The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-23
COLUMBIA, s. g.
Thursday Morning. June 2S. 1870.
Tho Chinamnn in Massnchusctts-The
Colored Boys at West Point.

to have)its theories of the South reduced
to practice, and evidently the matter is
not agreeable. The introduction of
some Chinameu into shoe factory in
the truly "loil" State Of Massachusetts,
seems to have created ''terrible muss. +"
An indignation meeting is held, and
''down with the Chinamanr' is the cry.
He is about to degrade the Massachu-
setts white workingmen. The following
resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, we have witnessed with
our own eyes, the introduction of China
men into the manufactures of the East,
for the purpose of degrading the Ame-
rican workingman and laborer, and re-
ducing them to the condition of serfdom;
therefore, be it
"Rcsolved, That we are infexibly op-
posed to oil attempts on the part of capi-
talists to cheapen and degrade American
labor by the introduction of servile
GLASS of laborers from China or else
where; while we, at the same time,
heartily welcome all voluntary emigrants
from every CLINE, and pledge them our
sympathy and encouragement in efforts
to secure for themselves aud their ohil-
dren, homes on American soil.
s'Resolced, That we COLL upon the
workingmen throughout the country to
hold mass meetings, and use all other
honorable means to urge upon the Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress the
necessity of Immediately passing tho bill
now pending in the Senate, entitled 'A
bill to make the importation of emigrants
under labor contracts unlawful
"And be ii further reSoloed, That we
pledge ourselves in tho future not to
vote for or support for any Office any
party or parties who are directly or indi
rectly interested in the importation of
this servile race; and that we will use our
foe, should they offer for reelection, if
for the bill now pending in the Senate of
the United States"
So much for the Mongolian in New
England. We have also the case of the
negro at West Point. The New York
Sun gives an account of the two negro
appointees now at West Point. Michael
Ho,Oard, of Mississippi, and James ".
Smith. of this city, the son of Israel
Smith, well-known colored man here.
The Suns correspondent details the in
suits and prosecutions to which the Yam
kee cadets subject these "boys of des.
tiny" He alludes to his examination of
those boys-thinks that Howard will be
rejected, but that young Smith will pass
the examination successfully. He tells
us what certain people think of the mat
ter. He says:
Senator Conkling sent for the colored
cadets yesterday, and questioned them
concerning their treatment here. The
boys represented their treatment by the
professors as kind. but unkind by the
cadets. After the Senator had dismissed
them, your correspondent asked him the
following questions:
What do you think of the colored
boys, Senator?
Senator Conkling They are not re-
preventative boys, at all. They do not
represent any race. Howard represents
very poorly the blessed African. while
Smith represents no race at all, being
neither white nor black-a kind of speck-
led Mongolian.
Correspondent-What will result from
their appointment?
oeuaIoI-Iue WuOle Lnl0S Is 1arCe,
and greater calamity to West Point, sir.
They will only fail in examination, and
the whole turmoil will have been for
nothing, except that these boys will have
been slaughtered foreruners of great re-
formation-a reformation which gives
representation to four millions of new
citizens. Why Judge Hoge and Mr..
Pierce did not send representative Afri-
cans is mystery to me.
What do you think ?" said your cor
respondent, rs Admiral Porter, in a re-
splendent uniform, was looking off over
the campus this morning ut the drilling
of the colored boys.
Admiral--Wby, darkys are good
enough in their places-very good-very
good, sir-v good people. I like
darkys. wish had one now to-cleun
my boots!
"How rs cadet, Admiral ?''
Admiral-No place for them here, sir
no place for them. I'm afraid our
naval boys would drop them overload on
the first cruise. Bad, sir ; but you know
boys will be boys, and if there should be
adarky missing, why-Why-it's no place