The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-31

their wontsd aspects, and the democratic party has
united the basis Of determined opposition
is not costly svertsd. Though the sssasnts have
done their best to ignore the necessity Of combat
those who sntapsts assault are beginning to
dents letter announces the premonitory symptoms Of
great Southern league, which will sdses every shade
Of partzanshp In broad uniformity Of resistance to
the prospective aggression Of the North.
Congress has by this time assembled. and the topic
attention BY the demand Of California for oousttu
ton. This constitution must either permit prohibit
"s to s
article relating to slavery win settle principle which
w be uniformly applied hereafter to all the territories
the Union not yet erected into States 1t seems
to that the result cannot be for moment doubt
full California must have . constitution, and By 1t
present circumstances deulty might be felt in
assentipg to the first clause Of this proposition fCa
Transmitted into rssiity-thsrs might be general di.
position to postpone her admission into the Union.
But matters stand We take it that delay Ia altogether
placed level with the older States rests partially
Of course the incalculabs Importance with which
her mineral wealth has invested herr but Il depends
chiefly perhaps the fact that shs has absorbed at
least one member Of almost every family Ia Eastern
OF and soun. n0s ss.
be any longer condemned to imperfect civil rights,
and to the Law and order Of primitive barbarian
And then 1t being certain that California must have
constitution, who doubt what conditions the fun
dsmental act must assign to lsborf The industrial
sion Of slavery In what light would the appearance Of
Southern slave proprietor with his gang Of negroes,
srs Of xSen each man oonSnss Simseif to his t.siv.
feet of river frontage and the help OF brawpy pair OF
armsand what treatment might the interloper expect
~ long tar Is imported and Judge Lynch 10 unfor
gotten in the siggines 1t Is probably some consider
atsn Of the actual circumstances of California, well
ss desire to principle, which has suggested
the compromise mentioned by correspondent ct
tracing large share Of attention in the Union The
effect Of the proposition IL to extend to the Pacific the
I'm mi aa lima Of VIII II
Northern limit Of slavery on the east Of the Rocky
Mountains. California would thus be divided into
two States OF which the Northern, comprising the
surferous region, far has been explored would
be free soil But even II public opinion on this sub
obvious objections to this The limits Of the gold
country very imperfectly atcertaned and It is,
narcston would exclude the evil which designed
to preventthe petition Of free and slave labor In
little isy e.. Il. II pSns %
PRODUCTION Of into the lower Into Yps
1oud bssDos
ipeigni6sance and there would be transatlantic re-
PRINT Of the yet unfinished story Of the Cspsmen and
We must not conclude the remarks which
disposed to found American intelligence OF yes
conveyed In the part correspondence let
II appears that the laws Of monopoist psychology
opsIapg uniformly natural n:.incs ssi Sssa I'm, IN.
meeting Of the Legislature by series Of movements
absurdy similar to the late Of the Br
teal You shout yourself ~ loud you can, and then
cell upon the bystanders to hearken how thundsrs
For ourselves, though should remain tolerably
apstbstc whichever side Of the Atlantic our
lot might be cast, constrained to allow
the for S hue English
copgener. For Psnpsyvania, bearing much the same
relation to the United States which Catalonia bears to
Spain IL lie just possible that should the events Of the
present session at Washington result In nice balance
Of psrtiesvhatever the distinctive tenets OF those
parties may be one other Of them may be tsnPtsd
purchase the SURFACES OF the Quaker State by
q protective duty on iron Bat the END Is not even
monopoly It is FIFTY times more difnouls to sstsS-
lish one The consumers, having opcs tasted In any
great degree tbs blessings of ohesPnes form an int
rect incomparably more Jealous and unmsllssbs than
any conceivable association Of monopolist producers;
practically indeed there is such thing recorded as
the present csse the article OF which 1t Is sought art
hcisy TO enhance the price Of first and chissst
bread is to an old one-the sole means Of material
prosperity, and the sole condition OF progres. We
are greatly mistaken II the American people permit
political juggling to infiot upon them altsra
tion in the tariff which will add hfy per cent to the
cost Of every spade. share and yard Of rail-
way iron, between the Atlantic and the rscinc.
Sur PASSAGE ACROSS THE IsrHMus OF PArAmA-with-
II sss n's
on Of chip ssr.,: the ssnnus q
Il. Atlantic and fno rSs S.1: %1a
to and Neipi form . nearly ready. made way of na-
lance, and the gigantic chain Of the Cerdillsras
dips to pass Of but few hundred feet In height.
A deputstion Of the promoters has had an inter
view upon the subject with Lord Palmerston, at
the Foreign Office His lordship received the project
vorably requested further interview when the plans
more mstured and expressed bis will ngness to
copsder how far facilities might be afforded through
the Board Of Admiralty to any expedition sent out by
the to explore the district and survey the
line Of the proposed opening from to The plan
at present under the confederation Of several parties
Of capital and influence, sone Of whom are largely
engaged In the trade Of those seas and should the
decision prove favorable Is intended to despatch
forthwith engineer, In company with some able
sistance, to the spot -Eswcpean Tmss, Dec. 10.