The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-13
Foreign News.
Foreign News.
No news of the Niagara. She is now overdue.
This is her thirteenth day.


No news of the Niagara. She is now overdue.
This is her thirteenth day.
Mr.. Calhoun In the Field-His Address to
the South.
BY private telegraphic despatch which we re-
ceived last evening from the South, we learn that
Mr.. Calhoun issued, a few days ago, long and
important address to the Southern States, in the
present crisis which has been preciptated upon
them by the recent movements of Mr.. Benton, Mr..
Van Buren, and other democratic leaders, North
and West, growing out of the free soil agitation
throughout the country. The publication of this
address commenced few days ago, in the PendLe-
ton Messenger; and by private express arrange
ments, expect to receive a copy OF 1t to-day or
10 morrow IN advance, thus enabling to lay this
most important document before the whole coun-
try-a document and movement which, coupled
with other matters and other Issues, will create
greater excitement In the United States for the
next ten years than all that we have seen growing
out of Texas annexation and the Wilmot proviso.
We learn, by our despatch, that this important
paper will occupy four five columns of the Herald,
and that it will not reply TO touch any of the per-
sonal matter introduced by Mr.. Benton and others
into this controversy. Mr. Calhoun, 1t seems, rises
above all personal motives and all personal resent
ments. He presents to the view OF the Southern
States and the whole Union, the grand question
which now distracts the country, in connection
with the agitation of the Wimot proviso-the
rights of the South and the prospects of the
future 1t is believed, by the most prophetic
minds of the South that public opinion in
the North and West, on the subject of slave
v, Is assuming direction similar to that
which agitated England for many years previous
TO the abolition of West India slavery, and the
utter ruin of those colonies Of that government.
1t feared that the present agitation of the slavery
question, in all its length and breadth, recently
developed in the North and West, will gradually
produce state of things calculated ultimately to
have similar effect in the Southern States, in re-
lation to the free States, that which has been
produced in the British West India possessions in
relation TO the British island. The introduction,
200, at this moment, Of a new and absorbing ques-
non-the anne Ration of Canada-is only calculated
10 increase this excitement to embarrass still
more the different sections of the country and TO
augment TO an extraordinary extent the anti-sa-
very feeling of the North. The annexation to this
Union of five or six new Northern States, such
the British North American colonies would fur
nish, with their violent anti-savery propen.ites,
will, of necessity, introduce a new and most alb
sorbing element into the political contests Of this
country, particularly as the public mind has been
inocuated with the views Of the Wilmot provso.
The addition Of the British North American
colonies, with the new States carved out Of the
immense western territories OF the Union, admit
ted on the Wilmot proviso principle would at once
disturb the balance which produced tire present
constitution Of the United States, and might lead
10 such change in that instrument might ult-
nately drive off the Southern States, or reduce
them to the same condition that into which the
British West India colonies have been plunged.
There is nothing afoat in the atmosphere Of poll
ties that could prevent such result, other than the
probability of the balance being still preserved by
the annexation of Cuba and the rest Of Mexico at
the same time, on the principles Of the Southern
social system. Perhaps-who knows lit may be
the view and pehcy of the British government
20 throw the question of the annexation of the Ca
nadas into the political agitations of the United
States, 30 as to give this great and growing repub.
hcan power something to quarrel and fight about
ut home, in order TO prevent from taking part
IN the affairs Of Europe, aiding and assisting in
the regeneration Of the corrupt and oppressive
systems Of government, which prevail on the other
side Of the Atlantic.
We are on the eve Of great events. In thus age
Of revolution and CONFUSION, we may not altoge-
ihsr escape. A domestic question Of grea, imPor-
iance-of the most disturbing charactcr-involv-
ing the incest and most delicate considerations and
interests, agitates US. The South IL waking up in
defence OF lis social rights and social existence
and, TO crown the whole, the annexation Of Cana
da, with all the fresh augmentation Of snti.sayery
feeling which that would bring, is beginning to be
seized upon by some Of our leading political men,
and is regarded as almost settled thing the
policy Of the people OF the British colonies and the
British government itself. At such a crisis, the
address Of Mr.. Calhoun must possess commanding
interest at home and abroad.
The CHOLERA AND TIE MEDicaL AUruorrrrrs.--