Year: 1870

The Chinese are regarded with dislike by many.
Workingmen especially consider their presence
inimical to white labor. Designing men have
not been slow to infiame this feeling for selfish
ends and the Chinese problem has been dragged
into politics. That it has become political
question has not hastened its solution. On the
contrary, our last Legislature, although anx-
ious to do so were unable to make any headway
in that direction. The Legislature is powerless,
because of treaty stipulations. We have given
the subject considerable thought and attention,
and draw our conclusions from the following
propositions, which, we think, will be agreed to
by all.


/. The Chinese are an industrious, frugal, in
genous, patient people.


2. They have no money at home, and are ac-
customed to work there at 81 per month.


8. They come from vast, overcrowded,
hive from which millions may be spared and pos
sibly may be hurled upon our shores.


A. They are half civilized pagans, and cannot
amalgamate with civilized white races.


5. The intelligent industry of nation is the
foundation of its prosperity, while system of
underpaid labor is productive only of crime and
bloody wars against the government which fos-
tiers it.


G. The Chinese already among US were fully
privileged to come.


T. 1t is notorious that they habitually
abused and maltreated by whites.


From these premises it is our opinion that the
immigration Of Mongolians to the United States
ought to be stopped. The American laborer
ought not to be required to compete with them,
aud he will not. AS laborng class the Asiat-
les can only occupy the position of an inferior,
servile, dependent race. This requires but one
step more to constitute slavery and degrades la
Dor and the laborcr. We know of no way of ex-
pelling the Chinese now here, and it is debata-
BILE question at least, whether the benefits de-
rived from their presence have not balanced
the evils 1t is the future for which we must
provide and the power is with Congress alone.
The attention of Congress has already been
directed to this subject and under treaty regula-
tions with China the Coolie trade is absolutely
prohibited and the immigration of free persons
guarded by strict regulations. In relation to





people, we cannot ignore the fact that they are
human beings. The outcry against the Chinese
made by politicians is but repetition of the old
cry that "the black man had no rights that the
white man was bound to respect" This was the
slogan of the Democracy through rany cam
paigns. For a while truth was crushed to earth
by the mingled hosts of ignorant prejudice and
mn o1, al nj. D,,t LAT ,i,o
ations Of the great moral deep were broken up,
justice claimed its own and the American people
trod the Infamous sentiment out of sight forever
The Democratic party of this State are pursu-
ing exactly the same course in relation to the
Chinese that they did on the slavery question:
with the single difference that they have not as
much material out of which to manufacture cap
ital We are informed that leading Democrat
Of this county, speaking of the resolutions pub
lished in this paper last week, remarked, " that
the discussion of this question was bound to re-
result in good for the Democratic party" Now
this may be so, but we are a " doubling
Thomas" The resolutions referred to, con-
tanned the following.


Resolved-That we will oppose the employ
ment of Chinese in any capacity, whatever, and
that we will oppose any and all persons who
may employ Chinese laborers in the mines or in
any other capacity.


What is meant by the foregoing. Are we to
consrue it literally, or shall we give it Pick
wickian construction Is this opposition TO be
of a political sort or in "any capacity whatever"
Is a man who employs Chinaman to be tabooed
nr ci iD1n1 far inn alf nOb
propounded by US, these questions only interest
those who aspire TO prominence in the Demo-
cratic camp. The editor of this paper has never
employed Chiuamau in any capacity during a
residence of six years in Weaverville. Bring on
your leading Democrats. Those who fixed the
primaries, run the Conventions of the Demo-
cratic party during that time and were the loud
est in denouncng the African and Chinese.
Strange as it may seem hardly man Of them
employed a white servant in or out of the house.
AT the time the writer of this article was paying
q white man So per cord for saving his wood, ,
the leading Democrats of this town employed
colored labor for the same purpose, because it
was cheaper. Yet, while the Democracy are OPP
posed to any who employ Chinese, they have
never put themselves upon record Why, the
last Legislature contained members who were
elected by the Democracy on this ISSUE and had
from thirty to a greater number of Chinese in
their employ. We have never heard of their be-
ing read out of the party. Now il this discus
sion is going to be such good thing, lets keep
it up. When we have n Democratic Convention
of course its members will consist of those who
can stand the test provided by the resolution
quoted. The candidates will undergo the same
ordeal. Another difficulty then arises how
will they lodge and eat. Every hotel in Weaver
VILE employs Cinnamon. A great deal is said and
done TO create sentiment that will result in the