Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-26
Report Of the House Com
mittee on Chinese
immigration.
DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS REC
oMMENDED AND URGED.
A Scheme to Elect Three
Presidents.
Ferry Elected President Pro Ten.
OF the Senate.
[srsotAL pprArcH TO II COLD HUI
DALy NEws.1

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on Chinese Emigration 70 tho House yes.
terday. After referring 10 tho moral and
labor phases Of the question tho report
proceeds as follows: Tho third and prin'
cipal objection 10 the Chinese ID the fact
that they do not assimilate with our people
but remain . distinct and alien element.
In this respect they differ from all other
voluntary immigrants. The German. the
Irishman, the F~renchman. have sought
our country a. . permanent home for
themselves and their posterity. promptly
and cheerfully adopting u habits. Gus
toms and political institutions -devoted "a
our people, 70 our Government and the
iaws-they speedily become d worthiesi
and thriitiest citizens, vindicating In the
council chambers Of the nation their
knowledge Of our political principles. and
illustrating upon every battlefield where
liberty has been attacked the patriotism
which such knowledge inspires. II 10 not
so with the Chinese. They have been In
this country over . quarter Of . century.
Their employment ~ house servants and
laborers has brought them Into Close and
immediate contact with our people. but nc
change In them has been produced. What
they were when they came they are to-day.
The SAINT In drsss. the same In disposition,
the same In language, the same In religion,
and tho same In political feeling.
They indicate no desire eithor by word or
action TO become identified with rs. They
come TO US not because they were dissatis'
fied with the social or political institutions
Of their own country, but because they DO.
lieyed they could better their condition In
life. THAR sole object was 70 make money.
When they have accomplished this they do
not invest their earnings In land or home
stead., but return with thom W their na-
tive China. They come with no desire or
purpose 10 make this their permanent
home. 80 strong 10 their feeling In this
respect that the poorest lAborers stipulate
a. 4 part Of the contract by which they sell
their services that their dead bodies shall
DO carried back 10 China, and Thousands
have been thus exported. They have no
conception Of our Judicial or Legislative
systems. They cannot be relied upon 70
perform military duty. They are incom'
petent as jurymen. Indeed. the only pur'
poee In society for which they arc AvailA-
bic IL TO perform manual labor. They
bring with them neither wives nor fami'
lies. nor do they intermarry with the resi-
dent population. They have an inferior
intelligence and different civilization from
our own, and mentally, morally. physical
", socially and politically they have 70.
NAMED Q distinct and a~ntagonistic race.
Nor. In view Of their strong national pre-
iudices, 10 there any hope that tho future
will be different. Instances are numerous
where an inferior race has been absorbed
And improved by Q superior one, but the
condition precedent 10 such . result 10 the
acknowledgment on the part OF tho lower
race Of such infcriority. Nations a. wei
a. individuals. conclude that they need
help before they Are willing 10 ask or 70
ceive H. The Chinese have not, n never
will. come TO such . conclusion. Ineir
inordinate vanity leads them 70 believe
their country 70 DO tho center OF the yer.
restial System, and they therefore cali ',
the Midland" or Central Central
They boast . civilization that anedAtei
tho birth Of Christ. They point WIN
pride to . philosopher t~Confucius). whose
maxims As the perfection OF Wisdom nav
become their code Of laws. They obey
government which, In their faith, Ii
heaven descepded-sn absolute despotism,
vast. awful and impressive, whose terrible
and mysterious power regulates their
i've or DEGREES their death, and under
which liberty IL an unknown idea. Thus
,ntr.ncbed behind national prejudices
they are impregnable against All influence.
snS rcmsin 4 great united class, distinct
from us in color, In size. In features. In
dress, I'm language, In customs, In habits
and in social peculiarities. A nation "a
be strong should DO homogeneous. All
the elements that attach themselves 70 it'
society should assimilate rapidly Into one
harmonious and congruous whole. II ID
neither possible nor desirable for two
distinct races 10 live harmonious 10
the same society and under tho SAINT
government. II this single proposition
be truo tho conclusion 10 sound
th,t Inc Chinese immigration should
be restricted or prohibited. The
conclusion, however, Is strengthened by
facts already stated showing its evil effects
upon the industrial and social interests OF
onr people. But, admitting this the mode
Of securing II demands careful considera-
ton |: by far the greater majority OF emil
grants embark from the port OF Hongkong,
. British colony. A change o. abroganon
Of our treaty with China viii not, there.
fore, check the evil. The joint acuon OF
both China and Great Britain will alone
be e~ffeotual. In view Of the fact That the
we'll known policy Of the Chinese Govern
ment Ia adverse 10 the emigration OF ia