The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-23
~Sarpent. of California.

AARON A.-SARGENT, senator frcm Caslter-
MIA, is one Of the most prejudlccd and Slu'
pidly peryerse Radical Republicans IN tae
Senate of tke United States. His mind IS
clos ed against all appeals to reason and even
humanity. 40 constituency represented in
the Senate. is more misrepresented than are
the people of California by this wooldyed =
Radical.
SARGENrwas born ia Sewburyport, Mass,
in 1927. He emigrated to California in 1919,
studied law, came to the bar in 1854, was
M ade an NJ. A. by the California College in
1866, was elected to the bower House Of Coa-
gress, and!. finally to the United States Sem
ate, taking his seat in March, 1873. His term
will expire il 1870. Weheartily regret that
he is so long to keep seat in which he not
only misrcpresents his constituents, but out
RACES truth AID honesty.
1T would,be a great erroe to suppose that
the people Of California arg fanatics, so also
would it be to suppose that,they arc iiberal
and narrow-hearted in their dispositions.
The character OF the peOp!esis formed by the
circumstances in which they have been
placed. The gold discovery drew thither d
great variety OF people from .raany parts OF
the world, the intercourse OF WHOM with one
another led to liberal views end practical
ideas. However, Developments show that Il
very large portion,of them came from sec
ton of this Union, where fanatieisE fl'surishes
and where narrow and bigotted Tcn ailments
are far too efectus!ly generated. Strange
that the .rile tempter gold should haze drawn
to the mines Of California SO maE3 Cf the
sons of such section of the county but
it has turned out that probably larger mum.
Der OF those people turned gold.hunters than
were found ip the mines from any othe1 part
of the Union.
Still the conflict of representatives from al
parts of the land and their practical purs uil
of wealth might well be supposed to have
the effect of checking the impulses Of fanat. l.
cism and wild radicalism. in philosophy auc
sociology. 1t did have tina. effect. California
is neither fanatieal nor utoEian in her public
sentiment No people were ever more prae-
tica or more bent upon the. policies best eaL
culated to promote prosperity and comfort
irrespective of the follies which flow from
the celebrated "idees" which are, unfortu-
natey, so prevalent in New England.
Therefore we consider Mr.. SARGENT as a
representative entirely out Of ,place in the
Senate Of the United States. He as grossly
miSrepresents the people of California as he
abuses bis position. The duty Of senator
is to know the truth, speak thedrutb, and
form his opinions honestly upon the truth.
SARGENT goes as far IS any senssCr-- even
MoRToN-in bis declared belief Of all the
falsehoodS against our section; anG in bis
reckless and eX!rayagaEt ISLANDERS of the
South even !" the late MI CHANDLER could
not excel him. Why, General GRANT dis
plays more wisdom than this SARGENT. What
monster Of representative of California
This Dir. SARGENT is one of the most bril-.
liant examples Of rapidly manufactured
lawyer, master of arts, and United States
senator. The machine in which be was thus
" facilitated" equals that Of Cincinnati in |
which hog was placed that came out saul
Sa5eS oe opc CuO uua ukOsucS a. tuC olueAs
He stands forth as a sort of marvel Of eXpe-
ditious fabrication; and he "fabricates
about as well as any "lawgiyer" (psh y that
ever went through such mill.
One particular point In the matter Of such
a representative from California we should
not omit. California is perplexed with a
most exciting question relating to the obtru- |
sion Of an inferior race into her social and
political affairs. The convenience of trans !
portation between China and California has |!
introduced multitude of Chinese into that
land and brought to the fireside of every
white citizen Of California the question of
what shall be done to protect society and |
government from the destructive influences |
OF the presence of such an element as that !
from China-s so distinct from the Caucasian, !
SO impossible of absorption in the white |
society, and with which equality can never
be thought of.
One would think that people who had
such examples of the terrible nature Of the
lie OF two distinct races in the same com.
munity between whom determination was
impossible, would feel sympathy for these
southern States, and would avoid all meas
n'es tending towards compulsory associa.
l'"h between races whom God had separa.
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