Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-03
Veto Of the EhincGc I2ilE.

The President s2nt 10 To" ii9u:t G. E1iT2-
ea1tatircs Saturday evening lis VETO D! tie bill
| 10 restrict Chinese iumigraiicn. There KS 30
debate. the question, "Ghaii tie ILL pass, :bc
ctjao:i2rs cl the President to Tic c9ntTa7? not.
| Hi;hstan1ius?' vas voted u?2n Immediately
| o.. tie ,nssarc teirg taken W !tc12 !:2a Speak
er's dc.k, aud resulted il is rtisc'i2a i? 7Jtc
Of 100 TO o..
The ncassg5 gives az account o; iha I'll! 50:
passs;l to House aad vas amended IN tao S!a
etc, aa3 caurie, his with Z history {! tie i'!:
licsamo treaty aDa description o. -? 2ric,.s
ia il tc 1hich the bill uGd:r Consideration !ucs
counter l. csnlcaG5 TINT vice. .G:s supple
cl:ntary t.iaig vaS E:got!2t"j, 10 1868, the
c22uify iisd already had coJs:5eF.5l; ex?erl
&C, in Chimes, immitrsI3a, 30! &c aivau'
tags and ioconveaieacci Tel: o. feared t::c:e'
tom ll.i b.come nlre Q. !sSi u.l;iGS:, but
they dictated NJ sIipr:at99s 81 t:'n sui, 60
be ircoGport,cd lc ihc iTSaiC. ~ 80: Coz
lrary, TIC tdti!u!ane trGair hlj ~. j~> o.
iects, o1e tmo prevent tho iilay & l. C5ct:o, Or
Invo.u ltary iIlmiafarioc, tie 1.hr - s.Gn?c
the n1oleclion Of Chinese ia An;c:;:a. h,l2::'
GAGS 10 China bcipC alfca6g pfc;cC,cC b2 he
treaty OF 1858, to wbic'' Ri;rDg.:aa's raaly
was supplementary Up 10 th.s ..orc,' the
message says, "ouc u0cov:naGicC hospitality 10
INN grafton; our fearless iiae5ly ri cltEs0s:;p;
our tq1sl aHd comprehensive Jasti:: 10 n! IT.
hahitants whether they atJD.Sd ihG!c iJtciga
nationality or not; 0uc civil icoa1;n %ha orr re
igicus tolefall3a, had madc al cJri@ri !5ec }u!",
and under these projections The tjotS' 10 ce2
siderable 1umbcrs had Made thei1 iotgm"nt
~, ,,ii,.
| 10 Cbioese 10 this cOnn;ry, ard I1c;p:acap re-
ocwcd the same degree 0rliber;y cad arivIrgsGto
commission merchants and missionaries lnChlna,
and the President is "cIuvloc q tnat Whatever IL.
| juTy might 10 any quarter c: ~ GCy ln;cfc-t h.
supposed 10 rtqIifs 90 ilsia:; suppression o!
| further immigration from CGlua. Ia Tros1n ClD
r. uuirc lhc immediate withj:a"?ai Of cur iiGaiy
protection from tho CEioGao already in lhS
country, nod no ClrcumotaDc,s eau tc!cra;c az
exposure OF our Cit! % in C5;oA, IlcrcSatts
ani mlssiaoarics, 10 tic c)GStGu 'Gcai Il sj=Ej
q 20 90 a5rogat!on CT their t:eaty protection.
There il 10 prece3cH; iur The &5ro@a,i0l OF
treaty or pari Of :: tTeary h. sc: Ct Gc1sr2sc,
but Tho President says that It Is rr:ooi,t2 i'll
International! Law ''tSat C2ouaciaiigl Of e
part of treaty. not made b" nc terms Of
the treaty itself separate 'r3t.l th3 re-i. il G.
denunciation 81 the whDte treaty. As
the other high contracting party las
entered into no treaty obligations except sun
es include the psrt denounced, the deRuncs-
ton By ono psrty Of tho part necessarily li5ec-
ates the other party from tho whole treaty" II
uthdr words, the elect OF IN snGldnG:i! "EiGh
was msdo 10 the Chinese ozelu:ion b'l IS Org-
naly introduced, requiring t1e So7o7nincn. 70
notify the Chinese Emperor Of the e5roga;;90 Z!
articles and Of the BurDgsm9 treaty, would
be- such, if tho bill were TO become law, Is TO
involve not only the abrogation CT tbs whole
Burlingame frosty, but also OF the t7o.l!c5 OF
1853, to which 1t Vas supplementary. ana IRON !
which sll the protection that Americans rave N |
China is derived. TIE President does not deny |
that there is serious discontant on the Pacific |
coast, and grave cause for it in the Chinese imul
grafton and be says that this !. arc ought 10 DC
subject of consideration sDd diplomacy Gs /: IS |
our natural policy TO secure Ourselves ssa!c>t q !
larger and more rapid Infusion Of this foreign: |
race than our System o. industry snd so2lety |
can take up and assimilste With ease GaJ si:ety.'
He SAYS that tho Chinese government, '-IiiES |
polite and sensitive people. distinguished By y
high sense of national price, may &c trusted
to meetu half way IN these necessary EtW$r-
r3nsements. In tho meantime tho people en-
tho Pacific COST hsve 10 CAUSE iJr ihmeiis.e
apprehension pending Inc neSo:la! DIS row BE-
ing made. There is suct recession IN ihe i)W
Of emf grafton from China, shoTn. IS Inc Pi:si-
dent ssys, By trustworthy statistics thai It 10 rot
likely that any new fsiiure OK discont=a. CT
disturbance among tle commurIties directly
affected" vii! bs Introduced. Da: even, if tha'a
were danger Of such Disturbances. i. would no.
90 so inconvenient to tire wider ard more yer
nsrent Interests of The COUNTY," the President
thinks, 'as the summary dis:ucbanc. OF ouc eS-
listing treates With Cbius." The tsi:h cftno :s.
ton ia Involved. a. we'll SIS tbs interest s1d pei.
icy, and. the message concludes: our history
gives little occasion fer any reproach in this re-
gsrd," and in asking the rene~od attention OF
Con sress to this bill the President feels rersu1-
ded that their action will msin!.in the pub
lie duty aud the public honor I;