The Van Buren press., 1869-09-14
John Chinaman.

system. That their introduction will be
injurious to the negro We cannot fully
assent to. The worthless negro, the ne
gro who will not work. and has not intel
lgence enough to know and feel in its
fullest extent, that he is like any other
poor man and must lsbor for living. will
soon pass away anyhow. Disease and
privations Of all kinds, aided by excesses,
will soon do the work for such "fellow-
citizens" and the Chinaman cannot hast
en- his determination. The good and in
dustrious negro will not be injured by the
presence Of Chinese laborers, because he
can compete with them, and "the longest
pole knocks the persmmons The ne
gro can live on abou. as little ms Johuny
Chinamsn, and has equal, if not superior,
physical strength, and will be preferred
where single hands are wanting. 1t must
be remembered that Cinnamon are awful,
ly clamish and like to go incrowds. The
mines, the railroads and such places suit
them the plantation may also suit them,
but Tor domestic servants give us the ne
glo. The honesty of the Chinaman is
not proverbial, and agood honest negro,
who has not had too much radicalism
| thrust into his stomach, is much to be
preferred. But if the Chinese should
drive the negro from the country, neither
the negro or Radical have any right to
complain In slavery they were safe
from ali competition The Radicals claim
to have broken the bond, of slavery and
e'epate3 the negro to place equal to the
white man. The white man must ever
strive against competition, and if man
fails it is, generally, his own fault. If
the negro is equal to the white man, he
is superior to the Chinese laborers, and
if he does not maintain himself among US
in the presence Of the Chinese laborers,
then il must be his own fault If the Chi
nese drive them out, it 10 only because
they are free and cannot compete success
fully with Mr. Chinaman. If they are
driven out the Radicals have been most
egrcgiously mistaken or have willfully
deceived the negro, as TO his capacity
for freedom. The negro is row a free
man and like all frcemcn must stand upon
his own merits. He has no master to
look after his interests, and to protect
him from the results of competition now
With tn. priceless boon Of freedom, he
has also the cares of lite, and must fee
the grinding ofpoyerty. He must earn
his living and the lazy, trihing negro will
soon be pushed out of the way by John
ny and the thrifty, Industrious negro. Il
this is free country, then we are free
to procure labor wherever we can get il
the cheapest The negro has had trial
and ifnot q fair trial it is the fault Of The
Radical politicians, for over three years
and does not answer. Labor Of cheap
er character can be had in the Chimes,
Empire its efficiency is to be at the r,l
of those employing it. If men choos,
to spend their money in this experiment
has the negro Radical or the whito Rad
ical any cause Of complaint? This lft
is but a rough and tumble scufile at best
and he who is the most active and ener
getic is the ono who falls on top. Le
Johnny come and welcome His shrewd
ness and industry will prevent his evel
becoming charge upon us, and if ht
makes a good laborer SO much is gained
for us. The world owes no man, white
or black, living, and if we live at all w
MUST WORK. The negro is learning yer,
rapidly, that Radical politics and voting
do not keep hunger and cold away. Much
has been promised them, from forty acres
Of land and mule to a seat in Congress
how much has been performed Let tho
negro ans ver' Johnny viii no, come as
an article Of barter and trade, bat will bs
As free as any Of us. He comes, if at all
voluntarily, and as soon as he is able tc
cease day -laboring he will do SO, and
doubtless, become good and useful citi
zens. Let the negro be up and doing
and let Radicalism and all other politics
alone and Johnny cant hurt him.
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