The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-19
The Burlingans Trsaty-What 1t il, and Who
IL Responsible for It.


The recent instruction Of several thousand
Cinnamon in Peru, their attack upon the
neighboring villages, and the horrible mas
| sscre Of the white population who fell into
their power. in which delicate women and
children were subjected to the most shameful
torture. was only an outbreaking Of the natur-
| al instincts Of that race of ferocious, blood
\ thirsty barbsrians. They are apparently
meek and docile while under the whip Of Q
superior, but their physiological appearance
indicates their native traits Of character. The
ancient Tartar ferocity is stamped deeply
upon their features, and It needs only favor
| able occasion to break out in scenes Of blood
and horrible cruelty, such as this which has
| Just occurred near Lima
These are the men who are invited to the
United States and protected by the Burlin-
game treaty. About eighty thousand of these
| Cinnamon are now on the Pacific coast.
They are coming in crowds on every steamer
from the West They are pouring in con-
slant streams into the interior, and nearly
every day the east-bound trains are hauling
them through Elko by the hundreds. Hereto
| fore their natural ferocity has found vent in
conflicts among themselves; but if this food
of immigration continues to come from the
land which contains greater population than
! all Europe and the United States combined,
we may reasonably expect scenes in this
country between these Chinese and the whites
before which the massacre Of Peru will be re-
| garded as a trife.
| Why is il that this Chinese immigration
can not be stopped2 The Radicals of this
State claim to unanimously oppose the Chi
nese. They are in power. They have IN
limited control of the State and General Gov
ernments. If they are honest, why have they
not stopped this immigration? Read the Bur-
lingame treaty and find your answer! Read
that treaty and discover the real disposition
of the Republican party. who negotiated it,
ratified il in the United States Senate, in
dorsed it with the signature of Radical cab
met, and proclaimed it through Gen. Grant
last February as 1.-THE supreme law of the
landr' Instead of negob ating for the eIclu-
sion and expulsion of these Mongolians, we
| have a treaty which invites them here, by
extending and securing every privilege, i'm
munity and exemption in respect to travel
and residence which are secured to the most
favored nations Of Europe. II guarantees alb
solute security for religious faith and worship.
and recognizes the right of the Chinese to
change not only their homes but their dilegi-
dnce from the Emperor to the government of
this country. So comprehensive in fact is
the language of the treaty, and so liberal in its
inducements for immigration, that it was con-
| sidered necessary to insert one negative clause
| especially declaring that it did not include
everything; that it was not to be construed as
| an immediate lrholeSdle naturalization of the
entire Chinese immigration. The extent and
importance Of the privileges conferred on the
Chinese can be estimated by the fact that
such clause was considered necessary for n
proper understanding of the treaty; although
manufacturing foreigners into citizens by the
sweeping provisions of treaty, instead of a
voluntary compliance with the judicial forms
and essentials provided for white immigrants
from Europe, was an almost selfevident alb
surdity.
We republish all the principal articles of
the treaty. They speak for themselves
ARTICLE Iv.-The Goth article of the treaty
of the 18th of June, 1858, having stipulated
for the exemption Of Christian citizens of tho
United States and Christian converts from
persecution in China on account of their faith,
it is further agreed that citizens of the United
States in China, of every religious persuasion,
and Chinese subjects in the United States,
shall enjoy entire liberty Of conscience, and shall
be exempt from all disability or persecution ON
account Of their religious faith or nOrship in
either country. Cemeteries for sculpture OF
the dead, of whatever nativity OF nation, shall
be held in respect and free from disturbance
or proclamation.
ART. v.-The United States Of America and
the Emperor of China cordially recognize the
inherent and alienable right of man to change
his home and allegiance, and also the mutual
advantage of free migration and emigration of
their citizens and subjects, respectively, from
the one country to the other for thu purpose
of curiosity, Of trade, or as permanent residents.
The high contracting parties, therefore. Join
in reprobatiDg any other than voluntary en-
lgration for these purposes. They consequent
ly agree to pass laws making it penal offenso
for a citizen of the United States or Chinese
subjects to take Chinese subjects either 10
| the United States OF to any other foreign
country, or for a Chinese subject OF citizen of
the United State to take citizens of the United
States 10 China or any other foreign country,
without their free and voluntary consent res
pectvely.
Arr. U.--Citizens Of the United States Wis.
iting or residing in China shall enjoy the
| same privileges, immunities or exemptions in
| respect to travel or residence as may there be
| enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of the
| most favored nation. And, reciprocally Chi.