The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-07-05

made In the State of Massachusetts, ana Win
the superabundant wealth, wrung from the
brain and body of the workingmen, 10 degrade
still lower the toillng mass by compelling
them to either starve or associate with the de-
graded labor of Asia, and by such association
and competition debase our manhood, destroy
Onr morals and prostitute our virtues by wit
Messing the horrors Of servllity, sodomy and
social degradation, the unnatural result Of
labor Without liquidation, and nervousness
without limit; and
whereas, any arbitrary system Of importa-
ton of mechanics, artisans and laborers, from
any country or cline, OF under any pretence
whatever even though 1t be the flatterlng and
plausible one of "freelng the hands Of Ameri-
cans from the meaner Industries, to engage
In the higher and better occupations" " Is repre-
hensible, and an unjust and an unholy at
tempt to covertly revive the slave trade and
re-establish slavery In country dedicated to
liberty, human progress, and civilization, and,
as such, demands the condemnation OF the
American people and Government; therefore,
be 1t
of New York, in mass meeting assembled, do
hereby call on their representatives IN Con-
gress TO put forth their utmost efforts for the
Immediate passage of the bill now pending In
the Senate, or any other bill OF like erect,
that will prevent the importation Of coolies
under such contract schemes as developed
and practlced by such agencies as koopmans,
chap & Co.; and further, that our State and
municipal authorities be and are hereby re-
uuested to use the moral influence at their
hands to the same end.
Resolved, That In view of the fact that there
Is superabundance Of labor in the United
States, and with the voluntary flow Of civilized
labor from Europe, and easily procured at
ployers, 1.-THE assertions Of Mr.. Sampson to the
contrary Notwithstanding we take this public
opportunity to denounce said assertions as un-
mitigated falseho0ds, and proved to De sucn
By the continual concessions made to capital
through the necessities of labor, and by the
ist on the product of the same; the luxury and
comfort of The one, the poverty and destitu-
tlon of the other, stand forth as q sufficient
refutati0u that labor Is not exacting nor pre-
,suming In Its demands; but that capital ls
avaric(ous, absorbing, ostentatious and aggres-
sive, forcing us at all times, and In the present
Instance, to assert our'rlghts as men. There
United States of America, by public demon
stration, by energetic and prompt measures,
to make common cause against this matter,
and to demand from their representatives in
Congress and elsewhere the speedy passage OF
such laws as will prohibit this foreign contract
system, and protect the American citizen and
his family against servile labor from foreign
shores.
Resolued, That copy of these resolutions
be sent to our senators and representatives In
Congress, to the President OF the United
States, and to the Governors Of the several
States, and signed, on behalf OF the working
classes of this metropolis and vicinity, by the
presidents and secretaries Of the Working
mems Unions and Arbeiter Union OF the City
Of New York.
WHAT MAYOR HALL SAID.
Mayor Hall, In the course of his remarks,
said that the State of Massachusetts, was the
first in the country to introduce the black slave
trade. two centuries ago. and 1t was now the
first In the United States 10 introduce another
kind of tawny slave labor. From the sudden
introduction of this species of labor In one of
the towns of Massachusetts had sprung this
movement:
The American people, 1t had been said, would
not and could not object to any kind OF lmmi-
grafton into this country. The objection was
to traders and man-speculators bringing men
here to overrun labor. Men who were de0ased
in morals were being brought here to compete
with FREQ white labor. II the white men OF
the Nsrth are to tolerate this new kind OF slave
labor, then 1t was In vain they had fonght to
break down black slavery in the South, for 1t
was only to see worse species OF slavery In
troduced into the North. The trouble on this
question commenced with the 'Burlingame
treaty It was the duty of the statesmen OF
the country to have seen to 1t at that time and
prevented the difficulty. 1t was by virtue OF
that treaty that Mr.. Sampson, of North Adams,
claimed the right to introduce Chinese laborers
to his workshops. He held the statesmen Of
the country accountable for not providing in
the treaty for this difficulty.
It would be impossible for American tree
labor to compete with this new system OF CHI
nese slave labor, and 1t was the duty oil Con-
gress to pass laws Immediately regulating Chi
nese immigration to this country. For consld-
erations growing out Of race, industry, religion,
morality, it was the duty of the American
Government not to prohibit immigration, but
to regulate 1t. [Applause. Andi Is to-day In
the power OF the United States Government to
regulate these kinds of beginnings of slave
labor immigration. Applause. 1t does not,
perhaps lie within the genius OF republican or
democratic institutions to prohibit immigra-
ton, but IL has always been Il reserved right OF
the American people, and one which the gov
ernment has always exercised, to regulate
emigration. fApplause.] 1t has never come
before the American people in such difficult
and strong light to read this question by Us It
questions are to deal with the more suddenly
aud carefully and successfully should the
statesmen of the era in which the questions
are born deal with them. It was difficult
question to deal with-and there was no use in
oburgation or the elaboration of revolutionary
ideas. He was not here to suggest remedy ;
that lay with the men In power ut Washington.
1t was not question Of cheap labor merely,
but question of moral and social influences
In the United States.
About two thousand persons assembled
around the German stand. Mr.. August Kam-
prad presided. The first speaker was DR..
Douai, the editor of Arbeiter Union, who said
that he had no hatred toward the Chinaman.
He had the same right as ourselves to emil
crate to this country; but there are too many
this importation of coolle labor Is an insult to
the worklngmen. Capital hos the upper hand,
and is controlled by the few, and If they do
not get thar rights, then down with capital.
SPIRIT OF TIE STATE PRESS.