The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-08
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
The Monstrous Degradation Of Labor which
Drives Poor Chiuamen 60 America Why
their Corpses arc Sent Back 10 China
Chinese Girls sold into Slavery.

Drives Poor Chiuamcu 20 America Why
their Corpses are Sent Back TO China
Chinese Girls Sold into Slavery.
From ne CdRioa Correspondents Of ne tribune.
The sacrifices and risks undertaken by the
Chinese emigrans and their relatives truly hero
ic Before the passage OF the law forbidding Amer
lean vessels to engage in the eoolie trade, the omi
after his arrival In the United States at stipulated
sum per month, out Of which the emiyrant's passage
money was repaid American employers and cap
italists being now forbidden 10 advance money for
the passage, a. that would be directly engaging In
the eoolie trade, emigrsnts apply to the wealthy
among their own oountrymeu, and give their secu
rty here In this Is tho worst feature Of the whole
business. The coolie (al aborers called COOLEST
To the rulers elders OF his town village.
and with the consent OF those Interested gives secu
rity on the persons Of his family for such sum as
elders 20 to the Ssndsrin and give him their united
bond Tor the amount. The Mandarin In turn gives
his note to The ticketbrokers. who furnish the
The bond, by which all the persons are bound,
given TO secure the coolies note held by the bro
kers STIMULATES that In the cooie fail to pay the
sum charged for his ticket, including the fees Of
brokers, Mandarin, and elders, within the specified
time, then the endorsers will pay the same without
question. The charged TO the coolie for the
ticket, which costs the brokers hut $50. Ia oen
high as 500 500 In i've instances out ten, he
will tail to meet lis obligation. II 10 tails to psy,
the brokers here demand payment OF the Mandarin
at once. The Mandarin pays the note, eharging
rim. charge another foe, and demand the amount
from the coolies family. They being unable to pay
youngest girl until enough Is realized W cancel the
debt
In this way whole families are often reduced {,
slavery to pay for II SO ticket Two families were
sold here in Canton last week TO satisfy such debit
one Ofthe notes was for 1850. Two unmarried girls
each IL years old were purchased by AN Italian
pro1igate at fTb apiece. One boy WAS sold for go
Six persons in all were sold before the requisite
amount was raised. Girls, however, often bring
higher prices. and sometimes tho sale OF n handsom,
daughter will be sufficient. II Is not unirequent ior
different members OF a family To that they may
he sold instead OF some loved that IL offered
The heats II families sell themselves into serytude
TO their families.
Chinese, beside, the sacred nmiiy ties common to
oil mankind have strong religious desire that their
children should be Tce, 20 pay devotion TO their
memories after tney are dead. When they sell a
that 1t can never again be relative OF theiIs,
either IN this world or the nor, and Unless they
Tsve Children to nay pay ,ssn esTt1R Epd. 9 dsyo
naked, cold, and hungry through an eternal waste
% darkness AMI terror. IL has some lines hap
pencd that amer sale OF family, the COO ie re turn
ing nnds portion Of the claim sti unsatished and
lie himself IL sold for it,
The precautions which the Chinese take az inst
being buried On ioielln soil or in the ere not
because Of any religious fears with regard to the
peace Of their souls, ~ is commonly supposed. II
they were able 10 secure plssa for their entire fm
Lies, aud 20 own land IA the United States they wuud
he ~ contcnted with the prospect OF burial there
rs In their native villages. II hS laws OF the United
States permitted the contract system tails outrage
Gus brokerage business could be abolished and lor
the money 10 now costs TO carry one person A hole
talIuy could secure tickets. Another result womb
I've In the emigration OF thousands Instead Of INN.
drods, Tho desire to reach the United States is a.
great tht oven with the present bad system ycsso
enough cannot DO chartered 20 lake hose In wait
Ing Two thousand len the port of Hong Kong last
week. ana ~ many more We're left behind .ur other
vessels, Twelve thousand emgrants went from
mat port 70 America last year, and foW present iu-
citations the number Tom China vii be doubled
TINS year.