Session #45 · 1877–79

Speech #450112531

Willy. Williams. and Wilson31. My friend from Rhode Island and the honorable chairman of the Judiciary Committee are put among the absent. but there was a vote of 31 against 9 in a Senate three- you said the negro from Africa might come in and be naturalized. fourths republican declaring that the Chinan n never ought to be You said "no" at a time when every emigrant from every portion of made a citizen. I think that settles the whole question if that was the habitable globe was the subject of naturalization. and T think a correct vote. because you cannot in our system of government asit that vote largely precipitated the trouble. I think the Chinaman is today. with safety to all. permit a large immigration of people in California. if he is to be forced upon us in great numbers. would who are not to be made citizens and take part in the Government. be safer as a voter. dangerous as that would be. than ds a political The Senator from California tells us that already the male adult pariah. Chinese in California are more numerous than the white voters. I Mr.
Keywords matched
naturalized immigration naturalization emigrant

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
African
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Cultural threat Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES BLAINE
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
ME
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
450112531
Paragraph
#2
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