The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-03
Africa "Distrusting" China,


TIE classic soil of old kentucky is Just
now the recipient OF an unexpected aud
possibly an undeslred honor, but one which,
after all, has a dash OF comicality in its
com position. A State colored convention is
IN session at Frankfort, bnsily engaged IN
grinding out loyal resolutions, and patching
together loyal platforms with al energetic
ease and grace which quite put lighter
skinned Radicals to shame. On Thursday
tor instance, our sable conventonists opened
q tremendous rhetorical fusillade upon the
enemys works, aud proved beyond all future
csvIl that the lively offspring begotI0n by
the Fifteenth amendment Is able, not only
TO stand alone. but to assume the offensive
Whenever the exIgence OF the political sliua-
ton require 1t. After Iudorslng the admin
istratIon. denounclug the democracy, and
repellIng with vIrtuous Indignation any
attempts to Influence colored votes, the
convention proceeded to carry the war from
Africa into China, and so!emnT resolved that
the said convention Cooked with distrust
upon Chinese immigration" II such a pro
nUnolamento from such scource does not
call the venerable shade Of Courteous from
Hsdes, and bid the philosophic ghost walk
abroad Though the scenes OF It's formor Clio
riss clad in sack cloth and ashes, then indeed
the passions OF this world are wholly obliter-
ated IN the aext. Think of Sambo, standing
on the watch towers OF the Radical Zion,
and looking down with serene contem pit
upon poor John! Think of the African,
hardly emersged from serfdom, with the
ignorance and degradation of centuries
clinging to his garment, expressing dis
trust" of the Mongolan Think of
the Chinese, with lineage and govern
e
the Christian era, with civilization and q
literature elaborate and perfec. of its kind
before the first fou nde,ion stone of Jehovah's
temple was laid on Mount Moriah, deemed
unworthy associates OF a race whose coun
trymen to-day, arrayed in q picturesque ap-
parel Of elephant oil and red feathers, are
Hunting the gentle Cessowary
On the hills of Timbuctoo,
Dining missionary,
Skull and bones, and hymn book, too"'
Now that another ''irrepressibIe conflict
has broken out between the black and yell
low children OF the Republic, it remains TO
be seen what conditions the former intend tie
impose upon the latter. They are largely
In the ma ority; they have al able corps of
Legislators in ell the Southern States, and q
senator IN Congress, while the unlucky Chi
namen have never even cast a vote, but are
content to earn an honest living without
dabbling in politics. The country is sadly
IN need of Chinese labor and expects to de
rive substantial benefits from Chinese immi
grafton, but OF course, both labor and immi
grafton are out OF the question, 30 long as
the colored brethren view them with distrust,
and are disposed to resent as an insult, the
idea that Celestials can ever, in any posi-
bic contingency come between the wind
and their nobility"
We respectfully urge the Kentucky color
ed convention not to ad journ until it devises
system OF Quarantine regulations and test
oaths, to cover aud control the Chinese case.
We have no objection to Ethiopia stretching
forth her hands, but let her tell us what and
how much China is to put In them to allay
the itch of "distrust now so painfully man.
ifest.