Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-03-11

ending III plouultl- duu pitioniN PV'NiC
Nor is il Il truthful answer 10 say that this
danger il remote. Remote il may be for
Mr.. Garrison, for Boston, and for New
England, but il is instant and pressing on
the Pacific slope. Already the Chinese
male adults on that coast are well-nigh a.
numerous as the white voters OF Calltor-
MIA. and il i conceded that Chinese emil
grant can be placed in San Francisco iol
one-half the amount required To transport
a man from the Mississippi Valley 10 the
Pacific coast. and for one-third what 1t re-
ouires for New Yorker or New Highlander
Ia reach California or Oregon. The late
Caleb Cushing, who had carefully studied
the Chinese question ever since his mission
To Picking in 1872, maintained that unless
resisted by the United States the nrSt gen
eral famine in China would be followed by
an emigration 10 California that would
swamp the white race. l observe that q
New England newspaper especially re-
gret that such Ignorance should be shown
i'm New Eusland-SayS 1t Is only "A strip
on the Pacific that the Chinaman seeks Tor
a home The Chinese are already >cattcrcu
In three States and two adjacent Terrific
ricS whose area i larger than the original
thirteen colonies California alone Is arg-
or than New England, New York, Pcun>yl-
yauia. and Ohio, ami i capable Of main
tanning a vast population OF Anglo-SaXon
frremeu If we do not surrender II 10 CHI
ne>e Coolies.
FiOh. Before the same Committee OF In
vc>tisation from whose report | have al-
ready quoted. Mr.. I. W. Jackson, a man OF
high character, who had Travelled eNtcn-
>ivcly in the East, testified that his strong
belief was THAT il the Chinese felt that
they were safe and had firm footing IN
California they would come in enormous
numbers, because the population Of China
i practically meNh3u>tible. Such, indeed,
i the unbrukcn testimony OF all who are
entitled 10 express an opinion. The dcciS-
ION of Congress ON this matter heretofore
becomes OF the very last Importance. Had
il been in favor of Chinese immigration,
with the encouragement and protection
which that would have implied, il requires
mo- vivid imagination 10 forcScc that the
treat slope between the SicrraS and the
Pacific would become the CmgratinS
ground for the Chinese Empire. - that
I du not at all cXaggcTate when / say mat
on the adoption or rejection OF the poucN
passed upon hy Congress. hangs the tate oi
the Pacific Slope-Whcther it, labor shall
be- that OF American frccmeu or >crNlle
Nuncolians If Mr. Garrison thinks The
interests OF his own countrmcn, his own
Government and ~ still larger sense,
the interests OF humanity and civilization
viii hc promoted 10y giving up the Pacific
20 Mougolian labor, | be- respectfully but
firmly To differ from him. There Is no
ground ON which We are bound 10 receive
them 10 our own dctrimcut. Charity is The
first Of Christian graccS. But Mr. CARR
ION would not feel obliged 10 receive into
his family a person that would physically
coutaminate or morally corrupt his chill
drcn. ~ with a family - with a nation
IN, same instinct oC self-prc>erNaton eN-
lists. the same right To prefer the interest
Of our own people, the same duty To eN-
clujc that which Is corruptins and danger
Gus 10 the Republic
sixth The outcry that w arr violating
our treaty obligations i without any ioun-
datiou. The article on emigration 10 the
treaty has not been observed hy China Tor
q single hour since IL was made. All the
testimony taken on The >uhlcct-and II has
been full and copiou~->howS Couclu>iNcly
tina, The entire emigration was under CON
tract" that the Coolies had been gathered
I
iu our Western States would gather live
stock for shipment 4 very competent
witness In California, speaking 10 this
point, SAYS that
"On The arrival 81 the Chinefe IN California
they arr Igned Ike hogs 20 the dileTtnI Chl
ucsc companies, their contracts are NiSsd And me
Cody commences 70 pay 10 the companies tees 10
insure care u be Is taken sick and hrs return homo
dead or alive. His return L. prevented until htef
bis contract has been entirely fulfilled. II he
breaks his contract the spies OF the si1 companies
hunt him 10 prevent HE returning 10 China by
arraugtmeu,s with The steamship company or
their agents N the steamship employ, TO prevent
bis setting ticket. The agents OF The steamship
companies testified % this same fact. II Ticket
is obtained Tor him by others he 10 forcibly stop
ped on The day Of sailing by The enployees OF lie
81 companies. called "hsh'binoeTs NHo can
always be seen guarding The Coolies
Mr. Joseph J. Ray, Philadelphia mcr-
chant. long resident in China, and close
observer OF il emigration. says "that
9g9- 1000 of the Chinese who have reached
our shores were not free agents iu their
comius Files of the ionsHons newSpa-
per> from l>6l would supply information
regarding the 'haracoon> N that port. ami
when the system had become too great a
scandal. their removal 10 Macao, "a Port
u.e>c colony. forty miles distant ia which
Z
prisoners. were retained until their ship
mcut 20 san Francisco. Callao. Havana. sc
These. called hy courtesy OmigIuut>. were
collected from within radius OF two TO
three hundred miles from Canton, ana con-
sisted of the ahjeCtly poor. who. willingly
or not. were sold 10 obtain food for their
families, or for gambling debts, (thc Chi
ne>e. ~ YOU are aware, being iuvctcratc
gamblers or the ScapcgraCe> OF the couu-
Try. fleeing 20 avoid punishment.
Il j. of course misuse OF terms 70 call
this AN entirely voluntary emigration.
and vet none other was permissible under
the Burlmgame Treaty. our Government
would De- clearly Justified IN di>regarding
the treaty ON the ground that the Chinese
Government had never respected it, pro-
visions. But without any reference 10 that,
our Government possesses the right 20 alb
rogate the treaty IL it adjudgcs that il
continuance l., 'pcrniCiOu> 20 the state.
Indeed. the two pending propositions i'm
the Senate differed not in regard 10 our
own right 10 abrogate the treaty but sim
ply a. 70 whether we should do 10 in July,
l~-9 by the exercise Of our power without
further notice 10 China. or whether We
should do 10 in January, lSs0, amer notify
mg China that We had made up our minds
10 do il. Nearly a year ago Congress 10y
Joint resolution expressed it, discomfort
with the existing Treaty, and thus clearly
gave notice 20 the civilized word-if notice
were necdful-of the desire and intention
OF our people. In the late action of Con-
grc,s the opposing ropOsition-moved u
a substitute for the bin 10 which | gave my
SuppOrt-reQuested the President 10 notify
The Emperor Of China that Chinese immi-
grafton i unsatisfactory and perniciou>, 9"
and In eject If he would not modify the
treaty a. We desired. then the President
should notify the Emperor that after Jan