The Republican journal., 1870-08-25
GOV. SEYMOUR AND THE COOLIES.

GOV S1fMUuR AND HE COOLlES.
A. Il mts,-meeting of the workngmen.
h.-ld 80 Rochester, New Y ork, on the 4th inst,
Tus following letter was read from EN-Gov.
,muur the question OF Chinese mmi
atom t. the t'nitrd States;
Utica, Aug. ;, 1870.
liz. pat of until this time my answer to
var letter asking me to speak to a meeting
81 t,rhester upon the subject Of Chinese i'm
,nirItiou, ~ hoped ii would be in my pow
'-r tp lrso. am sorry that | cannot attend.
All agree that ii Is grave subject 1t is one
A:u must hr met. and il must be met now.
trune Influences at work to open the
duui -@ttri and pour IN upon us the worst
.I.-~.- If oytr-crowded China. They can
.-.l ia Our shores at less cost, and in greater
nunler- than the people Of Europe. If they
o,ttnur to crowd in, they will overthrow
the customs, civilization and religion of the
whole Pacific coast. and they will also crush
dpNu the position OF the laboring classes
,htoH4h uul our country. | am against this.
am not willing they should gain foothold
mere No nation in Europe would suffer
-urh an Invasion. If Britain, Germany or
franc" should allow anything OF the kind
tlcir COY trnmemts woudbe overthrown Why
Should we give M oar civilization in amy
part Of our country for that of Asia
/, Is aid We want cheap labor We do
nut want cheap labor, but well-paid labor,
Interest Is well a. lustice and humanity calls
or thu. Ii all who labor in this country
tu X the same wages and spent as little mon
49, * the Chinese laborer, our Government
"ouIi be bankrupt and business would shrink
up. Ncll-paid labor spends freely with the
ia mess man and fills the national treasury
W. the inpoSts and duties it pays upon what
a. Al, Tl,..tx,
financial strength As compared with other
people Ii labor is brought down to the
hin"-e standard there will at once be diff
t,,rncr IN the condition of classes which will
ia the end overthrow our government. We
pas higher taxes and interest than any other
people, and if the price of labor is put down
g., \ iitc rates. capital will swallow up the
awnings OF toll more rapidly than was ever
IT done in the history ct nations. If this is
to b.. our future, we have lost in vain nearly
"a million of lives in the civil war. 1t is not
the object of Government to undersell others
Ia pinch ourselves that we may pinch others
lac great end of craftsmanship is to give
comfort and plenty to each home and to
'lke care that labor j. we'll paid We should
~trE Ia give happiness to each re-side circle,
lnd not tu fill the Golfers Of capitalists.
II j. said by some if we shut out Chinese
Immigration, we do so in the face of all our
iplmer professions. This is not so. We in
Vito European Immigration because it adds
To our power and happiness. Europeans do
moi overthrow our customs, religion OF civil
<ation. They do not bring here any strange
blood. 1t has always been our practice to
shut out any immigration that is hurtfnl
We send back to Europe criminals or paupers,
py virtue Of state and national laws. Every
city ami town guards against incomers who
rndtngrr social order or safety. We are in
mo way bound to take into our public system
my mischievous elements, OF to destroy it
Bog personal Influences Ii we believe in our
religious creeds, in the form and principles
81 our Government, then we must believe
tnlt l-ialic creedS and customs are baleful.
To-day we are dividing the lands of the ma
TIVE Indians into States, counties and town
hips We are driving of from their proper
~ the game upon which they live by rail
roads We tell them plainly they must give
zap their homes and property and live upon
corners of their own territories, because they
.l'. in the way of our civilization. If we can
Ito this, then we can keep away another
form "t barbarism which has no right here.
have no doubt the Chinese have useful
qualities. They are said to be good servants,
ready to do the work of men or women, but
they have not the traits which will build up
pu inns pIitilitlit d Httdt dht HlSSH-toileu
power We must not udge of those who
come here by those who stay at home. We
only get the dregs. There is but one way
ot dealing with this matter. The policy OF
exclusion must be as sharp and rs vi Sorous
tlHt OF Massachusetts OF New Y ork against
puuperism. 1t must he borne in mind that,
under the late amendments to our national
Constitution, you can give them no qualified
condition; You put upon them no political
restraint, made necessary by their peculiari-
lies. They can grasp the rights of voting
md law-making despite all State legislation.
1T is Io be hoped that this subject will be
taken up aud discussed in a fair and temper
ate way by all classes. We must not let ii
diff and settle itself. Unless we are read,
10 giye up the consequences of this new dan
@er to the public peace and home happiness
pt oar people, we must confront the problem
ri the outset.
Truly YOURS HoHATIo SEYMOUR.
10 ELIAS MArEs, Recording Secretary o
Wnrking-men'5 Assembly. Rochester.