The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-04-27
The Chinese Puzzle.

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grafton of Mongoians to this State
unconstitutional, has had tho salutary
effect of awakening lively public
attention to this great and growing
evil. In this respect it is welcome.-
The timc has arrived when something
must bo done for tho protection of
society, or there is Danger that the
State will in timo bo ovcrrun with
these barbarous hordes, and be no
longer desirable as place of residence
tor whito people.
In his communication to the board
of supervisors directing attention to
tho subject the mayor has graphically
described somo of the grievances al
ready suffered from the presence here
OF the Chinese; but there is ropulsive
inside history connected with this
people which can only be learned by
frequent visits to their haunts and tho
study of tho habits which make their
residence among US undesirable. 1t
is evident that those who have nevor
visited California arc in gross ignor>
| ancc OF the Affections their influx en-
tails upon tho State. Thoy arc re,
mote from the scene, and .rciuso us
their sympathics and assistance to
get rid of the evil, because they cam
not realize its threatening character,
nor understand the extent to which
its cncroachmcnts have reached
Every steamship that arrives from the
Orient adds from five to fifteen huns
dred of these people TO our population.
They are poured INTO this city, where
many of them rcmain, while the oth>
crs scatter abroad; and as subsistence
is, Of course, n necessity of their lives,
these undcrbid and supplant poor
white men in different vocations, 90
into our charitable institutions. At
this rate of increase, with an empire
containing four hundred millions of
souls to draw from, it can easily be
seen that at no distant day tho Chi
nosc may absorb and outnumbcr tho
six hundred thousand OF our whito
population.
These people cannot become citi-
zens, or do thoy as general thing
desiro citizenship. They arc brought
here as serfs under contract to the
different wealthy Chinese companies,
md after they have acquired q fow
hundred dollars, which is fortune to
thcm, depart to China to enjoy it,
Their return, thus enriched, stimu.
latos immigration, which may be ox-
poctcd to grow larger frcm year to
year so long rs the State is deniod tn G
right to place restrictions upon thoil
coming. They arc not only scrfs, but
idolators. They have no homcstcads
but their shops, whore thoy hurdle to
gethcr like sheep, and like sheep are
moved by common impulse, by the
mob spirit, whom thoy have IL real Oh
imaginary wrong to avonge. There
are but fow womon among them
who arc not of the vicr sort, and
this is one Of the most obnoxious foat
ures Of their communities. We arc
jostled by thom on tho sidewalks
forced to stand up in tho street cars
whilo they occupy tho seats, to sill
beside them in places of amusement
and in many other respects to undor-
go an enforced association with thcm,
because they claim certain social rights
which thero is no powor in tho law to
forbid or restrain.
These are a few of the grievances tc
which wo arc compelled 10 submit moi
included in the list of still greater ones
rocitod in tho Mayors communication
We presume no remedy can be OBJ
tanned through tho steamship lines
who, as long as thoy are paid for CAR
rying this sort of human freight, will
not refuse it. Then Congress must
be appealed to, as is proposed, for ro
dress. The delegation to be sent t.
that body from this State will have
enough arguments to make out ;
strong case in thoir favor. Thoy will