Mr. President. I blame nobody that there was no provision made in 1844 or in 1858 that the Chinese should not come to this country. because up to that time outside of California no attention whatever had been attracted to Chinese immigration. Nobody had supposed that danger lurked in it. On the contrary. it was early supposed by nearly all classes of men that there was a benefit to be derived from this immigration. So the Senator from Mississippi can throw no sticks at this side of the Chamber. nor can he throw any sticks at the Republican party on this question. If. when questions of this character came here. some of the gentlemen on this side of the Chamber were more careful of the plighted faith of the Government than others. it was because they did not see the great danger there was in Chinese immigration. Mr. President.
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