Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-25
THE CHINESE QUESTION.

A majority of the inhabitants Of
the Pacific coast have no sympathy
with the senseless agitation recently
re-inaugura.ed on the Sand Lot in
SanFrancisco, or the incendiary
ntterances of certain Of the speakers
there who ought to know better.
The Chinese came here under form
of treaties and law. Any other than
a legal course to rid rs of them, or
prevent the importation of more,
will only create a reactionary feel
ing III their favor, prejudical to che
early and favorable settlement Of the
question.
The vote cast at the recent elec,
| ton in California, for and against
! Chinese Immigration--S33 for, and
154,63S against, should convince
Eastern seDiimentalsts of the I'M
desirabiity Of the heather, and the
impossibiity of transforming him
into "mau and BROTHER" as aimed
at by well iutentiOned but mistaken
philonthropists of the Beecher, Tai
mage aud Cook order. The people
of California know the Chinese char
acter, their customs. habits, and
clauniShness, opium, piEtail, and all,
and have nearly unanimously eX-
pressed themselves against them, as
the above figures prove, and is n le-
buke to the President for the posi-
tion taken in his vttI message. He
iutimated that the cIamor they made
against the Chinese was not gen
eial expression OF the opinion OF the
people Of the Pacific Coast, and eX.
pressed bis sympathy for us, which
we did Dot ask He promised 70
interest himself in the matter, and
eudeavor 10 secure modification
of existing treaties, which we have
not the slightest evidence or infor-
nation has been done, and wound
up with some moral reflections on
the subject showing clearly the in
ilueuce that secured the veto. The
Chinese Question has ceased to be
a political issue in California All
parties are III accord that emigra-
ton from China is a curse to this
country, aud that some restriction
upon their coming ought to be IN
posed 1t is seldom that the voters
of an American community SO gen
orally agree upon Il question OF so
much Importance. The result can
not he attributed to ignorance nor
to race preiudicr for more than
two thirds of the voters tot 'CaIifur-
MIA are natives Of the U"ited States,
and majority Of them are from
the Nortern States Of the Union.
BY education aud association they
have been we'll grounded in the
principles of our tree institutions
and fully appreciate the sacreduess
OF individual liberty This country
was discovered, and has been deyei- !
oped 10y people accustomed to the
benefcient principles of the civil |
and common law. Our civilization /
is much younger and entirely differ
ent. from that which prevails in
China, aud which seems to hold I
those born under its iuiluence with I.
n power they cannot break. An eX- /
pclience OF thirty years has con-
yinced MS the Chinese cannot assim- /.
iIato with American people. They F.
come here without families. with no .
ideas of the principles Of free ,
government "of the people, ty the .
people, for he people, They are .
imbuel with a contempt for Cmis- +.
tain ciyiJiza,ion The only kuowi-
edge of the English language, they
ever Acquire, is O little pigeon
english,' they retain their native .
dialect, their national preiudices,
end even the Chinese costume They
manifest no desire 10 be identified .
permanently with ,he country rs do
Immigrants from other countries
Tha coolies are reduced II a con-
di.ion worse than slavery, hy labor
contracts entered into before they
LETT China, ii the break ibis con-
tract, their vile, sister, daughter on
other female relative in China ], sold
into slave \ worse il.aa death, ID