The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-16

al capitai the sentiments Of unrepented
rebellion, with sending Union soldiers TO
the wall and promoting Confederate sol
diers to the 'front.' with deliberately pro-
posing to repudiate the plighted faith Of
the government with being equally false
and imbecile on the overshadowing
financial question, with thwarting the
ends of justice by its partisan mlsman-
sgement and obstruction OF investigs-
tions, with proving itself through the
period Of its sscendancy in the lower
house of Congress utterly incompetent
to administer the government. We
warn the country against trusting a party
thus alike unworthy, recresnt and incsp-
able. [Cheers.
Tho National Administration merits
commendation for its honorable work in
the management of domestic and foreign
affairs, and President Grant deserves
continued and hearty gratitude Of the
American people for his patriotism and
his immense services in war and peace.
[Cheers.
Mr. Pierce, of Massachusetts-Mr.
President and gentlemen OF the Conven-
ton: desire 10 move an amendment
to the platform which has been offered
and TO make q few remarks in support Of
that amendment moveto amend by
striking out what appears upon the
eleventh page in relation to M"Lsolian
immigration App.ausel The Repub-
licGn party IL tnis CrnteGnlsI Year Is
twenty years OH and meet, to-day Tor the
this is the first time in all that long time
that sny attempt has ever been made 10
put in it, platform discrimination of race
In 1858 on the prairies Of Illinois,
Abraham Lincoln met his great antago-
mist on this ground-that nowhere in the
Declaration of Independence had that
doctrine been confined TO the Caucasian,
to the exclusion of the African, Mongo-
lian or other races. l denounce, there
fore, the resolution is a departure
from the life and memory of Abraham
Lincoln / Idenounce it as a departure
from every Republican platform adopted
by every Republican National Conven-
ton denounce il as violation of the
principles of the Declaration Of lnde
pendence. / denounce 1t as contrary to
tie great law of christian lite, which
strictly proclalms there is no distinction
between Jew ard Gentle. | therefore
move this amendment. will not accept
this resolution. 1t is not my doctrine-it
is not the doctrine of New England.
Not member from New England voted
for it, AMI the only African on our COM
mittee recorded his vote against it.
Gov. Axtell, of New Mexico-In re.
lation to the proposed amendment, de-
sire the patience of the Convention for
but one or two words. The Republicans
Of the Pacific States, in fact all persons
irrespective Of the party, desire that
Congress should investigate the question
of Mongolisn or Chinese immigration.
There is no other action called Tor by the
resolution, but simply to investigate that
question. 1t is claimed by those best in
formed on this subject that this i'm.
migration is not in good faith, that it Is
IN fact an importation OF coolies
and slaves, that it is an
importation of labor hired in
China at prices paid there. We
will suppose at 81 month, with con
tracts running three or four years under
the coolie system. That they come here
under the pretense of immigration to
this country and by their presence, by
their customs, BY their pagan and
filthy habits degrade American labor.
[Cheers. We have asked Congress to
investigate the subject We ask that
the great Republican party, that has
always been opposed to servile labor,
that has always been opposed
t, the slave trades, should inves-
.igate the subject. That the time
has come for this step TO be taken, and
we trust that this simple request from
our brethren on the Pacific Slope will be
acceded 70 simply and only for an inves.
.Igation.
Senator Jones, Of Nevada-Gentlemen
Of the Convention:-Aiter so long and
tedious a session / don't proposs TO oc-
cupy the attention Of this Convention
but very few moments on this question
The question IL one of the greatest o.
importance not only TO our own citizens,
but 10 our lsborers, with regard to the
reward that they shall get for that
labor, and with regard 10 the moras OF
the community.
The people of the Pacific coast have
iound aud invasion there worse than the
grssshopper plauge, worse than the
plague OF the locust. They find people
Who bring with them no respect for our
government, no knowledge Of our Ian
guage: a brutalized people, people who
recognize neither honesty among their
men, nor virtue among their women,
aud they have planted themselves
like lazar sore in our
midst. believe there is scarcely
AZ exception on the Pacific coast. With
regard 10 the action which should b.
taken by this Convention on the meas.
ures submitted by the committee, many
Of US there, q majority Of the law abid'
ing people upon that coast, are IN favor
pf protecting the Chinese, but we hnd
that public opinion il so strong agsinst
them there that il 10 almost impossible
% do so. The very language Of the
Chinsman has degenerated into libidinou'
slang. They do nothing to support the
schools Of the country; they do nothing
20 supper, the churches Of the country;
they do nothing 70 support organized 50
ciety in the country. These tnsn car
work tor ten cents g day perhaps, and
successfully compete with the Americst
laborer VINO raises 9 family, and who
when the country is IN danger, places
himself in the forefront OF defense.
In these resolutions already oteref
here and 20 which no opposition hs'
been made, find one with relation v
the tariff: That the duties on import'
shall be 50 levied that the righc OF tn
American laborer shall be protected
ths. he shall receive ~ high wage
~ it Is pSsibie for him 70 d
l have DO doubt the gentleman who "a
dressed you in favor Of the resolution
| opposing Lrsrersing the resolutions sub
mittsd by the committee, il in favor o
these imports or tariffs for the protection
OF tn. American laborer, that s 70 say
be il in favor OF imposing o tariff on th'
| ;,,,od,tc,.nr of goods uY manufacture