The semi-weekly miner., 1882-03-04

CoNaREssloNAL.
uo.r's Speech Against the Anti
Chinese Bill.
w.surSavON, March lat so:::45 n.
,,,r senate resumed the consideration
~ ".,hr 'I;:nc<e bill, and KNar, Of Massa-
.hu.,.,,., tvo! the floor in set speech in
,",,.;,inn to its passage. His first
,r.a.,.i,ion was that our people one
::,"nndr,,l wears ago founded this nation
,.n",, il,. moral law affirming all men
"i m.r. t.,nal and derived from the Crea-
.or tlc right of pursuit Of happiness,
anil tha, equality ip that light is y fun
I%.mrnfal I rule Of Divine justice in its
.nu!i;.,,un to mankind. lie set forth
i i,w ,I,.. nation had grown, and said the
.x;srn.~ ni The principle just stated had
.ttr,c.,.! immigration from all countries
tour own shores, rather than to South
,n,eri,.. or Mexico; that every new
state affirmed it in its constitution, and
california herself in her original colt
.titu,ion declares it. was meant tO in
,,uIe the right Ofexpatriation.
Tn;, WAS declared in 'GS by IN act Of
ionrrr:s, and hy the persistent efforts
os J0hu Cnnness. u California Senator,
Of Iris, birth, il was urged upon the
country that s!le right Of expatriation Is
an INDISPENSABLE enjoyment Of life and
uur,uit Of happiness. The doctrine was
.,irmnly reiterated in the Burlingame
.,uty. Mr. Webster declared that
.u,,.iity m rights, especially Of lal,Orers,
is one Of the principal benefits
which Inc United States had conferred
-, c,a,;kinl. We have made treaty
and We now propose this legislation
shic, undertakes to deny and over
,,row that declaration and to strike q
,.i,w =. ..l. u by ryascn Of their race and
...am;ium, China. offer, t. modify the
Mriinsa:,c treaty sO als to permit the
.xc.u,i"n u. prostitutes, criminals, dis
,a,,i persons and imported c,Olie labor
r. 'i,i> offer was rejected by our gov
.gun,vn, and treaty substituted which
.'.,c, not permit the exclusion Of the
,:.r", lirs:-ual,.erl classes: but duly per-
MI. lie exclusion Of iasasrers. The pur-
.,,,. of the trainers Of the treaty and OF
.hr t:ll i: - strike their blow ut the lss-
;p,-.rs without regard to their char:l;-
Ter. II w..s impossible 10 "verstatt: ::.e
,~nspu ui,cnc.,, t0 mankind from insert
;l,- y,wl, :, doctrine ut the demand Of the
United States in the worlds public law.
FOR r:.S. ii and for Massachusetts,, HOar
continued. l refuse to consent t. = denl-
Il hy the tinted states Of the right OF
every man desiring to improve his con-
iiiiou US honest labor, his LABOR being
no man , property but his own, to 10
anywhere ~. the face Of the earth that
he pir:rs4~. lsut this bill violates
The provisions Of the treaty which
iirr,:'S>ts 10 execute. The treaty per.
hits only Il reasonable suspension Ol
immigration. Tn: bill totally prohibits
it for twenty years. AMI ccnfers Oh every
irt,.: "iIi''yr oi rustO,,ls the right.to seize
IN! iipr.:'!y i'.n,Ov: from the country
prr>cn::. without trial.
Wlm' has happened within thirteen
Years tina, !n!s great Republic SHOULD
strike lis i!sy::' Only 43:NO Chimes
hryc cen added to our population ~
;iat t;:lr. There are u hundred ami llvt
iil"u>;ni Of .',.m here, all told the nv
humiEr,;i, part Of the whole population
The: are tile most easily governed race
IN :;.r wrr!.l. Citing statistics to show
he = piL decrease Of Chinese iElI,i:r r:i
ton i,r lie last half decade, he said
lnis Iii.,uu.ion became greater wiier
coni;rI,tl Wit, the rapidly incrc;'sin:
h,n'v:S r,. either countries.
Nr. !i":.r tH;,l that in 1850. in II tota
',.mi.r:ti,n 81 rii.;,:hHD. t!er: were hu
-. t!:ia",r, :.n.! in ISL there were ~,
't' :t: total -; 10, U,,EN Immigrants
whit i. ;iie>an,r y.1,r !WaE, { 'hine>e wen
l"h. Tlr pare hl.ntlr: gvl'sics roam
ins,.:r"U:!. ti,i> cO';nlry arr ;.s nIlncrotl
- iin Chinese. all Oi whom il ..athtrct
IN me. ;r... wru!d not exccts: the pop
H';i',! 3. In" sixteenth city in the'n'si'
Try. Nit..! an Insult to American III
:r.ii4rn," /" ak of China tO keep o'!
M: i, ,:v kvr,,:se this !i!n.'tu' ~ a.
mona :r,i .>.iaiic:; threaten tO desire.
"L' 'ca .,i civilization. Ine Mlv"cat;
"i ii,is ',.;<,..,iOn, lie said, invoked tn
I'D rr.. r,: :i,,ic.'s which had 30 otte
*'r.., j, ,n.cful and bioody part \
h!>t.'.? i? :.!'! as,.r;c. that as CE:nalEc
"'::'". :n;l lived c!.cap'y he INJURED til
-Nl.;:.r;.l i::!rr,r with whom h: COZ!
posed. I.r answered this by an arg;
H:i,'' ;"-::.w that the cutlery against III
''i"s.' 'ras The same which had Ike
'ia'" III .ln' pas; against the lrisIinlai
':'' ''"rn, the Indian, the Jew and TN;
''ci! vi i''".r races in turn had indicate
"> ':i.r.;S ..r freedom and sal'd'ic
":"r: {: LARGE part Of the world the prc)!
""'S ":!i''r il had founded. He at'n'
tel .i.rrr were great abuses and DANCE
.;"w!"r" "!. "f ths coming Ut these n,
PIE. tut much oi these he thought mig
%" I" in'rii.ri Nv State or municipal IL
'''a:.'n. Consular officers in Asiat
'H- r"u'd prevent the coming OF o.
nan "..':' labor was not his own. r
ny h"''l!~ Of living may I've contro'',
!; H'":.i"iiml ordinances prescribin: u
";'".''@ ''S * their dwellings and Inn
'"s ~ number Of OCCUPANTS for
""'" trnrhlcnt. Taking every race
,""fH''n;ng its fitness for freedom ut
',. ana not it's worst, We find