Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-28
wKpyEsDAy MORNING. AUGUST IS. 1875
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"7HE HEATHEN CHINEE."

HE HId MEN tHiNEE.
The denizens Of the Celestial Empire
are beginning to annoy the dema.
gogues on this Continent. For fifty
years the United States Government,
through Missionaries, Naval, and the
civil authorities, importuned the Chinese
authorities to enter into n treaty Of
trade and commerce. Finally, this
Christian Government of ours sue
cceded in unboting the doors of that
far-oif heather country, free entrance
was agreed to, and treaty of com
merce was signed and exchanged be.
tween the two powers. Now, such
men as Ben. Butler, Kearny, and their
followers, want to violate that agree
ment and force oil Cinnamon to leave
tho shores TO which they have been
invited by solemn treaty. Who can
defend this Yankee trick 7 Why
should the Christian be the first to
violate sacred compact of this char
actcr 2 If Nations can arbitrarily set
aside solemn agreements, what is TO
prevent individuals from practicing the
example. Such conduct is indeiensible /;
and the man or party which demanded
enfrahchisement and citizenship for
the African Negro in the past, and
now clamors for the disfranchisement
and Punishment Of the Chinaman, is
either knave or a fool, and should be
stunned by others as u far moro dan
gerous man than the worst heather
on our shores
We notice that the editor of the
Philadelphia Record has given the
question some thought, and we repro.
duce his article, as follows Ii may
be impolitic to invite Chinese immigra-
tion and to make citizens of Cinnamon
in this country, but under the treaty
engagements entered into between the
United States and China, the Celestials
have rights in the United States which
white men are bound TO respect
These engagements oblige us to treat
Cinnamon coming TO this country as
we treat citizens of other and "the
most favored Nations General Butler
and Citizen Kearney to the contrary
Notwithstanding. And what makes our
obligations in this respect peculiarly
binding upon us is the fact that our
treaty with China resulted from cur
own overturcs TO the Government Of
that country, and that its terms as 10
both countries were chiefly dictated
or suggested by ourselves. The
Chinese authorities were never anxious
to treat with other Nations, prcferring
to keep themselves to themselves as
far as possible; but after asserting to
treaty with this country, framed in
conformity with our own desires, they
have u perfect right to demand that
We shall comply with its terms, and
treat such Chinese as come hilher &C.
cordlng to the solemn agreement made
between the two Governments Yet
General Butler, Citizen Kearney and
the people of California generally hold
that our Federal, State and municipal
governments have perfect right to
discriminate against Chinese immi.
grants, to impose special taxes upon
them pass special laws against them
and TO treat them generally as people
having no rights. Butler has made
common cause with the California
hoodlums as means Of conciliating
and capturing the white laborers of
Massachusetts and popularizing him.
sell with the white people of the coun.
try in general. The Chinese cannot
vote, and it is safe, therefore, TO treat
them as mere bru.es, having no rights,
human or political. A man of General
Buffers standing as a statesman might
be presumed TO respect international
treaties, to say nothing OF the claims
Of humanity and the dictates of Chris
tianity but it seems that with him
iemagogism has oyerridden every
Thing else and brought him down to
The hoodlums low level of race preju-
dice, Notwithstanding the stand here.
lofore taken by him in behalf Of the
African. The arrival of the Chinese
just at this time, with refer
'nce to the treaty, is opportune but
is presence will not deter Butler and
Kearney from continuing their crusade
against the Chinese. What care they
ior treaty obligations when political
capital can bc made by abusing and
ChinamenY 1t is due to
General Butler to say, however, that
ne bases his opposition to the immi.
grants from the Flowcry Land not so
much upon prejudice on account Of
their race and color as upon the fact,
rs he argues, that they are "paupers.
The Essex statesman always manages
10 be unique in his attitude and OK.
pressions, but be is not always correct.
The Chinese in this country are not
paupers. They are remarkable for
their industry, and all of them manage
10 take care of themselves, notwith-
standing the strong prejudice against
hem. But there are 50 few of them
IN Massachusetts, that Buffers asser.
ion may pass unquestioned in that
State and may prove "a good enough
Morgan till after the election" 1t is
somewhat amusing to find General
Butler joining Kearncy against the
Chinese. The fact would indicate that
he California agitator has converted
Lhc Massachusetts soldier and states.
man, and proves that they are noble
pair of dcmagogucs."
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