Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-03

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The unoesi&Ded. Nsid<etA and
eiiixsns Of Ehe 61n<e of C.jif0rnia
snd Of 10 f2cfGc coa1e, iFrrspec&fEe
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~ th4 ootxmHen Feceoxl3 epUUittod
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weH - 0f kiadneoe. hospitality end
night. II thsl 10 Hock bpfinRs. Ea-
rekA. Tscouna. 1eosiIs snd ssany
other places, pnrtipa eanfmfng 30 rep
rcsent TIE univefsaI ssustassnt % tbe
coass, have. - tbse6ls snd siDlsncs
dfisen from their several eOmmunt.
lies The whoI< Chtsesc popaIAtion
without dIstinctlsn II nge, 81, occn-
patton or chsfactss, do hese5y sub
nit fhis our protest snd mem0riai,
and beg. therefore. the consideratiOn
which III eaormisy Of the o6enses
committed and The iEsTostAnce of The
subjectnaftsr prepented demand.
Fnrpesely ooitttnk eny otacuenton
q the hct resxrictins Chimes immk
grafton. ~ VI the uIauoef u we1c1
it has been executed By TIE COAST
tnted anthOsities-
We snbui1 firek. thai the perpe-
traitors Of these 0etrAxes do not rep
ressat ~ bstsB part Of the popu.a-
tion Of this coast. and Il b Islander
for them 70 claim that public senti-
nsnt jusft6es or approves soy euch
vioIsnce. or sny such unjuse snd 10
IawfnI <jecknezzt By threats end In
timidaiion - have been used 10 the
lnte riotous proceeainp IN sundry
towns h this and othef 6tates and
TsFFitofiea
We sabmik secoad, thas theee
threats and intimidatioue and ri0tous
and bloody scts, c0mmisfed under
the light Of The ninetesnth century
ciSilizaslon, 10 this Nation which
claims 10 b ; leading nation 10 intel
ligsnce. morality and culture. shock
oar sense OF national pride - we'll =
our. sense Of justice, honor and right
The Scripture intersection u regard 10
the :. strsneer soiourning among us
has been ssuc;ioned and rc1ssersed
by ali modern Civilization, and 70 %
ii Il abhorrent that ID the name cf
public sentiment such vioisxions Of
he laws OF hospitality and humani
ty. 10 say noihine u right and
plixhted national tSeafy opIieAtioas,
shoa,d b repeated in one commu-
nitv after another On cur coast.
We submit. third. that such a.
terupts 10 violently drive out resi-
deufs OF sny one nationality Who
have acquired . constitutional and
legal rirbt to reside Ii The UnIted
states il 10 violation Of the funda-
mental pfjpciule on which our Gov.
ernment was founded by our fathers.
One of the principlsa deep douu In
their hearts was that this Nation
should be ( refuge for The oppseseed
OF every land. 5hall IL become in-
stead . land OF depression, persecu-
ton arsd cruelty
We sui mit. foufth. that the Chi
nesc residing Ia this country up 10
the time Of the passage Of the re
sfriction act have Is good q constitu-
tionai right to he here - any foreign
born resident In the United States
The treaty between the United
States and the Emperor OF China.
COMMONLY known . the BuElingame
treaty. expressly guarantees TO the
Chinese the same privileges as to
residence and trade e. are granted 10
the citizens OF the "most favored
nation, and the treaty 0f 1850 ex-
presely contisues these privileges 70
those Chinese 10 the coun.ry 81 the
time The treaty was signed. The
Constitution OF the United States ex-
pressly states thai the Constitution
and the treaties formed under il
shall constituis the supreme law of
the land. Tue treaties formed under
the Constitution are no less part of
the supreme Law of the land than the
Constitution itself We note With
peculiar and grsfefni grati6cStion
he language used 10 the last message
70 Congress. 10 which the President
recognizes the binding obligations Of
the treaty and urges thai al the
power of this Government should be
exerted TO maintain the amplest good
faith toward China. 10 the treatments
OF these men, and the inilexible
sternaess Of the law in hrisging the
wrong-docrs TO Justice should Be In
sisted upon.
We submit, fifth, that the commu-
mites where these riotous acts occur
render themselves liable. according
to law, for damages to life. property
and business injured or destroyed IN
such riosx Bcsides, therefore. the
modification and outraged sense Of
hnmAnity, Innocent ciiixens are BY
thee lawiess proceedings ia danger
Of being heavily taxed TO pay the
damages the Injured Chinese may
and righteously demand i
We submit. sixth, that such high
handed. riotous and murierous pro-
ceedinss. II not promptly checked
ssd summartly punished. win al
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