Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-21
Nj EMPNIS APPEAL
FRIoAr. APRIL 81. 1852
INSTRUMENTATION WE WANT.


There are none so blind az those who
close their eyes to the light of truth, reason
and Justice and will not see. In the last
election for officials of the Taxing District
Inc APPEAL earnestly advocated the election
of Gavin, an Irishman, and Kney a German.
Yet il was charged with hostility TO foreign
ers because il failed to support the foreign
ers on another ticket And now the APPEAL
is charged with knownothingism because it
opposes Chinese immigration. These blind
fault-fnders are too malignant TO see that
This opposition is inspired by friendship
for the intelligent foreigner, desire to pro-
Iect him and the toiliDg millions from the
evils that will accompany the importation Of
race which degrades labor. Our govern
1nent can justly discriminate against immi-
grafton without favor.ng the despicable doc
frine Of knownothingisul. We have found by
practical experience that the European races
become homogeneous elements of our popu-
1ation. We have also discovered by practical
experience that the Chinese do not become
homogeneous elements in our population.
The only questions in regard to Chinese i'm
migration are whether the Chinese can be as
simulated az Europeans can be. The expert
ment has demonstrated that assinilstion is
impossible, and the American people will
bitterly oppose the inundation of the coun-
try with millions of foreigners, every man of
whom comes here slave, and every woman
Of whom comes here doubIy degraded
comes under a contract to serve as prosti-
Inte for slaves. But the intelligent immi-
grant from Europe will alwaysfn cordial
welcome. The indications are that immigra-
lion from Europe this year will far outstrip
even that of last year, large as it was. The
total arrivals at Castle Garden between
the LIST of January and the 10Th OF
March were 1856, against 29,88l
for the full first three months of 1881.
Superintendent Jackson predicts that
100000 will come in May of this year,
against II, 900 for the same month last year.
There is, too, noticeable Improvement in
that the immigrants arriving this year are
people of means, the better class of farmers
from the German countries, who come over
with the intention of seeking desirable lsaa-
sfs1as End sh returning 10 bring their fam
lilies. This is the sort of immigration the
country needs and wants. Unlike the Chi
nese, in a short time these newcomers will
be assimilated with the people, and a gener-
alton hence the children of these immigrants
will be intermarried with each other and
with native-born citizens, and all will be
Americans. But the Chinese will always be
an enemy to our institutions. No man is
worthy the name of patriot who counter
ances policy which is opposed to
the interests of the free laboriug
and industrial classes. They constitute
the great body of the people; they sustain
our free institutions; they carry forward our
great public enterprises; they dig our canals
and build our railroads, cultivate our fields, |
explore the bowels of the earth in fearch OF l
precious metals. and they fight battles !
in war Their welfare ought to be guarded |
with care, for upon them we must rely for |
the preservation of the government. An
the intelligent and decent labor of the |
country in all industrial departments ought |
to be prevented. We must select between |
immigration from China and the immigra-
ton from Europe, for it is certain that there
will be an end to immigration from
Europe as soon as it is known that
the newcomer has to compete with the
cheap labor at which the Chinese will work
What we desire for the permanent benefit of
the country is a population OF intelligent
immigrants who will make America their
home, bring up their families here and meet
the responsibilities and discharge the duties
Of good citizens. The Chinese propose none
Of these things; on the contrary, they return
home and drain the country OF it's wealth by
carrying with them all they have made by
niggardly economy and reducing labor to
starvation wages.