New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-17
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.

Ir,AN Parry RESPECTING THE MEASURE
r. ne FdIiOr OF The TrIbUne.
SIr: Whatever inevitably tends TO the subVer-
sion Of the fundamental principles Of this Govern
meui a. sci forth in the Declaration of lndepen-
dencc and the Constitution of the United States. or
assure 90 add a fresh stain Of caste prescription 10
the many that have sulied our National character
should nj once arrest the attention, and in some
farn elicit She indig nant protest, OF every lover OF
his country, every friend of the whole human race;
for
III, who allows oppression shares the crime"
A case strikiugly in point is pending at this hour
N the passage of an act through Congress- SUM
,nsriv abroratinC our present equitable and advan-
tageonS treaty with China. and forbidding under
mains and penalties any vessel from bringing to
these shores at one time more than fifteen Chinese
whether as visitors immigrants, whether the most
cultured or the most ignorant Only fifteen at the
extent Why this precise numberf Would sixteen
put TIN, Republic in jeopardy If so, what assur-
ance have we that fifteen may he safely tolerated
To make assurance doubly sure, and take bond
Of fate" why not make the exclusion complete IN
all ca>r~l Does not
One sickly sheep infect the Sock,
Aad poison all the rest
Tine without counting any Of that class Ia COM
parativcly small number now among us, we havea
population Of more than forty millions. and rapidly
augmcutlug Ivy natural increase and immigration
from other parts OF the world: popular education Is
more widely dlffusod here than In any other land;
TIE Bible and Christian institutions tat least so
recognized dominate every State IN the Union:
we stand "a a people on the highest plane yet at
famed i'm regard to industry, skill, invention, en-
icrprlsc the enjoyment Of q comfortable subsist-
ence, and the means of improvement; our collect
i've wealth is enormous and our resources
for It's accumulation and distribution, utilized
az yet to be drawn upon. ineXhausuDle; we
have hoasted, al R0soGm usqae that this Is u land
of liberty and equal rights, an asylum for all III
Other lands who may wish to better their condl-
tiou by coming TO us: and we have long since com
plnccutly "ciphcred out" that, extended are our
national domains not less than one thousand
millions If people nay occupy them without
crowdiug. But. il seems. rich and Intelligent
and powerful and populous and territoT!aly
magnificent as We are, we nave all reason 10 apTc-
bend tine most disastrous consequences TO our safety
and interests aud the stability of our republican
Institutions if more tlou fifteen Chinese ale al
flowed to enter any one Of oar ports IN any single
vessel. The sixteenth Is more than We are willing
or able 10 bear Therefore, let him keep hts DIS
lance. We shall be on the watch for his advent
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast; and II "c
catch him. We VIII make oar SOD. TOO hot for him 10
stand moon. aud exact OF the dating sJ.pHa>ter
conveying hm here tire penalty ~ such Case pro-
,Idcd.
E,al',it IS difficult 90 decide in thi~ case winch
j. t4e .5,4t,r lis sDsuldity OF lis injustice. We
have .ioNcI all other peoples To take up tier
al,da ,,itl, u.. notwithstanding th3r i.uora. CO.
Destruction unfortunate trl.n'g, and difference oi
,o,, ard th., have come by then. llou-Eus.isl-
,,,, I...r.-.u Srotcbw.1. FrcurnInpn. Germans.
>,.,tt,,evi,,s italians. Africans. c,c.. etc.;
~, H.,+ m t,a soo.,oi. they cons .tila "a
for1uid. bio ror.iop Of f,,e ropulauou ". nus.
either i've out these or prevent Any NOR. d them
seeking ID refuge here or els. hre - e barrier down
udlrt the Chinese ind az cquai ea;r.uc.. and uc
,rotcc:.l IN The endowment OF .qua Ii2hi, and
..f. O., .,.' . ..,, r,,. a, i.i.t " and mo- ou.
NAV o. .,r, u..r.l,u,a over another. eli S.. 81.
,t ., l..tl.rg hath ,.oi oi., God created p. :"
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I.,, holds N. sr,.c-el p.ste:
IA! u man u.nlllgt n' , acne acne
WHO ham riylI, hi> r.. iow-O shame. O shame -
'i.e' isn"h-c name
The debate on The question &C Chinese Wmi-r- .
t.o.. il t.c United States See. ate ye>."r:l' re
from On. goyt of !. 800 TIL. ID 'rnlAEs Journals f,
was, v,th one or two hon",'ole exceptions i4''.
disgrdreiUi 20 all who participated I'D IT, ana MS I
PLAYED a demagogcaI' PARTISAN i''utN ',N'rA h'-
publican ana Democratic senators 'S 10 WE" Hu'u'"
the most strongly cater ~ the brutal peis'cu'ii'
spirit winch for the time beng is 20 rampant ID Va
ilouia under the leadership a thai most ignorant
profaue. .tr.fe-eugenC ing aH" .soied dtc"i.r.
DEM, hearnoy-himselt fore gncT' or "i foreign
descent and mich more en''l'eo 10 "I III &" '"""..
asylum 'h@A ruNhl"S 81 '"'-'' Va ''' "' .''"'
leader "i 'heNhan D''''c''' ~ '''> '''-'
man. H"'"lnH "'''e. C''" i'''>'''"' ~
but that senator blame ho' less conspicuous
as a leader IN the republican RANKS hA'uu Hea'-
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