The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-10
THE CHINESE COoLIE QUESTION.
To rHx EDITOR or THE HnnALD:-

To TIKI EDITOR THE HERALD
Tho HERALD Of October 81 contained communion
ton In regard to q paper which had tho honor OF
presenting to a meeting OF the Social Science Asso-
citation, held at Saratoga on the 7th of the previous
month and which paper, what abridged, was ro-
ported In tho HKRALD on the following morning.
Owing to recent absence from tho city did not OBJ
serve the communication for several days and hence
have not noticed II sooner. do so now, however,
only to remark 1t bears sgnat of rospons-
BILE authorship to entitle 1t to further recog-
nition, while It's unwarrantcd asperslons and In
several instances It's reckless disregard OF well esab
lished facts preclude from making such reply
IN honest dsputant and grave subject always de-
serve.
Independent Of the structures Of this ambushed
writer may that II the Saratoga paper bore tho
appearance OF bias should be attributed TO an effort
condensation within the limits assigned rue rather
than any partial onc-sded judgment oil the sub
jeci The facts and figures sct forth therein were
carefully verified ny Official AID other equally authentic
accounts which are we'll known 10 DO quite accessible
to any one OF ordinary intelligence and " n simply
absurd Tor paid hostility to pretend ignorance Of
their existence 1t has been disputed that tho
coolies mako desirable servants and aoorers, although
there is in some directions, especially with
tho satellites OF over-reaching capital. dis
position 10 exaggcrate tho merits oil coole
labor, often hear an attempt at
climax the allegation that the Pacific Railroad would
never built without It, although We all Know
that larger portion OF that enterpr carried
that railroad company always Indicated its prefer
ence by offering a higher price Tor white than Tor
cooiio labor IL 10 not surprising however That tho
opponent Of Chinese immigration should be himself
opposed TINS portion OF our country, where coolie
labor has not YET become an important factor. Wner
such Is tho case, whether IN California or else
where one denies tnal coole immigration asplaccs
and supplants wn,e labor In ten years less 20 900
coolies in wild furnish practical test to TINS
moolea sChinese question: which in our Eastern
States Is now largely matter Of speculation or sent
menl The result IS not doubtful but inc peril exists
IN. fhA la inri "a
become fastened upon US only ~ be shaken oil ny
CONFUSION of society, us IN the instance OF African
slavery. Again, supplanting white labor We cut oil
the supply Tor other pursuits and avocat onsin other
words, tue tap-root oil American society and onter-
prse-untii coolio population aud an alicn civlzi-
ton are every substituted Tor own Tor be It
know that the cooe caste Is wenigh inexhaustiDle
volume and force until our own people may be out
numbered Two or three TO one, with only beneficial
effect upon the immense hive OF Asiatc humanity.
The moral and sanitary condition OF THIS threatened
invasion It's effect upon our own race and tho
negro people with US furnish an important consIdera
ton subject, which, however, can only be fully
under stood anu discussed within tho closed doors oil
clinic or an executive session.
The dangers predicted can DO avoided by some early
action the part oil our government TO restrict or
prohibit further immigration. AT the same time 1t Is
well TO understand that Tho grievances complained OF
by the Chinese TINS country, or whether those
here snail remain, present wholly different and ir-
relevant issues Tho Chinese who have already
hero under the i'm Piled invitation OF existing treaties
are entitled to long they will and receive
the protection OF government 10 the fullest ex
This Is simple Jusuce ana lar dealing toWaru
them aud the Chinese Empire; but IL does not follow
that We arc TO permit the entire Chinese family, cs-
peciaIy any considerable portion of tue degraded
coolies also and take possession Of our indus
tries hresidcs, not because they are better than
W. arc, hut because they work cheaper and live
mcapcr than we do.
Allow me to note hero that the report OF the Joint
Select Committee ON Chinese immigration presented
TO tho Congress- not concurred la ny either
Senator Norton my SELL IL was majority report
aud the views Of the minority were 10 have been writ
ten out and presented by the now lamented Senator
but hrs other gagements did not give him opp0rtu-
MY 10 do so. There little difference OF opinion
respecting the facts presented by the majority, the
minority taking different ground, however, IN regard
10 the appropriate remedy for the evils proved 10
exist
AS already remarked. shall not attempt reiuta-
ton OF what may be said in interested criticism
against the facts and conclusions presented IN the
Saratoga paper A professed review which bclies a
record under consideration which rcvies the clergy
oil a great church and quotly dlsposes OF the
entire ectivs Judiciary with as httle ceremony
as the monkey at a show would munch apple, Will
certainly not impress many readers oil the HERALD as
sufficiently important to rcqurca response II no otncr
reasons existed 10 prevent me from giving one. Those
reasons have been stated earlier Very respectfully,
&c. H. IL MEADE.
New YoRK, Nov. 0, 1877
Z. S.--.since writing the above wc have news that
the British homo government mas approved the acts
oil the Queensland Parliament imposing upon Chinese
coolies q discriminating ana essentially prohibtive
Chinese charge and TAX