The New York herald., 1879-02-25
Excitement Throughout the Country on
the Anti-ImmigratiOn Bill.
CALIFORNIA DIVIDED
Clergyman and Legislators Petition the Prssi-
dent to Veto the Measure
YALE COLLEGE, SPEAKS.
President WOOlsey and Professor Williams go
for" Seymour and Blaine.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. "a. 1870.
The metropolitan Baptist Church densely
crowded last night. and the following adopted
by unanimous rising vote and will be telegraphed
to the President
SAN Francisco. Feb. "a, 1879.
To II. B. HAYES, President of the United States
Two thousand Christian citizens assembled for
their ordinary service in Metropolitan Temple last
evening by rising vote petition you to sign the
bill restricting Chinese immigration as measure
vital to or civil peace our business prosperity and
our Christian civilization.
ANTI-cHINEsE RESOLUTIONS
The delegates to the Pacific Turnbezrk Of the
North American Turner's Union, in convention as
sembled. to-day passed UNANIMOUSLY the following
resolution
Resolved, That the thanks of this body are due to
those representatives and Senators who so nobly
stood up and voted for the anti-Chineso bill.
The Constitutional Convention to-day adopted this
resolution
hereby rendered to the Congress the United States
for the triumphant passage of the bill restricting the
immigration of Chinese to this country and that the
members Of the Senate and the House Of Representa-
tivcs who supported that vital measure merit and
will receive the lasting gratitude of the people of
California
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER COMMERCE.
At special meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce
this afternoon the following resolutions were
adopted and ordered to be telegraphed to President
Hayes:-
Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce Of the
city of San Francisco. as q commercial body, and
object and purport Of the bill which has
just passed Congress. known 'sThe Bill to
Restrict Chinese Immigration" and which bill
is to be or has been presented to the
President for signature, earnestly, dispassionately
and deliberately recommend his approval of the bill
in the interests of American territory. American
labor. American American commerce. Ameri-
can home philanthrophy American protection to
the most valued social interests Of the Pacific coast
and on the broad ground of wise and timely guard
ing Of modern civilization and Christianity against
social contact with overwhelming numbers Of ancient
Our language is concise We mean it to be compre-
hensive TO the last degree, and when recommend
approval Of the bill in the interest of American labor
we protect it from the descending grade toward
squalor and want and when we refer to American
peace mean protection from q war of and
the calames that follow in the of race preiu-
dices where assimilation is possible and no social
sympathies exist in common. The Judgment Of the
West on this subject. which is overwhelming. should
be regarded by the East as conclusive. We on
the ground and know whereof we speak.
GEORGE C. PERKINS, President
MORRIS MARCUS, Secretary.
The question Of calling public mass meeting was
referred to the Mayor with the request to act with
out delay. The San Francisco journal Of Commerce.
in an article favorng the restriction of Chinese i'm
migration gives carefully prepared statistics Of
tho balance of trade between China and the United
sates showing that the total imports and exports to
and from China. entered at the Custom House in
this city for 1877 and 1873 are follows Exports.
35926,S12; imports, $14 s04.0l7 OF these exports
sos 532, 236 represent coin and bullion. The export
trade. such as it is is mainly in Chinese hands, while
the import trade, when exclude goods used by our
Chinese population, is mere bagatelle.
A cLEncYMANs PLEA.
The Rev. Allan Carr, who has been visiting this
State for the four months his farewell lecture
at the First Baptist Church last night touched for
the first time on the Chinese question. He said he
had made il a careful study, and he had no hesitation
in saying that the Chinese who in this State
perfect right to stay and be protected any other
people are under the solemn rights Of the treaty Al
the same time he satisfied it would be better for
the country if they had never if they should
go away. He thought the President should sign the
Anti i-Chinese bill. If he did not the people must
wait patiently until laws are passed which will re-
licve them of the presence of the Chinese.
METHODIST CLERGyNEN OF PHILADELPHIA WANT
THE BILL VETOED.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. "a. 1879.
Alta meeting Of the ministers OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. held here to-day, appeal to the
President of the United States adopted request
ing him to veto the Chinese immigration bill re-
Gently passed by Congress. Similar resolutions were
passed at a meeting the Baptist clcrgymen of this
city this morning.
ANTr-cHINEsE BILL WILL WORK TO THE
UNITED STATES.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TRENTON Feb. %. 1879.
In the Assembly to-night tho following resolution
offered by Mr.. Vernon. republican was defeated by a
vote OF "a to 2s:-
Resolved, the senate concurring. That the provi-
sions of the bill restricting Chinese immigration
which has passed both houses of Congress and has
been submitted 10 the President for his considcra-
tion, are at variance not only with the terms aud
spir of our treaty obligations. but with the princ-
pies OF liberty, Justice and humanity upon which
our republican institutions rest.
Resolved, That should this bill become n law il
will threaten our commercial relations with the
empire OF China. will invite retaliation, and will
violate the wise and Christian policy which has uni
formly characterized our government in its dealings
Resolved. That the Governor be requested TO
transmit copy of these resolutions TO the President
OF the United States and TO each of the Senators and
Representatives in Congress from New Jersey.
Both parties divided on the question. Deacon.
q republican. and Dewitt. democrat, opposed the
resolution. and it was advocated by Vernon and
Robinson, republicans.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY Ex-PEEsrDENT WOOL
sEY, OF YALE COLLEGE, AND PROFESSOR VIII
LrAMs, THE CHINESE scHoLAR--GovERNoR
sEyMouR's ARGUMENT ANALyzED.
From the New Haven Register. Feb. 23.l
representative of this journal visited ex-Prcsi-
dent woolscy. of the foremost exponents Of In.
ternationai law. TO secure his views on the Chinese
question. The venerable scholar received the
visitor graciously, and began by speaking of
the rights Of Americans in China under the
treaty. "The United statcs.' he said. "has con-
suar jurisdiction in China All Americans judged
by the United States consuls. and therefore tried by
our own laws. This act is known the cxtcrritoral
act The moment the act restricting Chinese immi-
grafton goes into effect IL IL does. the Chinese
government will complain that the treaty il broken
The cxtcrrtoria act will then be longer OF force.
The Chinese have been wanting to get rid of this for
some time: they have been chatting under IL. Part of
the rights Americans have granted in 1868 and
part before There n treaty in 1853 and there
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