The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-11-17

met NtnttIuuN lhoIuluH AZ biio al@'b
Hotel. The proceedings were opened
by Frank NJ. Pixley, who engaged the
attention Of the Commission tor a few
moments with a statement regarding
the public opinion ON the Chinese prob
lem in this city and on the coast. lie
said that public opinion had never asked
that the Chinese should be excluded
from the State The public mass-meet-
ing in April last was participated in by
the Governor and many prominent citi-
zens, received the encouragement of
the press, and therefore showed that all
were united in sentiment on the alb
sorbing question. The six Chinese COM
panies did all they could TO check the
emigration, and said they would en-
deavor to send back all their country.
men who desired 20 go. The meeting
held in April was not composed Of the
Irish any more than any other national
ity. He read the resolutions passed by
that meeting, and closed by asserting
that another meeting, as large as that
one, could be called a. a few days no
tice. He would prove all he had said
in his argument the other day.
Ex GOV. LOWS TESTIMONY.
Ex-Gov Frederick +. Low was the
first witness called and sworn, he hav-
ing been Minister TO China for almost
four years. He did not believe Chinese
emigration was benefit b the State,
because Of the Chinese disinclna-
ton 10 affiliate with American customs.
But the world was so small that we
could not prevent the emigration unless
we blockaded our ports and kept them
out. As 10 the number of emigrants
who came TO our shores from China,
the greater number come from Canton,
the most southern province of China.
A great number came from Hong-kong.
The majority OF the men are laborers.
The term cOolie in China signifies con-
tract labor. Ia China IL is the lower
class, OF ungraded labor. When we
speak of coolie emigration, it mears
contract laborers. The price in China
for such labor is from s. 10 50 per
month. The larger number of females
brought mere are for purposes of prosti-
tuition In China prostitution is regard
ed as very degrading. A graduate of a
college in China has 10 bring certificates
that no member OF his family has ever
been guilty of prostitution before he can
receive his diploma. The custom OF
MARRIAGE IN CHINA
is that the parents attend 10 all the pre-
liminaries. 4 Chinaman who is mar
ried is at liberty TO buy another wife.
He does not affect his standing in any
way by 50 doing. The children thus
sold have no option in the matter.
Among the poorer classes female chill
dren are looked down upon, and fire.
quently put TO death. The religion of
the Chinese is more a code of morals
than religion. II is simply the
philosophy of Confucius. 1t teaches
future existence in a hay way. To
this teaching the Buddhist doctrine is
added, the whole making strange
mixture. / regard the teachings OF
Confucius as equal TO those of Plato
and Aristotle. The Chinese do not
come here TO make home among us,
but 10 make money and return 10 their
own country. As far as | know, they
do not come here under pressure from
the Chinese Government. There Is nc
such thing known in China as Danish
ment for crime. When any civilized
Government enters into treaty with
any barbarous or semi-barbarous ma
ton, an anomalous state of affairs j.
produced II is stipulated that the sub
jects of the civilized nation are not e
be subject TO the barbarian law, and, il
he violates those laws, he must be tried
before his Consul, and the same in nj
civil causes. This is the reason why
China can not open herself to foreign
ers. An American can only engage il
business in the trade ports. He car
not hang out a sign in any town II
in ~
may travel, however, if he has pass
port from his Consul, but it is not SAT,
to do so in many parts of the country
THE CHINESE INFLUX.
In 1854 l 600 Cinnamon arrived here
From "a 10 '5S arrivals varied from
5000 TO 5000. In 1868 Chinese emf
grafton received strong impulse iron
the demand here for labor. The Cen
trail Pacific Railroad employed a larg
number, perhaps 10000. IL 1000
white men had been employed by tn
railroad we would have that number q
white men now among us. They woul
spend theirsmoney here, or large POI
ton of IT, The Chinese send back thei
earnings TO China The road could nc
be built at profit by white labor.
would have greatly increased the eN
pense. The Chinese performed so pc
cent. Of the work that the same nun
Der of whites would do. Chiname
worked for S35 month and boarde
themselves, while the whites would hay
TO be paid $40 and board White me
do not like 10 work on the same lev,
with Cinnamon. The pressure of Il
Chinese has had bad effect on the EN-
ployment of our boys, crowding the