New-York tribune., 1870-12-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE CHNEsE EMIGRANTs.

IIE GIlNENL Ilh1NtNh4'AAs
,rrry AND HOW WHY TIRE CHINESE EMIGRATE AND
T1IE MEANS THEY ADOIr FOR tHE fullosE OF h.ayh h
Nc AMERICA. BY RUSSELL II. CoSWELI- lmo
Ip 2S3. Leo shepard
Among the causes which have impelled so many
Chinese laborer to cmigrate to the United Staes,
the author of this volume ascribes predominant
influence to tho character Of the Imperial Govern
nlent The code OF laws is the product Of remarka-
bic judicial wisdom, but the manner in which they
Ar3 executed produces doplorabo elect on the pop
ulation Every important Office is held by the ap'
pointment of the Emperor and the viii Of the Official
Is supreme within his jurisdiction. The Emperor IS
clothed with unlimited power, both in temporal ana
spiritual relations lie can appoint new officers ana
create new gods He can control the spirits OF men
IN the body and out lie owns al the lands OF 'uo
Empire, and the propcrty-holders are Only us ''"
sats at will His authority over the Governors VI
the different provinces is absolute, ana tney '.0Os
nize no higher law than his command lheIe as 40
security for property. aud scarcely for me-
TIA moor man commits robbery In China nov, ahG % o1s &
,sciTote he wii he punished 70 the extremity ot te
law But II De Is rich OF obtains lalEG S' az 5 49,
f6ld 10 20 aid repeat the crime. II there Is any
prolaly that the tale Viii itacn l,g S,.,s "a % m ',
g.. s may divide with his superior Hrnc ls ai, p9-
- me- llarug or COoic classes % C1ca, there li no
te7tla sacred. just TO dl 80 hD'e''
n Ires odeyeea hot that nrhe ~ N NJ eisr maze N u o
f,r lies tGa money cannot break; While ,ho,e are no
snmeuts so severe 10 rruc'y 50 harsh no sorrow 30
0tep, but th1 iE spite 81 pIicct code, LtE my oe
fa.t mo- money IN which 10 Zee tire magistrate. was
td y Chinese heICl,. @ NIO ne S's & v,'n re, ,l
ieytlin m, Fnanoa world and uferward comes into The
zion oi auy money L9 l5 taxed 4cgGsJa' .l ,u.Sv u
g g ga w., a., ' r,9 tio % Even tlcf he viii of.c
s. Imprisoned whipped, aud perhaps beleaded because
~ , Ho noe % WIN t ~ law, oI o more efiG, can
hardly De conceived; and AT this iu the face cf thcir
20 e1 tln,y @ anu ..,'o IN 1.i-1 & t tr,d Gtiet
OF + .rc.gCrs arc introduced
7g,.,.,t,,, cf o,,;,,,o. ly means If which il is
40, - 49,, r.;75o.5s ~ IN, r,o-lo ar,
- =, o+to-7.a viii, thc
;+ ,ooticol o,ar,+1ou.
- ,,e ,. ,,,t tlrorgb al .lle
,r .1,;,,,.s o1 s,-i,, llqrs and to
.. ,, ,c,,.ls are c,ered to any
i'i '",- CN'',7.' - 90. bo ;,str,,-
p'~a'N "''o s'''-- ,,.+.;,.4i., c.~occs "a
H'eN''' i' D'',.,''t ''' CO'''', ~
~ nay steA 'h' "''c,'''V - S'o." '''o
Wle l' arrests iH'''' anu lAl'l''-' 'lo
Ch~Is's CROW" '"o ', '''
innocent PERSONS WIZ" ID. N'po VI
aIo ae money i' oC'''. 9,1N'll'0 '''' -
m'Iy' 'H' parry .1"' 'i'u ',' 80
NJ case L'.ec''''' ''r'' anu io' ''' ~?
ana lay the oHaiEe upon sumo l''i ID
VINO mas moi i1e e""''tiy" oi iI''NS J.. u0,'"O nun
sed and h' suffers l'r 'h' Sins oi 'ne u,.,'.'''
WAl-e the latter iecel'eS 'ne Ie""l'' al nc
Official detectives ana man! ''N' 'S'-7 l.U i..'l1
espionage '"e" "'s''.'7' arc i'''' "l
'oI''N'' anu arc ''--''' - -
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A'o'"'' P'"''i. ~ ~.
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|'''', 10 '',..' '''' 80 49,,
s',',''',D - H.. 1o.r1 0,,of+jfl
,'.'.s , " ~ e,;I .- otb b;.
80, -. ,1 .,, ana l.s y,-,-,,-es for ,.l-
- - -, f., -. f.,r lollors II l,e
s.'l +,1 ~" l. - nav. fo-it In ca-c
.t-. -, -s 1t. l,o;...s,,,,ol for ti,s
-, -. 7f,,.l.,rI;,,. So L.. ,,,,i,,
.-,,.a,,',-, -, 80 1. 10 tov.5 CIV tto nav.
- - a., ,,,r,o,,,.l ,lo~.,,s In tirce ot
ati ho NOV, IN. tl.r.,.,, ,,t f ,,,-, oltooe+,or
Car,ntcrs and ,pesps Get a lt-, more than tygcut,
cents "a day. and find themselves hut the take
reGace their income to a Lowell with t.
farm hands. C,,lks are paid from twelve {
ff-opp dollars wear. with their hoaU
"S,nctiInps the women assist somewhat i the sci
mort If Inc family. but unless they are sulicicntl
robust 20 endure Gc!i Labor their income viii not
Tn11e than four or five dollars year. they boardIn
tacU,,lvo-. Now, in order to live up.u tloir waca
and pas thertazes and a.res,iar IS. t'rr aE' o'iT
to adopt tIonsard eNpcoIeut' t'r n"aia2 p'.a'G'I
what would otherwise DE offensive 'Hu 20 I've o
the very coars,,' food. In some districts they I-'
on; tvo-'hrjs "l t..t a.es in taN.' j. NLicL tt'
they ua1: iId, beg, OBJ steal ,Let food fer tAe "ho
year. Now IT. would seem taat these circumstances
ift.ere wa, r.-aiag more, would bc sufficient +.
r'rct.uu aa uncomfortable efeH i9r money. 3u
tb- lts. pu,oul- ,f ID, e...y ha, Law been ri
.ll,,u iu thes. lstt,r ytar. c"'..- . ss'..f
. o.. .,t -....... .. -. ........ g. ...t 81, -..
10 ''' l..l ''''..''' '' ''.. 70 % ' ''
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