Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-24

nations of'EasOis war'A,srs tribes
4 wandering sevages, were living ip wei
'lorganiEed communities, under an cIaI
orstely constructed central power, wit
all tho comforts Aud many Of the lu,
uries Of lifs, BY whom not a few I
what ws call modern inventions, sac
a. printing, gunpowisr and ths maj
nctic needle were discovered and u.i
iEsd ages before tho first conception (
them dAwned upon the European mins
Among whom agriculture and mant
faotures had reached q high state {
perisction when these ali-ilnportan
branches Of industry had not yet su
erged from the rudest stsges Of dsve
opmsnf In the West" a...,.,
We think Il moro than probable tha
the editor Of the Sun Francisco Ledge,
who is so disgusted At tho prospect Q
Chinese suffrage in California that b.
Is willing to fight to deprive the Celes
tial ..man and brother" Of thnt sacre,
right, was an ardent supporter of tn,
amendment of the Constitution b,
which the negroes, the former slave
Of the South, were suddenly enfran
chised in all the rights and privilege
OF American citizenship, awithout dis
tinction of race, color or previous con
dition of scrvitude." II so, il is with
a abadgracc that he now protests agains
the Chinese enjoying tho same @civi
rights to confer which on the negr,
he and his party violated both the let
terand spirit Of the c Constitution. Thi,
sort Of mongrclism, this depreciation o.
American cititizenshlp, was an ont
rage upon our civilization, upon law
right and justice. 1t was never con
templated by the founders of the Ameri
can republic, who would have spurned
such proposition ms nm act of stultif
cation and selfabasemcnt--as giving
the lie to TIL. ir boastcd fitness for sell
government, But the Radical party
in the flush Of their victorious powc,
and in obedience 70 the behests of thai
transcendental Puritan philanthropy
which IN its selfish, phurisaical AFRO
gance assumes TO ovcrrulc the ordc,
and reform the economy Of the Al
mighty, IL was done "outside of the
Constitution" and the nnew nation
must abide the consequences. Those
at least who advocated and sustained
the usnrpation and outrage, should
accept the situation" If in attempt.
ing to convert the Republic of States
into nation they have destroyed The
first element of American nationality
the homeogcnity fraces-they have
theirown malignityan reckless temer.
iiy to blame. Having stricken the
United States from the roll of white
nationalities, and in n political sense,
II not yet in the social order wiped
out all distinction of race, color or pro.
vious condition, they must not expect
TO confinc their new brotherhood to the
negro, but must take to their embrace
the Chinese, the Malay, the Es9uimaux,
and the Hottentot, il they should drifl
to our shores To our philanthropic
brethren ofthe Pacific coast, threatened
as they are with an inundation from
the Celestial Empire, the prospect Is
not pleasing, but II is irremediable un.
der the new and improved constitution
which they aided to force upon the
South We think that p
rss rIss sss ss cs s's a.,. and ,'s that are vain
but he belongs to an epligb,ened race
a race with a history. a Ii,era,nr, ana
a religion of its own. All Sin !. ne.,.s.. !.
bic, industrious and tbrittv and ,bere
is no reason why he viii not make a.
worthy n ci,;yen .s s.u,ho Th.. g.,