National Republican., 1878-11-13

egg 10 drive them from our shores, beside
the disgrace Of the violation Of q treaty, which,
like the revocation Of the "Edict Of Nantes"
would send workmen oflucrative manufactures
button from which France suffered after her |
unjust expulsion Of the Protestants.
We have the raw material Of wealth In this \
country; the want Is skilled workmen, and |
these have now come 70 us by the invitation Of
our own Government from 10000 miles across |
| the Sea.
We have had emgrauts pouring into our
Eastern ports for fifty years, who arc not re-
markable for dccility. patience, or skill, but
who demand the highest wages. They can
vote aud fight, and SO are power In tho land,
| and these are tho men who wish 70 drive the
| Cinnamon from the Pacific coast. win Chris
tlan people permit this outrageS
We read with horror Of the expulsion Of the
Moors from Spain, and Of the persecution Of
| the Jows In Catholic countries Of Europe, while
| the pride and boost Of our own country has
been that II b the refuge Of the oppressed, tho
home Of all nationalities aud religions.
| We acknowledge with shame that the United
States have not acted up to the golden rule In
their treatmeat Of inferior races-the Indiana
and Afrioans-but IL bchoovos N now to be
more careful, - thess people belong to an old
| and powerful nation, and tho violstion Of .
treaty may bring grief 10 Americans In China,
and cheek eur commerce, tho magnitude Of
| WntCu may tuuxou IFNm tho tOtAl hmount
| Of customs collected at the port Of San Fran.
cisco for the year 1861 sls. .360.35.
Let us inquire what are the crimes shat JUS
tify forciblo election u this people. First, a
wspt Of cleanliness In tho Chinese quarter Of
San Francisco"
Suppose We look At homo Whist was the
sanitary report Of tho cities Of Now Orleans,
vicksburg, Grenada, and Memphis during the
last aimmcrf Dccaying vegetable and animal
matter, accumulated for months when acted
upon by . July and August sun, produced dis
ease that swept OF tho inhabitants. The pen.
atty was no now one, for tho same calamity
had often occurred before and from like causes.
Though cleanliness is akin to Godlines," this
Christian people, in the light ofthe nineteenth
century, allow their cities TO corrupt the sir
with their impuritieaL But who talks Of ham
ishing the citizens OF Louisiana and Missis-
sippi for such violation OF sanitary laws? The
appeal Of their Howard Associations Is re-
spouded to by the Solid North p relief steam.
ers 20 down the Mississippi laden with stores;
doctors and nurses lay down their lives In
the cause of humanity; and no one Is so un-
gracious as to say, "You brought II upon your.
selfr'
The second objection to the Chinese Ia that
they come without their families and send
their money to China In this respect
they follow the example Of the carly resi-
dents Of California, after the discovery Of gold
In lSi9. SO II Is no new crime-and tho Cath
ollie bishops can tell us how many million dol
. lars have been sent TO ireland alone, In the
last half century.
Third. "rho women who come, II Is said. are
Of deg aded class" We admit that It would
{ be u blessing to San Francisco to eject such
people; but why eonane 1t TO one nationality
Are there no Spanish or French, or oven native
born Americans, who belong 10 tho same
wreched category Let US Inquire what Ia
the state of morals In Utah and Salt Lake
City, before We cast tho first stone at our Chi
nese sisters.
/ We have heard The opinion Of "Kearney''
T aud the "Hoodlums" Of California upon the
. Chinese question now lot us listen 10 General
Bealc, our lats Minister TO Austria, now Cal
Q ifornia farmer. He says:
5 Ihare employed the Chinese for twenty yes.s
and lind them most valuable operatives; for while
other engrants bring US nothing with which we
arc not already acquainted, these men bring TO us
a thousand new and valuable idea, ~, They viii
, growth and manufacture Of silk. They will intro.
duoe The modes Of making their delicate china.
give us the boarded secrets Of eentnries as sgricu
tnrists BY which they raise two blades Of grass
= where only one grew before. They vii @ utilize
luxurious and wastefnl people an example Of do
+ mestc economy. find them admirable servants
especially In their cleanliness, Industry hugali'y
: The women Of America arc especially inter.
. ested In this question, for the "labor problem
, Is being solved in their own households
l greatly to the disadvantage of the employer.
D Could the cleanliness, industry, and fru.
a galty" that General .Beale testifes to be In
troducod into our kitchens, could skillful art
: lists take the place Of our heavy handed Brid
b gets and wasteful Dnahs in the preparation o.
@ food. what an untold blessing II would be tc
:, the family.
miss Maloncy, on ihe Chinese question, >
gives Biddy's" objection to wing Ling
l. 4 L..
!, only hope that John Chnaman will emignt.
to our Eastern cities, where his services will b.
i welcomed by thousands OF families who ar,
= now suffering from misrule and ignorance II
q the domestic departments.
We have appealed to common sense aud self
ishness, but there are higher motives that i'm
g pei us to speak upon this question. Christian
d have for years sent missionaries to China. Nov
, the heather" have come to our very doors
aud how are they treated2 Stoned In til,
Q streets, their windows broken, and their live,
n threatened by the ruthans Of California; ant
on December 10, 1877, bill was introduced II
the Senate Of the United States proposing /,
d enact a law of per capita tax of $3.50 upor
!. every subject OF China entering the ports o
!, the United States, with the penalty Of fv,
years imprisonment ut hard labor for its non
payment; and this In face Of treaty will
tho Emperor Of China. II Is mortifying h
know that such a bill was read twice aud re
The sudden death OF Mr.. Burlingamo at st
IN Petersburg, Russia, In 1860, closed his brllian
"A career His embassy had been received ut th
~ courts of England, France, and Russia Will
u great honor. Were he now living an oppressed
race would not suffer for a defender in tn
d. halls of Congress. We commend the argumen
d Of Hon. Joseph c. Kennedy In the Unite,
~ States Senate, adverse to tho bill, to the read
y" ing of all patriotic citizens
10 A pamphlet entitled why Should the Chi
e. nese Go" "by Mandarin in high authority,
~, is said to bo written by one OF the Chimes
,d Legation now In Washington. It throws ne,
"a light upon the history of the nation, explain
~ ing the cause OF their former exclusiyeness.
Is, The United States have the honor In th
lis Burlngame treaty of causing 4 change of thei
he national policy, and should that treaty no'
I'd DO abrogated, we may look for certain retribu
tiOn.
THE mills Of the Gods grinds slowly,
But they grind exceedingly small"
~ The muse OF history In the "Flowery Kinl
" dom" may have TO record rs a passing event q
o. the nineteenth century, the rise aud fall
$. our young Republic" II we so violate tho law
~ humanity, justice, and honor. But We hop
10 for better things for our country.
ID Tho voice Of Massachusetts, by the ballot o.
tho 9th of November rebuked those who woul