The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-31

not for The human race. II was
ordained by tho American pcop!a for
their own happiness snd their own
welfare, and the welfare Of such 9TH
ors as they ahould choose OF their
own FREQ will to admit TO American
citizenship. That our institutions
arc stable; that they attain the ends
Of good goyernment-Occurity TO
life. liberty and property, tho prog
ress and happiness Of the American
people; that they can stand any
strain, however great, occasioned by
unlocked for and cslsmitous emer-
geucios, 10 because thoy were cyol-
we'd and were modified as circrm-
stances demanded, and were no! tic
reaalt Of the p::ori reasoaing, Of
political theorists.
The foundations worc no. lid &c.
cording TO any scientific rule, but
according to the cxigencies and
needs Of the people. Tho cupcr.
structure may bo patchwork, but tho
different pieces Gro go dove.tslled
into each other, 30 skillfully joined
that tho weakness Of one par. has
up to this time been countcrba!arcod
by the united strength 0; the whole.
In sholt, sir, I may we'll say that the
excellence, tho st,ength and durabil-
ity Of Anglo-saxon political inG!ita-
tions result from tho iaot that they
arc both iliogica! cGd Inconsistent.
It is, therefore, no good reason Why
wo should not roliove the peop!o Of
the Pacific States Of tho great svi! o!
Chinese immigration, so ably and
fully presented by their Senator'S
here; no reason why we should no.
adopt the amondnen. Of the Senator
from California prohibiting the nat-
uraliza.ion OF natives Of The Chinese
Empire, that VIC do tolerate tie pres
ence OF another inferior race, Gnd
have conferred on them privileges
OF American citizenship and imposed
on them tho discharge Of it's high
duties. prefer, sir, TO expose my
self to the charge 0! Inconsistency
rather than ~ disregard tho known
wishes Of tie wLito people OF she
Pacific States aud to incur the haz-
ards and dangers 10 which they aro
exposed.
will not discount their juds'
ment, formed from hard experience,
in favor Of the spccula.iona OF hu.
mauitarian philosophy. DoGides, air,
it 10 not 10 clear tha. on. onstitu-
ton with oil its great strength Ind
yigor, after embracing tho African,
can take in with safety evon the
moro enlightened countryman OF
Confucius.
Second, give 10 this bill and the
proposed amendments. ry hearty
support for another reason. II will
really and truly protect American In
Dor. 1t furnishes no sham protection
in tho shape OF o tax levied on ell tho
labor Of the country for tho benefit
Of the capitalist, in tE 0 hops (oiten il
not always vain one) that 10 will
dividei it and give uo,ne small Part to
that ;nconsiderablo number OF labor.
ers whom he employs.
This bill protects the American To-
bo.er directly and clearly, aad not
in O roundabout end secocd-hand
way. II gives this protection by ito
own fcrcc, and tho vigor Of its own
bcnefcicnt provisions, independent
of either tho magnaninisy or tho
charity Of another. and that other
too directly interested in Withholding
The protection.
Az 30 we'll shown in the very able
and exhaustive discussion Of this
subjcc. by the Senator FROM Ca!i'or-
mia, [NIr. Miller,l tho Chinese labor
or has an advantage over the Amer,
lean lnborcr. This 10 an undue ed,
vantage. It does nat arise from Gu
pcrior industry, larger Intelligence
or greater skill. 1t comes from the
simple fact that The ono Is IN Anieri'
can citizen, with the hopes and aspi.
rations Of en- American citizen, and
charged with the performance of the
high duty TO his country and hiu fam
lily incident to American citizenship
the other has none of these. For ages
he has from necessity been Injured te
that hard and scsnty sort OF living
joined to ircesaant toll, which barrel,
supports life. To compete with min
tho American laborer must DO ro
duced to the samc standard O! iv'
ing, condemned TO the saInO cease
less toll.
Arc wo prepared, sir, to invite tho
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