The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-10
Ases q tAs Radical Record On III. Games
QUESTION

he -heedless followers IS Radical
sehemen ~as that preached by Mr. Fitch ,
few months ago. by which the Chinese were
TO be excluded from the country on the ground
Of religion and nativity. This ridiculous
proposition has been so thoroughly exposed
that even its author was ashamed 80 make
an aIlpsion TO it in his speech in this place.
In previous NUMBERS IF this paper. we have
shown by copious extracts from the documents
that religion can not be made the basis of
persecution against any people IN America.
We proved that sueh an att mpt ronld be.
Arst, in direct violation of the Constitution
OF the State If N.vads: s-cond. in vio-
iation Of the CO upact between the United
States Government and this State, made
when Nevada vas admitted into the Union:
and third. In fragrant violation of the Bur
inRaws treaty. All three of these ver. the
vUrk Of Radical politicians These three
documents secure the right of private or indi-
vidual worship tothe Chinese "a rigidly as they
do to the whitrs> The question of ''nstiv-
fly" was disposed If as quickly nv reference
to the Burlingame treaty. which was made for
the express purpose of defeating any attempt
to exclude the Chinese from the nited
States, and fully protects subjects of that ma
tivity in immigr',ting TO aud residing here
without molestation.
The fact that our representative announced
these senseless Propositions, made imnedi-
ately after his su Id n conversion to the anti
Chinese side of the House. shows that up To
that time he had given bnt little study or at
tention TO thst great question between capital
and lah - h.
here. will form the basis Of party divisions
during the next decade. 1t was either new
subject to him. or he had but little apprecia-
ton Of the intelligence Of his constituents.
II the former, he seemed to have Just
awakened TO the fact that his entire term had
Dec. devoted TO legislation seemingly on this
point With single ey. and nbjecs--to wit: tn
ef-ctual closing mp Of ersry acenus through
=2hich the Democracy ,cere striving 10 driue the
Chinese out Of he country. and to keep them
out.
We intend In this article tn expose little
more Of the Chinese record Of the Republican
party; and to show that even were they sim
cere in their latter-day talk, after lifetime Of
opposing action, that they are SO bound By
their otcn official acts, that all their affected
protestations can only amount 10 lip opposi-
ton. ending where it begun, in strengthening
the hands of the Chinese immigrants.
The first section of the Fourteenth Amend
ment reads:
AN persona horn or ns'uraI'E"d in the United
6ta'e- and -uh-rt To- the jurI-drctio, thereof ar.
ciIiz-ns Of the Cnreh ,ics AID Il The STAT.
wherein they reside. y, State .haIi max. rr en-
fore" any law which shall ahridge Tie privilege.
OF imnuriii"s If c. Zrn- of the Uuited States nor
shall anv STATE d-pry. a"y p"r-"n Of life. ihsr'V.
nr nrnpsrv. with u d.. Dr,re. ~ lew: .. isnD
n any person 'eittii lis jtirisiietioH Ele equal
protection Of the Id'ts"
The Radical party forced that amendment
by fraud aud outrage upon the Constitution of
the United States, and quickly as the De-
mocracy secured the California Legislature
and went to work TO devise n system Of exclu-
sion, this Constitutional amendment WAN
thrown in its face, and threats were made
freely by those highest in legislative authority
that IL California attempted to nullify this
amendment b. excluding the Chinese the
State OF California wonld BE- reconstructed by
Congress-. as the Southern States had been.
Not content with the ratification of the Bur
lingame treaty, which became the supreme law
OF Congress as we'll as of tho several States,
these politicians had to go further. and to
secure their Chinese proteges from all peril.
embodied that protection in the Constitution
oftsS United States; thus doubly securing to the
Chinese perfect security in making this couu-
try their home, by securing to every "psrson
equal protection Of the laws"
This provision drove California TO the last
resort left it. to devise some system of police
regulations which might put stop to tho
lords Of bea;hens and harlots which poured
into San Francisco with increasing volume.
Senator Stewart Immediately oheckuissed this
attempt by referring the matter in different
shapes to Senatorial com nitties-to the Judi.
oiary committee. to inquire whether certain
Sta es were not violating the Burtngame
tro ,ty.. and to the Co ntttee on Com,nerce.
urging that committee to take exclusive oon-
troll Of even this police matter On this sub.
jeot Stewart said to tho senate:
should like further To suggsst Ia the Committee
on Comtnsrcc thar while they have this matter
under consideration they ought 10 pxau,iu. nh,
polloo regulations that California ha. made, Sne
Imposes tax Of i've dollars mead on all hmm.
grants fr Hn China. which think Il an Unfair and
discrintnatinR Tax against theui. think II a .ub
leot mat Congress Oulhi To consider, and Con.
gress should make such police Ieiulatinns a. viii
be IN harmony with our treaty stipniatinns win
China ahd prevent CALIFORNIA; from imposing any
undue or unreasonable burdens uphn these isopis
end NJ the me time she -bnuli he properly pro.
tecicd from importation al Chinrse; not from, I'm
n1Jr0tton OF Chinese for do not tpprche,,d