New-York tribune., 1879-02-24

him to starvation wages killing his ambition
by rendering his stru rce hopeless. and end
ing in ploddng and pitiabIe poverty. Nor
Is II n truthful answer to say tnat this danger ~
remote. Remote il may be for Nr. Garrison, tor
Boston and for New-EnRand. but 1t is instant and
pressing on tho Pacific slope Already the Chinese
male adults on that well-uigh numerous
as the white voters Of California and IL il conceded
that q Chinese emigrant can be placed IN san Fran
cisco for one-haf the amount required TO transport
a man from the Mississippi Valley TO the Pacific
Coast ana for one-third what 1t requires for New
Yorker or New Engandor to reach California or
Oregon. The late Caleb Cushing, who had carefully
studied the Chinese question ever since his mission
10 Frking IN Ioi2 maintained that unless resisted
by the United states the hrst general famine III
China would be followed by an emigration 20 Cali
f0gria that would swamp the white race. observe
that - New-Englaui newspaper-I especially regret
that s1ch ignorance should bo shown IN New
Eng'and-.ays it Is only "a strip on the Pdclhc
that the Chinaman scek- for n home. The Chinese
are already scattered u three states and two ada
cent Territories whose Is larger than the "rig-
nal thirteen COLONIES. California alone Is larger
than New England, New-York. Pennsylvania and
Ohio. and is capable OF maintaining vast popula
tion cf Anco-Saxon fgcemcn il We 90 not surrender
ITO Chinese coolies.
A VAST NAnGKAIloS THREATENED.
fViH. Before ihe Same Commute" "t lhVe-ieA-
tiou from whose report have already quoted VT,
r " Jackson. man of high character. who had
travelled extensively ln the last, testified ta3t las
strong belief was ' tina. If the Chimes, felt that
they were safe and had % firm io"tin- in '@-i''in"
thcy would come in enormous numbers, bcrause III"
populate OF CHINA D. practically GrNhaH.tjhir.'
such indeed d, th, uuhIoken Testimony OF all who
are entitled to express opinion. Tho der sion o.
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80 VIOLATIONS 't iifN'' ""l''''''N'
>'ta. The ou.crv that w' are violating o.r
treaty obligations Is without any foundation. Tho
AIT ,e ou emigration iu ,Ic treaty ha- Ho; been ole
served bT emma for a single A""f -'nrc o. "l-
made. Al the testimony taken 90" ,A, So. I-c.-
and It has been fn!! and c"p'ouS-,ho0' con-
clslycly that the eulIc cmIgritDn wa, "Undrf
confrsct:" that the coolies had been gathered tr-
cether for export aud gathered as ag"n-, ;u our
Western states would ca.hcr lis" stock fnr ship
meat very competent witness 30 California
speaking 10 this point. say- that:
ON the arrival %: tbc Chinese in California they
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r1g o. The compau..- Ic..- Iu.uic 0, trseu
sr6 ana Hi- -. I'D i. Geo go '' % 1''. - --.' '.'., - Is
fulfilled r. he h,,.ks hl, tourrac' tie -r,,.ot t. .>
comgauiea hulj l.n 20 prevent hs ieGf.n- i' '"'1a
r a. 80. bi, rIo, t ,.yr' G, trftr..a
ticket. The O. tbr steamship compan'e. testified
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90 employees OF lh~ sy companies. r.l'a" ~
D'A1''-' VINO e." "'"ay' '' seen ." 'U''I 'Ie ''''
Mr. Joseph j. RtT, PI.ladeiohla merchant. long
resident iu China, and close observer of IT,
en- grafton. say that ""loOO Of th" Chr
urSe who have reached our shores were not
free agents N their coming Flies ot the Hong
Kong newspapers from 1861 would supply nioraa-
ton regarding th- 'barracoons' at that port. and
when the system had become too great a scandal,
their removal 70 Macao Ia Portuguese colony, forty
miles Distant in which barracoous' the CHiue-e
~ every sense prisoners. retained ultil their
shipment 20 : m Francisco. Callao. Havana, etc
These called by courtesy emigrants. were collected