What has obstructed their will ? The President saystreaty obligations and the honor of the country. Ah. sir. treaty obligations existed and the honor of the country was as high in 1862 as it is now. and yet we legislated not merely to exclude the coolies but to punish any man who would dare to bring a cooly into this country. Those who prate of thohonor of the Government of the United States. seem to be totally oblivious to the honor of the people of the United States. to the honor of our race. to the honor of our institutions and glorious achievements. They want to maintain a pharisaical appearance of liberality in the presence of the nations of the earth while they obstruct the solemn judgment of the people of this land. We passed an act in February. 1879. not to prohibit but to regulate and restrict Chinese immigration. That act was passed by both Houses. by a very decided majority. in which I am glad to say both Democrats and Republicans participated. That was one of the questions where we met without any political hostility toward each other.
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