Session #47 · 1881–83

Speech #470037960

There are now 75.000 of them in Califoriia. representing onethird of the nale adult population in that State. By our last reports xve are informed that onethird of the adult male population of that State are Chinese. Now. is it possible that we propose to permit that class ofpeople from Asia to come into that country and drive out our own people. to chive out the natives who have gone into that section. and thm naturalized foreigners -who have gone there with their familics. who are identified with the community. paying taxes. liable to military duty. and in fact completely homogeneous with that people? Is it possible that we intend to pertiit an aecmnMulations of peoliho oil tlt coast who. as sctm it the operations there daily. must inevitably drive our own laborers from that section ? More than that . we are told in this very voline that. in torder to enfore in this country the contracts made in China. by their local legislation when a Chinaman fails to execute in this ountry that contract their authorities will seize his father. his brother. his mother. or his sister. to compel its execution by them.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese immigrants will drive out native-born and naturalized citizens. Chinese authorities enforce contracts made in China by seizing family members.
Keywords matched
naturalized

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES BLOUNT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
GA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
470037960
Paragraph
#2
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