National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-14

sailed them. When the Chlnaman came away from
ms country he brought every thing with him, as
well rs his unchaste habits
He uextreferred to a recent description IN q New
York paper OF n Chinese laundry I'm that city, and
said II meant that before long 10000 washerwomen
would be out OF employment and thousands of
children would be crying for bread In the melrop.
OILS OF the nation. The Chinese paid no taxes, ana
In no manner helped to bear the burdens of gov.
ernment, If IL should be understood that the Chit
nese could come here and stay In peace, II would
not be half century before they would outnumber
the white people on this continent lie would have
much preferred to have had modification of the
treaty than that Congress should tnke action upon
the matter, but the people demanded action and he
believed the constitutional power of Congress to be
ample TO pass the bill. 1t was not all II should be,
buti was step In the right direction, Let that
step be taken aud Europe would rejoice with us
that America was to remain Anglo Saxon and not
Mr. BoorH spoke of the Importance of the pend.
ing bill and said 1t arose above oil party oonsidera
alton. u concerned the structure of society," Sup
pose IN the hundred years of our existence the in
uuN OF population had como to us from Asia In the
same proportion 1t had from Europe, could any one
Imagine the changes 1t would have wrought AL.
ready the Chinese on the Pacific coast had taken
possession of one half OF the active labor of that
section. This Chinese trouble would not stop on
ihe Pacific coast, but would spread eastward aud
u was time now to consider It, IL was easy to say IL
our race and civilization could not survive the con-
met with any other II ought to 90 down. but was II
the part of craftsmanship to invite the conflict?
When and where had two races directly opposite III
everything been brought together that injury did
not result2 We wanted no subordinate people on
THIS continent; we wanted no people who could
not help to bear the burdens of government
The doctrine Of the survival of the altest did not
mean the survival Of the strongest but the survival
OF that best suited to the surroundings. He re.
tcrred to the labor question. and spoke Of the Inn
possibility Of the American competing with the
Chinese He did not speak specially in the interest
OF labor but in that OF common society. Cheap
labor drove out all other, and to bring American
labor TO level of that OF the Asiatc was to ask the
American lahorer TO leave home and family. Sen
0tors need not latter themselves that they could
preserve the independence Of the American citi
Izen and degrade his labor 1t had been asserted
that the exclusion Of the Chinese was departure
rom our traditional policy. lie denied that II was
This was no change OF policy. II was a new policy
rendered necessary The Chnaman and American
were nnupodal and never could assimilHte. lie
did not want any conflicts Of races. no amalgama
lion OF races, and 10 subordinate race in this coun
Asia,io level. but these evils would come unless
Chinese immigration be stopped.
Mr.. MORGAN. u member of the Committee on
Foreign Relations said he felt greatly embarrassed
rs to whether Congress at this time should abandon
all efforts to remedy the evils complained Of by
diplomatic correspondence. He would prefer TO
government by the State Department aud regretted
that II had driited away from diplomatic control to
the halls of legislation. There were grave questions
involved. To what extent we might involve ciu-
zens OF the United States residing in China. and
leopatdl2e their lives and property no one knew,
though he had 10 reason.to suppose that the En-
peror of China would visit upon individuals his
anger on account Of what he might suppose was a
violation OF treaty by their government lie re
ferred to the habits Of the Chinese, and said they
were working here In most COngenial pursuits.
They found great riches to be gathered in every
lield OF industry none OF which they scorned; and
we need not do the Chinese the injustice to suppose
they did not study our institutions They expected
TO become citizens Of the United States and voters.
Mr. Morgan then made lengthy argument of an
chronological character In which lie referred to
every race ever found upon this continent from the
Indian and negro TO the Anglo'Saxon, and In con.
clusion announced that he would vote for the bill
| as II came from the House. because we wanted no
more inferior races In this country.
Mr.. MATTHEWS opposed the bill, and said he was
not willing TO let the occasion pass without putting
on record some of his reasons for opposing it, If he
believed that the representations which had been
made III respect to the evils TO be remedied by this
legislation were as true as faithful to the iuc rs the
| senators did who made them. he would still vote
against the bill even though we had the consitu-
uonal power and moral right TO keep out the
His respect for the sanctIty of the plighted faith
OF the hation In solemn treaty with sovereign
Power would compel him to seek to accomplish the
remedy py some other means than an arbitrary act
OF congress, He read from the Burlingame treaty,
and said we solicited from China the covenants we
were now about to break. and we were about to do
u oy putting on them the stamp Of hypocrisy on
our own part. By tho same bonds which we bound
me parties let us seek to unloose them. Let us go
| TO me Emperor of China and say experience has
| convinced us of our error and we desire to make
me correction. Suppose II was treaty with Great
britain france, Germany, or any hghtng Power
|
and not with Pagans. would II be consistent with
| international law or our own self.respect TO up
preach them n any other way than BY the peaceful
| me constitutional power OF Congress TO pass this
| law.
| At the last session of Congress resolution was
adopted requesting the President to open negota
| lions for modification OF the treaty with China ia
| remedy the evils which had sprung up under IT,
| For aught the senate knew those negotiations
| might now be in progress
MIR. MORGAN inquired II the Senator had any in,
formation that they were In progress.
| Mr.. MATTHEWS replied he had not and If he
| had he would not be at liberty 10 state II here.
| Mr.. HAMLIN, chairman Of the Committee OH For
eiGn Relations said he was authorized to say that
| there had been conferences between our Govern
| ment and the Chinese Embassy for the purpose OF
carrying out the object of the resolution referred 10
| by the Senator from Ohio
| Mr.. SARGENT. And does the Senator not know
that The embassy rejected every proposition to re-
view that treaty. ! anu authorized to state that,
| Mr.. MATTHEWS continuing his argument, de
MED that there was any emergency ior the passage
of this bill II had been said that The Chinese were
aliens and poison In our body polite. lie thought
shores the outcast of every cline Was il or was II
| not true that the young Democracy of this contin
ent was able oconquer all these serpents attacking
| 1t in its cradle? Was the Senate to admitb voting
| for this bill, that our Democracy was hypocrisy
| and our religion sham
| Mr.. BLAINE then took the floor at $40 D. m bu
| yielded to his colleague.
Mr.. HAMLIN said this question was one of great
importance. The friends of the bill had been heard
|
alonei opposition TO it. He hoped the Senate would
not drive Senators to conclusion this evening. HC
| knew there was majority 10 pass the bill but he
| asked that the minority be treated decently, L
should 30 over until tomorrow. He therefore
| moved to adjourn.
| Mr.. SARGENT hoped the Senate would continue
| in session and dispose of the bill.
| Several Senators "Oh, let us sit II out"
Mr.. DORSEY gave notice that II this bill should &c
| over he would tomorrow move TO lay 1t aside Il
| consider the post Office appropriation bill.
The motion of Mr.. HAMLIN TO adjourn was ther
| agreed to-yeas, %; nays, 20, as follows:
| YEAS Messrs. Bayard. Burnside. Cameron (Ws.)
Coke, Conkling. Conover, Davis Ull), Dawes Ferry
Garland. Hamlin Hereford, HOar, Howe Jones (Fla)
| Kellogg Herman, McCreery, Mcmillan, Matthews
| Maxey, Morrill,, Oglesby, Randolrh, Rollins Saus
| bury, Teller, VOORHEES,, and Wallace-@,
| NAYs-McSsrs. Barnum, Beck Blaine, Booth. Cam
| eron (Pa), Dorsey Eaton, Eustis Hill Jones (Nev }
| kirkwoOd, Mcdonald, MerrimOn, Mitchell. Morgan
| Paddock. Plumb, Sargent, saunders, Sharon, Spen
| Ger, Thurman, and WilheTs-23.
| Messrs. Anthony. Allison, and Wadleigh were
paired with Messrs, Whyte Edmunds, aud Dav
| wv. Va. j but these Senators merely announced tina
| they were paired and did not say how they woulc
| have voted.
The Senate then at j;l5 p, M, adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. CoBB moved TO take up for consideration thu
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