The Placer herald., 1871-11-04
THE Los ANGELES RIOT.

The Sacramento Caion thinks the Killing
Of the Chinese by the mob in Los Angele, q
strong argument in favor Of investing the
Chinese with the right Of suffrage. 1t has,ens
to say, says the San joaquin Reptb'iedn,
that the Chinese are more competent to ex-
ercpc ihat privilege than the low wretches
alio assaed them in Los Angeles. We
cannot gee Tie probity Of the tnion's line Of
argument. In the first place, the cause Of
the riot and who were the transgressors Is
not yet clearly manifested. Secondly, until
We know why the Chinamen shot down the
officer assistant we cannot tell whether the
slow wrctchcs" who are enfranchised, or
the intelligent Chinese whom the Union
wishes to enfranchisc, were the violators of
the law. Thirdly, if the Chinese were the
aggressors would the fact Of their being
voters have made them less go? Fourthly
f the native Californians were the aggressors,
would they have been less SO had they not
been voters? Filthy, what has tie right Of
suffrage to do with a row between the Mexi-
cin and Chinese residents Of a town? We
are aware that at all times except during an
election campaign the Union holds the China
man superior to our citizens Of European
BIRTH 1t has said as much time and again
We know it to be the policy of The Union'S
party TO cnfranchise the Chnaman and to
encourage their immigration 10 this country
lat cannot see how either it or the party can
manufacture capital TO that end out Of the
Los Angeles rot until they have shown that
the Chinese were assailcd, and proved that
if they had been citizens the assault would
not have been made We have 10 love for
the Chinese, but VIC condemn in toto all at
temps to rid the country Of their presence by
means of violence and Lloodsbcd and when
it il shown that the Chinese residents Of Les
Angeles were assailed we shall be among
the first to condemn their assailants. The
Union'S haste to manufacture party capital
out of the unfortunate affair, destroys the ef-
feet of its argument, and explains its purpose
TO be tho furherancc of its fayorie scheme
for the enfranchiscment Of Chinese and the
making Republican votes rather than sympa
thy for the Chinese people. 1t now sets VI
the old argument that The ballot is weapon
of defense which must he placed in the hands
of the Chinaman. This was the plea on
which the negro gained the right Of suffrage
Has it enabled him to protect himself? 1t
does not SO appear. In the South, wherever
there are negroes, the Republican party has
the United States army since the close of the
rebellion. 1t is not clear for what purpose
this is done. 1t may be to protect the ne
grocs from the prosecutions Of the whites, or
it may lie to defend the whites against the
aggrcssions of the negro. BE this as it may,
it is clear it has cost the Government vast
sum to protect The negro with the ballot; it
could not have cost more 10 protect HIN
without it. If we make voters Of the Chinese,
they will become more obnoxious to our pco-
PIE than they are now. The Republican
party is, however, determined TO try the cx-
pertinent, and the leaders of that party must
be held responsible for the conflict of races
which they are resolved to bring about.