The record-union., 1893-05-30

And so, when I am asked. "Is that the
law?" l shall reply, 81 don't know-no-
body knows" How should they? If
they did, it wouldn't make any differ
ence. BE sure you are right, then 90
ahead" The law is all righU-but keep
away from il.
l form most of my conclusions from a
general view of things, relying chiefly
upon my natural perspicuity and native
Judgment. If man goes in quest OF
justice, and goes to law and the courts for
1t, he has high old time The other fell
low can hire lawyer for less money, to
defeat any doctrine in the codes, than he
can afford to pay for the maintenance of
his constitutional rights.
Thus, it is easy to perpend, if there is
anything we need more than less law, it
Is fewer Cinnamon.
Almost anyone, except man who is
cut olas on the question of missionary
uuty, VIII agree with me i'll my estimate
OF the Chinese as an article of merchan-
disc.
Take Chinaman and hang him, for
instance, in the glow of calcium light
or elsewhere, and inspect him at your
leisure. If you find in him anything to
throw you into ecstacies of admiration,
please hang yourself. You will then have
achieved your mission, lar beyond the
most sanguine expectations which l can
entertain.
have encountered in various places,
and under variegated circumstances, a
good many Cinnamon, and have never
made it pay.
Whenever have tried to borrow s. or
81 they didn't "sabe," and if [ owned one
half as much he talked like phono-
graph. When [ have stood them up on
the public highways, or knocked them
down there, | never found anything on
them but old clothes, which the most
nonchalant Digger Indian would consider
a mlstlt, and abhor. Only these and
fleas.
Their chief objects in life, according to
my observation, are to work when com
PEELED, smoke opium at every oppor-
tunity, steal instinctively, live in disease
and filth, even if quartered in a palace,
thrive under conditions inimical to
decency or morality, and cultivate the
rich and refined, with whom they chiefly
associate.
The foregoing is rather weak sum-
mary OF their vices, but it is favorable
exposition of their principal virtues. l
could do better.
OF course, the Chinese are benighted,
out they are unfortunate in some re-
spects; yet they seem to be glad OF it, and
are peculiarly prosperous and prolific in
their own country, and in this. Those
who have Joined our church smile and
smile, and they are still VillainOuS, al
though they never become seriously sane
titled.
The old saying, which has come down
to us with circus jokes and Egyptian re-
mains, Familiarity breeds contempt"
is peculiarly applicable to Chinese, de-
tectlve eggs and most laws.
w hen we first began to import Chinese
10 TINS country they were new to us, and
we To them, and as they worked for SIX
BITS day and demanded no references,
we thought we had found about the
nearest substitute for slaves, compatible
with the Constitution. Some of our lead
ing citizens still cherish the idea.
The facts are, however, that as soon as
the Chinese got their bearing and sized
US up, they asserted their superiority. re-
fused to work for nothing, and are now
chiefly engaged in keeping opium Joints
and lotteries, erstwhile monkeying with
our courts and corrupting the churches.
The topic Is somewhat worn, but it is
still productive, and if it paid expenses
would enjoy discussing it further. In
the meantime the heathens accumulate
their queues grow longer, their premises
smell louder, and they are constantly
charging more and more for opium, re-
ducing lottery dividends, and have lately
refused even to subsidize the authorities.
Consequently, when we consider the
question asked by Shylock in a moment
OF despair, we may we'll reply that if
that's the law the chances are it is not all
there is of it. No one has yet sounded
either the depths or shoals Of the law.
If any one ever set sail upon the sea of
law and found either bottom or shore,
VIII be glad to get his address. know
men have been hanged, but in most cases
they, either lacked ambition or were
lynched.
Thus, as 1 intended to explain, if the
supreme Court gets another crack at the
Geary Act before the modern exodus.
lear the price of rice will be maintained
in our markets.
As glance hastily over this article it
seems to be spread little thin in places.
and the text staggers, out it is alive. /
contemplated appending a poem, but the
the spring is sprung. SQuINK,