The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-09-03

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one of great importance, and demands ss
rious attention. ID 10 q noble inheritance
susceptible Of producing countless blessing
and benefits to the nation, and especially d
those who avail themselves Of bomesteads
and who are the pride and strength Of on
rapidly advsocing civilization. Tue polio,
Of giving alternate sections Of land 10 rail
road companies has been, heT stofore, gener
ally approved, from the fact that the govern
msnt sustained no pecunis-y loss, Tie Prics
OF the remaining alter .-us sections being
doubled, and being much more readily sold
in consequences Of the improvement II
appears. however, that the people have
changed their views. and are bot willing
that another acre Of land should BE- doaated
for any purpose, except 10 actual settlerA
The Government should, therefore, retain
pcssessioa Of all its lands, disposisg of them
only TO astual settlers, anc thus put nun end
to al sPsc.lassrs in the psbiis 'Sohain.
Wheesssr Z shall le important e. bLad .
road through the pOtlie lasds, the Govern
ment could aid shs eoopasy by ethss
means, and thus fssilitate che work to q
greater extsnt than by donation Of lands,
and ID the same time enhance the value sl
the whols. The granting Of lands to cor
poratioas may have bean well enough in
the early history Of our country, when its
resources were undsveloped, and sur people
poor. But these reasons no longer exist,
and when the reason for such laws eeass The
laws themselves should cease. h
The introduction Of the Cooiis Trade 10
a question Of vital importance. not only to
the workingmen of the country, but to tho
nation morally and politically. While We
welcome all to our shores who voluntarily
come b make tbu land their home, to unite
their destinies with ours, and to aid MS In
developing and improving our VASE resources
and to enjoy the blessings Of civil and
religious freedom, the masses Of the work
lngmen Of America will never voluntarily
that imported contract labor shall
compete with and under bid their own.
The experiences IN California with the
Chinese, has been very unpleasant aud un-
profitable to the morals Of Der youthful sons,
the proper development Of Der resources,
and the enhancement Of the value of her
Admit Chinese and others rs
voters, and California, Oregon and Wash
ington, with the most exuberant soil, q
land that literally flows wish milk and
wine-tbe fairest country God ever give to
man, might M well be ceded to China, for
they would ultimately occupy and govern
it. The Introduction Of Coolies generally
into the country, would soon pFecipitate
upon us millions Of ignorant barbaFians, fill
up every avenue Of industry, bring ruin and
starvation, alike to the eolored labOrer oftbe
south, and the white vorkingmsn Of the
north. The body polite, like the natural
person, instinctively rejects that which is
loathsOme and unhealthy; and the intro
duction Of this species Of slavery into the
United States, whether advocated by states
men. philanthropists or merceEaries, will
soon be found to be o fatal error and
will hereafter DO regarded as folly and
madness, and should Be firmly resistcd be-
fore 90 pernicious system IL suflered to
plant ita fset npos .ewr Nssi-usf t6reshold,
and destroy the peace, comfort and happi-
ness Of cur people This trade is but u
of tbe traffic in African slaves,
and If permitted to continue, 10 sure 10 be-
come an element Of serious discord and dis
For others | am Unauthorized
To speak, but for myself I here announce,
that will never consent to establish slav-
cry again, not even for q single day, upon
American soil, no matter what shape il may
assume, or in what guise it may appear, or
rom what quarter it may come, whether ss
Chinese Coolies, Mexican Peons, or African
slaves.
In San Francisco, over twenty years ago,
when that city bad but three thousand four
hundred and 6fteen voters, application was
made to the court over which I then presid.
ID, for the naturalization Of Eve thousand
Cinnamon. which declined granting, for
reasons which were then satisfactory to ny
'elf and my fellow citizens Of California, and
% the succeeding courts Of that State, which
have confirmed and re-con6rmed my decision.
Up to this time | can find no reason for
the opinion then entertained, nor
san l conceive O. any reason, that because
we have lately, 50 justly and at such euor-
nous sacrifices, broken the chains of slavery
from the oppressed people in our own coun-
try, and elevated them to NIL the rights and
privileges enjoyed BY ourselves, We should
open the doors Of naturalization and equal
ity to Pagans, Cannibals and B.rbarians,
and delugs the country with newly made
citizens, to be drawn from the Chinese. Jap
anese, Kanakas. New Zealandsrs, Polyue-
slams, Cafirs. Woodmeu and Hotteutots /;
nearly oil Of whom are the most debased
people ON earth. whose very "touch ID pol
luton" few Of whom can, or ever will,
speak our language. or have any knowledge
OF our laws and customs, or can be bound
by the sstsed obligations Of an oath.
Our fore-fatbers secured, ''the blessings
Of liberty" and the glorious heritage Of
our country for " themselves and their Dos.
terity," and those Of kindred nations from
which they sprung. who might choose to
cast their lots with us /; but certainly not for
the unwashed, and in many instances un.
clothed material above named, while VIC
have been, and are still casting out from
our midst, and destroying whole nations o
better men, who were the rightful owner,
Of the soil We now enjoy. Il is we'll
know fact that l have always advocated
the education Of our entire people, ana In.
protection Of all our domestic Industries and
produce against the introduction Of compel
ing articles resulting from the pauper labor o
Europe. This was done a much for ID,
benefit Of the workingman as for the capital
ist, TO multiply the quantity Of intellieen
labor and advance its compensation and I,
have the employment, the articles prod
and the money they cost, all within tb
country at the same time. If then ve d
wish the imported products Of Europeal
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