The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-04

heritage providence has bestowed
upon usi Are we equal t. the res.
possibility { Time will test the wis.
dom Of our policy. Silver, quick.
silver, welded together, each is neces-
aary, indispensable, for the other.
Our quicksilver, ten times richer than
any other u4i ie, Destroying the great
monop'oS Of Spain, cheap ems the price
and stimulates to wonderful extent
the product of the South American
mines. Graphite also is ours, the In
di<pehsible necessity Of the cruciblo to
thelt the silver md the god. ipdcs.
tructiblo by hse, and not absorbing
the precious metal. Did ever provis
dence give so grand possession TO
any nation : The extent of territory
100000 square miles-population,
780, 900 not une person. to square
n,il". The same extent OF, country in
Eurcpe has a population Of l50,0cO,-
600 of people. The great want is
population. Can our natiye popula.
tion supply the demand Z BY DO
means. We want large number
i'm mediAtely, and sn inexhaustiblc
source of supply, Whence shall it
come Cbina-Chins alone can
meet the dematL. Nature has form
cd them for the G very so,vices.
Physically formed, they safely
breathe the impure air Of mines and
subterranesn pessoges, whcrs other
races faint aud perish. \ pecpie
di.ilnYnished FOR their patent irlus-
try, they have learnod to toll. They
have made their country garden
spot, aud curiched it boj ond all other
lands. They have a great geuias for
steady work and unfailng per.cve.
rance We need a docile. quiet, in.
offensive race, not afraid or sshan.e ed
to work, and here We have them.
They ask no political fuvore, and do
not seek to be our Legislators and
rulers. They have learned stability at
homie and they Ike q strong orderly
government They are an, cd ducut.d
people, and venerate learning. The
poorest coolio can often read and
write. Now for the appl ica,ion.
They arc anxious, begging for hard
work. Our rcon!c arc restless. snl
wish TO avoid i. They work at the
mines all day and are satisfied with
eight dollars week. Our people
gtumble and pass on 20 richer dig
gings at attwcn'yeisht dollars wee k.
They come and glcan and obtain
competency after our populace have
decided they must movo or starvc.
Quartz mining is inexhaustible, aud
yet our people, rccklessly eStrava-
CANT, have already wasted 100000,
900. Certainly the time has come
for a new system. for slow, plo Aing
but not reckless people. We recl
the silver and the gold, our currency
and fiscal pcrations plead strongly for
it. Shall We neglect tho gift that
Providence has provided for US :?
But there is bitter prejudice against
this Morgoian race Let us heed our
l'ss N. Snol prejudiccs must III cu ub
The wat of good household servants
is great and dcp'orablo evil. For
every disease, however, Providence
provides the remedy, and often sum-
mot1s human ingenuity to work out
tho problem. When hand labor was
too expensive, God provided machine
ry whom scwing-girls were exhaust-
cd, tho machine took their place.
The mills are not rapid enongh, n, d
VIC use the telegraph. S. in Il Q
present cGse the Chinese, possessing
all tie qualities Of good servants. a Q
at our door, begging,-not with
brazsn 10 TX and arrogant manner, as
too many arc, dem .nding employ.
| me"t. They are gccl coo44, the bss.
in the world, tho Ftench excepted.
They will obey ordc to the letter
and spirit. They work all day, and
ore satisfied with moderate wages-
who says all this Tho Pacific Mail
Company from San Francisco to
China emf ploy only Chinese Chinese
.sailors, cooks, waters. They speak in
tho highest terms Of thcic honesty,
sobriety, faithfulness. Pas ougors
passing over that route giyc tho s,mo
unvarnishcd testimony. San Fran.
ctSCo, SailiOTuid, tellS 'no HaiHo bale.
For fifty cents they d. more work
and better than those who charge ono
dollar for it. 4 friend, for years il
business in China, has employed
Chinese sorv,nts. Hi. stGtemnnt is
this 81 have been very sick no
female could have nursed mo moro
tonderly than this Chinese servant
very fastidious no woman could havo
better ironed my shirts or made my
linen whiter-fond Of good living, no
cook could have prepared better OF
more palatable dishes--always a,
band, ready, 81 d-patureA, willing
no money, no motive ooull tempt .,oe
to part with him. Il friend, used
to The best comforts Of life in the
silver mihes Of Nevada, says tbab bt
wanted no better cook or attention
| than ha received from his Chinese at.
tepdants Rev: DR.. A., L. Stone say,
the Chinese make tho best kind oi
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