The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-02-13

We are pleased to notice that all Of our
exchanges, which have referred to the
infamous act passed by the House of
Representatives last week, condemn it
as we did. The Pomeroy Telegraph
says.
The bill which passed the lower House
of Congress last week, prohibiting any
master of an American vessel from TAX
ing on board at foreign port more than
fifteen Cinnamon, with intent to bring
them to the United States, and fixing a
penalty of 800 for every Chinaman thus
taken on board in excess of that number
considered in whatsoever light one
chooses to regard it, is a disgrace to the
age in which we live, and we are surpris
ed that any Republican should be found
voting for it, The late Senator Morton,
after thorough INVESTIGATION of this
Chinese question, left behind him at his
death solemn warning against this sort
OF Legislation saying that TO exclude the
Chinese from our shores by such means
would be to stultify the Constitutional
Amendments and enactments establish
ing the equal rights of all men, without
long step in the denial of the brother
1OOo Ol 1IdhI 1hlA lAO OIOdO,
rian policy inaugurated by our fathers" !"
1t may do for Democrats to foster race
prejudices, and attempt to build up a
great party upon system of oppression
and wrong doing; but for Republicans to
attempt anything of the kind is supreme
folly. Republicans are bound by every
principle of honor to stand true to the
teachings of the party in the past in the
matter Of the equal rights of all men
The bill is Objectionable likewise be-
cause it proposes to violate and set at
naught solemn treaty obligations entered
into between this country and China
The Burlingame treaty, among other
things, contains this provision:
''The United States of America and
the Emperor of China cordially recognize
the inherent and inalienable right of
man to change his home and allegiance
and also the mutual advantage of the free
migration and emigration Of their citi-
zens and subjects respectively, from one
country to the other, for purposes of Gu
riosity, of trade, or as permanent resi-
dents.
Does any one believe that this country
will be permitted to enjoy its portion of
the privileges arising under this treaty
without fulfilling its quota of the obliga
tions? Of course such expectations are
vain. If Cinnamon are to be denied the
privilege of coming to America to labor
or trade, a like policy will assuredly be
pursued toward Americans in China; and
then what will become of the immense
overland trade which is now flowing
across this continent from China to the
various markets of the world? England
would delight to see this country assume
an attitude like that, for then would her
merchant and manufacturers be assured
of a monopoly of the Chinese trade. And
thus it is that movement gotten up os-
tensibly to benefit laboring men on the
Pacific, but whose real motive is to at
tract the "hoodlum" vote of California to
the Democratic party, would react upon
the entire labor interests of the country
and do incalculable harm to all concern
ed. Even the "hoodlums" of California
would find themselves injured by such a
policy in the end as it would assuredly
detr ct from San Francisco as shipping
point for goods going to and coming from
China, and thus her Importance as a
commercial center would rapidly decline.
Looking at the question therefore solely
from the standpoint of enlightened self
ishness, we are compelled to denounce
the measure as commercially unwise and
stupid.