Of course there was a large Chinese population in Virginia--it is the case with every town and city on the Pacific coast.

They are a harmless race when white men either let them alone or treat them no worse than dogs; in fact they are almost entirely harmless anyhow, for they seldom think of resenting the vilest insults or the cruelest injuries.

They are quiet, peaceable, tractable, free from drunkenness, and they are as industrious as the day is long.

A disorderly Chinaman is rare, and a lazy one does not exist.

So long as a Chinaman has strength to use his hands he needs no support from anybody; white men often complain of want of work, but a Chinaman offers no such complaint; he always manages to find something to do.