The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-24

Of modern thought AMI Christian
teaching; and they have rclnaiu' d
us fixed in ihoir,habiis, methods. and
modes OF life az II thcy had all this
time lived in tho Mountains Of the
Moon. Not tho slightest impression
has 5eon m,do upon them or tho pc
culiar civilz .tion which tlioy brought
with them. Their modes OF life 70.
main the samo, which thoy aud their
ancestors have pursued for fifty rol-
turios in their licrco struggle for OK
istcnce. They ha7o been unwilling
tn change tho character and habits
which have been forced upon them
AID ground into them by necessity
and hereditary ns old as the roc
ords Of man. Nor does our expert
ence with tho Chinese dillor in this
respect from that Of other nations
who have admitted them.
1t is q fact Of history, that wlerev-
or the Chinese have gono they have
always taken their habils, methods,
and civilization with them; and his
tpry fails to record o single example
in which they have ever Loaf them.
They remain Chinese always and cv-
erywhere; changrless, fixed, anl I'M
altcrable. In this respect they differ
from oil other peoples who have
como 70 our shores. The men OF
every other race or nation who go
abroad, sooner or later, adopt tho
civil.z tion Of the people by whom
they arc surrounded, and assimila'e
with or arc absorbed in the mass OF
humanity with which they como in
constant contact. The Chinese ore
alone pei foe ~ unimp'essible' and
and even their Clipping born OIL
American soil and who have grown
mp surrounded by American ihhi'
enccs, nre Chincsc in rvnry charcs' r
isiic Of mind, feature, form, habit,
and mo,lod prcci.cly the anna g.
their fathers aud their ancost RI III
China We hlye iounl that no i'm
prcHGiOn has SoGn or can bs mn"'
upon tho evil ,tiUn Which c'uf'ont'
ours on the P.ciic coast. IN "irgc-
prcssible nj e. is how upon III IL
fuil force, and tilcsa who tn not sec
it in progress are not so wise ~ The
men Who saw tho approach Of That
other "irroprcssiblc cor!!icr" whish
shook tie very found. tons OF Amer
lean empire upon this continent.
Tho RICH. arl power Of a nation
to'rrotec. itself against the intro.
dnction OF eny c,n-s VI immigrants
or invaders whom i, may regard ~
either le,g rons TO i,s poro an'i
happ'n 'sr, or undesirable from any
Other. .cau.c, has not bcen qnrs i,n-
ed byany jIrist or writer On later
natl incl law Of eminouce, or Who is
rccosniz d as authority. Sc'f.pr9-
serv.'ion ia tho foundation principle
OF The constitution Of nations Tie
law Of self preservation, il not the
higher law, onieia'rs MI other hn.
MAJ ,Ys, and is in-tinctivcly rec <
nizrl 10y all people as y fnu'lnmnu'al
law # national life. A people de-
prived OF the power to exercise the
right Of s,lf-prcservation, cannot be
eaid to he u nation. Now, as to the
policy OF this government in respect
OF immigration. Is it trne that the
invitation has been general, without,
discriminating az to the varieties 0!
men who havo boon encouraged. to
Gomez The naturalization laws 81 q
nation Illustrate it's policy upon the
subjects Of immigration. Wacn
these are liberal, immigration is en-
outraged: when they are stringent
and Obstructive, immigration is dis-
couragcd and Mt desired.
The matter OF supreme importance.
to Us aud TO the cause Of l!bsrty ev-
erywhere IL tho preservation aud
main,cuauco OF free, Intelligent, hon
est, pure aud successiul & 'vornman.
OF the people, by the people in these
United States! This demands the
highest craftsmanship and tho mos.
lofty patriotism. and it can never be
elected by the degradation Of Amer.
lean labor, tho dcbasomcnt Of our
civilization through the injection in
to the body poiiuc Of poisouou',
indigcsiiblo mass uf alien humanity
or the admixtnre of antGg)nis'ic IA
ces. II tho object were to destroy
our political system, to render free
government impossible, then ii
wouli bo rational and consistent to
permit the rifl-vnfl OF tho nations TO
lm dumped inLo ouc streets sud upon
our lands without restraint; t. i'm.
port great hnards Of servlle i.borers,
whose com; e'i;ion with tho free,
American voter will break down orr
stcial economy by he dss,ruc ion OF
tho industrial system which sastsins
it,; TO give welcome to ignorance,
vice aud crime; to substitute the
remils OF joss for tho Christian
Chnrc.,, and tho worship OF Chinese
gods inB'cai of the w. rahip OF tho
God Of orr Fathers. These arc the
means which the enemies OF frcc
government might well employ.
When in tho progress OF unlimi,
tel immigration, this co. MY be-
comes Will filled with Chinese. whose
scouts and spi,s arc now in every
city and town in all States, giving
information to thoir masters who
are conducting this oriental lava
sion; VIXEN our cities Gro fostering
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