The argument of the Chinese minister is worth more against this bill than the great majorities by which it was passed ineach House of Congress. Hereafter when we want to legislate in reference to any people or any subject whatever. the best thing we can do is to send out a cominission to inquire of the people about whom we are to legislate whether it will be satisfactory to them or not! Here is an inferior race of men against whon we have passed bills to prohibit under high penalty the importation of their slaves. the coolies. into this country. After these slavetraders had violated and evaded the law. and had crowded our western shores with an enormous mass of this population. we undertook during the administration of Mr. Hayes to pass a bill by which they should be excluded.
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Inferior race of men