, 1870-12-10
THE CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA.
Their Numbers-l10W they Work
Nltnt VIC arc lsoiuE for them.
Kan Eanef.e, {}o, VI, Carrts assttH<e Of ne Htae

IIo,t T,Itu.se.
Ex-Governor Sey mouI. 1t maas neesing |
Of ~o1hiusmen heid in Utica on the Sd inst,
ttated, mat :. there are now abons 15a,o,0
Cinnamon IN this country and =. al old resi-
tleut I California" Who eiIps himself " n.
Jsmeth keIlr,' in the World Of the 9Th |
aud lltd Of October. = R'zn+ thss the Chinese |
in Caltfc1nia alnne are EArious'y estimated |
simply fictions.
Dning the year 1863 the arrivals Of Chinese
in ,bis State were l2,76t; the departures we're
1s.l04t making decrease last year Of 943.
The numteE Of Chinese io this city At the
close Of 1863 vas 1900; shs nnnhers are
2,ls3, At tho beginning OF this year thcze
ucre In tliA State II ,u00 CMnese. Since that
time there have Left il for other Sta q LOCO,
le.yiue the total in this State Of 81 600. o.
the 1Bf Of January last thero we're in the SOW
anteen Statea md Territories Of the Union
Since that the Increase Of tho arrivals Of Chi
neee over departures, ut sill the seAports Of
tne United Staten, does not exceed 6,000.
making the total population Of Chinese 81, ,uu0
in Ill Tie States and Territories It this date.
TAese figures shoW decrease III this city.
| in ten monhs, Of 2, 1888, and in the State, Of
AGO, tnd An Increase Of only t, 900 in all tho
| Staleb and Territories of the Union The p1p-
| ulsr Impression was that there wero e0,OD
| Chipeee in this CRY; the correct number Is
I 11,s17. Mr. Jameston kel}y's "Variourly es-
| timsted" " 400, 600 to sou, 900" Chinese in CD
i1ornif alone, dwiodiee to g 900 o1-GoSer-
nor Se5mour'a "150,000 Chiuamen iu our
country'' tunbles down to T.ooos and his
statement that an ''equal number (l50, ,O00).
brought here by relh aud desigoicg men,
may be 40 pi4ced Is to force doen tho wa7ce
OF NotkiuEmen." comes to this. that, X the
average rate of arrivals over departures for
tho la-t ten months-60a per rnontai-it
| o17}5 tnt t1Far ,fSr nF a mn
Chineeo 10 arrive in t4i8 country.
In this coptrovefay one Of the tricks OF par-
tisans' ii to make N impression on working
men, that the country ts gntnE to -be Hooded
With 0hinaacn who viii deprive the iAhoscr
and tile ar.irau Of the,r work and wsgos and
their children Of bread But tho facts and
figures bere given will, to honest, ioqui1ing
minds, dispoee Of the false stasemants.
Cinnamon are not lowering the price OF wag'
es i'll this State Where they are employed in
the const'uction Of zailsays, Or in makius
Io.ss.'the lo~ent calculation is, that three
Chipame.. can do the work Of two experienced
able-bodied nhvvles, and ali are. pAid
in proportion TO their wurk. The
ulite' man generally gets es5 AMI boar
per month, ard the fhinan.u 80 without
the fact lr. that dn.iug the building OF The
Ceatrsl Pacific Railway, 4 test WAS freqaentl
made OF The Respective Merits Of the whit
men and Chic amen, and the invAriable result
was. that the Chinees we're ah!o to do rs nucl
| work. and ~ we'll, in th@ eauae time, ns tho
! would ts EMPLOY ed almost exclu ,ivelr on aucl
> | work., but III many cascs they find it too re
: verc: IN tue vsat aj,sty Of cases the
) ,'rink, tight. aud riet, aud then strike 70
: higher waces II eho.ter hours. Theuthe Cal
l pamen step in, make their nargAin, do th
| work. A1d economize their money.
The sAmsis tbs case with honse servants
White women xou1ti naturally be preferred
. | hut Eridget ia ignorant. ir so!eut, and e1 ret
Ing. AID 10 John taxi her pltce, and. il ex
! },elierce*I, eets tue Eame wag' s-fEoul l5lh Il
: e25 per month and bosri. His politenea.
AID bis ttustxorttiHest, msks him genera
: fsvorite. 1t il jnat tie same with portora an
contideniial mea~enHczr. The Eea.ous thu
! secure the Cbint ee pf.cof as hous9 servants
: procure for tben situations Of this kind
They can I'll 1esa. write. and calculate IN thFi
: EnG1lal,. while 6.:fs5 Of their enemies in thi
:, city do not know from D, but feel, At til
/ SINE time, qnite competent to take charge O
. the American Army and Navy.
: TIE ,wtnrins party In this conteet may b
i Anticipated from the following simple facts
I. e,ructton IN mission snf private school
d Atout'20O at them tisve private tutor. !
II least 2,o0O are being we'll educated in th
e families where tht y live AZ servants. Anotht
~ / Lulu are ednctuhE sffE0se3Fea IL Shey boz
y can Upwards Of LOO are receiving religion
T. st,uc'ion every sunday in the v4,iot
o ecllcols Of the Curisti+p cautchc.. n.h
E. III. :s'cne'- and Dr.. scu,idern- One Pc
se hyscliAn daily mission school fnr then
ID Under tho Rev. Mr. Looms, il in fl
:. operation. The Mesl'o<iIsts are just Il ,shiu
- - a ccl1eea for them th1t sul emoraee all Il
e dt partmf uts OF q comp!e'e litef.ry and Ee
.c IL io,:s <duestiGn. Tho General Assembly
nt The lreshvserian Church il SoiuE to buisl a
n other college. on moet extensive sc le, til
= will r1n1i1e for the literary aud refigio'
u, y, uarts Of the Chinese on the rAciti c1a.,.
ie Many Of tptse lIt.&ion Sunday Schools +
" tl,e Cbinfee have for h.ir Superintendent
re aId teachers edi'ors. lawyers. merchants. 81
" tauker1 Of the highest standing. =,
% % ladies' Of the highest oraer OF ed
= eAton, refinement, and social rositio
- Mrs. Cole aud other ladies' aro loo
Ing after the education Of the Chinese wol
en and female children. II is pretty III
task. but it will be accnmrlished in time. \
g. done we'll. TIE Episeopafians. under Hsh
"a Zip; the ConGrega gastonAlists, Under the Ies
II errhip o{ DR.. Stone; the Daptists, under tb
nc tllree erec:Al missionaries: the Bible !
c. Tract Societiea, with their numerous agea
are an gi1dlpg themselves with energy 4
a. power to do thtir RI spective parts in giving
The Chipeee Of this coast practical kno
ov edge af the English language and thorou
as Acquaintance with the teachings and prir
"a plss OF the New Testament.