The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-14

for by the till OF the Senator from Oregon, which IL
the second amendment offered BY mo to the Senate
bill 1 mean the importau, provision which. very
ptopery, and with full understanding oil the great
,1 ana 2as sps sns ss OF '0
THE FExALr ELEMENT or THIS EXTRAORDINARY
MOVEMENT
from t,e coast Of Asia to our shores. The subject
II most dsagreeablo shall barely touch upon It.
body
1t is well tnowp--it is too veil known-uhst Of
the large body Of females arriving upon our Pacific
coast from China, an Immense proportion " com
posed OF the most DEGRADED OF their sex, unfortunate
beings who are generally
EITHER KIprArrID or BOUGHT
to be taken " California tnere TO be subjected TO
slavery the most deVradng and loathsome that can
be Imagined; wretchcd creatures, who are con-
stanty bought and sold, staked aud lost at tao Fam
ing table ana made matters Of traffic an Ordinary
occurrence among the Chinese population OF our
coast
It seems to be well asccrtained that by the Gus.
toms Vt tie Chinese at home no respectable woman
leave her country except in the company OF her
father or husband Any womb VINO leaves IL
1Pso rActo pKoRADRD.
One Of the sections OF the bill of the Senator from
OREGON mir. wiliansl whici have adopted as a
portion ct my amenuments, provides against the
immigration of such persons except In the company
Of father or husband; One section OF those Of
ufcae 81 be gwen b. the Consul at the port OF
bsrka,inn OF these people as essential TO show the
Tho session IL draN u "a close, and do not
ven. uIe ills absorbing subject occupy the time
OF u Senate at any lentth II is great subject,
which is impossible to more than glance At In the
limits of an ordinary discussion. II IL not too much
TO say OF Il that it's
THg GREATEST PROBLEM
in It's length, 10 It's breadth In its height and in Its
deph in lis consequences, aud In its that has
yet been Trust upOn the American people. We
have not invited It. think no man expected II,
when in a thoughtiess ebuhuon OF feeling, and in
nueuccI undoubtedly by tie uncommon personal
Qualities, the briliancy, the eloquenee. the genial
AM captivating manners u the Chinese Amblssador
Mr.. Burhngauie, the Governmen agreeI to treaty,
the most OnesiDei. ~ most Unnecessary, and, in
Its operation, greatly fear,
THE MOST INJURIOUS
which this country has ever negotiated. What
mains for us to do, "a IL seems 10 me, long
chat treaty stands, is TO mitigate the effects OF IL
much A. possible; lar a. we TO discourage the
movement OF human beings from tho coast Of Asia to
own shoros AMI at all events to diyest IL o,
some OF the direiul evils which attend It, This wo
must do. and 40 at once We cannot palter with a
HESAcEs rHB LABOR or THIS COUNTRY
in its very existence.
IL Is u known fact In history that wherever these
nomsdic hornes OF Chinese laborers, having no tie
to their o~n soil except that extraordinary one oil
burial there have &c ne throuenout the entire East,
they have rooted out and annihilated the native
one propose such result Tor this eountryf think
II any man dues propose II seriously, he has not
examined the subject he certainly does not under
stand Il M do. Never until see 1t will believe
that the hardy vorkingmen OF tue United States,
the BODY OF our people, TO whose manhood -e eve
the result OF the late tremendous war Will quietly
submit TO be rodien cut and extin ,ui.hed as the
plant natives OF Asia have been under the desolst
ing march Of
THIS TERRIBLE POPULATION.
Not only that; their presence AN ong us in any
great nun bers goes 10 the Ya-e OF the whoe moral
strength OF orr society," 10 the existence our
Chris ian forces OF our civilization b. forces wncn
are not n.eIey A,,nt,e, SS. PAGAN; believe that
mcnt Of tie evil TIE real danger Is behind all that.
Il Is IN tae presence at an .: the Chinese 10 our
country In any considerable numDsEe as permanent
element. How easily might they be ssnong Us In
OYerw helming numbers.
THEY ARE oSs-TnIRD OF rHs HUMAN RACE
The single province Of Canton, lying over against
California could. out OF the surplus OF is twove W
fifteen million l.borcrs, swamp tue whole Pacific
and all the States ana Territories west Of the
Airsissiupi.
HoweIer, do not propose to discuss tbst view
now l merely record IL a. M Judgment OF what
must come to upon this subject say 80 Tor
two genera reasons. One L. that the Chinese are
race as ! race, entirely di~similar nom any race
with which We h.ve ever had to deal: entirely
DIFFERENT FROM ANY OF THosE EUROPEAN RACES
| which We have received here, and Which We have
assiui atel " It'll such wondered success They not
only nave pohucll ideas AKIN W ours, but, 50 lar
as We can Ju se, uiey are incapable OF them. be
| AsiaNc las not now, ami never had, any conception
| Of government except rs = vast Centralized dec
| potlh4n.
| with them wIo have been trained In some
| sort to tie same general ideIs OF government ~
| ourselves; not 81 iUly ieveVrc-, undoubtedly ut
| sill with the true geTnlna lucas OF government.
Those TIE with whom We have mad to dc a.
| We never have I'D TO deal with Asi-ne races upon
| any hr-e scale, So lons a. there acre but few o.
| them 1t Wan simply sentimental question: ques-
'ioa oil speculation, question 80 be philosophical
| about IL u % No lohser. IL has paseed out OF
| that comparatively harmless phase. IL II rapidly
assuming proportions which 1t is impossible Tor me
Adequately - describe.
need aoi say anything OF their psan forms OF
belief, altl Uugh re arr LIEN as All Important eie
eUt sEsD While religious opinion Is Tree as air Ii
| tie UDi,ed States,.e
| orr CIVILIZATION AND FREEDOM
| are based upon general plan OF morls, and Of po
litical and religions ideas which nave never been
| ound apart from some torn Of Christianity, aud
leu GIns u into relations with the rest OF CHRIS
| tendon All rot dAeIi upnn This Nes, which Is
reaiiy too grave Tor an e1tenpors discussion.
| In one ~ord, demand of Senaturs, DO they tsink
utt We Gu aLord 70 surrender 70 an Asauc civil
z4uoA ~ tae
CHINESE IDEAS IN MORALS AND RELIGION,
the great underlying 1hrisliIn forces OF American
civilization ana Oi A neriean freedom. OF course B.
| TN man here or elsewhere thInEs We can, L have
| 10 aISuMeht 10 make with nin. He anu cInnot
discuss tiis que sion, because We lave no cOnTnon
| starting point, no common poni OF vies address
| ny sell ~ others, not 70 min. .
an leading bere, isr less iorcioly than conid
wish for ray people On the Pacific coast. flfey are
tie posts Ol your eivzItion II - ia no dispO-
s,tion - a.1'er or To pa nv court TO them 'ha'
sseIk Of taem as taken altoSetber perhaps
IIE MOST RLMARKABLE coMMUSIrY
| which American history bas to show. BY your arms
| anu ~ your aip,uul.cg, you nave gyea tnem there
| sl.h u nnI Is TIE sun nowhere else ouks upon "a
| l.nl entoNed with every advantage Of Cal p'e, :"
sl, VI Productions possible TO re "uhd IN ahT "he
| : ate o, the word; In sober unih, whnous anl
h-uIe ors cecil, a. IL seems 10 me- TIE last anu pest
lit VI goOI Providence TO the American race IN
| The witches oil tie nisut M thoughts Iave been
| rlel with alarm lest Tat IN any co ceiTabie eoA
! t,se.ey taat land Is TO be osea9ieJ b, race ..
Asilics 10 the excasion OF TIE nee, progressive IN
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