New-York tribune., 1878-01-18
SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORT.

septat,on in Congress and the Legislatures.
A SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORT.
EQUALITY OF NATURAL RIGHTS, THE BEofHERh""p
OF Man, AND THE UTILITY OF CHINESE LABOR
I<sIsTGD UrOS.
lGENERAL PBEss DIsPATCHI
WAsr1SGTON, Jan. 1.-THE paper embody-
, , views of the late Senator Morton on the Chhese
oostou 80 far as they written by him. when was
suhuitted 70 the Senate to-day, is incomplete ana 10
considerable extent fTagmcntary But the character VI
.bo corc,usio1s reached by him as individual mem
b4r land minority of oDe Of the Joint Cohe!eSson"i
Committee on Chinese immigration are clearly shown
bv be extracts aud synopsis herewith presented lie
says: .....,,,
discussion Of the oi;ec; OF Chinese imnnsIsuon
npor t.- country Involves many hsIti 49, ,'tiy
propo~loH looking 70 ITS prohi'il,"nm a. % o,cntn
y,u,d reguire us consider some oi to Inh%invn.'
principles of tue theory ana IIAeuOV VI o' X,n",
ncut. II our proudest ""iNt 1''' ~. .i,,.
can institutions are not HfoiuinE Ia t.ri n'd
meter; hot tie Simple cEta.oHs ~ ,.rI'aI or1
tircuins;dUCCS but baSei upon -i'''' ". -,
trnes OF me equality and natural flghts "i man -
- profess 10 believe that God has SiNc" 10 Az ny
ne ne ~ I,ytfs withou, regard color. Whlle
~; i. hrauiiiu and Simple IN is annuncaiion
n has taken one hundred yeats - tst4pINH ID -
fOruUlJ CUi system VI 6"Ntil'iiVu', t , 80 -
lary numbers VINO lrHtticdli utii' TIC u tH
nv rryrDting from beng carried into execution ara
xh6 do uot "a their minds admit tAat tEc cpoItv ~
rn ,a sar,e natural cglts win white men; ana u Is
uiV tha n oT4I man should in bOndag. that slavery
is his normal condition, aud has the Sanction o "e H
mighty. g., , r, ,,.o-,,,,cr. ,,rocloi,ucd IN
the Declaration Oi lnGeIeIGtnce, III thc tlti ~ ~ Mn
ou} country Optn To hinSfdhtS nom an P"li 20
MS d f,Ttmste II IS true ,at when the Government
W., f0rlnc,i .Ed ion nearly three quarters % CI1'
va" 90, I1Iiinn was contemplated except trom nailons
rompesf 0f white people; but the principles uron Whlch
~ oess,i 10 and Tie invitation We tNrhuV' 20 to
~ n5, and oug not 70 %, limited Or conit"!lcd Dy
49,, . conr nor hy the character OF The CIVILIZATION Ol
tnc countries from Shcn immigrants mag COM ,i,od
Nor should tie operation u tHe>c pi!nciMo' nc ''e
n, D the reiiClUls lGltH VI hdNiV4lr
The uoper calls attention to the act that China ana
Japan have Abandoned their policy Of excluding for
ei.ucI@, sud proceeds as follows:
At tine whcu tb, Sc countries have adorted liberal
,dig AND IN that respect have yielded - Western CIV
iizatiGu, and Laye Gsp'ciE c2 rggc1"~ta tne tne
i9;ys ig,.ae st.,e Is iropo-ei that should take
: siHp Do. kwards, By the adopiioo Of their
Sa.,.f po}..v OF yxcusyeDcss. The argument set up
- m ty, If iis j. precisely that which was 50 long
US" 90 ,i, mar the adm sson oi foreigners tended
9-p-' r''I rirs win the!r trade and the labor OF
tleE yot ,t,, ,ii..or. Tne stlc,.gtn aud cnduI-
He-I''N ''. ,r G,I,5.lIu,.f 10 not depend upon
Nnr u.f,:ii wealth and prosperity. on iic contrary
90, a. .r increase oi wealth luyury threaten the
.S 10 r.,.lsiipi,ce oi orr us i,Utions, inparing
The virta~ rcuP', tbeI simplicity %ul Iuiiy %
ySu, , ~, tl.y I'D ~ the ancit" republics Of Greece
.ui l.., Naf VIII lie saicty aA1 iH-ii! 0l nur lhS
ii De insured merely 10y the general diffusion Of
o,,, a., y absolute srcr,i'y consists il tie
devotion oi tae ;ae,sos OF the people 10 iit doe'lhts
,,, winch tl- Government Wac founded ana The pro
fanu1 convection in the uDds oi iAe peoie that the
t.s Of ua aIe not cOnt tIcG - constitutions oi "It-
len enttul,its which may bc altered or nDoShco pn'
are C,,-q7y,a 10 every human beng born INTO the
world 4ud cannot be violated by constitutions enact
menis OF eoycrumcntS, "l.EOrt u'iHphhS upon ha'ui
and ica.lcL. hic rights
Cosey allied t. these great doctrines, and in fact
necessary Oli growth OF then, IL ha' pocl "HVh ,hFOWs
omen the doors II nation 10 ie people OI Othe' con
tries who 10 escape oppression or me haiu c"lu
c.rUt,y thclr home. III permitting the people OF
other countries 70 come mere ana nVe ana 9e
sur c.u4l,.ols and create such saicgu'tdr as
nay project IS tleu Paipc.iNn' cfis am. 10
IL Sec period ot probation d"d iS i'aS9i'"V 'ei ~
,i..l. is t.r Governments To regulate lmuisia-
NJ, ~ l.i-. a.ftL 10 tnt cXocI.e OF cI'!i and political
yNa,e OK iu ..iit o. qaite aUotLcr.
~. limitation OF The tEIj TO GecOihe baldiaAled 10
vllr I,rs.~ ya. placed - the Law wncn ha'cIy vas
d ,urtrolidk Influence in oW Governments, Vac ma
tanned 1y power Of tnat iusitut4o Ahu Is no." te
AUer hay.Gs abolished slavery anu ny sihchu
mcuts jo Constitution and The cnIctmyn'7
of various statutes establishing the equal eva, ahd
color aad IL i, unc WHEN Vi are endeayoring to ever
conc .l- l 1icrs u cuucaou and OF race "nd to So
C,,I- H. c. .l.n the elad enjoyment 0 tneIr rights
IN volIi o inconsistent and uIsound policy to renew
ana eisstr' be p!cudlceS agalnSt race ana ahyih"i
f'., 81 cifAz1 .i0D BY excudii3 the copreI-coored
peoil. O.! Ana rom shores. IL voulI c again 10
c,...i.i i,Hiy upOn uasia q color amt different
t.l.. -. g.E...1. ton and NgOn.
g. tLe Chuos, IA Caiioiiia we're wh'e people, Dtlng
in N e.. espcc:, nat they are DO not believe tha
.Ac ap .ii,- and warfare HHde A3AInst lGem Woni"
N'''''N'N+'t-f-~
lc ia ca.sr Dress lG;,IcIs ana religion Lave, az ny
ut-lllt "a. r. do with t' hostility than the!l nc gcd
MIA lie inquiry winch tue cOmr.iitec were instructed
10 akc docs aOt layoye the political rshts or privileges
OIL tAl Chinese. a. Tie la~ stands tEey cannot De n"tu-
Alz, al1 become ctzrns, and DO not know that any
c,il.t ur proposition nas been made any quarter
rer, ID, cHaago tao law But the question is whether
Jy ssll to- permitted 20 country 20 w0rs,
L tgAdc, q acquire property, or ~ ioLOW any
It bero,, entering upon tho discussion Of any oincr
M i,. may be permitted TO observe tbat Ia my
10
rt.,.Ia..l n. tLe legislature OF CougIcss without
,o.,a 10 TIE selection OF ohlccrs and sur
rounded by n%rge; ana, IN naIy I'm respects fo,G um
nsaac n 20 secure them from persecution; complete
ptooc eau b. given shem only by allowing them TO
hec,uc czeis ucqumc te ii-ht OF suffrage. whcn
tl,i; votes wOuiG become important IN elections, aud
Ueir duons in great part converted into AlndIy
6OIc-l"ioh
Nj Norton states thar tho Chinese landing upon our
paolr Coast c1rie entirely fsOm the British port OF
uoi . Kong AM s.ys ts fact -hOuI be borne in mind
III rne any proposition ~ proLDi, Chinese inin
CraGou Though subjects the Chinese Umpire tEey
embark ~ British port and in that respect are III
vested wh rights Of British subjcc;s. and IN any
legislation, treaty by which would propose to
limit forbid toe landing upon our shores % China
any o;hrr class Of prop.r einGrH2 AT British
lh4t OF Ciua, by 50 doing we wodd be interfering
with tdc trade and commerce OF tlat pCri.
THE VALUE OF CHINESE LABOR.
In effects OF Chinese labor in Cau fOL ia
&c quotes testimony gwen 10y Colonel HOlstrr, cne %
the arcs; farmers in that state who declared that
without Cuincsc labor the wheat and Otlcr crops could
DOT De proAtaO.y harvested aud taken 10 market. h.
also referred 10 testimony given by Charles Crocier and
other prominent gentlemen couneetcd with railroads
that they could been constructed without Cn.
uesr labor, Senator Morton says:
A. sbo-crs upon the pahic works they werr entirely
reliable worked mOr, -oGTs than white men. were not
given 10 stI. hcs ald uHderto Ny
10 control thc price Of labor.
In the cary Of California the price of labor was
e1 o.hitani ard rendered impossible employ me
Ior any otner purpose mining raiiDc provisions
Tor tue support Cf minors at time and at places where
trnspO tsiuu most difficult, and they couid
brOugut from other States countries except at all
n-lst ILcse hlE.I prc.s Inhlc u lmpohohls