The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-09-28

iAN1ti 70 hccH ~ OPctAlOu Auc Oiu pfO cANefl
naturalization Law, so tina, no Chinaman, whethel
here or coming among Us. can ever become
6on1.fds citizen Of the United States howevel
desiruas Of doing so, and no matter what his in
telliyence, pecunmry condition, usefulness, Of
patriotism-a law which liberty execraies and
justice repes as violative Of the equal rights o.
human brotherhood. Even the pulpit as well as
the press, in some instances, give indul
gence to unseemly and certainly most unchris,ian
denunciatiou Of the Chinese rs a barbarous and
idolatrous race, whose presence among Us, IN any
considerable numbers, is to be regarded with dis
gust and alarm, as imperifng all that we hold
dear even the stability Of our holy religion ITSELF
With this aroused selhshness was mingled no
small measure of can't and hypocracy about the
horrible Coolie traffic; as If that traffic had any
thing to do with all this outcry, which began with
the North Adams experiment, and which means
utter hostility TO all Chinese immigration to this
country, however intelligent and voluntary.
Now. if there was ever an illustration OF 4
tempest 10 teapot or Of mole-hill magnifed
TO the dimensions Of hrstclass mountain. it Is
seen in this instance. Mr.. Sampson, the North
Adams contractor, simply asserted his unques-
tionable right as an employer, as against brow
beating and exacting combination, TO obtain Ia
borers as best be could in the broad fields Of in
dustrial wants. For doing this in so iair and
quiet a manner be deserves credit and will in the
end be sure to receive it. Be it observed that
he did not send to China to induce the needed
woJkmen to come over and engage in his service.
though he might have done so without giving any
just occasion for complaint; for thousands of
Germans, Scandinavians, Engishmen lrishmen,
soil, before reaching these shores. aud no valid
reason can be given why Cinnamon should not
be as freely induced to add their skill and labor
to our capital stock, to the development of our
unlimited resources, and the consequent expan
sion and prosperity Of the republic. The labor
ers he engaged were residents of San Francisco,
quietly pursuing whatever employment they had
been able to End. Offering them better wages
than they were then getting they evinced their
good sense aud thrifty disposition by accepting
his overtures; and to this hour both parties are
abundantly satisfied. Certainly, the contract
concerns none but themselves. 1t was made at
a common risk, in the usual manner, and under
lawful conditions; and it is equally absurd and
impairment for any to inveigh against it.
The popularity of the excitement created ny
this movement is, it RACES most intensely amoDg
those who are themselves foreigners who have
no better right to residence or employment here
than the Chinese; who would be summarily
elected from the land if their own proscriptive
policy toward this class were enforced in accord
ance with their wishes; who brought with them
an amount of restitution, ignorance and degrada-
ton, as a mass, sufficient to make out a case for
their expulsion, if any such could be found and
whose enlightment is no easy matter to achieve.
is this true of the Irish, who seemed
to regard two countries as entirely their own
namely, the one from which they came. and the 4
one to which they have come. They went in
that the liberated bondmeu would flock TO the I
North, and successfully compete with them in |
the labor market; just as they are now arrayed 1
against Chinese Immigration for similar reason.
Bnt even they have seen the folly Of their selfish
fears in regard TO the Southern freedmen and it
S no less signal in the present instance.
A fair field 10 capital and labor, and no favor
Dur national domains are ample to receive The
population Of the globe. We have not ten peo-
PIE to the square mile Belgium has FIVE hun
ired, and fourishes. Our ports are open to all
,omers, so far as legitimate and voluntary imm-
,raiion is concerned. Like charity. the act is
vice blessed for in the sequel, in spite Of at
ending drawbacks and temporary perils, the
Ienersl welfare is thereby enlarged and secured.
We call ourselves Americans but we are fas; be-
oming cosmopolitan, not to our disadvantage,
ut to the gain of mankind What constitutes
ar real glory is not simply what it is possible
Or Us 70 become. but what We have already done.
III the nations Of the earth are more or less
trOngly represented on our SOIL and We are still
itrac;ing their oppressed and labOring millions
= az irresistible magnetic power. Still let them
none or. if preference be shown to any. let it
: to the class Of races most needing to be raised
the scale Of civilization and Christianity. Here
here is an abundance Of food here scope for in I
us,ry, enterprise. and invention to any extent;
ere almost every variety Of climate, from the
-ctic to the tropical here are millions upon
llions Of acres 10 be cultivated here inexhaus-
Die mineral riches to be extracted here me- q
lanic-, and manufacturing possibilities beyond l
'mputatiou here the means Of popular enlight- {
luent on the broadcast foundation and here the
eest institutions to be found 10 the world 7
hat change has been effected in the condi- ,
On Of the millions who have sought these shores
quest Of food for the body. light for the mind
ID equal rights before the lawsi They have Q
rs saved q vast amount of foreign missionary l
Dor and expense. and enabled our nation to be 5
e educational school Of the world. r
True. such continual influx of foreign destitu- 0
1n and ignorance presents formidable aspect, I
d occasionally gives rise to serious apprehen- il
ous even in thoughtful minds. lest the burden n
heavier than We can bear and the strain great :.
than our constitutional safeguards can resist
i it affords rs alike the opportunity and the in
ntive to make our educational facilities equal 70
cry emergency. and is constant appeal to our L
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