Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-09
CALIFORNIA LETTER.
SAxFRaNCIsCo, March Is, Isl.

-reoate at the Sand Lots every Sun
day afternoon and desecrate the
Sabbath with their blasphemy, and
thresteu iucendiarism and murder
to all those who oppose their poit-
zeal aspirations, aud who say The
Chinese must go because Kearuey
saws So" are the Only ones opposed
70 unrestricted Chinese immigration,
they are mistaken. The majority of
the tsx-paying citizens of California
we're opposed to the Cniuese while
Kearney was yet living ia Ireland.
Every logical man who carefully
studies the Chinese question must
come to the conclusion that The
presence of the Chinese in America
is an unalIoyed evil. Some claim
that cheap labor is absolutely nee.
essary to develop new country
the cheaper the labor the better. If
this is so we have made a great mis-
take in doing away with slavery, Tor
slave labor is the cheapest of labor.
Yet the south was not so prosperous
with slave-labor as the north WAS
without it. Every argument used
in favor of Chinese cheap labor can
equally as we'll be used in defense of
slavery. Others say it is against the
traditional policy of our Government
to limit Chieese immigration they
say we might as well limit the i'm
migration from any other country.
"Set preservation is the first law of
nature this is as true of Govern
ments as OF Individuals, and We have
the right to prevent the inhabitants
of any country that are physically,
mentally, morally, religiousIy, social
ly, and politically, our antipodes.
from settling amoag us, for "evil
COMMUNICATIONS corrupt good man
ners." believe this country should
cease being a cesspooi, common
receptacle for the otfscouring of all
the nations of the earth. Grotins,
Vattel, Chief Justice Marshall, Thorn
as Jefferson and Charles Sumner
have al recognized the fact that
"natIons have the right to kesp at a
distance whatever is capable of
causing their rain" 1t was in rec
ignition of this principle that our
ioresatherS saw fit to limit the right
of citizenship 20 forei guers until al
ter probationary period of resi-
dence among Us In accordance
with this same principle We have the
moral right to stop Chinese immi-
grafton If it is an injury to US, but
we do not base our opposition on
Representation alone, but in be-
Nat at humanity in its largest sense
Ne have republican government
and democratic institutions which
It is 10 the interest Of christendom
70 ppruetuate Anytime thu.
threatens the safety Of our govern
Rent endangers the welfare of hu-
mainly. We may therefore oppose
Chinese Immigration not alone on
our selfish right to exist, but per
petuate our government and insti
tntions for the benefit Of mankind.
The Chinese have been among US
for about 80 years and they are as
much strangers and alien now as on
the day OF their arrival. They have
their own judges aud courts of law
IN Chinatown, where Chinese justice
Is mrted Ont To them. thus creating
nation within nation. If Chi
namau refuses to obey their laws
his life is not worth "short bit"
They do not come as Europeans Go,
bringing their families and seek a
HON IN this free country, where
they can have liberty of thought,
freedom Of speech and freedom of
action, but as lahorers, strangers,
aliens, Intending to return to China
as soon as possible. They degrade
labor 10y th'ir servile habits and
manner of living They have few
wants and can therefore unaerbid
even the most economical American
iaborer, who takes newspapers, send,
his children to school, and lives as a
civilized being should Civilization
Is expensive, while barbarism is
eaeap The off spring of the cross
breeding of different races always
result Ia degraded, short-ived mon
gFelS' For all these reasons we
must oppose Chinese immigration.
According to the annual report of
the Bereau of Statistics for 1877 the
Iota' value OF domestic exports to
ohina Tor that year was So, 1854,
oil Ii Ii