Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-16
rhe chIne.o oue.,ion.

The vexed problems in regard to
Chinese immigration and Chinese labor
are old ones with as; but until within
a few months they have attracted niue
attention on the part of the Eastern
press. Now, however, that the con-
tinent is spanned by the P"ciiic haii-
way, and the Chinese employed in It's
construction IRE beginning to hnd tnei,
way eastward in Struggling bands anu
to diTuse themselves not only through
the towns and cities along the ROAD
but, in smaller Numbers, through others
hundreds of miles distant from II, the
leading journals all over the country
are engaged in the discussion OF these
complicated problems. The Missouri
Repnblican of the Sd instant has an
editorial entitled "The Chinese Qnes-
ton" in which some of the more
obvious aspects Of the subject arc
hastily reviewed. The Repn1ficdn esti-
mates tho number Of Chinese now IN
the United States Mt over ii0,ooo, anu
thinks the immigration is increasing,
and is destined TO increase in a stu
more rapid ratio. st. Louis being nVo
DAYS from San Francisco, and San
Francisco less than forty-tve from
Canton and Hougkong, the Repnof'ean
assumes that the question is no longer
one that exclusively or mainly concerns
California. San Francisco henceforth
will be merely the port Mt which the
emigrants will land, TO be thence dis
tributei all over the United States,
wherever their labor can be most
advantngeously used. But the 81.
Louis paper is not alarmed at the
| prospect of this vast influx from the
five hundred millions Of the Celestial
Empire. II makes pretty nearly the
same estimate Of the character Of the
lChinaman rs that of Senator Casserly ;
but, less perspicacious than that most
extraordinary logician, it fails to infer,
from the Cbinnman's virtues, that hi'
coming here would prove n curse to tho
country. Says the Republican
Gle is the Yankee OF Asia-indus-
trious, frugal, cunning, shrewd in bust
ness, keen in finance-hc will grow rich
where other men would starye. And
with him the love Of money is the all
absorbing, dominant passion; he chases
the almighty dollar with II zeal and per-
~tinnacity Of which our less avaricions
natures know nothing, and seldom fails
to win at least II moderate share OF
wealth whenever an opportunity is
afforded him."
But in anticipation Of the rush OF
these teeming millions Of "iudustrions
and frugal" laborers, the Republican is
not dismayed. 1t declares TINT there is
ample room on this continent for all
TINT can come--ample work for them to
do, in doing which they can benefit both
themselves and us. The Republican ION.
cludes its resume of the question rs
follows:
We are in favor Of extending to
John Chinamnn a hearty welcome, and
giving him fair play in the race of life.
Our little thirty millions Of population
can afford TO receive aaeessions from his
five hundred millions, and the incnlcu.
liable agricultural and mineral resources
of our domain nro not likely to be x
hausted by drains from this source.
Any policy which looks in nm opposite
direction, and whose ayowed purpose i,
is to check aud drive back emigration
from China, is contrary to the spirit OF
our institutions, aud will not be sus'
tanned by the moral sentiment Of II free
aud enlightened people. San francisco
| Chronicle.