The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-28
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
A SENSATION ANTICIPATED IN CONGRESS OVER
THE DEBATE ON THE MoSGoLIAN FoRcI-


THE DEBATE ON THE MoSGoLrAN A FoRcI-
BILE MEMORIAL FROM thu SIX COMPANIES.
SAN FRANCISCO, jan 20, 1878.
The Chinese question will make sensation In Con-
gress when 1t is next reached the deliberations Of
that body. The intimation plainly gwen that the
delegation from the Pacific Slope Will in concert to
secure measures which viii check II they do not vir-
tuaily prohibit The immigration of the Chi nose, has
alarmed affesh the agents OF inc Six Companies Al
the suggestion Of these agents statistics being
pared to combat the anti Monaghan Efforts OF these
Congressman. II Is a favorite argument that the
Chinese not source OF revenue aud the figures
Of the Custom House hero have colulcd to show
thai, out OF total OF 5000 600 paid Tor
duties imports oil foreign goods introduced
during the past year tho Chinese merchants paid
81, 100, $685. twenty five per 1t VIII DO
shown that during the same time the Chimes paid Tor
rent and water privileges S223 000 for fire insurance.
$4,000 and Tor marine Insurance, $4,000. These
facts Will be brought to the attention OF Congress
IN argument that the Chinaman in California
dustrious. wealth producing, tax amt rent paying
citlzen ana not the vicious creature the mob would
destroy. Congress will also be invited to institute
parallel between the city OF San francisco, tho
above industrious Chinese population, numbering
only $4,000 in total OF 2s5, 600 oil all and
city oil Washington, with It's 40 900 negroes. chiefly
the influx OF the civil war, and then TO consider
whether 1t would not be justcr to expc the latter
view OF their alleged failure virtuous and pros
porous people
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS-
Indeed the Chinese merchants have already gone
far as to prepare memorial to Congress, copy OF
which has been sent TO the Hon. Horace Davis. Tho
memorial is follows
CHINESE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. !, 1879
Hon. HORACE DAVIS
Nv TpA Ennt nh M A. Inn
California on Decemoer 80 wherein you desire to IN
form portion Of those you represent ia Congress
that you mad Officially requested the Secretary OF State
10 OBTAIN Tor you from the BRUSH government full
information relative to enactments ny Toe Queensland
fariaihcht ana other Australian coionies, discourage
ing Chinese immigration. We learn also By the Same
despatch, 'that you have long been Impressed with
the value oil the precodcnts set by the British
Mes" and therefore you express desire ITO fully
armed" with these BRITISH precedents "wth view 10
arguing me Chinese question before Congress" and 10
be prepared 10 answer possible questions III debate.
You Will pardon US II We presume so Tar as to ala
you III your search Tor Information upon question OF
So WAL importance 10 US now, ana may allowed
To add Vi great peculiarly importance to you quito
Gently ln tact, social and business relations tor
long series oi years win you Win always be most
kindly remembered ana cherished by US Nations aud
governments that can point with pridc To the COM
mercial integrity ol their ctzens occupy high
standard vi CIVILIZATION The xorlu over. Hence 1t is
pleasure to our people 10 recall the uniled couh-
uehce ana c!edt you were ut all lines and upon all
occasous ana are now ANXIOUS und wiling 10 extend
to US. In tact. when We refer 10 the large
aggregate value, amounting " several hundred thou
suds OF dollars that our people paa and also
the tact that you always CONSIDERED our word us good
as the Dond o your own race 1t cannot be otherwise
than pleasant 10 recall memories your notice,
NOT the least OF which Is tnu you never say The
Chinese ever deirauded the Golden GAZE Mills OF
one dollar.
Again, IN volunteering to give you the facts in ref
crcuce 10 legislation III Australia on Chinese immi-
grafton fully post you. you may cor
recty answer possiblc questions and II you de-
sire 10 ADDRESS The Presie u OF the United states on
the sub ct VIC should regret exceedingly 10 have you
make such wid and exaggerated statements Is ihut
recently made by your colleague (Air Pagc) in letter
a n mo Chiua in Cali
| fvrnlA
AUSTRALIAN PRecEpEXrs
Therefore In OF aiding you reference
20 Australian preccdous We beg TO state mat the rst
| biil passed Was by The Victorian Parliament IN Tho
year 1906, placing fl0 captaton YAK levied ON ill
Cninese arriving IN that colony (Victora). liz 1861
| New South Wales Parliament PASSED bill with ike
object Both those bills were afterward repealed
the Victorian III 1865. the New South Wales IN
lS67much 10 the qualification vi The imperial govern
meuE US EXPRESSED by the Duke oil BucA ughan, then
tue head tho Colonial Olce VINO wrote tue colonial
HvvefAmsNts that he learns with much Satisfaction
migrants had oeen removed that IN his opinion such
measure ought never 10 have bccn passed" See
London Tunes Of september lO, 1867.
rho only other precedent Is that OF the colony OF
Queensland, winch mas population of less than Two
hundred thousand BY Reference TO tue London
Times OF october 1871 you Viii and bill, tesIg
natcu as "Ihe Cold Fields Amendment Act of 1871"
passed by the gu -en=land Parliament sanctioned
| ny the imperial government ~ the extent that ali
AsiAIIcs shall pay for miners light to work
gold fields the sum Of f3, and for business license
fIO each year. THIS bill was passed win The reserva-
Won oil The right o repeal within Two years W The I'M
| periaI government
1t might not 10 out OF place to inform you further
that the colony pied 10 place u auty upon
RICE but the home government refused to sanction IT,
aud Lord Carnarvon took OCCASION express MS
| opposition IN strong terms to such You can
tuIy appreciate His Lordshp's position reference
to taxing an article OF food like rice, largely con-
sumed ny our people, when you 80 fuily aware
the constantly increasing shipments OF flour MADE by
US to Cnina, and how dsas,Tous would DO to that
growing trahc II the imperial government Of CHINA
should rcciprocaly place duiy OF Two and one half
cents pound upon Hour exported from this country
to China We mention inns as pieceuent, anu regret
| II, because II ~ BRUSH
BRITISH PERSECUTION CHINESE.
We are puLoa ut thc tenor oil your patch wherein
you search VI persecution agSiust
our people w nation that Tor nearly halt century
enforced its shumsiui and outrageous demands upon
our country a. the lannon's mouth, burned cities
ANA towns slaughtered tens OF THOUSANDS OF our poo
pie demanding millions OF trbu,e aud finally forced
our people u Duy the 'poison drug" rhS horrors OF
this traffic will yet DC port ayec civilized
letters nre TINS modci Christian world
insists on degrading morally, physically and iutei-
lcctuuiy baton oil people 10 enhancc It's revenues
WIN Inc treatment Of that government toward our
people be any Justification Ivr this great ana ffoc
people to do IkewscY Is II fair Just look to
that government or presidents TO guide this and oil
the irco anu asylum vi the oppressed OF all nations"
In similar actsy IL to that the bigh posi-.
inform this government whether We have conducted
ourselves that entitled to remain mere or de-
part alter twenty-five years. trial and residence here
without gong ~ the Antpodes 10 md British perse.
| cution aud precedeuts against our people
In view OF the long and pleasant social and business
relations We have had together you VAL believe us
comprehend the gulf that separates since you
espOused politics. The transformation III your case
has simply amazed your old fricnds-he Chinese
merchants. QUUNG-n0NG-ON,
| WiNG-WUSANG,
Presidents Merchants Exchange.
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