Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-04-21
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, April Il. 1882.
Geo. Crawford, Robt. N. Crawford,
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
CHINESE CHIPPERINGS.


pig-tail puzzle much to the discom-
fit Of the Pacific slope politicians,
and even many Of the republicans
on the sunrise side; many of whom
are whetting their knives earnestly
to take from the President the for
feited pound of flesh.
How long it will require for some
people to learn that the United States
government includes California, is a
question that even the President
cannot solve, Notwithstanding his
late success in the solution Of con-
undrums.
The only interest people east of
the Mississippi havein the Chinese
question is. the administration of the
Government in its true spirit.
Congress passed law at the pres
ent session forbidding the Chinese to
come to this country for twenty
years, and President Arthur vetoed
II, and now certain class are assail-
ing him in true Indignation style. The
question Of the honor and justice of
our Government should concern all
good citizens far more than the ques-
ton which was right-Congress in
passing the Chinese bill, or the Pres
ident in vetoing it,
The treaty making power Of the
Government is entrusted to the
President and two-thirds Of the Sen
ators present. A treaty is the SUI
preme law Of the land. Congress
cannot pass law that will abrogate
treaty, and if there is any treaty
III existence which the Chinese bill
tends % violate, every man imbued
with true American justice and
patriotism, must accord with the
President i'll yetoing it.
There was II treaty effected be-
tween the United States and China,
on the 18th Of July, 1868, known as
the Burlingame Treaty, which con-
tains the following provisions:
Article ). The United States and
the Emperor Of China cordially
! recognize the inherent and inalien-
able right Of man to change his
" home and allegiance and also the
mutual advantage Of the free mi
grafton and emigration of their
citizens and subjects respectively
from the one country to the other, for
purposes ofcurioslty. of trade, or as
permanent residents.
Article 8. Citizens of the United
states visiting Or residing in China
shall enjoy the same privileges,
lnnunities III exemptions III re-
spect to travel Or residence, rs may
there be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects Of the most favored ma
lions. And reciprocally, Chinese
subjects visiting or residing in the
! nited States shall enjoy the same
privileges, immunitics and cxemp-
tlons, III respect to travel or resi-
dcnce, rs may there be enjoyed by
the citizens or subjects Of the most
8t III ,4aFJnY,l, ~
Tie United States Circuit Court
Tor the District of California, Just
two years before the present Chinese
bill passed Congress, declared in
reference To the foregoing treaty
Z Thus the right of the Chinese to
change their homes and to freely
!. enigrate to the United States for
!" the purpose II permanent residence
! Is ii express terms recognized
III r. Iiburcio Parrot, Fed Rep.
Isl.
II 1870, after this treaty, the
Chinese at Tien-tsin, made riotous
attaek upon some American and
other missionaries, and killed some
and destroyed many residences.
The American Government under
the sane treaty promptly demanded
satisfaction, and the result was that
fifteen Chinese were convicted and
executed, and twenty others ban
lshed, and the two magistrates hav-
ing jurisdiction as heads of the city
government, We're also banished for
not taking means to suppress the
riot and protecting our citizens, and
the buildings Of the Americans all
rebuilt, and the property destroyed
paid for.
The only object i'll view iii giving
this article on the Chinese question
to the public, is, to vindicate the
tltie ol the American people 10 the
honor flowing from a strict adher-
enee t. treaty stipulations, which is
sometimes overlooked III the zeal Of
politicians t. fortify the outworks Of
their party II the expense Of nation
honor and justice.
Congressman Dunnell Ill 4 recent
speech warned his republican asso-
eiates that if they now neglected the
opportunity they had for giving the
people 4 new and low tariff bill. the
country would hold them strictly to
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