Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-16
Elevating the Races.

/ mere are pTODdOly lew peODiS WHO De-
lieve in the truth OF Christianity who do
not recognize the hand of divine Pr wi
dence in the transition Of the negroes Of
the United States from savages to Chris
( tanity and a certain degree Of enhgbten-
ment. Two centuries ago their ancestors
were the most degraded Of slaves in the
| forests OF Africa, to-day they are citizens
Of the greatest republic of the world, and
endowed with all the rights, privileges
and immunities that pertain to citizen
ship. The step from barbarous slavery
in Africa to civilized slavery in America,
was doubtless a far greater advance in
the condition of the negro than that from
civilized slavery to a state of freedom
and to citizenship.
1t seems that many humanitarians are
growing weary of the negro, and are dis
posed to let him, with the start he has
got, work out his own salvation. If these
very excellent gentlemen and ladies are
anxious to continue to devote their tai
ents and dollars to the breaking of bonds
and the elevation of the enslaved and de
graded, they may turn their attention to
the Chinese.
1t can scarcely be doubted that the
great mass Of Chinese laborers that we're
brought to this country are held in bond
age by the corporations which brought
them here, and that they are in far
worse condition than the negroes were
before the war. They are as helpless to
protect themselves from the exactions
and expressions of their MOugOliau mas
ters as they are to defend themselves
from the outrages of the Western hus-
tiers.
The Cinnamon were brought to America
by the great corporations, and they are
sub-let to contractors, who get from 75c
to 81 per day each for them. Il is not
known what the labOrers get from the
contractors, but it is believed that it il
very lttle-probably not one-halr what
the contractors get for their work. These
contractors have as soft a snap as the
protected manufacturers OF the United
States have on the farmers and other con-
sumers who are forced to pay them double
prices for their wares.
1t seems that the philanthropists donot
take very readily to the Cinnamon. Some
! thing is needed to arouse the interest of
these worthy people in the men Of Cathay
! VIII not some one write novel handling
these slsnt-eyed and unromautic children
of destiny somewhat after the style of
| Uncle Toms Cabin" II the Christian
zeal. the humane feelings and fanaticism
of the American people could only be
| aroused, the Cinnamon might be emauci-
pated, Christianized, educated. made
American citizens and sent back to the
Celestial kingdom under the protection OF
our flag, an army of missionaries thai
might overturn the idols of their native
! country and convert the people to the
worship OF the true and living God.
There are many Christian people in this
country who believe that the bringing OF
/ Cinnamon here was Proyidential, but as
| vet the work of Outstanding, freeing
aud eievating them has scarcely begun in
earnest, and the opportunity tor doing this
work is fast slipping by, as the Cinnamon
return to the Oriental land. and as the
laws have now pretty e1ectually stopped
their further importation in this country.