Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-02
THE sUnLINGaaE TREATY.

p..;5snts Of Nevada, as . rule, condemn
aha conrse pursued by the sandlot brigade
~ California. The Constitution recently
sdopted in that State IL looked upon here
a being not only inimical to the mining
;n,erests OF the coast. but also, in . degree,
~ the supreme laws OF the government.
While eondemning their course, many OF
our people have doubtless forgotten the
fact that our own Legislature, at their last
session in Carson, Was moro or less in
fuspced by the course pursued by the
reckless md communistic class of the
Golden State. A law was passed prohibits
INK corporations, that are creatures OF the
Legislature. from employing Chinese. In
this case IL 10 not the corporation that 10
injured, but the Chinese resident, who.
according to the Burlingame treaty. 10
guaranteed the same rights and privileges
Of protection - any other foreigner
.Suiro Independent.
The Law against the employment Of
Chinese cannot hold good, but Of neces-
atty must be pronounced ~unoonstitu-
tional. It is practically special legisla-
ton against . certain class OF the popu-
lation Of the country and not admissible
or to DO sustained by the Constitution
which c~ontemplates equal rights to all.
1t Is true that the Chinese cannot be-
coms voters, yet by tho terms Of the
Burlingsms treaty they stand before the
Law y having the same rights to protse-
ton a. people from the Sandwich
Islands. India. Siberia or any other for.
sisn country. and are no special subjects
for general persecution. but mustbs pro-
teetsd under the provisions OF that treaty
Just the same a. any other people who
are allowed to come to America. Until
the Burlingane treaty 10 a~brosatsd. an
nulled or modified. no State has the
power or right to thus discriminatory
and specially lsgislats against them.
The true direction for effsstual striking
at the Chiuese evil is at the Burlineamo
treaty. the root and primary u OF Ii.
The San Francisco Argonaut, comment
ing on this subject, correctly remarks:
The Chinese question Is . national one.
and We are compelled to look to the general
government for relief. 1t 10 well for US
upon this coast to agitate, and even to
clamor. for to US this Chinese immigration
is . great evil. IL 10 to US . great wrong.
II 10 unkind and unstatesman-like for our
authorities ct Washington not to heed our
complaints and consider some remedy for
u wrong. We are making some progress,
even by our own efforts. IN resisting this
invasion. We have made an impression
upon the Congress Of the United States.
and had II not been for what we deem mis-
taken views by the President. the Burlin.
game Treaty would have been so lar Abro-
gated a. to have demanded revision.
The argument OF necessity Tor the en-
ployment Of Chinese labor does not satisfy
US. We have seen railroads built in other
States without Chinese. Chemicals are
assayed, minerals reduced. boots manufae-
tured. woollen mills worked. clothes
washed. windows scrubbed. in cities where
Chinese have not gained . fcothold. We
do not excuse ignorance or violence for Its
unlawful acts. but We say to the intellsc.
tual and wealthy aud thinking class OF
society that II Is unwise and criminal II II
does not serisusly endeAvor to find some
remedy for what we regard A. the begin
ming Of . great national evil.