Mr. President. the question of Chinese imnigration is much broader than any of us supposed years ago. It is now about forty years since the Chinese commenced emigrating to the Pacific coast. They first attracted the attention of our people on account of their peculiar appearance and habits. but at that time occasioned very little inconvenience. because there was then room for all. and they confined themselves principally to the placer mines. which had already been worked over by the whites. We were then wholly ignorant of the real character of the race that was invading our country. They were peaceable and quiet. and had not then obtruded themselves into the industrial pursuits of our people.
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Generalizations about the 'real character of the race' and their habits.