The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-19
FLIGHT or THE CELEST1ALN.
Expected Immigration Of Cinnamon at Now
York.
Interview In Nav York Herald

l IUThs
Interview In Nav York Herald
Arc there many Cinnamon fleeing from
California r
There are several vessels on their way
here with oargoes of Ofentaia. Hundreds
arc coming. and within very few days OK.
pact that their numbers will reaeh thousands
great many factories In which the Chinese
| were employed have been closed by Tho CRY
Of tho Kearney rabbe. Tho consequence
men are ready to come to this city. Col. Bee
tells mo that they arc afraid 10 walk tho
| streets. and only do 10 to save themselves,
from tho charge Of cowardice. Every
train which leaves San Francisco for the
next few weeks will bear more or leas Chinese
immigrants for New York or Philadelphia.
When Mott street 70 deserted by the Chinese
the Italians Cnn take possession Ut It; but the
west aide Of the city will receive valuable
addition. The Chinese. when they arrive,
u respectable quarter Of the city and placed
among their countrymen There they will
develop into an Intelligent and thrifty COM
munity. which will be u benefit instead Of q
calamity. II the Chinese are driven into rat
holes and cellars they cannot help being de-
graded and becoming pest. hut the effort
that Ia to be made Oh their behalf ii this city
will establish them as q desirable people. Il
IL likely that Ching Lung Ping. the Chinese
mihiater az Washington. will appoint consul
arising. The cooperation Of the city
authorities In not matter of courtesy.
but will be demanded ~ a matter III course.
Tho Catholic church. both In New York and
California, will probably do something In the
matter. base this conclusion on the fact
that the majority Of tho Chinese In America
are converts Of the creed. Each Of the elk
companies Of San Francisco represent sepa-
rate branch Of the Chinese people. Each COM
pany Will. accordingly. attend to tho refu-
Fruf lntar and N<xf
that they are cared for on their arrival here.
find that 1t Is only tho ignorant and selfish
that oppose them, and when the influential
citizens are brought to understand their
worth they will afford the Mongollans pro-
lection. New York may be looked upon from
this time forward NJ tho home OF the Chinese
In America"
New York world.l
With tho arrival Of the Chinese immigrants
OF the well-tU-do class from beyond the Rocky
mountains and the prospective increase Of
emigration from abroad 10 this city there ID
q new uneastncss among tho laborinR classes
here. In San Francisco the Chinaman labors
under the difficulties u MI allen with respect
70 property and some kinds Of contracts.
The question. therefore. was freely asked
yesterday Of a reporter who had been explor-
Ing the growing Chinatown of the sixth and
fourteenth wards, 'What Is the situation OF
the Chinaman here with regard to citizen
ship"
Or New York took tho oath OF allegiance and
forswore "all foreign rulers and potentates."
on the twenty seventh of November, 1878,
before Judge Larremore, IN tho Court Of
Common Pleas, and since that time fourteen
OF his fellow-countrymen have followed the
example, and over two hundred more have
filed their declarations OF intention. Wing
All Yee was tho name Of the Chinaman who
was the first Of his race ambitious enough to
enroll himself under the stars. and stripes.
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