Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-09
SLAVERY.

the arrest Of a number OF Chinese Oh
the charge Of intimidating aud threat
enins the life OF II Of their country
men. who He'd to the Mission for pro-
tectiou. Yet Sung. the Chinsman
whose life was endangered. had mar.
rled a young girl who had escaped
from a brothel tn DR.. GlbSon's Mission
school. At an Investigation Of the case
In the San Francisco Police Court. yes
terlay. It was proved that Yet Sung
wss taken before tho secret tribunal o!
the Hip zee Tong Society; that all
the prisoners were there. aud that he
WI. then ordered. on penalty Of death.
to pay the parties from whom hiS.wif-
hal escaped. $3.50, a. the price she wa
worth IN the market for prostitution.
IN the course of the examination DR.
Lob Shi WAS called upon to translate n
number Of documents found In the
rooms OF the tribunal. After translat.
Ing several he came to the records OF
siles OF women, the punishment In
flictel upon them for disobedlence to
their owners. the edict Of the society.
ETC.. when he became frightened and
r.iu.ed to proceed farther. The court
gave him rill next Monday TO consider
tho mi;ter. bu, told him he must trans.
ltle them. AMI appointed Mr.. Loomi>
10 aid him. All the records are said To
be lndor.ed ..Uuited hand. Of Justice"
or the existence Of Chinese slavery
In this country there can be no doubt.
It Is II tact Well known to those who
have dealings with these heather that
nearly every Chinamtn who comes t.
thl. coa.t has, before leaving. bartered
hls services for u specified sum or time.
In lieu Of hlI transportation expenses,
aud that until such time rs lie shall
hive worked out his indebtedness lie
Is virtually u serf. The heads OF the
companies hnd him employment, which
he /, forced to accept, and their orders
are absolute law To him while any oil
the debt remains. 1t may be doubted.
also. il this control ceases even after
the deb, - cancelled. The large ma
jority OF the lower laborers nre col
tlnurlly under the control Of the CON-
panles. so called. who. avalliaS them
selves o. the credullty OF the coolies
aud their absolute Ignorance Of our
language aud customs, do not hesitate
TO practice upon them the grossess
~swindles. II Il also equally o. public
notoriety that, with only an occasional
exception, all Chinese women Ia this
country are prostitutes; TIM. only
few OF tho most wealthy heads Of
companies have brought their wlve;
with them. |, Is not, perhaps. so gen
orally known. but 10 less true, tina
prostitution among the Chinese Is con-
Quoted for the benefit, not Of the pros
ti,ute. but Of her owner; that h,
becomes the owner Of the woman by
paying n certain sum OF money. ant
that, once purchased, she Is ~ abso'
lusuiy his slave Ms it Is possible 20 con
ceiye. She may BE- punished. worked
or starvcd-miy be -old like Ills pistol
or hi. donkey, and has nc more right:
than the verie.t cur which hides abou,
the puriieus of a city. The fact
disclosed by this examination In san
Framuisco show u system Of slavery to
which that which formerly existed
among the negro population Of the
South WAS absolute freedom. They
show that an organized society for the
rerpetu ,tion of aud trade in human
prostitution exists ia that city; that
under It's law1, 4 coumtryman who
mirries u woman claimed by the So
ciety Is marked by them. and, under
penalty of death. compelled to pay
her coin value for prostitution pur-
poses. Marriage Is diScountenanced.
prostitution encouraged, and human
beings bought and sold like beasts IN
the shambles.
We have ever discountenanced all
ordinances which would seem TO 10
leveled especially against this people.
AMI which would deny them the privl.
legeS guaranteed by the B%urlinyame
trraty-tlat il, those accorded by our
Government 10 the citizens Of most
favored nation,. We have claimed
that being here, unier Government
stipulation. by Government consent
aud even Invitation. they should be
protected In everything which other
aliens enjoy. That no municipality
h,d a legal right to discriminate ln-
vidiously against them as n race. much
less To persecute or opprcSs them.
That Il we wanted TO be rid OF them,
the repeal OF the treaty was the proper
method TO accomplish the end sought,
But the BurlinXaine treaty gave tienI
No superior rights To other aiiens. II
couid give them no higher privileges
than those enjoyed py our cit'zeus'
Under the laws Of the United State:
this buying aud selling Of human
beings Is Il crime. 1t Is forbidden &c
hold them In servi.ude. Any restraint
upon personal liberty, save under pro
cess Of law, Is illegal. Moreover, sucl
societies rs the one herein referred C
are criminal In the highest degree
Not only do they violate law. buI
foster the grossest immortality aud per
petuate the social evil. There Is moth
Ing to prevent the authorities Of SAL
Franci.co from stopping this infamou
trade. by breaking III the organization
which fosters ana controls IL. Further
It - the duty of the United State
authorities to prosecute these slave
trsirr.. these ~barxainers IN human
bodies. They should be indicted unde'
the laws Of the United States ant
punisbcd Ia accordance with the pen