The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

and we shall owe this much To Mr. Mon
ev's persistent efforts in such behalf. He
is one among many who are here TO serve
his people, and .'honest John Letcher' can
not show purpr rpcord than our unim-
peachable member from he Third District
of Mississippi. A Congressman who can
neither be bullied nor bought is worth more
than millions to his constituents; and
shame upon the little narrow-minded de-
tractor who would doubt the integrity of
every gentleman who does not choose to
| look through his own contracted and dis
torted eye glasses.
S'THE HEATHEN CHINEE."
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky. Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Education aud La
Dor, has made most able and thorough
report on Chinese immigration. He shows
that there are now 10000 Chinese in the
| Pacific States. The rate of Increase has
been rapid, to-wit. at the rate of 30 per cent.
for every five years since 1850 For exam
ple in that year 1890 immi grated 70 this
country, continuing by gradual increase to
1874. when the mum Der reached ID 900. Mr..
Willis takes a statesmanlike view of this
grave question. Stalking. against al tho
ton. the loss of self respect, of comfort. of
honorable personal virtues, which invara-
bly, follow the Celestial race, he shows
that while his labor is cheap his society is
debasing. his habits filthy, and the moral
atmos sphere about him foul-totally d fer
pnt from our own ideas of right and wrong
They cannot, says Mr.. Willis. comprehend
our judicial system. They are incompetent
as jurvmen, Incapable of military duty. en-
tertaining strong national prejudices and
opposed, both by instinct and reason, to
assimilating themselves with our insfitu-
tions. GA nation to be strong. must be
homogeneous" It is, the report continues,
neither possible or desirable for two distinct
races to live tremendously in the same soc-
ETY. under the same government" hence the
committee recommends unanimously that
immediate correspondence be opened upon
this subject with Great Britain and China;
anu they present joint resolution to that
effect.
All who have read the late Senator Nor
ton'- report on this subject, viii not fail to
distinguish the merits of this. The cool
unbiased ,Statesm anlike, report OF Mr.. Willis
Is in marked contrast to the meaningless
platitudes of the late Indiana Senator. Mr.
Morton felt the need of being consistent,
hence while making his report on the Chi
nese OF the West, had his eye on the negro
of the South. But for the ''nigger in the
wood pile" his opinion might have been
enough. but lie must need support his favor
tie and now efete theory, that all men are
created equal. Taerefore he sacrificed fact
to fiction and sense to sentiment; and after
the feversh struggle with such bonn 5astic
and buncombe philanthropy, the report of
Mr.. Willis comes like the spirit of healing.
giving us something solid and sound sense
for the sickly sentimentalish of Sumner and
Morton.
follow, only, quite a numb Der Of North
ern writers in contrasting Southern with
Northern states manship-as illustrated in
the case above. 1T slavery did no more, il
seems TO have settled the absurdity OF seV-
eral theories in the Declaration of Inde-
pendeuce. This was likewise illustrated, IA
few days ago, III Mr.. SingIeton's manly and
generous reply TO Powers of Maine when
the former for Mr.. J Jefferson Davis, aud BY
his authority, excepted that veterans
name from the privileges of the Mexican |
Pension bill. Ii any man on earth, said !
Nr. Singleton, deserves the halter for stan-'- |
ing by his section during the war, L, sir |
am that man! The eloquent and patriotic |
SPEECH OF Gen Chalmers in answer to Gen |
Garfield and Mr.. Eugene Hale, was noble /
likewise OF Southern state 'lnan-
ship, sentiment aud honor.
PELoNs IN OFFICE.
Hon. Joe. Black burn will, tomorrow,
press his resolution inquiling of the Judi |
ciary com mittee whether there is not a |
United States Statute preventing the reten-
ton in office OF a convicted telon-like Tom
Anderson for example. This will create
a breeze in the House and 80 Blackburn"
is the man who doesn't fear the thunder.
Hon. j. Proctor X lott-chalrmAn of The
j judiciary COmmftteC-wlil make IA report
worthy of the subject and OF himself, as he
always does. By the way Mr.. Knott deals,
of late, in solid facts, and we can hope for
nothing more, tear, like Duluth. An un-
public opinion a very silly one.
toO--wC uid debar oar juriSts from the
that logic and hunor meyer 60 IN company.
Mr.. Knott himself Is living an
swer to reiute this theory. His
nature is as much at home in the
com edy as in thu tragedy of life, and, | takel
it, his loyic is all the better for his rhetoric.
But such is not the co1 pOpuM Ii Bacon
(Says Landnr) had written "a easily and
as Cicero, he would have losi |
4 portion of his weight with the pu rlic!
Take away all Cicern's wit and halt his el0.
luence, and you have Bacon at bottom.
WIT.
opinion, ever made in Congress, was by thu
ate Ben Wade in 1874. Senator Butler, OF
South Carolina was speaking to the K .ns4s
bill. This measure, said he, prevents me-
from taking my prOnerty TO the territories
cannot carry with me there my old mann
nv who nursed-
sThe gentleman is mistaken" interDOsed
Mr.. Wade; this bill does not prevent him
aking his Cd nanny To the territories /
t simply prevents him selling her after he
yets her there"
Here was wit. insult, sarcasm, and great |
leal more. all in a few words, and while L I
could not have refrained from sympathizing 7
With Butler, il l had been there, must per 5
Orce, have laughed heartily WITH the bluff T
Id Butternut. III
Mr. Cannon, of the Committee on Post 9
offices and Post Roads, has done everything
n his power to thwart the investigation a
# Cheney. r
Il am getting very sick of this work." he t
EN- ark ed last week, .svery tired indeed" h
Let me tell you how to rest YOURSELF" n
replied Mr.. Money of Mississippi {
Do you take off that breeching you've f
'een wearing all along, and work in the
races awhile" G. E. M. o
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