma-
| nent, and thev'be- given more time in
which TO report,
Col. Flournoy, of Arkansas, wished
to know if the Convention was to lie
perpetual. He would speak for the
planting interest, and say that their
crops needed their attention, and they
must 90 back home. They could not
afford to wait much longer. Chinese
| immigration is what brought them to
the Convention. They came on that
account solely, and the report of this
Committee is the one which they
wished most to heaP' he moved that
the Committee be allowed ap0therday
in which to prepare a report,
Judge Sutton interrupted the debate
to say that the Finance Committee
were ready to report.
The Chair declared the gentleman
from Louisiana Judge Sutton) out of
order, as the subject now under con-
sideratiOp yaS the report OF the Com
mittee on Chinese Immigration.
Mr.. Peoples said that he would te
glad to e the gentlemen from Ar
kansas accommodated Ia this matter,
1t was due TO them, as they were pio-
neers in the cause. The first aSsoeia-
ton formed for the encouragement Of
Chinese labor was held at Pine Bluff.
He thought that the Committee might
make out a report and have it in read
mess the next day, embOdying all the
facts immediately at hand. The dis
tinguished stranger whom they were
expecting (Mr. kocGganschaap)
would be able to give them all neees-
sayy information this evening; they
could make Q further and more elabo-
rate report at SOME future time.
Mr.. Clapp again appealed to the
Convention not to order Q report
within so short a time. The commit
tee were exhausted after the days
work of the Convention, and had no
opportunity to do anything in the
morning. Abiding to the report of
the Finance Committee, he thought
that it was running in the same groove
e. the required report would be. If
he were REQUIRED to make a report
embodying The best means Of secur-
ing Chinese immigration, lie would
have suggested that or something
similar. Individual exertion and en-
terprise were worthless. He had
friend who had undertaken to import
some German labOrers, and after
spending some $500 he secured two
laborers, or a man and his wife. He
would suggest that the parent organi-
zatiOn be here, and have reliable and
competent agencies in different places.
Mr.. Spears, of Mississippi, arose at
this stage Of tbs argument, and said
thas on the previous day, when the
majority of the committed On which
he was, reported, he was denied the
right of explaining his minority re-
port. He agreed with the report in
respect, except in regard to the
importation of Chinese. This he was
opposed to, and he believed it to be
his duty to make his reasons known.
Maj. FlOurnoy, of Arkansas, called
for the reading of the resolution Under
which the Convention was called; as
serting that IL was not q labor Con-
ventiOn but a Chinese labor C0nyen-
ton. 1t was with this sole idea that
the planters of Arkansas came here.
Mr.. Spears refused to yield the floor
to the reading of the call but went on, |
and was 500 embarked in a very
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