Year: 1860

4


When the Constitution OF California was


adopted. the people. by an almost unanimous


vote. decided against the introduction OF


negro slavery. II was conceded by men


from all the States. slave und free. that we


should net open ourselves TO the competitor


Of the Southern slave owner. with his hun


dreds " negroes. each OF whom would con


tribute a fortune TO his master, as great.


probably, as could be acquired by a free


man; but, that the gold mines Of California


should he left as an Inheritance. without
competition or iueumbrance. TO the energy
cnierpriss, and Industry OF the free white
men OF the United Slates-frOm whose
wealth for centuries to come, the intrepid
American, without fortune or patrmonY
could acquire the means by which he could
be enabled to raise himself up to that condi
ton OF ease. independence and leisure. which
comports with the worthy ambition Of our
people.


In the face Of all this we have allowed the
degraded and monstrous hordes of Asia.
with their abjcct illih, to be poured in upon
Us without stint, to absolutely destroy a
large portion OF our wealth, to defle labor


ii that were possible), to polute the at
mosphcre to ufcst the commen highways as
carrion birds TO deiacc the laudscapc. and
to afllict with disgust those who seek the
pleasures OF the evening or the morning
stroll.


Every dollar taken from the mines by the
American adds that much wealth to our
common country. and is taxed TO support The
government; whereas, every dollar ex-
tracted from the mines by Chinaman is just
so much wealth lost to the country forever.
and taken away from America to enrich
China and build up Nongeliansm. Look at
II in whatsoever light we may, financial.
governmental. social or moral. it would be
better for California and the Union to have
10000 negroes in this State thln 10000
Cinnamon. Fer every negro would be taxed
for bis value, which would amount 10 at least
$50 per capita besides, what he would pro-
duce usuld amount TO at least SO more, so
that each negro. had we 10000 negro slaves
in California. instead of 10000 Cinnamon,
would produce a revenue to the State of
more than So 900, 900 per annum. 1t isfolly.
therefore, under the light of investigation to
talk of the, value Of the revenue derived
from the Chinese miners lax for the supper,
of government.


The Chinaman takes from the mines in the
course of the year say $1,000; his license
for so doing is SIS. This amount Of treas
ure, though taken from our soil, yields to the
country but the paltry amount Of SIS,
which it is taken away to China th ere to re-
main to the end of time whereas. every
thousand dollars taken from the mines hy
our own people remains here a permanent
source OF income for the support Of goyeru-
ment.


Within the last ten years the Asiatics
have taken, with our permission, no less than
slOO 900 900 outright from the mines Of
California for a mere nominal consideration /,
To permit ourselves to be robbed Of our
wealth in this manner seems to us the per-
petration of an incredible folly. When will
it cease, where will it cease. and how will it
be put an end to? Why is it that we do not
discover eur true interests, so prolruded as
they are before us, and legislaie vigorously
for our oirn welfare and that OF our own
race in time to come


The liberality OF our Institutions it
seems has a tendency to run into the ice
OF lieentiousness, and our generosity to de-
generate into the error of profusion.


Voting against negro slavery and then
fostering Cinnamon is an anomalous piece
of history. Verify we've gagged a:
gnat and swallowed camel. -