New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-08
THE CHINAMEN-SOME ERRORS COR
RECTED.
THE CHINESE COMPANIES-IMMIGRANT NOT
GAAI IEs-GIIAEsE MERCL ANI.

10 the position OF the great Uni
nese Companies" OF the Pacific Coast and describing the
| system the Of emigration from China:
Having been acquainted with the Chinese IN San Fran
cisco for the part Of the past four years may
controversy which s destined TO introduce new politi
cal question to the Republic. First as TO the social posi-
ton OF the majority " the Chinese emigrans They
not oven coolies This has been often explained by the
ntellg gent educated Chinese and by others Of their
American friends but yet 1t is constantly brought up
against them that they are coolysaycs imported" by
/ wages, and that they leave their families in pawn
as security for their fidelity leading Republican
newspaper, whose views Of the question sound
Gently fell into the mistake OF acknowledging This after
as lamentabe fact such allegations have their only
foundation In the minds Of INSCRIPTIONS
minded portion Of the community The Cbnaman ia not
like the Yankee. indeed like any OF the Circassan
race his love OF country, of his domestic ties and the in
| throwing Limsgf upon the world 1nfside the Middle
Kingdom with guarantee for his support while living
his return 10 the shades of his ancestors death inter-
poses The American will start To morrow for any new
quarter Of the globe IL there may be found sufficient bait
for his acqustycness upon arrival he asks how
pause inquire what will be his fate il the spoil
! Is az divided ere he reach the golden shore the
world is wide and in certain IL all alike 10 him.
Not 80 the ChnaInan; he wants to know where he is
he must stay what will be his wages when there, and
what provision Will be made for him in OF sickness,
death or desire 10 return rms mas leu tO the flrner
class Of Chinese, the merchants and capitalists forming
sort OF mutual Insurance societies for the benefit of the
poor; knowing their cOuntrymen so WELL they know how
to assist them TO come here, ana ana them when IN
strange land. \ COmu'ndable system ~ would APP
pear toa disinteresed mind. But these companies do
not do this for nothing, says ironically No;
who guarantee against loss by fire, by accident,
who protect families from and ships from
the consequences OF disaster, do they do it all from
| motives OF pure bcncyOlcnccl
Mr.. Fung Tang OF san Francisco as intelligent and
public piritcd merchant did buslness-a man
whom MI A. T. Stewart Of Now York has been proud to
honor said in explanation of this system These peo
pie are not slaves they are very poor without our ana
they could not here they arrived in debt for their
passage money and we have oproye for them at once
! MI. frefK .prk lion nav of ne "
have loaned them" do not his words but
near az can recollect | have expressed his meaning
Here however, is explanation from letter ndited by
the Chinese merchants in san Francisco To Gov Bgcr
in 1857 After telling how they procured their passage
arrangements home seldom bring them further
San Francisco and here the Chinese traders furnish them the Of
getting to hc mines se deal Of money Is thus lent at nominal or
say m9 nyaaey repaid if poor ohnmn does not come mere
save ne cone ae o. L Lg S ,t n , az b ne
because be IS industrious and honestly 'pays them
word more about the cOnstantlyrepcated term
Goodies" Perhaps nothing can say will better explain
than the following extract from the letter above re-
speak Chnimen Coolies and the word
applicable 70 great may Of them but not '9a, when y9 seem a
China from foreign parts i has 5een into this country What its
d5orr and nothing more We have never known 1t used among
labor under contracts which they forcby compelled comply
with The Ishmea vhG are engaged in digging down your h the
men who unload ships Tho clean your streets or even dnvS your u
So1 they %Ir Sh sc eoaaT would D None of rs S
Coolies ii by that word mean bound mea contract slaves The
security reomlnce Of their contract inconsistent with their
pledge coa DO With heT II any them would
gy ar and he f them We they would oDy be- burden and
/ have copied at length from this admirable letter.
which was published IN reply to manifesto against the
CncSe Issued by Soy Ecr ogT5e e gts Sos WIN re-
tons out of which so much political capital Is already
be- found in the Living Age volume 81 page 81 many Of
1t, illusions more applicable TO the mining towns of
that date than the San Francisco OF the present day
bal ii contains much that has an important bearing on
the matter which is now brought home to the New-En
| gland states.
| can wish your merchants better fortune than the
privilege of dealing day in person with the ncrcan
tile class Of China as have found them to be in san
Francisco. have done business with them constantly
when in that city have stored their cargoes, have
shipped for them wheat and oats have sold them for
hpnent many hundreds Of tuns OF flour, and never
knew of them to violate his engagements in any
way; such is the universal testimony Of every doing
business with them 1t is common saying among their
American friends that they would rather have as secur
ity the word "A Chinese merchant than the pledge,
written, to, ana Witnessed OF many of Circassian
blood Certany thfr ~ er or rgy ana St n
to the blush our boosted civilization in these days OF
frequent Irregularities fraudulent and shameless
failures" aud alarming deialcations."
FRESH ARRIVALS IN NORTHUMBERLAND
| IN THE SUGAR FIELDS.
! The New- Orleans Republican of the 3D. inst.
says: The steamer Great Republic arrived on Thursday
| from ST Louis She brought III Chinese laborers who
under contract 10 work on sugar plantation
short distance above the city This company OF a9orero
Francisco who regularly engaged in the enterprise OF
supplying Chinese labor to any portion of the southern
country for agricultural other purposes These men
have caught much OF American manners that animal
food forms the staple of their nutrlment seated or
sauatted groups OF five six around species OF table,
| extemporzed by placing piece OF board on Jour I0ur
brick each man held In his right hand pannikn nlled
i'm some cases with hashed meat and in some cases with
rice while the two chopstcks were held between two
fingers OF the left hand and 50 managed as to open and
The body Of aborers we speak OF differed very
era the company that came on the Vile ST. Lo,
heinz much stOuer and heavier menn fact, robust
the average OF Americans and WIN the appearance OF
temperate, that their capaccy for continuous labor
| NAV be relied on.
We were informed by the superintendent Of their labor
that they yesterday gave satisfactory specimen OF
what they could do and how they could do it, in unload
ing cargo Of bricks in an incredibly snort time Al
though with the exception OF their interpreter they UNI
derstand no other fnan CineS ye1 seems 10
readily and accurately apprehend what Is required OF
them and they do it willingly From the time OF their
departure from san Francisco to their arrival near New
Orleans, died from sickness, and but one death
Of White river where three Of the Cinnamon,
| in violation Of orders, went into the river TO
the body had proved frutless and as the steamer was
about to her voyage the countymen OF the poor
most appalling yell, If TO call his attention to what
they were about to do, and then threw overheard his
Chinese money CASH. This was evidently species OF
funeral ceremony and was probably feT 70 Ss eh Da
| world with proper OUTFIT The gentleman VINO mas en-
gagged the services OF these aborers Is very sangue
| promising. IL may be proper 70 stato tnao vi
Merrill engaged these aborerS not rom deprecIaLSd
estimated the qualities of other classes or laDOfer D
from "A conviction that "A large additional supply OF labor
IA needed to develop the resources OF the Southern cou
try There il thing that WILL perhaps at the present
time initiate against the employment or Cnhese apor-
ers on small farms. They not willing To engage eA
caet in large bodies probably from feeling OF insecu-
rity This will make them available Tor large pihta
tions only at least for the present But there Is no
dubt tIat rs they become acquainted with the manners
and cussons Of the country, this teelng OF insecurity
will subsde and then they can be had In small numbers
| as well as IN large bodies.
HrRp1yG's IMPROVED SAFE.-ImpOrtant i'm
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