Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-09-08
[From the Industrial Bulletin.l
Phases of the Chinese Question.

[FrOm the Industrial Bulletin,l
Phases of the Chinese Question
A Workingman' S newspaper, pub
lished in San Francisco, comes to
us with a column Of names of per
sons who employ Chinese laborers,
headed as a "black list" The
President of the organization which
publishes the paper is Michael
Foley, and the Secretary is named
E. j. Kinsella, and their own for
eign birth could hardly be ques-
toned.
Harper's Weekly, which has very
decided antipathies against at least
one class of adopted citizens, makes
a pictorial hit in the direction of its
prejudices. 1t exhibits an Ameri-
can anti Chinese wall, surmounted
by men of exaggerated Celtic and
Teutonic visages, who prevent the
Chinese from following them up by
kicking down the ladders by which
their own ascent had been accom-
plished. From the top Of the wall
floats flag, bearing the names of
Hans, Patrick, ETC., and inscribed
KNOWN Nothings Of 1870"
We lately attended a public meet
ing of an order of mechanics
which excludes from its member
ship all persons Of foreign birth.
There was q procession, and after,
ward speech delivered in the pres
ence of a large number Of Welsh,
German, and Irish nativity, who
were regarding the performances
with extreme disfavor. 1t was
rather a difficnlt situation for the
orator, but he was equal to it
After dwelling upon some features
of his organization, which are ad,
mirable, and in a vague way de-
Inouncing rich people, he pitched
into the Chinaman with immense
vigor, and, of course, carried his
audience with him. They forgot
that they were themselves proscrib-
ed while happily engaged in the
pursuit OF other outlaws. 1t ap-
pears that workingmen of native
and foreign birth at war with each
other, will unite to oppose the Chi
naman as a common enemy. 1t is
tolerably plain also that a great
many men who out Of principle
have opposed Know-Nothingism
and every form of prescription
based upon prejudice of race or
religion, will be inclined to defend
Chinese immigration on grounds
Of abstract right and justice. 9th
ers who fought for the political
rights of our adopted citizens, in
that old battle, and were valiant
soldiers in the later and greater
war for industrial and political
equality Of all American working
men, will pause when it is proposed |
to court new difficulties, and to
subject.our institutions to a strain
of flncalculable intensity. Mr.. Sen
ator Summers proposition to strike
the word Dhite out of our naturali-
zation laws was finally dofeated in
the Senate by a vote of II to 26,-l
An amendment admitting the Afri-
can was carried, but the Chinaman
was in a decided minority,
Mr.. Sumner argued that we had
done so much that We couldn't very
well stop, but the Senate majority
we're like that aristocratic barber
and hair dresser, to whom was
entrusted the responsible duty of
doing up Miss Morleana Kenwig's
aaxen tails for the pic mic at
Twickenham. 1t will be remem-
bered that while he was engaged
upon this work of high art, "there
presented himself for shaving a big,
burly, good-humored coal-heaver,
with a pipe in his mouth, who,
drawing his hand across his chin,
requested to know when a shaver
would be disengaged. The young
looked scornfully at the
coal HEAVIER, observing at the same
time:
"'You won't get shaved here, my
man.
Why not?' said the coal heav-
er.
"'We don't shave gentlemen in
your line,' remarked the young
"'Why, l see you shaving Of
baker when I was looking through {
.he winder last week, said the coal {
Iearer
Its necessary to draw the line t
somewhere, my fine fellow replied /
he proprietor. we draw the line I
here. If we got any lower our
would desert US, and we t
night shut up shop. You must try t
iome other establishment, Sir; we |
it here ?"
Very illogical, this, but quite de- /
ensible on the score of policy. A |
majority of the limited States SEN +