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Show THE tlllai.KC UCEHIIOY. Oar Law llakers llsbuktri by tbrls-lieu tbrls-lieu ntnlslers. Nnw Yoitit, May 2l.-Itov. Edwatd F. I'ayaon pronchod at the old Canal Street I'reabyterlau ohurOi this morn. iDgonthoChlaoiooxolualonlaw, lie branded the law an unuit and un-Chrlstlanllke. un-Chrlstlanllke. Uo began his sermon by reviewing btltlly the history of the Chlneas empire and Its contributions to the world. "I do not hesitate to aay," ho said, "that It has given mora varied benefits to the world than any other nation of the earth. The Chinese have provej themselves to be strong Intellectually and commercially, aa shown by what they accomplished In ten years follow. Ing the war which resulted In the breaking down of the Chinese wsll of exoluslon aud tho admission of Chrll. tlan mlsslonarlers. Wo combined with tho European nitlons to break dowu the Chinese wall, and now with charming consistency we build a wall against the Chinese, .... the Inherent and Inalleuable rights of men to cbaugotbelr homes and alleglauce la teoognlioJ Incur famous llorllngsme treaty with China In 180S. Well do 1 remsmbet the Joy with which the news of the signing of this In aty waa received, lly Uio terms cfthla treaty the Unltid Btalce In. duced the Chinese to come to our shores and In later jsats when thu hoodlums In Ban Francisco proteslol agalrat Chinese Immigration this gov ernment in a ascoud treaty aisoried that while It could and wculd tegulale Cblmao Immlgraton It would noer prohibit It. Thus havo wr, a Christian nation, broken faith with tho Chinese whom we, In our rlghleousno's, have designated as a nation of pagans. And even If wo had the tight to etolude and deport Iho Chlnesu we have not the power. Ko act ofCongtsss can keep them oul. The principles of Christianity say wo mutt wiloemeall atraugere within our gates to our sohools and churobes and teach them the leeaona taught to ua by Christ." ., The question waa dlicuiaed by Ilev. Madison C. l'elers this morning at the lllocmdalo Reform Chutob. Dr. l'elers saldi "When we needed cheap labor to developout country we begged the Chinese to tome. In 1841 our government coaxed them to cotne.Our treatment of them has been n long scene of prejudice, brlikbsta, taxation and robbery. The Chinese are no worso than tho asmo number of a claas of any other nationality In our midst. I bespeak for ihe Chinese cf America fair play. There Is no reason why the dlacrecllonary power of the authorities au-thorities should hot boused to extend lomporatlly the period of registration. Every minister who makes tho most elegant pleas for the Chlncso lu China will without a protest allow tho Chinese In America to becoroo the victims of political cruelly. If the Chinaman had u vote our ,dcina. gogues lu Congress would profess great love for blm, and they would go around on election dny with opium plpie slicking from their pockita." ClIIKESK hWAItUIMU IN. TA003IA, Waih., May 21. Bpeolat Tteatuty Agent Mulkey, who has Just returned from Drills' Columbia, en) a Ihe Chinese alo at rmlng Into this country. They ate taking dopvtuto ibances. Drltlsh Columbia are silJ to bo try-lug try-lug a new echemo now of shipping coolies via the Canadian l'aclflo steamera to Vancouver, thence east and down tho Atlantic coast to Cuba, ostensibly to work on plantations, but really to go to Mexico and work their way over the border. Two hundred and fifty of them Just arrival lu Mcxloo tho other day en route to the United Hlatcs. |