The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-10-01
1.-THE BATTLE OF THE WABASH. .

Under the above heading appears
a letter in the Californian for Octo-
Der. The letter in question was said
to have been found among the rocks
on the top of Mount Tamaepais, and
its origin is ascribed to the mountain
gnomes, or invisible police, which are
said, by Spanish tradition, to frequent
that peak on moonlight nights, and
who are said to have power to fore
tell the future. But whether the
article came from its alleged ghostly
authors or not it makes some state
mcnts that persons who have read
the signs of the times, cannot but
feel thrill of horror at the reading
of.
The date of the letter is supposed
to be July 18th, 20sO. 1t gives the
nature of our United States govern
ment at that period. The United
States is described as being in state
of prosperity; large cities have
sprung up where now are barren
wastes; what are now alkali deserts
are transformed into fields of waving
grain, and ahe capital is at St. Louis.
But the greatest change is in person
mel of the people-they are nearly all
Chinese. The rulers and law makers
are principally Chinese. The whites
are nearly all gone and the few that
remain are nothing but slaves to the
Chinese potentates.
The different changes by which
this result is brought about are
clearly shown. They began by small
beginnings, but lived economically,
and amassed great wealth !; the no.
bleman from China and ladies from
the higher families of this country
were married, and family lies thus
formed ; their wealth brought them
power; they were always subservient
and thus their gradual rise was not
noticed, until they rose in their mi ght
and, by one decisive battle, over
threw the whites, and declared them
selves rulers of the country.
We cannot think that this resul,
will come to pass, and yet when we
look at the thousands of the almond
eyed Celestlals that are constantly
coming to our shores, and the ad
vaneement that they are making ir
the trades and industries of our ma
tion, we are almost forced to look fol
some such denouement. 1t is wei
known that there have been mar
riages in high life, on the Pacific
Coast, in which Chinese gentlemen
and American ladies have figured as
principals. Of course such marriages
are looked down on now, but may
they not after while become more
common, and a relenting people
look with less disgust upon them
These marriages would bring the
Chinese and whites into closer com
munion, and they, by free use Of
their money, secure the results spo-
ken of.
When a crocodile is first hatched
a very small animal can destroy it,
but if it is left to grow, it soon be-
comes a powerful and destructive
reptile, and exceedingly hard to
kill. 1t Is just so with the Chinese
element. 1t is now in its infancy
and it would be very little trouble to
stop its growth; but if we neglect
it, and let it keep growing, it will
become like the crocodile, danger.
Gus element, ana one tnat Will require
a great effort to check.
The people of the Pacific Coast,
and the Atlantic States as well-fol
the Chinaman is already pushing bis
way eastward-should look well to
these things, for the time may come
when they will see the effects of this
element, and be unable to help oil
defend themselves against it. We
do not advocate force in this matter
but our lawmakers should be com
PEELED to see that the treaty with
China is so abrogated as to effectually
stop this immigration to our shores
TN