The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-18
CAPITAL NOTES.
MsmT0N's VIEWS ON THE CHINESE
QUESTION.
4 strung Fgea Against specIaa Legislation
FrUhiNssnmg rmmigratIoH from China.

WAsHINaroE,, Jan Il, Senator Wadlesgh pre-
scented IA tho Senate to-day 20 ae fraRment.arg a.
toms Views iipon ths character. extent and
effent OF Chinese imfeigrataH to this country.
II VIII bA remembered that Senator Morton
Vhe Aip1ptnbsr of the Joint epmn ttee to iBves-
tlgass the subject Of Chinese amigration and
s gf ars . tg eh The
siis ',s cominpsop Il Witch the deceased senator
vas pfayentsd tsy the lebors imposed upon him
"a |. member Of theitgeetoral Commission.
1ncotnplete AZ II is. the doeatneht covers
su0nne hundred pages, and Is . very intetesting
one. and an able appeal for fair treatment 10
the gkineHs in this country.
sr adysrs.gas to he @ anfartanqte ran c9naoan
s ssas ana pae Y a
Ntill stfnne atl the minds Of q trent many pso-
ple, and alter expressing hope thst this feeling
Will HouH adsappeRr, Ser ator Morton says. A
eBrdinai principle IN Our goyernment, pro.
eHlmed IN the, De laration Of Iadependenee
aud LII She articles oT confederation, and recpg-
Njzbd br cur constitution is that our country
~ open 40 irnnrigrants from all parts gf tho
world that Y was to be the asylum Of the OPP
II III true that when The government was
formed, and for nearly three-quarters ri n CEN
hurry thereafter. no Immigration was contem-
plated eKeant from Mi ions composed OF white
people, but the prineipies ipon which we pro-
fnssed to Hnt. and the invitation which we exs
tended 70 fhe world, cannot and ough, not to be
llmi'ed and controlled by raee or color mr. by
the character OF their valuation Of the countries
frem which immigrants may come.
AtM0nR the nations of Europe civilization
widely varies. conf citing In many important
pafticuars. and differing greatly In degree.
Nor. uld the operations OF these principles
10 limited on account OF the religious faith ri
nations. Absolute religious liberation was re-
safn:aa ny 9nf fata9is az 81 ysal Y
Il so now PROPOSED at we sey sa aks step
backward BY the. adoption Of the cast of policy
gf exclusion. The argument set W, in favor of
excuse OF jnstify the same policy in China and
yApnn. yiz that tho admission OF foreigners
tended 70 Interfere with the trade and lab9r, OF
Rrade thsir religion.
In permitting the people OF other countries TO
10 prescribe such conditia ms and create such
saEeguards AZ may protect US from pauperlsm.
crime and disease.
eHr that we may not dlserimi' ate among ma
tipns, and exaet terms aud conditions from CO.
pie OF one country that We do not deem necessary
from another before allowing then, to come to
our shores TO work. 10 trade or to live and no
g.iye property. We have never yet made any
distinction. and to do TIL It now would be d
KreHt innovation upon the pnli y aad traditions
III tho ggvernment. and would be a long step in
4he denial OF the brotherhood II man and Of
the Krrnt humanitarian policy inau9urated by
By excluding the copper colored people of
Asia from our shores We would again recognize
the distinction Of race and establish q new
Royernmental policy upon the .bisis # color :.
The different form II civilization and rei-
slg with the hostility toward them than their
alleged Wees or any actual injury to the white
people OF California
Nv emb rking III Hong Kong. British port.
PIE rights of British, subjects aud in aty legis-
limit ur forbid tho landing upon our U1 shores q q
barflns " + BrllIs6 port and and NOT . Chinese
port IL would be mn Interference with the trade
aud commerce Of that port.
Asa rule the Chinese are industrious, tenn
pernte and honest In their dealings. Senator
Morton cites the les imonY Of iarmers and rail
road men to show. that without the Chinese
nearly oil ef that Kind OF labor would have to be
suspended. He cites from tho testimony of q
Mr. Urocker to show that Chinese labor has af.
iorded to white mon more elevated class of
Hs claims that the Testimony taken by the
9numlltee shows that there IL not any consider
able number Of white people IN, Cali opt
gf employment, except those who are wifully
idle, and that the bittere4t enmity against the
Chinese prevails among the wo, st elements OF
the population Of Ban Francisco. 2 be testi-
mony OF many witnesses 3 - q senator Nor on.
went TO show that but for tho Chinese The State
would NOT have had the population. property
and II Mprodgcti?n che has to-day.
After referring to various Inventions by the
ls nfsset Of Europe burst tho G eareents en- @ By By
IN career Of discovery and Invention before
nnkngwn In the, worlds history go 1t Is possible
that CHINA may be emancipaied from her intel
lectual bonds. and with her rower o. invention.
! analysis and Imagination released from the
thradUm OF ngea, may start anew and again
outstrip the Western nations. as she has done
before
China was civilized country two thousand
years before civilization dawntd In Europe. and
when the ancestors Of the refined and naughty
inhabitants OF the Western countries were
hoWlinE savages, worshppinR rude idols and
milking human sacrifices To n people with
such history we should hacharltable.
H After alluding to the importation OF about
4 4nese prosii' utes. and declaring that tn o
LCny ke6e la California are thems, Ives opposed
Lto this traffic, Senator Mort n says: But when
kWe consider the extent and effect OF white pros
1MtMtion in our large cities. and the openness
with which they ply their vocation we cannot
Ieharge this to the Chineseas an original offvnse
For one peculiar to them,
|. vice to which they are peculiarly addicted
az gambling. 1t is. ike prostitution. q vice
greatly TO be deplored, but not 50 peculiarly
hlnese as TO make II the basis Of special legis-
tuition. They are not addicted to the use of Ia
s2xloaslng liquors, keep no saloons or whisky
|FhppH. and drunken 0k4naman Ia rarely seen !
n the streets Of San FrAs5fisco. Their form OF
tntemperance is In the use of opium.
n A common vice with them is perjury In courts. |
laAbor must needs be free and have complete |
and be left open to competition |
labor does not require that price be fixed by |
hAN. or that men who live ebeaply and can work |
LOT lower wages shnl for that reason be kept
put OF the country.