Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-03-23
Tho Anti Chinese Bill Passed by
the Sonato.
JONES, or NEVADA, MAKES Notable WHITE
SurREMAcY SPEECH.

The speech Of Senator Jones, Of Ne.ada,
on the Chinese bill, March o,h, has created u
marked sensation in political circles. 1t was
very strong anti Chinese argument. Tho
few speeches Senator Jones makes are always
worth listening tn, but the heart of the pro-
duction was that part touching on negro
suffrage in tho South. 1t was the outcome Of
that white supremacy theory nccess,a,oi by
the nnti- Chinese agitation and it was the
boidcst u,teranco on the suffrage question
which has been made in Congress for many
years. Coming from tho warm personal
friend Of the President it gains additional
Significance. More notable still ia the fact
that while tho air was yet vibrating with his
lcrvid words, dozen Of his Repubitau
colleagues Of the Senate and House rushed
10 congratulate him with enthusiastic warmth.
The opinion is everywhere cxpressci save
in tho extreme Republican co;erio Of scn,i-
mcualists, that this apecch is tho most logi.
cal, the tst abo and tho most conclusi, Q
| which has yet been heard on the race qncs.
ton.
In tho course Of his srccch Senator Jones
enlarged upon the consideration that the in
tciligcrcc or creative genius Of tho country
in overcoming obstacles, not its material re-
sources, constitutes it's wealth. lie said that
the low wages Of the Chinese while bcneft-
ing irdividual employers would ultimately
impnvcrish The country by removing ,hc
sumnlant to create labor savng machinery
and like inventions. lie spoke Of whnt he
called tho dcarth of inclcctul! activity in
the Sonth in every department but one, that
Of politics. This was because of tho presence
Of a scrvlc race there. Tho absence OF
Southern names in the patent Office is an H.
lnstraton. We would not welcome Africans
here. Their presence was not blessing to
US, hnt an impcdimcnt in our way Tho re :
la'i0us Cf the white and cnlarcd races Of tho
South we're now no nearer adjustment than
they we're years ago. He would prophecy
that the African race would nevcr be per.
,nitcd 10 dominate any State Of the South.
The experiment to that end had been dis
mai la'lnrc, aud f,ilnrc, not because we have
not tried to make it succeed, but becaus
laws away above human laws have placed
one race superior and for above the other.
Tho votes Of the ignorant class might pre-
pondcrato. but intellect, not numbers. is the
superior fnicc in this world. We clothed the
African in Union Blue and the belief that he
was enc day to be free was candle light in
he soul. but il is one thing to aspire to be
free and another thing to haze the incli,
Gcncc and sterling qualities of character to
maintain free government. Tho speaker
here expressed tho belief that if left alone
to maintain govcrnment tho negro would
gradually rctrograde and go back to the
methods of his ancestors. "This," ho added,
may be hcrcsy. but belivc it to be truth.
lf, when the first ship-load Of African slaves
canso to this country The belief had spread
that they would bo tho cause of political
agitation and civil war, and tho future had
been (orcsccn. would they have been allowed
to land? How mnch Of this country would
now be worth preserving if the North had
been covered by Africans as is South Carc~
lima .day2 In view Of their non-assmi.
lating characteristics the wiscst policy would
have been to exclude thcm Mt tho outset. So
VIC say of the Chinese tn>day," he exclaimed,
"and for the greater reason because their skill
makes them moro formidable competitors
than negroes Subtle and adept in the manip>
ulation. the Chinaman can be put into almost
any kind Of factory. His race is rs obnox.
ious to us as impossible foe us to assim.
latn ns the negro race. His race has out.
lived every other because it is homogeneous.
and for that reason alone. 1t has imposed
its religion and pcculiaritios upon its con.