The Chinaman has intaded our land. he has pitched his tent at the door and laid siege to every industry in our State. arid notwithstanding our every 0flbrt we tild we are being steadily supplanted and being driven back. Sentimstenitalists may theorize and preach the doctrine of " one common fatherhood of God and brotherhood of mankind." and philanthropists may discuss in glowing terms of duty and religion. but it is all sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal when addressed to a pees ple who know by woful experience that the Chinaman is dad to t every sentiment of our religion and civilization. and whose only god is greed. So true is this that a short residence among them is sticient to transform the strictest IIGod and morality usan lthat ever graced New England soil. that portion of our country noted for its upright and religious people. into a bitter ard extreme opponent of Chinese immigration. Why. sh-. I notice in the papers which gave an account of the great antiChinese demonstration in San Francisco a few days ago that a son of New England addressed one of the meetings held in that city in this language: We refuse to admit that we are the victims of a senseless race prejudice. We are ourselves from the Eastfrom Now :England. from Eastern. (Central. anti Southern States--and we brought with us the same views. prejudices. and prepossessions entertained there. Why have we all changedl Whyarewenowsounanimously of one opinion? Seven years ago I cames to this country follydeternined to stand up for the Chinese and to favor Chinese immigration upon the broad platterm of welcoming the downtrodden of earth. But 1 found Chinese immigration wRas a curse to this people. Wehave a right c demand that our fellowcitizens of the East shall recognize our sincerity. and that we shall not be assumed to have lest our moral sense by coming here. It is ever thusas with thishonestNew Englander. fullyinilmedwith sentiments of his native land and his soul reaching out after the downtrodden of all the earth. anxious to welcome them to this land. lie had but to be brought face to face with this people and be subj(eted to the unequal contest. to have but a short lesson in the convinciug school of experience. when his sentimentality and ideas of universal brotherhood were dissipated as the morning dew.
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Chinese immigrants are driven by greed, devoid of religious sentiment, and corrupting to American morality.