, 1879-03-18

! e,nf2rant who takes capital away, Thus the
CailHsc from cl'ofce-!laYn! 1,tcrtor all
Santn4rh IN ycw-nnt nnly plnro t!rtnstIyes
practically, IL TAR ns we arc CONCERNED, in
iI'r cla~s Ut liz. pnor n.nl miserable, hui furro
laG. proportion VI our owl people into tit.
same condition. 10 lie tisatlynntulr nf every In
tstry. aud for which there Is no rainEcnsnitOn,
ht iEr satnu tina aiding nnthln,. tn hlr ,tttzcn-
shit, Min! Htijy weakness tN cur republican tnst-
tMitnlIB.
g. I.abur Ia honorable II its conditions are On tho
i,ass NJ equality, hut II the conditions art such
~ To- make # practically sersc and oppressive,
II Venerable III Chtna. where The conditions nru
ttIunl, while hero It becomes 'lislnntral,le, be-
tsllisr the conditions arr kncll M tn crcatc at
frr'prr*sftla ronct IN iss rciatlo9 tn that of str
Gwn cltiZcus. lllG fupussibf1tty 0f men. and
csbcr1ly tnen with fnInips, ,--ilylng In unY de-
Grra III uccnrta,Iuu with t1u requirements II our
civilization, ,-cotilpcti''E With this class Vi pco-
plc untlCr tE circumstances we have crs!eaytrcd
to explain must hc evident to Every reasoning
mind. This pressure Is fast tMcUinlng tlneNun.
rai,ic, md tile cxUllus lina already begun, nrI
from tie p1accs where the Cllltnse lnnst a cot,
t.rcgaic the American citizen vii, Its fu!fy and
lily line of march for more cun2cnial lorni'ics.
Tits pagan Ih1!ux-whrt, ffu!n ta nature,
cal'nht properly be called M Immigration, but
~ hustcr characterized us MI invasion frm ll,u
the Individual restlrhce Is tcsnpnrary-as II
growing evil Is the moro startlln. tn tin when
We consider tho yast lopulatuis brlllud this
movement; and It should narti every one liay-
iCg lie permanent prosperity uf Gl,r country at
heart, and who Is capablc ot predicting lGgt,t~
nate result from t'iu must ccstnln and positive
eatlsrs.
1t is said 1--WE must defend our civilization or
The Chinese" The, civilization Of lie Chinese
IL ono Thing, AM! American civilization Ia quito
ut,utller thl1ig; but tho yE!zatiuD Of the Chesy
l'cre IL ,icltllrr onc nor the other, they come
l'cro for Temporary ptf;ppse, eri tnEs;'fr ln
The effect uf this invasion, ainwcyrr, II con-
tinucl 10 Its promlsct, extent, will he, in oil
probability, to eventually furcc ul'nn Us many
uf the evils which lIayc grown II, In China, st1t
as The "slaughtcr OF tho inl1occnt.,"- L.lrl
l,AbEcs,-tle deaccrut!on of WoIfnn, nnt tn q
lnrgc measure, the prescription Of the fa1nily
relation, A'ttl numerous other evils, moral
nlul physical. THIS nyasfoll includes The tntte~
ductiui Of tho largc-lootcd wosna,, Of CIinnt
the rlues OF the cOncu1lne al,i tlorlat, md thu
tendency Of this imported combination OF ctcap
laoor md cl,tnp women Is townlds rts.lt
t!anctrIcally opposed to that 10 fonaly
Imagined ,y thosc WHO look tlpou tllis influx of
Chinese as GRAND missionary euterprise.-
Christianity uui modern civilization cnruiful
IN ilout] IF ".pcnsivc, chld!i!;c md blasA.'
hrat!,cuisln anil dcgraatio,. !he tcnacity with
whlrt, the Chinese adhere to their OIL customs,
hnhts, autl modes Ut lie, here as we'll aa III
China, MD the Temporary effect vi must Chinese
| conversions to Chrlstianity which llayc GOING
under Ot1r observation during inuly rrars' resi-
deuce III Chnn and California, nsn convincing 10
lis thut the Chinese arc utterly incapable 0t
| responding to the requirements 0f Aherlcnil
civilization, md that any indulgence II, hrn!l-
mental htitlsan!tarlanlan would not he properly
apprectatcd by ihen,, hut would involve n
r,linous sncrfec on our 11art, with no adequate
| compensation.
Our country has never before experienced
| suell All Invasion BY the hprlcs af puEGns1!,,
u'.d our experience u thirty yeara here in CALI
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