The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-17
TEXAS BY CONTRAST,


One OF the most disgraceful things
that has ever blackened the character |
Of any American community is the |
massacre of Mongolians IN Wyoming. |
This slaughter of unoffending Chinese
by white men mas not been surpassed
in barbarity by even the most UNTIL
toTed and blood-Jhirsty Indians. Ia
truth, this massacre was far more
savage than the bloodiest deeds of
red men, for it was in cold blood-a de-
llberate slaughte- without the least
pretense of open war, which has
usually attached to the unhuman
deeds of Indians. The men who shot
down hundred Cinnamon at Rock
Springs are among the products of
civilization not even contaminated by
Texas sentiment. This massacre was
not brought on by the base designs Of
even aswindler, but it was the product
of a sentiment which the New York
Herald, even, must acknowledge is
not even southern in manner,
to say nothing of it's being Texan IN
spirit. Chinese laborers were
performing service at Il less cost than
white Iaborers demanded. That was
the crime which condemned, whole
band Of Cinnamon to massacre. The
poor celestiaIs were even engaged in
complying with the Inob's order to
leave town, when they were followed
and butchered in cold blood by white
men, whose evil passions were en-
gendeTed in a colder cline
than Texas. The Texan in New
York publicly acknowledged his
crime, and voluntarily surrendered to
authority, but these Wyoming assas-
sins are protected in their inhuman
conduct, by a jury declaring that the
massacred Chinese came to their
death ''at the hands of parties IN
known" 1t will be the duty Of the
federal government, however, to as
certain who are the perpetrators Of
this massacre, and to bring them to
punishment. By treaty the Chinese
in the United States are entitled to
the same privileges and protection
that are accorded to citizens and sub
jects rof the most favored nation.
There is no evading the obligations
and responsibilities imposed by this
treaty, and for the sake of Americans
residing in China, if no other consid-
erations were involved, it will be nee
essary that this country should make
| prompt reparation and indemnity to
the Chinese government for the Wy
| oming massacre. The murder of
Davis in New York will cost the
government nothing; this northern
sentiment which is cowardly as
well as bloody, may cost
it a very large sum OF money. AS
Wyoming territory is under the au-
thority OF the general government
there will be no conflict Of state au-
| thority to embarrass the administra-
ton in its efforts to punish this crime,
and to prevent tie recurrence of like
atrocities. All the executive and
judicial officers of the territory are
subject to the control of the govern
ment at Washington. If these otllct-
ais should betray a want of vigor and
good faith in arre5ting and prose
cutting the assassins, it is in the power
of the government to remove them
| and fill their places with men who
will courageously do their duty
| China can not afford to even think OF
wreaking public vengeance on the
| United States for the murder of heI
subjects, by sending lot of gun-boats
into the bay of San Francisco, and
destroying millions of property
and taking life for life; but retaliation
may come swift and terrible upon un
protected Americans in China. Fol
such PHILOSOPHY as this-brutal anC
cowardly-the New Y ork Herald find:
no reason to abuse the people of an en-
tire region, while for the dog eat dog
murder in New York city it find:
cause to attack the good reputation
Of every Texan.