, 1879-02-06
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

iINII- HHt AAaFt 0H kHH Hill III 2AEaIElEt EAT
Immigration Of chlneho to the United
stnsra,
Mr. Speaker, The 1ncstfon now under censd-
Grafton Is ono ot those which apt to DO treat.
cd frpm a sentimental standpoint. We hear
gentlemen roll nrainst the proposition that we
erect d Chinese wall about our slinrcs. We arc
told Tint We havo opened a wide door 10 the or-
prcsecd and downtrotlden Of al! lands, mil have
Invited all such to cumo hero, where they tan
frccv pnrsuo the race Of life In accordance with
the dictates Of their own conscienccs; nntf We
arc asked it wo intend now, On tl,c threshold Of
the second century Of our national existence. 10
nlter our traditions and turn back the dial from
it's onward movement given to 1t by orr fore
fathers.
Sir, a!l this appeals to tho American heart, and
ts npt TO cause us to lose sight OF the great
practical issues surrounding the question. No
enc has moro Of this etnttmentalIstn than l.
Show mo Tho man on whom presses the hand
nf dcspoltsu,, af.l who knocks al our doors viii,
nm appcaf for a.yitlm, a,n his cry will not flrsd
me deal; show me The lnnn who, loHntroddtn
In the llomo Of Ills fathers, casts an eve upon
! ur glnrlous Lay, nsHl asks that It. too, NAV
wave orer, him, md M car: will he quicker to
! eatrh that denMn1 than mine. 1}ns, str, tho
MonQofan comes not to our shores with any
such cry. He seeks IT'D asyIum under our flag:
weight upon hls suul: lie has never in his
M fof "SI Political ''ss freedom; liberty has III
him no charm; It ncvor enters
ito ns sas s rnn nSsk "as sdo "a ~
years OF llabtt. to wear ntnhter's collar. Ills
'antl ol liberty Is to him no asylum fron opprcs-
| sion. lie come to It with greed In hs l,cart,-
means to 20 back to hls masters dom inions to
enIoy The wealth acQuirc1 here. His only dream
Is At Inst to i've IN comfort il Tho CELESTIAL EN-
pirc. Ills Grcatcst dread IS thc dread that ho
may not lte bcneath It's soil If!s llrst aGt ia to
rarn osiougl for lis scanty Subsistence; his sec-
ond, to put by, day by ,iny,. enough to take
hack, IN case Of lrath, his ho'ls beynnd The Ia.
love for our liberty; no love for onr aoil. Tho
ilrAk he never stuites; tho second he cannnt
comprehend; md the last would be to bis dead
corpao but contamination.
lspchk thus frt,ut no prejudice, 'nnd not from
anv knowledge gathered from, hcarsay. lmvu
| had intercourse with il!es1 lroDlc. For years.
iu my Owl, ttv, have llu1 Chinese tenants. /
havc seen. them In thrir everyday lite, uni I
1t Is true these tcnants have been OF the 1nwrT
grades; but they were fair aamplcs Of tho great
InaAs who land upon our so!t. hare seen u
dezen sleeping in hunks, hu1d cd together as In
the cAt,n of ncaIIal-htat. hayu strn them
cooking, washing, eatlHEs. ut'! elecunE ~
bascnlent wet with soap-sids aud tEieX with tho
fumes Of opium, ni found they hatl 10 con-
ccpttun Of lint cleanliness which Is next to gosi-
iMess. % hayo hert, tieir adviser. nn,l to sos,,o
sxtcnt Their urotrytur, / I,ayu lad ,hr.r rnuro
Intelligent for long hours in INV RUIN. Eaya
tried to get 1t t)le bottom Ut tittr nature; f0r
MY tymathcs wcre IN their fRyor, and nCa'slss
The tit,e.n,lt.pry wlcl. haa arisen against them
In California. hive seen them, tuu, on tho
Pacific Slope: ard have fountl tl,al, In lookinp
Into the Chinese problem, could aud should
discard all scnti,ncnt from my heart; an.l that
In discussing It, Americans elIould look ut 1t on
ly from practical stanlroiEt.
- a1n nov cullcd uron to yu,e, and only de-
| slre 10 r1ye The rpasu,ls why shall vote ave OH
thts Til, / tl,all a.tcnlnt no lengthy uFru.
1nent. shall not nttcmpt TO convince othcrt.
il Ia too ta.e now 10 tl0 lint, But wish others
contained Il, one tutslsell.
Mr. Speaker, We asc tlow grtnt people, sent
tered over u yust territory. III lint terrltuty
wc uro eelf-tuvcrniny, nntt cncl part governed!
Iy thoso ltutneliateiy coucsrnui. Tie yucc oi
liz incaucvt has Ut tic baliot-bo1 tho some
wctpht pe lllat of tic wiscst ,.,u best. 1t should
be tho Study Of tic statesman tI,ut In east
separate, scf.goverring lo.nltty tho ,nassc,
should bo as elevated al poekthlc: for OH Tie
aggregation OF Intelligence lu cuch of thrsc
sctfrnycrnc.l parts will depend their ful
mcdiato prosperity Tho influx into ut,y
iaeklne inselircncc,-and refer nut to the in
tciiIrclIcc as rxiIbltrt In arxtcrltY In hands o
o,rEtess In calculation, btlt to that itte eIgeacf
Which ronkes d man d sell-rlllrr anl The ruler o
GiriIcr order 10 npy extraordinary Extent inte
crI1,pcnt OF tint State. The States on tl,r rarllt
orn ncinn oycrnln by }Iordes al men from tic
Asiatic Continent such rs haYV descr,bv,,
Ihcy do not yutc, It is true, hut tat is ol.ly BE-
caiso ii,cy .u not os yct seek to yote. There i
rutIipr ii o,,rIaw1 to prevent then, from voting
il lNey Irmatul lhc rEht under tnc CoMstItu
Zion. Wu know uot when li,at 1rnlarl may b,
ina1io: and, wien II shali be- tpaJc. We viii j.,
nra,,uhs faro Ia fuco wiki danger which now /,
hnrtiiy forescrn. hlt which NAV rraJiIy bc uu
tlrrstcud If considered, This argument Ii Of II
sr,f sntllciunt Il,r mo tn wis for n bill whlrf
viii iuo;; toward cneckinE tbs further il,crcas,
OF these pepptu In tle localities thcy arc so over
running,
j,"s,.lrs. sir. tbc whota neon,o If tho limited
! a,ntrs arn tm1nrtitatrIv inssrrateJ in thc vnnt
nrvrr,,,u.,,t 81 rnei, I'D every ma t,f its in
t""rul narfs. Tl,n roiro nf nnrb reurhca tbTnatwl
ti,c." h"tis Tc infrrrsts nj Mi tie n:hrr s,orf.
therefore, of alI tEit,vs which d legislator hc,,
ehn,lI u,nst c.rn..tih rnnsI,irr In sf.nnimo III,
eti"ieI VI nj. rrat nott.,n i. ~ h,vt,,nt mi,
M tntrihvrnt n:,,.,ic fnrn,,st,n,t ia mi,snt;
hr.,Ith hit ",s. n hn,nm,rnrs,,,s nrunio.
nal. ha"r' x.rs ny'r tius ,,.rrs ~ histnrv. anf
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