The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-07-20
o.. CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, july 90 1870

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| from abroad should be closely watched
for cheap labor meant not the home of
| the laborer and its comforts, but the hov-
el and its miseries. Referring to the i'm
mediate effects of Mr. Summers amend
ment he said that $4,000 Cinnamon on
the Pacific coast could at once make them
selves voters and that 100000 of Chi
nese could cross the Pacific and dwell in
this country without being missed at home
He predicted that the passage of the bill
would unite the laborers of the country
white and black, in common effort to
crush out a party that had invited this
competition from China to oppress them.
and that not enough Republicans would
be left in the next Congress to tell the
story of the party destruction.
Mr.. Schurz, (Rep) of Mo-, said the Chi
nese question was one that appealed to
many interests, and regretted that the ex-
eitement that it had occasioned in certain
quarters had found its way into the Sen
ate. The Senator from Oregon (Mr. VIII
llams) had drawn the picture of one hun
dred million Cinnamon suddenly sweeping
from their native homes across the Pacific
and fairly submerging this country. What
were the facts? Chinese Immigration
across the Pacific fairly commenced In lS48
y
quite six thousand. Last year the num-
Der amounted to six thousand. Upon a
liberal estimate of twenty thousand a year,
allowing for deaths and the return of Chi
nese to their native land, it was fair to
presume that to bring million a million
OF Cinnamon to this country would take
seventy hve years. Therefore there was
no immediate danger of the threatened
Chinese deluge. He was in favor of the
bill OF the Senator from Nevada (Mr Stew
arD to prohibit Chinese coolie contracts,
which would also prevent the introduction
Of coolies to be held here in species of
slavery. The character OF Chinese immi-
grafton being thus far changed, the China
man transplanting himself permanently
would gradually identify himself with and
accommodate himself to the requirements
OF our civilization. and the number of i'm
migrants would be reduced. Could we,
then, exclude him from our party and po-
ltlcal system? 1t might be remembered
that the children of Chinese born on Amer
lean soil will be American citizens ipso
tacto, therefore, such of the Chinese who
come here to remain and identify them
selves with US, must be included in our
naturalization system. As to the coolie
trade, scarcely any prohibitory legislation
Were among US, and had found their way
INTO the heart of Massachusetts. The
question was now what to do with them.
he would suggest to the Senator from
Massachusetts, whether it would not be
better to educate than to prosecute them.
he believed that as the Chinaman was
Weaned from the customs of his own home
he would gradually acquire the wants of
our civilization, and if he could get higher
wages he would seek for them to supply
those wants. Interspersed with our pop
ulatlOn, the Chinese would not long re
nam the cheap producers and small con-
sumers they now are On the contrary,
they would carry home with, them these
new wants and propagate them, thus crea-
ung IN Asia new markets for theproducts
OF our civilization. While strongly oppo-
sed to coohe immigration, he (Schurz5 did
nut see how, IN point of principle, we
could throw any obstacle in the way of
those Chinese who voluntarily came to re-
SIDE among us. American civilization
would eventually entirely absorb them.
Alter further discussion by Messrs. Car
Penter, Sumner and Conkling, at o'clock |
the Henate took recess until evening.
AT p o'clock the Senate proceeded with !
the bill, and after remarks by Messrs.
S@A-A A0O4AA44C4y L44C hObC DY WHICH 1
Mr.. Summers amendment striking out the |
word white from the naturalization laws
was adopted, was reconsidered-ayes q,
nays a. e.
Mr.. Summers amendment was then re-
jected-ayes ii, nays go
Mr.. Warner (Rep.) of Va, moved an
to extend the naturalization |
laws to aliens OF African nativity and per-
sons of African descent. Adopted-ayes
81, nays 90
The bill was then reported to the Sen
ate, when the amendments were agreed to |
except MIR. Warmers on which, a separate |
vote being taken, it was concurred in-I
ayes 80, nays II.
Mr.. Sumner renewed his amendment to |
strike the word white" from the natural |
lzation laws. Lost-ayes II, navs 26.
- The bill then passed, and at 1l:2O the |
Senate adjourned.