The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-02

nifty or the national peace and harmony
H.. ,ye not disastrous and calamitotis
v,roofs to the contrary ? Have we not nj
ready seen that the presence Of one inferior
race has filled the land with. ~pcstilential
fa,,ds and base ~policies for the humiliation
and oppression of the best type OF man :
| And what do we want with a repetition
| of those dreadful consequences by intro
d,,cing another inferior raceinto this n
"Let us people our country With the
| hest races Yes, the power and glory OF
this nation demands it. Amalsamation
| and manhood sufrage"-that abornana-
| ton of abominations--in a land where the
superior and the inferior races arc unhar-
pilv mixed-wiil carry downward in the
scale the stoutest and noblest type of men.
We have had the most terrible lesson ever
taught a nation on this subject, andif we
bring another such upon ourselves we de-
serve to suffer its worst consequences.
And let us also preserve the dignity of la.
Dor. Society cannot separate. A class cam
not make itself Independent Of the laboring
class. The laboripg class is about the best
of the classes. These classes are all So
cially and in 4 business and practical sense
interlaced and bound together so that one
cannot suffer without sympathetic pang
reaching them all. But the laboring class
is the most strongly fortified against mistor-
tune of all the classes; and, furthermore,
it is the pillar and support Of all others, and
it is a divine blessing to society, when
| makes it the strongest. 1t repleniShes all
| the others. 1t restores vigor to society ana
to the body polite. 1t gives subsistence to
mankind.
Then do not degrade it. 1t is the foun-
| tain Of social life. Shall we muddy and be-
foul its waters? Shall we give labor up to
the inferior races, and thus cut of society
from all Experimentation all hope of re.
IMMIGRATION from 4 pure and healthy
source: The question at this day with the
terrible examples we have had would seem
to be idle but do we not see greedy and
sordid men making arrangements to break
down the dignity of labor by bringing in
the inferior Asiatic races to underworld our
own American citizens of the Caucasian
race?
|. This question is more serious than it may
appear to some people. Let the money
sctters bring in the Chinese. What then g.?
Why, we shall have a depraved party call
ing for the ballot for them. 1t will be said
the Chinese must have the ballot for their
own protection" We all know this cum
ming device-and the atrocious hypocrisy
and selfshness which suggested 1t. These
things may be repeated. It is only neces.
Sary to have enough Chinese. They are
feor now in number, and Congress, at its
last session, excepted them from equal
rights with other people because they 'rere
ffeac. Increase their number, and we shall
have the same great agitation-the same
hypocrisy and villainy which have so re-
Gently distracted this country, and finally
disgraced it by the greatest outrage
And after what has been done, why may
not the Chinese vote? Those who have
done the deed promptly reply "Because
they are Pagans." Oh, hypocrisy! oh,
trickery! ON. rillainy! Where is "man-
hood suffrage "-where is the Constitution
which proclaims that no man shall be de-
prived Of political privileges on account Of
his religious opinions?
The people of this country have to study
this subject. If, after what has happened,
the mercenary and sordid part Of society
are allowed to raise another qucstian about
comforting equal political rights upon an
other inferior race, this country will de-
serve to be afflicted with a calamity proper
toned to its folly and wickedness.