, 1870-08-09
EX-GOVERNOR SEYMOUR ON
THE COOLIE QUESTION,
Letter TO the Syorklngncn ut lsoch-
GNtCrs

letter to tho Fyorklngnlcn ut lsoch.
e~tcrs
AT = maEs-mecting Of tho wo.kinenen,
held ut Rochester On the 18th inst, the follow
lIlE letter waB read from e1-Govctnor Soy
mt ur On tho question Of Chinese immigration
10 the United 5ta1es:
SIR nut OF until this time my answer to your
lttteT asking Tue 10 speak 10 q meeting Rt Koch-
.stcE upon the subject Vt Cbncsc Immigration, ~
hopcd It would te IN my power to do 70, l AM
eorry that cannot nitcn'. All agree that 1t Is
grave kuilcf. 1t Gle that must Ike met, and It
iEust tc thes now. StrnnE Influences arc at work
wGtst classes of 0srr-crowiel China They
can get 10 CUT shores nj fcts cust and
IN GREATER numbers tam tic Icor!e CT Eurcrc-
throw the customs, civilization and religion
Vi The whole Pacific coast, and they will also
throughout our county. am against tslls. am
not willing they khonld gaia u too.t,old here No
II qsnee ssau II ao
| thtnC Of The Kind, their governments wonId lie
| ovcE1htuHn- Why shsnli VIC give up our ctstliza-
It il said " want cheap in,sr. VIC da not Wal want
~ Justice and humanity calls ioF this II all whu
si+ut as little tnhnGy the Chinese la1ovr, onr
| government wuultl tc bankrupt aud business
1 xs ,s sa,;Dk n. v ws;Ersl sSSr AZ IL, ses9Ss q
national .Teasn,y ty the in.p,.ts an'l duties 1t
rays upon ~hat It ussf- This Is the whole source
| of oi,r dnanetal stFcusth as compared with our
STANDARD thetc will ii once he difference Ill the
contilfOn Of classes r hch Will In the ent 0yeT-
Interest than auy other people. and 1t the price Of
lalt1E ID srut duwn to AslAttc rates. canta will
swallow up the earnings Of toll 1noEe RAPIDLY than
Was tscT set done IN The history bt nations II
this Is to bc our future, We have lost In val cary
Milllon Of lives III The late civil war 1t Is no!
the object oi Eossrnmcns to untlesseIt others. to
piuch uutsei,ts Init We might pinch otht1x- Ihe
great end Of stait>1u>htls IL To give comfort and
pcnty to zach HOME ami 10 TAXI carr that IntAr Il
| well paid We s:ltiEM seek 10 give happiness tc
each nresNic c,rrie, n1d no: to rll the Golfers ri
| caIlIali>tF,
II j. sx,d i,y ssme, II xc shin, ont chinese ,mm,
EIasion, NC do 80 IN tho face OF NIL our for1ncl
iniuaierAtton, inransc IL a.'sis to Cur power aln
raf pErks. EutnreaLs slu not overthrow our Gus
taln., religion. or civilization. They DO TOT ,riug
here any strange hlt'or,. 1t has always l,ecn ou
practice to Shuy out any Immigration that Is hurt
tbL VIC send ttack 10 Eurupe csinEnAh or pau
! tEss by virtue Of Safe and n1ttnnai laws. Ever,
tange1 social order oE ssfety. We ate 10 III
way hound to tate into Our public system an,
rnt~chtcvous elements. Of to destroy It BY per
crretis; In The fot,u AMI principles Of our Rov
r1nmeuf, thea We must believe TINT Astau
creeds md customs are taletul To-day vi
arc dividing the lands Of the native lnd!su
into Sta1tt, counties. and townships VIC ar
trtstnG OF nom their property the game upo
/ which LncS nft, bF f1lftaAtA We tell thtm plAln
| " they must give up their homes and propest
and live upon corutrs Of their own territories, be
cunse they arc III tho way u our civilization
! We c1n do this, then VIC can keep away anothg
form Of t4fta&ts1u which has no right here,
have no dOnht the Chincfc have useful quail
tics They arc sail 10 l'c gsOl servants, ready
; DO the work Of men or women, but they hnve nt
, the tiaiis which viii build up on ;hs continent
. great and h!2h-toueM power We must nj
it.lrc OF th0se who conc here by those who sta
! ii home. We get only the .,rscs There Is BIT
one Way OF dealing with this matter. The polit
i | Of exclusion mast he a. sharp and as v1SDrol
i | ~ that OF Massachusetts or New 1ol
, | agslnst tho cunning pauprr1sm. 1t lrust t.e hon
!. IN Hlud thar, Under tie sat-. amendments to OF
National Constitution, you can give them no qua
ffd condition; you rat ulA'n them no roll,ical !
sttslnt, made necessary bE their Eecu!lsssti.
ihey can grasp the nights OF voting and Ia
. u1aStn1, despite all State legislation. 1t Is to
Eurrd ttat tnts subject will t'e taken mp and
euksesi In fair and temperate way By all c:asst
We must not LIT II drift and settle Itself. Chle
: We uIr ready tn give nP the consequence Of Il
Q ! Lew .sauGrt to the public pence aud nolnr hap
r. S. Of rnr rcep1r, VIC must confront the proets
r At the ou,stt. fru's Seurr,
Il lfoEsTIo SEyNorR
u To Elias Aarlcs. tt cnt.itug Secretary VI Wo:
j., tEEMenz AfetN,lly. KOthtttsr.