The New York herald., 1876-11-21
Production Of Startling Testimony Before
the Congressional Committee.
DANGEROUS MORAL ELEMENTS.
General Attempt Of Mongolians to
Defeat Justice.
SECRET SOCIETY TERRORs.
Males and Females Bought and Sold in
San Francisco
sAx FRANCISCO. Nov. 10, 1870


sAs FRAscIsoo. Nov. 13, 1870
ne Joint committee OF Congress which has been Il
session here to look Chinese question SUBJ
s,antiaiy completed It's Investigations. Il viii be
found, believe, that she MEMBERS while generally
persuaded that the labor OF the Chinese OF value
the the labor OF equa number Of horses
mules would bs valuable have been seriously Impressed
with the danger to the morals and tho security OF
uety Of the presence this country OF considerable
mass Of these people
UNREASONABLE COMPLAINTS
There 10 work enough waiting to be begun in this
ytase 70 employ twice many, aye ten times many
people arc hero out OF employment; but there u
here an extraordinary tendency 70 seek the cities;
sbe-bodied men will absolutely suffer want In San
Francisco rather than accept employment on farms
and ranches; and whilo advertisement in the Bul
Ietin CdH Of boys wanted will draw
crowd Of several hundred applicants the day OF its
appearance tho advertiser asks shis crowd accept
N good places In the country his offer Is
spurned with contempt; or II he succeeds in hiring
white men he will bs pcrpetualy hampered by their
complaints, and probably suffer loss by seeing them
loave him in the middle Of an operation. Hence
when ditch Is to be dug or large piece OF land re-
claimed any operation OF magnitude or Of lasting
cheaper have the great virtue Of laborng steadily
II Is Tor this that the Chinese are liked by
those who 40 like then They stick to their bargain;
and thus make many Industries possible hero which
would be fatally embarrassed they depended tho
labor Of uncertain, easily dissatsned and constantly
grumbling white men or women. Thus the Chinese
have become house and ranch servants and washer
men, not because they work better chcaply,
but because they work steadily; and this virtue is
great that employers put up with many disagreeablos
for It's sake. Your Chincsc cook house servant will
remain with you for years; he tails readily into your
ways; IS prompt exact, silent, obedient; and though
you know that no smokes opium, CANDLES away his
~ages and may steal II your caresssness tempts him
far his virtues overbalance his vices as far
your comfort s concerned that you glad keep
him; especially II you and your wife have been
ed TO distraction by attempts to make white servant
women sufficiently comfortable to meet their extrav
sgant expectations
This Is side OF the Chinese question, and It
n The position which .Forty- -niner," when be
turns demagogue will not see or after his fashion
tries to carry by assault Of combined stupidity
nsoIence II may not be known to you In the East
that q committee OF state Senate has this year
taken testimony the Chinese question: this testi-
nony has just been printed. beg you to read
carefully the extracts from the testimony which
and Of . few vel informed and trustworthy whites.
Gull IL from mass OF stuff which tells OF nothing
except tho ignorant snti-Chinsso prejudces ofths
eommfstss; and - have read the report have won
dsred At the good fortune which gave to the committee
here and there witness who did know something
and whose testimony II valuable
.. REWARDS voR ASSASSINATION.
Lem Shaun, Christian Chinaman, who believed
that necessary stop the Chinese immigration,
and seemed TO be intelligent and educated man,
calling himself geologsk testihed:-
Q. DO you know anything about notices Of rewards
being posted up in Chinese quarters In San Francisco
or here punishment Of certain notice Of
sion or murder OF some Chiuamanf A. do; that Is
Chinese custom; when members OF q company do any
thing agsns. the rules Of that company they are pun
and says, 'sGo and steal q woman from China
man. and do 50 for him. Because favor
him bis enemies prove stole the woman, and put
up reward Of $5ooor sl0ooto have me killed; that is
: o. That is regarded as q death scntenceY A. Yes
SIR the man knows he has 10 die, but gets out Of the
q Have they a tribunal which punishes for offences
against their A. Yes str; for iDstance, sup
pose should march my self and XIII Chm aman;
am brought before tho company and made to pay
nno they take the money aud sepd tback TO the lam
iy OF the KILLED party TO supporths mother
q II you kill member OF the See-yup Company, the
6ceyup Company will determine, through his tribunal
that you shall pay 50 much money! A. Yes, s,r.
@ suppose you pay that money! A. Then viii be
Ail right.
q They would no. try to punish you by laws A.
d Suppose you refuse TO pay the money! A 4
must 70 through the American courts.
o And they will convict your A. Exactly.
@ II you do pay the money they will protect you
against the American lawss A. They let the whole
Q And keep witnesses ou. OF the wayf A. Yes sir.
Sam Lee, another Chinese asked
Q Have you placards posted up Offering
rewards for the murder Of Cinnamon. A. Yes; Ia
9 wh.. do those papers :.y' A Just put up TO
O. Any names signed2 A. No, sir.
y How do you know who Will payg O They 60
and nnd out before they doiL
Charles O'Nsil, policeman, testified
Ing the murder Of an interpreter, All Cow. This
had gwen information which cer-
Aain Chinese, who had murdered a white
man In Amador county. captured.
vtoted ana hanged. The Chinese Company OF
which the murdsrers MEMBERS sent TO
China for man 10 kill All Cow,
and the murder committed in Sacramento, to
/, which All Cow. warned by some OF his counsrymen,
bad gone for safety. Tho assassin escaped and got
away 70 China y. I. Gordon, formerly publisher ofA
Chinese Newspaper, and one OF their white business
men aud stsorneys toid OF the manner in which they
- The courts Of Justice
susoRHAriox wrSxssEs
have been ireQuep ty called from the city on busi-
moss Tor Chinese The last time was ~ Vallejo In re-
gard 30 . shooting sorape at tho quicksilver mines
three four miles from that place. rbe Chinese
for mo 10 90 there and look after things When got
there found that the trouble had resulted from
attemps made 10 shoot All John Two men were ar.
rcsted and they sent san francisco and hired
eleven olhers 10 90 and swear that they did not at
tempt 70 shoot anybody. All John then sent down
and got fourteen Gteen that they saw the
shoosing Two men were brought there to swear who
knew were In San Francisco whom tho difficulty
sccurred.
Q Do you know Of any where they have hired
nen 70 Kill othsrsf A. Yes, SIR. The 1rst know
V thai Of An Suey, member OF the Wongtung-
sing society He did something contrary TO their rules
70 regard TO the collection OF money was in An
buey's house the very day he killed lie knew
there was reward offered Tor his death and he had
not gone out for some days He told me be going
10 cohect some money and would go to China In
sailing vessel tsld him heard there was reward
offered for his death, and he had better look
During the day he went into Washington alley thrty.
or forty feet whom he shot IN the back and in
stanIIy killed