Washington: The following resolutions were adopted at a large meeting in Oakland: Whereas the civil institutions of the nation are the outgrowth of race. education. and religon. and the American governmental and social institutions are the product of ireedom.loving. energetic people. deriving their religions from the writings of the Old and the New Testaments. constituting the Holy Bible. and Whereas the Chinese character has been developed by centuries of despotism and under religious teachings monstrous in forms and ceremonies. and if not inculcating vice. at least allowing the most revolting practices without protest: and Whereas in America the development of character depends upon the nebilityof labor and its ability to open the way to the highest stations and honors. and under the Chinese systems labor is degraded and degrading. contented with bare subsistence and tuel to feed the flames of vice: Therefore. Resolved. That after a careful observation of the resultsof Chinese immigration uon American soil. our deliberate and dispassionate judgment is that an irreconcilable and fundamental difference of character. habits. and reliion exists between the twopeople which is slowly but surely undermining thatwich is noblest and best in our national character. rendering our youths idle and dissipated. and depriving years of the sustaining hope of the just rewards and the repose of an industrious. moral. and frugal life. That so far from being an idle sentiment it has become a conviction actuating all classes. high and low. rich and poor. and based upon positive demonstration. Resolved.
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Chinese people are characterized as having a character developed by despotism, engaging in revolting practices, and degrading labor.