Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-05

rom Massachusetts, whether n vould No, "a
etfer 20 educate than TO Persecate them. re
elieved thatss the Chinese were weADed fron
acquire the wants OF our civilization. Gnd ifhs
could get higher wages, ne would seek for fh~rY,
D. supply those vants- while si rougly opposed
bow, in point Of principle, we could throw any
obstacle N the wss of those Chinese who volnn-
tsrily came 10 reside among Us
Mr. csrPenter: replying 70 Mr. Williams, ssii
publican party announced ~ the certain con~e-
qnenee ef a failure 60 carry cut the peculiar
s,sssn OF sens.ors; bu the party had gone
dor OF china With extrs0rdinzry distinction. az
s ~m nov PROPOSED to say that no subject OF thst
emPe, silI, no msuef ~hst his character. TN
mitted 20 American citisenship. Fxe~v mo-
ma, nsronieM a government bad its peculiar
ment Our great principle. the corner ston ) az,
our institution, was that every man who uss
bound by the law NAs entitled 70 a voice ia
the ballot 90 the negro our principle suSt ainsd
severe trial, but we hzd no choice. We hsi
either 10 apply t 70 the black man or 20 make
acknowledge that their theory OF government
was right and that 70 would NOT DO 20 give every
man a y0iCe in the government But the repab-
lican party trsmpled that sbsardity under
foot. Now We come 10 the Chinese question ani
the same principle must be maintained or re
Mr.. Wilson said the pending bin had been pre-
pared eoright specific wrong, and he had voted,
and would continue 70 vote, against all amend
ments endsngeriag lis passage: He asserted
his belief in the brotherhood OF al humanity,
aud that ell coming 90 eur shores were esutled
10 be protecred by equal Law. Christianity de-
manded that every new conner, whether from
Europe, Asia, or Africa, should receive the pro-
lection Of a republican nation; but the system
Of Chinese importation was exceptional; t was
wicked as Was the African slave trade q cen
tnry ago. lie had, last December, intrO1acoda
bill TO break up this slave system. He hoped
before the close Of the session the hiil reported
by the Judiciary Committee would be a law.
When the present system, insn gurated by selfish
capital, was broken up, the Chinamen wsnld
come here voluntarily, and little harm would
result from his presence % any Interests Of the
nation.
Further remarks were made by Mr. Corbctt
upon the Improperly OF holding out allitiOnAl
Inducements 10 Chinese immi grafton and by
Mr.. Trumbull In favor Of adhering 90 the great
principle of equal rights. in the case OF the
Chinese as well a. all other foreigners.
An animated colOquy took place between
Messrs Sumner and Conkling, the latter assert
4 ing that II New York was ever 20 hold an honest
election, il would be in spite OF the Senator
Mr.. Sumner replied that he had steality
favored the bill, but that there was something
higher in the great American principle In
volved i'm his amendments principle which n /.
| lConkllng) had shown his readiness now, on e. b
4th OF July, to sacrifice.
| Mr.. COnkling replied. with some warmth n b
while ne did not yaunt his achievements In On >
cause OF human progress, and display his osten-
taton, az did Mr.. Sumner, his own record would
compare fsvorsbly with that Senators.
AZ 5 o'clock the Senate took a recess until
evening.
ErepiHo Session.--At ~ O'Clock the Senate
proceeded with the bill, and after remarks by
Messrs SPrsgne, Fowler and Sumner, the vote
| by which Mr.. Summers amendment was adopt-
! ed, striking the word "white" from the natural
ization laws, WAS reconsidered-yeas q. nays II.
Mr. Sumners amendment was then rejected