The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-03
NonrH ADAMS. Mass, July 2, $50.

| OF ST. Crispin, every labor ana trade union III
the land ana all their sympathIzing friends may as
well accept the fact first last Fiery speeches and
denunciatory resolves from the assembled dema-
I gogues Of New York and Boston do not AFFECT the
Industrious Cinnamon over In Mr.. SIMPSONS fac
II tory They are, OF course ignorant OF the great
STIR their presence has created In the Eastern, Mid
die and Western States but If they were aware OF 1t
doubt very much II their interest and application
TO the business which they came here to learn would
he very seriously disturbed. They have been here
now about three weeks and although seemingly i'm
possible 1t Is, nevertheless, positive fact that some
| Of them
! MAKE BETTER SHOES THAN TIE OLD CRIsPINs DID.
| do not get this story from Mr.. Sampson alone.
neither do depend upon the conlrmatory statements
| OF tile men whom he has had Instructing them, but
| your correspondent has seen for himself aud dis
covered by comparison the superiority OF their work
| over That OF the men who, by their unreasonable
demands were the cause Of the Introduction OF these
pigtai workmen, as they are pleased to term them.
Fiftyo are already at work, and before this letter
appears In the HERALD the whole seventy-dve win
| be actively employed. or those now engaged
| eighteen are at work without Instructions and in
| few weeks Mr.. Sampson Will be able to introduce
| specimens of their skill into the New York
\ and Boston markets. Last Wednesday Mr..
| Sampson visited the Shoe and Leather Ex-
| board were very clamorous for speech from him.
He refused but told them that the LIST Of August he
would have an eloquent address prepared, In the
shape of several hund ed cases Of Chinese made
| shoes, remark which caused an applause that
showed most Enthusiastically the approval OF ms ex-
I pertinent by manufacturers and dealers in general.
| FIRST APPEARANCE or THE ORIENrALs IN THE PUB
Lie STREETS.
u Until to-day the Cinnamon have kept shy anu &C.
knI IIora
lIforenoon and created quite little commoton
N among the citizens They went through the
principal streets ana observed surroanllog OBJ
ects very carefully, and passed commedt3 thereon in
the dialect peculiar to their native land. Iney
entered the grocery store OF Butter Wright. where
they found something 10 amuse ana remind them OF
home In the shape OF the Chinese LETTERING upon Il
| cargo OF tea which had just been received via the
Pacific Railroad. They also made short VISIT 10 the
| Berkshire House, where they we're pleasantly enter
tlined by Mr. Rchmond's young son, whose success
ful efforts In nstructng them IN the English Ian
gua-c were alluded 10 N ~ evious letter. Number
OF them WI co nmence att ndng church tomorrow,
and Sunday school "a We'll as night school Is con-
Chinamaa IL destined 10 become "a man anu u
| brother"
THE STORY OF "sLAvEny IN ANOTHER roRMr-
| WRONG IMPRESSION CORRECTED.
Mr.. Cummings, the head OF the Crispm order in
Mayor H. or New York as Wei as ohers w shS
have taken stand against the employment OF
Chlnese labor have mad great deal to say from
time 10 time about 1t being nothing more nor less
than "slavery IN another form" To give their argu
ment an appearance OF force some or them assume
tat in the case Of Mr. Sampson the contract Tor the
labor Of these Chinanen was made In CHINA;
that the Orentals were ignorant Of what
the services would be worth, and that " they
made TO live up to the terms OF their contract
and work for comparatively low rste OF wages
they are the victims Of an odions slave power,
power not at ali in accordance with tbs enilghe ed
spirit OF the present day. Now, for the sake of argu
nlent ony, assume that Mr. Sampson contracted
with these seventy-fve Chinamen III the Chinese
empire, and that according to that contract they
! to Work three years Tor stipulated sum. Upon
II fn.ir IN a.
n rs the air OF heaven-and If they see III TO
break chat contract there Is no legal or
other power 10 hinder them. They couid quit
! wok tomorrow If they saw nt, and
the only .edress Mr.. Sampson WOULD nave y ould be
through a cIv action in the courts Tor damages
Ga icned by their breach OF confractA ycnl tills
! protection OF common ia', appiicabeHc everybody,
| NJ oald b, powerl.ss. He could seize their
bodies: neither couil he compe them to work for
him against their wlll more Than lie coul common
American citizea. IL this illusrat, have taken
4! the ground that the contract OF MIR. Sampson
made IN Cniaa, but the fact - IL not male in
7uhna, but In the United States, and in the city o.
jySan /! ancisco-
was drawn up by George W. Chase, the gentleman
| Wnol Mr.. Sampson sent to California Tor these
laborers, and signed in Their behalf by friend
and agent OF tie 0rientais IN san Francisco, and
witnessed by Ar Sing, their foreman. wao accom-.
panied tiem here. 10 bears the ordinary United
states revenue stamp required upon all contracts
dec arations OF Mr.. Troup ana Mr.. Cummings TO the
kcontrary Notwithstanding. All vi the seyeAty-lve
I men whom Mr. Sainpioa brought mere were resi-
\ dents OF san Francisco and We're a. wo.k la that
kcity ike other leDorera, ana their right to cone
20 Massachusetts, AID work Tor Livelihood
II cannot he JuStly or legally disputed, None
OF these men are here under the terms or the cooie
CONTRACT system, the Crispin and iaoor reform agi-
tators wOuid have TIE pubic believe, nor Is II likely
tat any VIII come here under sucn car instances.
Asis @e known, The custom mas been la California
to bring ovef large loads OF Cinnamon three or
four Years. contracts, and take What Is 81 sanla!
iy a mortgage on Their families for repaymcnt VI
ana Gos q oIey S mne nc are e
| small percentage OF each mans wages going 60
4 him and he balance TO the contractors who bring
n them from CHINA. Senator Wilson'S bill, noH pend
Ing In Congress, seeks 10 break up This business
by rendering void all contracts made upon
foreign soil, ana does not. and could not
II it would, interfere with Chinese other emf.
grants who come here voluntarily, the same these
In North Adams. The penalty for the business "a
carried on In California, according 10 the pending
bl OF Wilson'S Is q heavy fine, half OF which goes
men, provided the latter return at once to Their own
country upon such conditions as the court may pre-
scribe. II l, Gle IF that even these Cinnamon WAC
law are not any more bound to fulfil their contracts
than those OF MIR. SAMPSON for nave yet TO learn OF
| any existing law which projects contract made on
| foreign sou or that conpes the ful1linent or one
made here. AS before stated, the only redress FOR
| But the slavery which Mr. Wilson seeks to abolish
| and which the Crlspns and labor reiormers are 80
| anxious about probably comes In where the families
| OF the immigraiing Chinlmen are he'll by the
Chinese government as security for The fulnlnent OF
| any contract which the emigrans may make arter
arriving here. The "terrtbie savcryn then IL would
| seem, Is something which the Chinese EMPIRE and
notkhc United States. IL responsible for. and In view
or nese facts the wisdom aud possibility OF SUCH
legislation Us wilson proposes IL e4ceedingy ques-
| tionabe. Think however, can divine
THE REASON OF SENATOR WILSON'S INTEREST IN
THE woRhIsCMES.
II should be remembered that his term expires
soon, and that the next Legislature Will be Gale
upon to elect his lie has been ientifed
A with the place q great number OF years and the
Il younger and growing politicians are beginning to
get clamor0uS for n change. Wilson, sensible or
this, and lOreseeing he STIR which tho Crspins and
! workingmsn Will make In the coming campaign,
4 has, perhaps nom selfish motives announced hlm-
self as their pioneer friend and champion, and
from the endorsement which the mass meeting gave
! him In Boston last Wednesday, it would seem
| that he mas played his cards about right,
and, again. the Senator an Old shoemaker himself,
| and the Crispins aud worislngmen generally VIII
take more kindly 10 him on thai account. Upon his
L ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS unfo .rIil