Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-13
THE CHINESE QUESTION FROM A
CALIFORNIA STANDPOINT.

IFrom the San Francisco Arsonaut
Thirty-three years ago, from all tn.
American states aud from all parts o.
the civilized world, there came tc
California, unuer peculiar induce
ments, the young. the adventurous
and the intelligent. An unknown
land was sought for and reached by
stormy sea-passages and adventurous
land Journeys. An unoccupied coun.
try was possessed, and here was laid.
broad and deep, the foundations of q
sovereign state, to become a part OF
the American republic. A generous
government gave to all the free &C.
cupation of collaborating lands, and
gave farms and houses In broad and
productive agricultural valleys. 1t
gave free forests and fisheries. and i'm
brief time threw over city plain, and
mountain the protection of free gov
ernment. San Francisco gave promise
Of commercial Importance. The state
gave six hundred million dollars of
gold aud silver 10 the arteries of the
worlds circulating medium. Oregon
obtained q large accession of popula-
lion, and around the two Pacific states
other clustering communities gath.
cred, each in their turn TO plant the
foundations Of states. The reflex tide
OF emigration set back ward 10 the
Rocky Mountains. There was never
before such people gathered in any
part OF Coda earth, and there was
never before such a gift of wealth
showsred down upon any people.
Such inexhaustible riches of mines.
such wealth of soil, such charm Of
climate, such opportunity of ocean
irnftic, such iIlimitable possibilities
of grain, gold, wool, wine and fruit
had come as all Inheritance to no
other community. The people wer,
loyal and grateiul-loyal to tho gov
ernment and grateful to God. They
met III organic assemblies, aud under
The magic influence of republican
teachings, there grew up state and
municipal governments which g,y.
security to life, protection to prou-
erty, ana freedom to conscience.
Schools and churches abuuuded
throughout Tho laHd, aud California
came to be regarded as a very rara-
disc. 1t was. There was health
plenty, and cheerful content in all ,Is
parts. There were no cities sr vii.
Iagss i'll all the world were SO ,unuv
persons owned their own homrS
There wns no land where 80 mauv rn.
posed beneath their own vines. Ns
into ths tabled garden ot the Cnr,.
t'aus' paradise the serpent cam. on
into our earthly paradise thcr,. rninrnI
nc creeping curse. Our stale WAS
"roa" OF territory, fertile of soil.
s'"'ce VI population, and III hecdicas-
ness anu blindness, i'll the impeluosity
VI haste 10 become rich, in i@nnr-
'''f' oi consequences, aud in the ynn-
'lous enthusiasm OF inexperienced,
'u'hil'e" nhd welcomed the Chi.,rsc
.uio"s us. lhey were To become our
w. ~, '""'s ana 40 our Nnenial labor.
lhey were to Introduce to our ,uar.l,
% 'he culture OF rice, to our foothills
ne culture of tea, tn CUR valleys the
and to our coast they wrr.
o DflhS the commcrce of a .i,, ;un
he wealth of India. Our vh,ry.S ~,
we're 10 he laden with bales of s,l.;
nd the precious merchundlse uf ih..i,
astern looms. Their spices were ,o
'erfume our air, their ueru,i,r j.,
'ustfies TO euliyen and enrich ,ur T.
tate. When our state was ,d,,it,''1,
'''o the Union we invited the Chinese
participate with us in celebrating J.
he Joyous event. When the national ;,
came round the CbIn.. =
nan was feature of the procession. u
eliShtlng us with his barbaric music
nd The qusint and curious decora. .
IONS "f hls holiday dress. When tho :.
'uriihSane treaty was negotiated. h
70 IGNORED its author with n c:v;c - -
a"qnot. Our g0vernor-thau dem 4
sr"t''-prcsided. A bishop gave us " "
IL dressing. Chinese merchants b,h- >,
"h'cd with merchants of all na,ion- ~
l'',es. Men OF all parties united in =;
AL event which all of us r