The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-31
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The Views OF . R0rtDer Wheellngtte NOW
In OREGON.
VANCOUVER, W. T., march, II.
ELTON intslllggneer.
In my last letter / complained of the
bad weather. But last week the sun burst
forth from behind the clouds and dis
persed the mist, and every day since we
have been literally bathed in the sun
shine. Farmers are busily. preparing tic
SOW their spring crops, and nature is al.
ready donning her spring dress. The
prospects for all classes are good for the
coming year.
The "Wordngmen,p so-called, are crea'
tingquite an excitement in San Francisco,
The authorities there have called upon
this military department for troops to as.
sist in preserving the peace. l am in
sympathy with true workingmen in this
country. In many instances they labor
under great disadvantages on account oi
the presence OF the Chinese. Itcosts the
Chinese but little to live. A score Of them
can live in one house. They cook their
rice and pork in large pot and then
serve 1t out in few dishes to be eaten
with chop sticks. Not that they live
cheaply because ola proper economy. 1t
Is real heathenishness in them. White
laborers are required, on account oil our
healthy civilization, to have q home and
live In decency. On that account they
cannot labor for SO small wages as the
Cinnamon can. Aud good white laborer
will do two or three times as much work
in day as Chinaman will, and he
ought TO have more wages for 1t. And
then white men contribute TO the general
prosperity.
They pay taxes and support schools and
churches, and are ready TO stand in de-
tense Of their country. They build up
homes and are part OF our civilization.
The Chinese are set OF foreign slaves and
paGpers living among US worshipping joss
and when they die send their bones back
TO their own country. And am sure that
no greater Ill could beiall your cities and
states than TO have them flooded with
Chinese as we have them here. / think
you had better discourage their immigra-
ton to your states. They can not, from
the very nature OF the case, be anything
else in any part Of this country than dis
turbing, demoralizing element.
But do not want you 70 think we en-
dorse Kearney and his clan Of loafers and
bummers. The majority Of them are not
workingmen, they are hangers on. Here
in Portland the workingmen are led by a
man known TO the gulled public as "Dr."
Brennan. He doesn't know what it is to
do days work, but the name working
man" became to be rather popular and
these bilks take it up to make capital OF 1t.
/ think it would be wise expedient to
construct large raft and place the Chi
nese and Kearney and Brennan and COM
pany on it and shove them out into the
Pacific ocean and let them go.
Although we have as healthy and Wig.
orous culture in this country as can be
found anywhere in the United States,
there occurs now and then among US very
amusing episodes. The latest, and one
full up to any former issue, occurred in
the Circuit Court Of the aristocratic city
OF Portland last week. One George A.
Moody, late an inmate OF the penitentia-
ry, was broughtup for trial on two charges
OF larceny, and convicted by the jury. He
was brought before Judge Bellinger, in
open court, for sentence. The Judge, be.
ing humane, as well as learned and digni-
fed, said to the prisoner: Have you any,
thing to say why sentence should not be
pronounced against you2"
Moody arose, bowed, assumed respect
full, dignified attitude and said:
Judge, as am called on, I'll make
speech. II wanted to could make as
long and as eloquent q speech as Grant
ever did. Before you pronounce sentence
would ask your honor to be merciiul.
You know, Judge, the good book, which
perhaps it would do US all good TO read,
though know not whether 1t will be &C.
cepted as authority in this court says,
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall
obtain mercy There are other texts, as
Judge not that ye be not judged, Spare
me according to thy mercy, and, In the
multitude filthy mercies, hear me- Now,
Judge, what want to say is that now,
when you have got the upper hand, don't
be TOO hard on q fellow. Remember that
good men sometimes go wrong, and when
ever you hear q mansay that fellow ought
to BIO sent up for his natural life just say
to him back again, put yourself in his
place." !,
Judge Bellipger answered: ~ don't
see, young man, what there is in your case
to demand mercy at my hands. You had
been discharged from the penitentiary
only few weeks, and had hardly been
accustomed to wearing citizens dress,
when yon broke into two windows and
robbed"
Moody didn't want the Judge to get the
'ibulgeP on him, SO he jumped to hig teet
again. His first speech was delivered In .
pious prayer.meetipg like tone. He now
assumed tragic attitude and delivered
the following with all the eloquencs at bis
command:
1.-THE quality Of mercy Il not strained,
| II droppeth rs tbs gentle yaln from heaven
| Upon the place beneaih; It Il twice blessed:
| II bIesseih him that gives, and him tbRt taxes,
| It's highest In the mlghiieSt; 1t becomes
| The thioned monarch better than his croWri
His seeper shows the force Of Htemporal power,
Tho attribute 10 awe and majesty,
Wherein doth sit the dread aud lear OF kings