West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-02-16
FROM CALIFORNIA.

| NJ. ID. WRITES AN ABLE AND INTER.
ESrING LETTER ON THE QUksTI n
! OF THE HEATHER PIG TAILS 80
H"w THE ALMOND EYED RAJ. EAT
ERs ARE DBIvING WHITE LABuRLR
| To STARVATION
HEALDsBURG, CAL, Feb. l.
Editor ArgvS.'
notice that your literary-inclined
populace do not pass over live aues.
tlons. Allow me lew thou ...s on
TIE Chinese QUESTION.
The good people Of California are
surprised at the cold indifference
with which Congress and their breth-
rem IN "the States treat thus all
absorbing question. The cry OF the
people on 'hl7 coast for protection
has been heard for years, but it re.
celvss little or no attention. All
other matters are Insignificant to the
Paclfcs compared with the Mongo-
tidn eye sore. When few hostile
Mexlcans cross the RIO Graude, The
authorities attend to them at once;
but when foe to Republican gov
eminent, an enemy to human prog
RES, and an arch enemy 10 every
sense OF virtue and ality il
steaithily landing hen Moll mdS with
the arrival OF every v-ssr om that
superstltions quarter of the ODE.
U lcIe sam takes no alarm. hsn
a band Of mistreated Indians retail
late Sn those VINO then I'D
hance some lnuo. ut ud-r ith
utility, he people say erte; min
'hemy but 4 hu,,dre houao :'p
as, the lle4s Of China, b. oug
slaves by unpuncIpied IL
Pplng this fair land oil us wal
liberties, lis morals ard stu
1enda OF Freedom seem to
cir cara TO the iar-of Wal OF a.
n brethren.
The newspapers have We
king OF the matter, the L.
- memorjahz.d Congress, the :,
have with difficulty been esl
] by the police and military +
nderrg the landing OF any
'esuals, and now something a.u
done or there wl.i M trouble
1T defense Is the FIRST law o.
,ture, and If no renei % bat.
! oDSe will defend their ow f
les.
But how 10 ChOsse mmlg,,
inriou- 10 thus co ? IT,
non-assimiloting one. B.
they do not come in families, becom
citizens and make homes as any OF,
er nationality, but come as stray
glers seeking TO make some mone
and then return home.
not live as Americans, for they SUI
sst mostly on rice, aud chat con
from China, as does the oputm
! which they IntoXicate TIER SILT
humanity. Their clothing Is a.
imported, and TINS you see they sie
not consumers Of American produrp
They will work and Joard Hemselyes
for less than a white man can Won
when BEARDED. They are hired
large land owners VINO cu.uv
from 10000 to $1,000 acres. aud,l
their passage is paid. Wan
isd ne, they collect every 3d.
possible, and send IT to Cblna g
country is flooded with them
The laborinR white man
work, since Chinese help eaper.
The city is swsrming With white
men seeing to buy bread for
their starving families, while meet
Ings are held by these borers every
sunday, and speeches made by
kesruey and others. Cool
have injured almost every branch o
business in The State. can
learn trade quicker than An 4
icaD, and by living on compar4Iy.
nothing, end lodging in deus =
hogs can produce
than those established ir Cd
Thus you see, a. The people h-r o
their sorrow have leerrei. there s
no such thing az living and oomp--
tiog With them But they are uet
ell staying here, they arr scattered
along the Union Pa Gc Railroad,
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