Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-12-07

of 10 miles to San Francisco, easily in 40
| minutes. One half mile from here is its
northern terminus, where it connects with
a line of stages, carrying express, mail and
passengers to all points on the north coast.
The business Of this road and interests di-
reetly connected with it has been exceed
ingly good the present season giving to
those along its line an appearance of pros
perity. But the outside world seems to be
passing through sort Of business depres-
sion. CspitaKhes dormant, and labor is
abundant. Thousands of laboring men
are idle in this State to-day, and thousands
OF Cinnamon are filling places coveted by
whites. The two races are becoming an
tagonistic towards each other, and coils
lon between them is looked for each day.
Meetings, attended by thousands, are held
nightly in the city, at street corners, and
in public places, and this China problem
is thoroughly discussed. The speakers
have been arrested on charge OF ''lncltlng
to Mob Violence" the authorities hoping
this might check the excitement. But the
leaven is working, and the public mind is
undergoing radical change. Capitalists
and the better class Of working men are
already moving in the matter. Commit
tees have been appointed to see how many
Chinese are employed in different branches
of business, and if possible to have their
places filled with white labor. Among all
firms thus far visited there is a willingness
to substitute as fast as possible white en-
plOyes. A concerted action (Which is sure
to Gomez among all classes, not to employ
Mongolians or use any of the products of
their labor, will soon rid our State of this
heather labor monopoly, and enrich this
Commonwealth by substituting intelligent
white men and women. You of the east
hooking from grounds outside the limits of
this curse, might judge US hsrshly for so
prosecuting this element, under form of
government which invites the Oppressed of
ali nations to come. 1t is question in my
mind about Cinnamon being human. We
call them cattle. And were you transport
ed to these shores, and could see the suffer
ing among your own class and color caused
by the vast hordes of them who control
our labor market, your sympathies me-
thinks would totter to the side of the white
race.
The wealth Of every country is derived
from its labor. Its strength lies in its eiti-
zens. You cannot make a Chinaman a
citizen. They are thorough aliens. They
will not. neither do they, acknowledge any
allegiance to any country but their own.
Their whole earnings and savings are sent
TO China, thus enriching that country at
the expense of our own. 1t is estimated
that during the time they have been among
US they have sent to China $500, ,OOO, 900,
and we are that much poorer from their
beng here. Prosecutions of Cinnamon has
commenced and it will ultimately drive
these alien hearted heather from our coast.
Capital for time must agree to give
little better wages, and the working men
must be content with little less for their
labor. Then this movement already COM
menced will be of lasting good to the ma
tion's poor, who are ever willing to give
their muscle and if necessary their lives to-
wards enriehing and sustaining the Govern
ment which protects them.
Just across the river, and connected
with US by railroad bridge is the town of
Duncan's Mill There is where we go
when we want to go somewhere; as they
make pretensions to some Importance, hav-
ing large hotel, store, saloon, saw-mill,
with other branches of trade, which gives
activity to railroad terminus. The ho-
tel has accommodations for one hundred
guests, and is doing very good business.
As many from the city make pleasure trips
to this place, and the up Coast stage leaves
its door each morning. The residences aud
other houses are all neat and substantially
built, much different from the average of
hastily constructed. towns. The first build
ing always put up in a California town is
saloon, and Duncan boasts of one fitted
up ih a costly manner, its doors are al.
ways open, and it is the best patronized in
stitution Of the place. Men who grumble
at the high prices of bread-stuff, dull
times, and low wages, pay at this bar
their dollar foria pint of whlskey, and new
er for moment think the price exorbi-
tant. The church and school house are
yet unthought Of, though there is much
public spirit among the citizens, and the
school house at least, will soon appear. And
what would these mountainmen, and saw
millers do with a church? That is the
least of their trouble. They remember
such an institution way back in the dim
distance when they were boys and lived
in the states. Now they are hardened and
down on all meetings. except political
meetings. They hsYe their views, and near
ly all take paper and this moulds their
belief In times of political excitement
the wave runs high, candidates are eager,
and speakers are plenty; applicants for
county positions plead their own causes,
they travel from one voting precinct to an
other like an itinerant shoH, setting forth
their o~n merits and making extral agant
promises. On election days these hills and
gulches pour forth their voters, as that day
is to them holiday. At the last election
excitement ran high; two rings were to b,
broken. The county Democratic one, and
the state Republican Senatorial one; we
smashed them both. The general complex
ion Of elections this fall suits me. Are
you pleased my Republican friend?
Thanksgiving is upon us, the day of
fe&sting and prayer. We have the mate
rial for the fesstl but who will offer thanks
for the bounties oil Providence. Kind pa
rents have extended to me an invitation
to meet with them on that day; could
anniFilate space, would gladly accept
their offer.
This month ushers unto you frosts and
perhaps snow. 1t is the commencement Of
a chill winter that locks up nature, and
brings distress and want unto poverty.
Here, November rains start nature into
life anew; these hills and lOwlands that
have been brown and parched by our dry