Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-08-24
CHINESE IN CALIFORNIA.
Good Advice to the Six COmpa.
nies ''-ReasOns for DiscOuragfne &
Immigration.


Immigration.
SAN Francisco, July II, 1870.
To Kong Chow, Ming Yeoung. Sam Yup. Yur
War, 1eong War and Hop War, the sia
Chinese Companies of San Francisco:
GENTLEMEN-We have the honor of in.
forming you that on the evening of the
18th of July, 1870, the largest meeting OF
the people ever assembled in this city
was held in the Mechanics Pavilion, for
the purpose of protesting against the
further emigration of Chinese to this
country, the full account of which you
will find in the newspapers of the next
day.
AT that meeting the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted with en-
thusiastic evidences of determination:
Resolved, That the temporary Presi-
dent and Secretary inform the six Chi
nese Companies in this city that we do
not consider it just to us or safe to the
Cinnamon to continue coming to the
United States, and request them to give
such notice to the public authorities of
the Chinese Empire
We shall imagine certain questions
that you would naturally be inclined to
ask, for the purpose of answering in
plain language, that we may not he mis-
understood or misrepresented
]. Why is this warning sent to the six
Chinese Companies in San Francisco?
To this we answer, you are the ac-
knowledged heads of the Chinese clans
that come to this country, and the six
wealthy representatives of the Chinese
II haxr -
communicating our wishes to your Gov
ernment.
2 WHY'S the emigration of Cinnamon
to this country unjust to Americans,
with whom we have national treaty,
granting us the privilege of coming to
the United StatesP
TO this we answer, the emigration of
your people to this country is unjust,
because it is unequal. We have for
twenty years, even before the Rurlin-
game treaty, been permitting your peo-
pie to come among US and enjoy the
commercial advantages of our country;
your laborers have dug our gold, carried
it away and impoverished our mines;
they have entered into competition with
our washerwomen, our mechanics, our
lahorers, urmen servants and our maid
servants at such prices as to drive them
to the verge of starvation; your people |
have comparatively no families, while
ours have wives and children to support;
they are not to any great extent consum-.
ers of our produce; their habits and |
morals are contaminating our people; |
every day they are becoming more and |
tlosxra 10 ha nE
nation,
Our people eahn0t enter into the in
terror Of y6Hr county and quietly enjoy |
the advantages of your Government. /
True, our Government, by treaty, has
granted you the privilege Of coming to
this country, but ogFs ia a Government
of the people; the President and SEN
ate, who are the treaty-making power,
are their creatures, holding their offices
but for four and sly years. If they do
wrong, or commit an error, we elect
others to correct the mistakes of the past
and DO oHr bidding in the fHtgFa.
We live up TO agreement in our trea-
lies, and abolish them when they become
oppressive. Such must be the case with
he treaty we have made with China, as
our National election is fast sppFoaoh-
ng- and vii iHFH pnQn tkat as, veil as
lpon other questions agitating the labor
interests Of our country.
3. Why is it unsafe for Cinnamon to I
,ome TO this country when the Govern
nent of the United States is pledged to
them?
To this we answer: As the Govern
nent has made treaty with your Em-
ira il gill abide hY aud sustain it, as
ar as II has the power to do so, but the
power Is in the people. Since the for
nation Of our Government when legal
means were too slow, the people would /
lot wait, and have ateg yisitad justice
lpon NrOngsdoers. For murder they
ave taken life without law, and inflicted !
Ither punishment for crimes Of less G
organized bodies Of the peo- /