, 1879-02-25

uUQLAL bLAf EA14 In LIZ ONAALA o4a4I+9'
III tho enactment or veto OF tho Chinese
Emigration bill is involved the question Of
permitting the transportation to this country
of countless thousands Of Coo1a slaves from
China. Wo call thom "slaves," aud, though
tho system IL FREQ Of many Of tho moro re-
voting features which marked African
slavery az it was known in this country, 1t il
nevertheless slavery to I'LL practical intont+
and purposes. Tie "six Companies"
gather the refuse aud paupor population Of
tho Chinese ports-tho material called
"tramps" In this country-aud contrnut to
transport them TO California and to support
them until they Gnu got "cutundor en-
ployment. Out Of the first earnings thoy
must reimburse tho "gx Compauics," and
thon for stipulated number Of years shoy
pay over to tho companies ono-half their
earnings, and with tho othcr half return
to China During their stay in this
country they arc uuder tho surveillance
Of The agents Of tho Six Companies, aud all
their movements and all tholr oontraota aro
made with tho consent Of those companies.
Every dollar they Darn has to bo accounted
| for, aud one-half Of 1t has to be paid over to
tho company that sent them. II the Chi
neso wore like nuy other race they could
e,naucluaso touuselycs from this sorvitudo by
simply ropnllatiug these bonds; but tho
| Chinese orc religiously aud by Inv compelled
to roturn to China II living, or bo taken
thero II doad, go thoy cannot omanolpato
themselves by becoming ottizens or posma-
uont residents OF this country, and any at
tempt by them to violate thoir contract
would bo severely punished on their return
to China.
| On tl,s point, in bis reply to L1o1D GAR
n1soS, Senator blaine says:
HTho number Of chsucso In this countryta 13o.-
600, mostly In California, Of whom 7,000 arc
women but not wives, ind src Of tho most oe.tsal
chatactar. Tncro arc no faulty tics. no morality.
no pHety According to tic senator, but proat!u.
tiun aud slavery beyond any limit Of which tho
American can conceive. lilo arguea that. II We
hnye right to Sesp ous infectious diseases, VIC
| have equally tho EIglt to exclude tho accds ot
.moral and uhYsical disease anil death. Tho
Ch,ncse and the Americana have oeon 10.
gothes ia California, md thcso has been no
assimilation III habits or religion, nor hai
there toru any mnrged compliance with tht
laws OF rho country, tho Chne4s having their owu
secret courts and totr secretly enforced penalties,
even 10 tho lcath'tenscnce. Their residences art
tho breeding places OF pcaiilcnces anil It IL only
question Of timc and eastward trasei ~ to whor
thor will spread dHnnsn across tho Continent.
The Senator drnnunccs the insertion Of Mr.GARhI
aox, that these Cooltos Must be put on tho SAINT
footing ~ caucaalan 1mm1Islnts, declaring TIM
all thu ,nra.nrat!on from Eatope to-car ass!m!
lates at once with IT. own bloo1 thiA soil, AMI
to place Tho Chtnesu Coolies on the saue footing !
to shut eneA ewes 10 all the ,Hstfncss Of human
| tuee md ali the teacAiuES Of blstUrY.th
The people OF New England and ot Nev
n York aro peculiarly sentimental. They ar
! in toars, and loud In their expression o
| sympathy for tho oppressed at distance
; TAey folt miserable at The suferings Of til
t sIodocs. antl-stley bewa'lsd the sad lot q
' 61rz1sa Bull and tho savage Sioux and A.
i rapahoos. They know nothing personally g
= tho character Of tho Chinese any more tim
a tl,oy did OF that Of 6uAcxNAsry J1M aud h
L aasootntes There are twenty-five hundrs
miles between the Chinese, al tue people {
/. Oaliforn!a know them, and the sentiments
a ayupathizers OF Now York and New Fl
Il gland. It IL easy 10 sympathlzs with peopl
v at n distance. II, however, during the nel
10 six months tloro could 10 en1pticd iuto Nc
r. York 10000 Chinese, and 100000 ini
u the ci!Iea Of New England, /: Is pc
i. silto TINT befora tho year ia out thel
" would coma up from those places ~ earue
t. a prayer for deliyorancp rs has como I
t. frou San Francisco. Tho Chinese aro ola
|; Of slaves.-men bouul to service aud lab
D. Tor a torn Of years,--who l.ayo to pay on
III halt of what they get to their proprietors
pf ,nuBtersi who come lore aliens aud proro