, 1877-12-15
CHEAP JOHN.

| his TRIALS AND TH1nULATtoNs IN SAN FRAN
cisCu.
| Special MspatrAl 10 Tns Chicago 7risure.
WAsa1NoroN, D. C., Dec. 14.--i]y direction Of
the President, tho Attotuey.ticnern1 has under
consideration the question Of protecting tic
Chinese in California. To-day the matter occu-
| pied considerable attention in the Cabinet, but
was uot disposed Of. The difficulty which tho
Attorney General finds is that OF Interfering
unless tho authorities OF the State ask for all.
In the present case this Ia nut to bo expected,
ns the pulttcal Influences In both parties In Cali
fornta are arruycl against the Chinese. The Six
Companies anil those to whom they hare appealed
here urge npon the Administration tho Isauing
Of MI order to the Dsstsict-Attorncy nt San
Francisco directing him to enforce the Unitcl
States iaws. This llicy claim should DO done Us
d mattor Of good faith towards China, and by
waYof
oBsKRv1N0 OUR TREATY
with that Power. They urgo that Ia this case
1t Is not only competent for tho Government,
but obligatory upon 1t. to see that
Power. 70 this the Attorney General
ia not auite ready 10 assent. upon tho ground
that although tho trcaty involves surh protcc-
tion to ChInoso who arc hero, still Congress has
thits far fated to make any provision enabling
the General Government to interiors In States
to carry It Into elect.
The authorities have at1ytccs from somc Of
tho most prominent capitalists Of California,
saying that the tcading citizens, and tho whole
u The commercial interests and ata connected
with the great enterprises Of tho State. aro
united agnlnst The present persecution OF the
Chinese. They also fepnrt Tins tho danrcr Of
TERRIBLE sCENE or NtCT,
finn in San Franrisco il m,.rh r,nntcr fl'n1, il
sunnnsei t,,,tsh1n nT f,nItfnrnia, nn,i link fho
nrr.sif,. tfr 1,r,.a,,+feunrv ,nn"snros i. iherr.
lire, ynry grcat, They aitt, represent tilt such
| massacre ns II contei,njutc,l would Inevitably
lead Ia retaliation In China f,ro,aily utun tl,a
iir~. nf AmrrIran.' ani s,,rciy m ronnncrrr
| This inticr wn,,iii nrnrc s"vcrc hinv Ia IN.
material fntcrest. nj California. ani ot,o whish
| wm,tI mi t,c nj # frtnnnrarv r,nrnctrr.
The Attorney .uencrai ia OF opinion that the
matter shuul,l he
nRrnnHsn m cnsonEss
| md \ spec,ni message from lie Trc.1,icnt an
ti, s,1hir,t hos hoo,, fn1taJ ~ nun ~ tt,o n,ajn
,litfl,uitIes In lii nlnn ostti'. frnn, tha nrrcs
sary tirtay. ia fonn,i in I'm fart
assocfaii"n wbic a,!"nts a, one Of ia measure.
ti,c exn,fston "f EhInrss frs,n, thc i;ni.c,i
sutc.. Thn r,1rshtcnt nn, '' tsabnnt @ rr. ali
nrxi.m,. ~ oxors iii th n,,r ~ Iha" .,ssa.s - ~,
,,r,gcnt tin ti,r.,atrnc,i nntt,rcak Tbr clcInrnt
rnr,w,n1 Il, Tia ntsrr,nt T., rrcotn ,Itsnr,Jar ia
chisy the forcton iabor ricmcmt. nt.l"I hy
Ttu,fs aud iii thn lower r1ossc. M liz Rai,
Fra,Sisc,, non,,tati,u. TIc fnrt that ttc Chjnc.o
| llayu thoruurhy nr,,uscI illcnsriyc. f,as held
| ti1r ro,1rI,s II, ri'ncE' hit, mnttnrs nre Ennvn
icre Il. ha 1n,,rI w"f.e ti,an rrn,,rtc,l ami news
nj nnv ,nnnnnf nj lnrrihfn sc1,ms In MN Frnn,
ctss.' @ @wontI nnt rrcnt" smrnrtsc hrc - s"'A
r1tr cA,,tNrT Wrrr;yn'
| IN ~ tfTsffrn t,seetaftd j;v,.
| WAsu1rnrOy. ii. II. uc,,. iI.-i'n" Gilman
o,.cstlon rn. tin lcaif,,v tnnic ri attention IT,