The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-18
prro2r ~ CHINESE; IMMIGRATION.

Mr.. y. X. ance, from the opcclai CoIn-
,nitrce on Chinese Labor, read the follow.
ing report:
REPORT on CHINESE lMMiGRATloS.
The Special Committee to whom was
referred Il resolution on the subject OF
Chinese labor, a>k leave to report:
That the limited time allowed will not
permit the preparation Of an elaborate
rcDor., bot they believe the subject well
deserves the due consideration Of the
Convention.
Your COMMITTEE are Of the opinion
Tint the introduction of Chinese labor
woa,l be Of great benefit to large por-
ton @? South Caroll;a. In the lower
part Of the State aid on the islands,
where rice an,! long cotton is cultivated,
and where It'll, Supposed white labor can,
MT be permanently or profitable en-
plovcd, it would seem to DC great ac-
gui>ltion.
The CEinaman is reported to enjoy
almost perfect health on the low river
lands in The most unhealthy regions OF
tue SCUM anu .NrIluh SSl-
Chinese labor is not an experiment,
because il Louisiana it has been tried
with great success, and very much to the
satisfaction Of those who have procured
it.
1t is important, however, that this
labor should be procured from the rural
districts, since the iahnr brought from
the seaport towns is likely to be very
much Irnoral;zci, and not likely to give
sa;i>fart!ui:.
TIE Ci.c>c IL, ryr !.aS shown him.
SELF inGusti iOu<. frugal, rbc'l!cL! and at.
TENTH Ia liz intcrc>, "l' lis employer.
lie j.; Ly :t?rt nil aid lariic. Ills
shrcn t,n2ssa.i :. >"dcr!ui initiative pnw-
ers era '.ic. bins realty 10 acquire ;hc
necessary i,:f":nation and /" perform
with facility every kind uC iarrn labor.
Admiral Scmmcs, who has had op-
portunity to see these people at home,
says in his most interesting work-"Ser-
vice Ahoat"-that 1.-The C:rinaman is
born to industry" )" that she is The cheap
est producer Oh the face Of the earth,
because his habits are simple and frugal" :"
The same distinguished gentleman,
speaking Of visit to an English mcr-
chant, residing in China, at whose coun-
try seat he dinrd and spent the night,
says: Ills household WAS pattern Of
ncatnCSS and comfort there was an air
Of CLEANLINESS nu,! nratnrSS throneont-
which one rarrl Y ever SECS IN l bachelor
establishment. His servants were all
ChincSe-and males. thihl and llu-
Chin, an, tie rest It them ploughcd
his fields, moved his bay, stalled his
horses, cooke I'll his dinners, waited on
his guests, washed his linen. made his
bed and marked his game Of billiards. If
there had been 4 baby to nurse, it would
have been all the same" We think
thut the Chnaman cannot be surpassed,
either rs servant o, laborer, by any other,
whether you place him in the house, the
garden, the field, the workshop, or on the
rail road.
1t is gratifying 10 your committee to
be able to report, on reliable information,
that The Chinese laLorcr can be brought
into our State at . price within tie
mcans Of most Of our planters. Say at
al expense of not more than one bum
drcd and twenty five dollars per head,
the whole or 4 greater part Of which
would be refunded by the laborer.
Eu one instance, when a number CT Chi
nc>e labnrerS have recently been brought
to New Orleans, the cost per head was
sixty.tive dollars, all Of which the
laLorer contracts to refund from his first
earnings. These people have contracted
for five years at fifty coats per day, and
all lost time to be accounted for at the
same rate, They work from sunrise un.
til sunsct, allowing one hour for dinner.
and agree TO obey, ut.oncstioncd, all or
dcrs from the owner Or manager. Your
Committee think that ii is only n"ccS-
sary. to Use the same means to introduce
the Chinese as is employed for the in
PRODUCTION of other f,rcign laborers.
Mo-. .cy aid concert Of Gcti N VII! bring
them.
And they are needed. \ :ast portion,
four iand> are lying waste and uncul.
tivatcd. We can give employment to all
who may come; and while giving n
hearty welcome to others, we hope the
Convention will not overlook that source
from which an almost inexhaustible sup
plv of labor may he obtained, aud which,
pcrchance, may do as mach towards
developing the resources Of our State as
any other.
Al of which is respectfully sub.
united.
J.K. VANCE, Chairman.