I will add. was comprised of representative men of all classes from every part of the State. In addition. there is a memorial to Congress now in possession of the Foreign Affairs Committee signed by over five thousand people from one Congressional district of the State. besides memorials from Territorial Legislatures asking for the total abrogation of the Burlingame treaty. The paragraphs to which I invite attention are as follows: Speaking for the entire people of this State. your memorialists represent that for thirtysix years we have been settled upon the shores of the Pacific. and thus brought face to face with the great Mongolian hive. with its 450.000.000 of hungry and adventurous inhabitants. Forthirtysix years we have watched the industrial and social system that has resulted from it. and weighed the advantages and disadvantages as they have developed.
Identified stereotypes
The Chinese are described as a 'Mongolian hive' of '450,000,000 of hungry and adventurous inhabitants'.