The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-11-18
Correspondence OF the. Camden Ioarnll:
CHAnEEsroN; Nov. II, 1860.
- CMinese :Elahor.
Chinese Labor,

| SAANhESfoN, NOV. IL, iooo.
- Chinese Labor.
Mr.. Eii,or: THE last issue OF your
most eutorprisinr Jostnai contained mat.
ter for rejoicing to every lovcr Of his
State. That your section of,he country
should be ogi'uting tho qurali',i. Of
'Coolie Labor," aud with ,nc .y.lent
ia,ention Of introducing i, will be hail..
cd here and every where with gladncss,
as u sign of tic g2o;S time in store for
u, it is to be hoped in The not very DIS
It,nt futur,.
- The labor question is one Of vital
Importance with us now.% And for ag
ricu'tural as well rs other purpose, there
is none better than that 10 be had f'om
the Chinamua. We waat something
| that will come into competition with
the negro. Sambo, following his ma.
tural'in.tincts, ,sas VIC know to our cost,
will not work, unl' ss the hungry wolf
within him drives him tn il. And II
is probable tba,.when he finds shat there
is another element On, the spot capable
of'pcrforniing his work a great dcai'brt-
ter 'hnnihc has been doing is, lie may
be melted ~ put forth somc extra ex.
rrtiou. At any rate the we'll known
shrewdncss and ingenuity Of Chinanaf
will serve as a clicck upon the thievins
propensities Of tho '.newly enfran-
| cllisrd." For the Coolie, will scarcely
be willing TO work l,nrd aud see the
produce Of his labor stolen by lazy, idle
negroes; aud he is cunning aud warchful
enough to cffrctunlly protect both him.
self and employee, from depredations Uf
that kind. IL Is, ,.=r. ~: rc,r .p;>
We must of course expect opposition
from the party now 10 power, both open
y anil secretly, for !, WILL strike death.
blow ut the foundation Of their power.
But we will have to fight against tina,
rs occasion may require. md we may
rest ussurcdsl,at We will b, fully stpaid
for all that it costs US, in good fruits,
politically as wH al othcrwi,e, that the
introduction ofthe Ghinaman will event.
ually, produce. There are numerous
testimonials as to his efficiency and in
dustry in every kind of labor and SER
vice. havo, myself conversed with
men who had employed them in the
field and in tie house, and the opinion
in every ease mas. that they filed ihose
positions better than any laborers here
toforc known or made use of in this
Country. .-~
Charlc,ton would be greatly benefit.
ell by their introduction. IL is certain
that We would then have no excuse for
yielding 10 STRIKES" The Chinaman
dues not seem TO mix with other races
or to trouble his head with polirics =
But the msin point is Competition AZ
present tho negro rs taught that the
white man. is. cnlirrly dependent upon
him for Labor, and that We should be
grateful 10 him for the smallest amount
that lie condcscends to yield to Us. And
he is too ignorant to understand that he
is us much and more depcudeut upon
the white man. Competition however
VIII v,ry soon teach liti, AMI by very
severe ordeal, that in. order 10 exist in
civil sncicty, lie mu-t do his just pro,
portion of work or starre, and that for
Mni, he is dependent upon the white
capitalist. No true Suulhern man feels
anything but conn kiscration for the fate
Of the poor negro. None wish any evil
to him. least Of all t!!,at she race should
die out. For he is cap,ble of being a
v.rJ US fnl member ofthc connun-
wealth But self preservation is law
OF nature 'mucl, mo'c powerful Ian phil
nnthrnpy. Aud if the negro, following
after false guides, tfcn 10 make him
self no. only useless, but in many cases
an actual nuisance, he forces IA to
adopt, for our protection, q plan which,
while il is vastly 'bcncfcial TO ~ may
bring about the almost total disappear
nuce of his rucc fru,n this continent.
With private capital incrc sed, ~ it
will undoubtedly be this year, and the
Introduction of Coulie Labor, Which it
sincerely TO be hoped will be accom-
plishcd very soon, our old State may
begin TO shake herself aud feel young
again.
And with increased prosperity, will
come the throwing uff the yoke of
Radicalism, the bane IF civil govern
meut For when men find 'heir pecu.
mary circumstances ca,y. they will be.
lin to look more seriously into politics.
Then will the broad bosu'n of the a.
Weakened State hcavc and swell with the
cnkindl.1 wrath within, and this incu-
bus !! this hurrid night mare d! will be
shaken uff, while the guardian goddess
OF S. Car"linas Liberty spends forth
her outraged banner to the breeze,
pointing with warming finger to the
word, memo me impuns iucessii" Like
the mytholueical hero, who with impious
hand essayed to guide the Car Of Phe-
bus, these ssurpers of the reins Of 60