The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-03-30

CAiueho lAi,orerp has also passed the House
by vote 1T 10 c. The bill will prob
ably l,e signed By The Presidcai and be
cone lac Nos, q our New Lnglsnd
representatives voted agaius, the bill aud
some Of them spoke against.t, among them
Col Joyce Of this district,
IL seems 10 us that the Law is good one
notwithstanding this opposition 70 T. Col
Joyce argument sas presented under sew
erAl different beads. but could have been
included under one a. well since II con.
sisted Of the single proposition that pro
hbiiiug Immigration IS contrary % the
npri 81 our free Institutions and the prac
tice q our government since its iounda'
ton. He also stated that il would violate
Our treaty obligations aud is IN open viola
ton u the terms Of the Republican plat
form Of 1850 But supposing our country
has heretofore encouraged instead of re.
PEELED immigration and supposing the Re
publicaus 10 1880 did oppose this measure
these Arguments amount to nothing II 1t
can be elearl, shown that the influx OF Chi
nese cheap labor would be detrimental to-
tile best interests OF the country, IL Isl
conceded that any country has the right TO
prohibit immigration whenever it seems TO
be for It's lest interests TO do so. II is not
a question Of continent bnt OF fact The
opposition to the measure has been here
toiore based largely upon the supposition
that il was in violation OF the terms OF the
existing treaty with China, and special
commission was sent 10 that country TO as
certain the feeling OF that government on
the subject SO that there could be no mis-.
understanding or injustice in the matter.
President Angel, formerly resident OF
this state, was sent over and now reports
that the Chinese government never was
10 favor Of the emigration Of its subjects
and would be glad to have it cease This
being the case 1t is merely question OF
expediency II the Chinese will do us
more harm than good we ought to keep
them out, II more good than harm we
ought to admit them.
On the Pacific coast where they have
been quite numerous for the past twenty
years they are almost universally con-
demned not only by the Dennis Kearney
sort of people but by all classes from the
highest to the lowest. Where they have
been best and longest known the feeling
is strongest against them. This feeling is
said to be prejudice, but where it is so I'M
iyersal there must be some good reason
for it,
The fact is that the Chinese are pecul-
Jar people and never have and never will
assimilate with people of other nations.
They have no desire or intention ofbecom-
ing citizens. Their only object in coming
here is to get money to take back to China
with them. They will work cheap, spend
almost nothing and live rs no civilized
people can live for the sake of accumulat-
ing this money to carry out OF the coun-
try. As a natural consequence they have
a demoralzing influence upon other labor
ers who will not consent to live as cheap.
~ as the, do and in this way labor 10 de-
graded. This, 1t seems 70 "a is contrary
| 10 the .'genius OF our institutions. This
county must stand on the intelligence
and prosperity of ito iaDorlng people. La
Dor should be raised to higher instead Of
degraded to lower plane. The South
tried cheap labor for almost a hundred
years and were easily distanced by the
North which paid good prices to its labor.
ing men 1t is true that the Southern la.
borers were slaves but as far az citizenship
and support OF government is concerned
the Chinese are little if any better. Sup
posing the Chinese were as numerous all
over the country as they are in San Fran
cisco it would set us back more than fifty
years in everything that makes our country
superior to China. Instead of building us
up they would be dead weight to drag us
down. California has not for years grown
so fast as most of our new states. From
| her situation, soil, climate and mineral re-
sources she ought to have increased quite
as fast as Texas, Kansas or the other com
paratively new states. There is no doubt
that Chinese cheap labor has to answer in
great measure for the difference. 1t has
discouraged the better class of immigrants
aud actually driven out capital that would
otherwise have been employed there.
We do not believe that New England
wants such laborers and we do not believe
it right that any portion of the country
should be inflicted with them just because
it has been againsttthe theory and prac-
tice of our free institutions to prohibi.
them from coming here. We want no INIT
migrants who will not IN few years be-
come good citizens and we want them ne
faster dian We can furnish employment for
th EN- at good wages. Last year over half
million foreigners landed on our shores.
This would seem to be AS many as we can
make good Yankees OF in one year Should
Chin. with her 400, 100000 people really
set out in good earnest TO furnish us with
cheap labor aud our country should not
object TO it but encourage it, according
10 the traditions Of our fathers" it would
be almost as bad as when the hordes Of
Goths and Vandals overwhelmed the j n.
man empire aud put back the ciyiliy atom
Of the world hundreds of years ms i'm.
migration can he easily stopped now with.
out serious injury or iniu, ice to suy.
body. Wait until 1t @ssuT es more alarm.
ing proportions and it G ..nnot be done 50
well. II they are not such people a, We
want and will not ! & made over into good
Americans let " 4 aa,, .l.,, o,,t IL ,bar