Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-14
The yellow Man as a Citizen and q
Brother.

The Chinese question has assumed
such n shape rs will compel Congress 70
take II In hand unless that body ~ will
ing to bear the odium OF Sinking q plain
duty. We refer 10 the San Francisco
memorial, printed In other columns, for
q vigorous statement OF the grounds of
complaint against the debsssd aud COT.
r%upting Cinnamon. This memorial may
be thought to bear marks Of passion and
exaggeration; but the extravaganza. IL
there he any, merely proves how deeply
our citizens ia the Pacific States are
moved by this gigantic and revolving
evil. There 10 abundant evidence. quite
apart from the memorial. that tho facts
Il ~recites are true in substance. This
IL not n party question. There Ia no
difference Of opinion on II among the
white inhabitants OF tbs Pacific States.
The able speech made by Senator Sar.
gent on the lst Of May abounds with
authentic aud incontestible evidence Of
tho truth Of what has been No often re-
lated Of the beastliness. and filth, squal.
or, leprosy, vcnersal diseases; the law.
~lsssness, perjury and violence; the cor
ruption OF youth and the injury to the
laboring classes that make the Chinese
quarter OF San Francisco a huge Tester
ing ulcer which Is eating into the morals
of the community. Referring u read.
ers 10 the memorial for the loathsons
details, We will merely add n few re-
marks ON the question Of remedies and
the duty Of the Federal Government TO
lose no time in applying them, cauter.
izing this filthy pagan sore II 1t cannot
bo.dissected.
Tho necessity for immediate action
can be made very apparent. Everybody
recollects . decision Of the supreme
Court, rendered. two or three months
since. which was Of great local interest
here in New York. because II annulled q
law Of the State which gave authority to
tho Commissioners Of Emigration 10
collect n head tax and deprived that
important Commission Of Its sources
Of revenue. II then became the duty Of
Congress TO supply Federal legislation
10 take tho place OF the State legislation
which the Supreme Court bad declared
void. But that decision affected Cali.
fornia moro seriously than II did New
York. Il deprived California Of the
ability 10 make any regulations for miti.
eating the evils Of o great Influx OF vile
organism, and Congress will deserve the
Indignant rebuke not only OF New York
and California, but Of the whole coun.
try, II II does not replace the dixie erected
by tho States and swept away by the
Supreme Court, To this extent, Ut
least, the further neglect Of Congress 10
deal with this question will BE- utterly
inexcnsable.
But merely TO restore the slight barri-
ers which have broken down 10 but q
small part Of the duty OF the Govern
ment. We have q treaty with China
which permits q boundlsss immigration.
This treaty must be either modified or
sbroQsted. II might be better TO modify
Il with the copscnt OF China, because II
Is desirable to retain tho advantages II
gives 10 our own citizens In that coun-
try. But Il would he better to cast aside
the whole treaty than 10 leave things
AZ they are. The best remedy b per.
haps that suggested hy ex.Govsrnor
Seymour. OF this atats, alluded 10 by
Senator sargent In his speech. Nj.
asymour thinks II would BE- expedient
for Congress 10 pass = law ~forbidding
the landing Of more than tsn Chinese
passengers from any u ship. Ten
may or may not be too small . number.
but a law framed ON that basis would
certainly be effectual. II would prevent