The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-15
Sixteen Days Later from CaIif0rnia--Eaighiy
Important News from the Gold Region.

Sixteen Days Later from Caiif0rnia-Highay
Important News from the Gold Region.
Under our telegraphic head will be found highly
important news from California-brief, it is true,
but decided, and palpable almost to the touch.
The steamer has arrived from Chagres, at New
Orleans, bringing accounts from San Francisco to
the LIST Of May; being sixteen days later than the
last accounts from that quarter, and what IS bet
ter, large amount of gold dust, amounting in
value TO nearly million of dollars. Governor
Mason, lately in authority in that territory, has
returned by the same conveyance, and also Col
Hughes, of the Panama surveying expedition.
The accounts received by this arrival fully cor
roborate and strengthen the glowing descriptions
of the abundant mineral wealth Of that distant ter
riory, and the wonderful progress which 1t pro-
misses to make, during this summer and fall,
in collecting gold dust. With this vast amount
OF gold dust, it now seems that over four
millions OF dollars, in value, can already be
accounted for having been shipped from San
Francisco to different parts of the world Posi-
bly,, the gathering of the last year may reach six
or seven millions of dollars before the final account
is made up. number of passengers in this steam
err, said to have been dggers, and who are repre-
scented to have made fortunes last summer, have
returned to enjoy themselves in their old homes in
the United States.
Thus we go in this curious world Away on
the continent of Europe, three thousand miles off,
a number of nations, numbering over two hundred
millions of people, are marshalling vast armies to
destroy each others lives, property and means of
living, on account of political opinions and old
abuses while, on the other hand, il we turn in an
opposite direction, to region nearly the same
distance from us towards the setting sun, we see
people of all nations crowding as rapidly as they
can TO region of gold and precious stones, which
has been just discovered that outstrps the tales of
the Arabian Nights, and reduces ancient poetry to
modern fact. We wonder if the day OF judgment
Is far of or near by.
AMERICAN FoREIeN PoLrcY---NEuTRALITY.
We give in our columns, to-day, rather remark
able despatch addressed by MIR. Clayton, Secretary
State to Baron Won Roenne, envoy of the central
Germanic powers, or that new confederation re-
Gently attempted by the liberal party throughout
Germany. 1t is the first symptom, or indication,
of the spirit and policy which will govern the admi-
nistration of General Taylor during the new and
important crisis which has broken out in the affairs
| of Europe. In this view, especially, the letter of
the American Secretary of State--the doctrines it
contains andthe spirit by which 1t is inspired-may
beget great deal of controversy, and, perhaps,
small degree of condemnation
There can be no doubt that Mr.. Clayton has well
considered the line of policy which he has adopted
towards the German powers In the struggle be-
tween them and Denmark 1t is also probable that
the principles put forth and the policy pursued by
our Secretary of State, are literally in fufIment
the requirements of the statute book, to the ut
ternost letter Yet, judging of this matter from a
somewhat different point of view than that of the
narrow boundary of mere literal provisions, we be-
lieve that the great impulse and strong common
sense ofthe-Amercan people would wish the laws
to be interpreted in more liberal and enlightened
spirit and that, if the laws fetter down the natural
impulses of this great republic, they ought to be
changed and altered very materially, at the first
meeting of Congress. In making this remark, we
do not wish the American government, per SC, to
engage in nyillegalcourse, in favor even of thepo
pular rights OF the strugglingna Of Europe,
| in the midst of revolution that will shake the civil
| lized world from centre to circumference; but we
do believe that it is consonance with the great
heart of the American people, that, as far as pos
sible, the sympathy, and perhaps aid of this eopie
should be allowed to take their natural and proper
direction hnt within thin certain great national mta-
tons, in favor, far it is possible to be DONE
aiding and assisting the liberal governments and
| nations of Europe.
| We do not yet condemn the foreign policy of
| General Taylors administration; but we must con-
TESS that its first nklings de not exactly square with
what we conceive to be the broad and expansive
feelings of the American heart. II may be danger
GUS for any cabinet to be more than one day anead
of the age; but it is equally dangerous, if not more
unpopular, to be one day behind the age-particu-
larry such stirring, energetic, electric age as the
present.
CONSPIRACY TO TYLERIzE GENERAL TAILOR
From articles which have recently appeared in the
New York Express, and other journals belonging to
different cques of the wing party, there seems to
be strong disposition ameng the disappointed
| office-beggars to attempt some formidable combi-
nation against the President and his cabinet, SINH
lar to that which, in the time of Captain Tyler, was
known by the expressive term of Tylerization.
! The President and his cabinet, since the fourth
of March last, have been doing considerable bust
ness in removing old office-holders, and appointing
| new ones in their paces-suficient to bring forth
groans and execrations from the ousted democracy
| But it seems from the complaints of number of
wing journals, and the whispers of wing politicians
| here and elsewhere, that vast number Of whip
oice-beggars ready to enter into any combina-
ton against the present cabinet or to proceed TO
| any extremlties, in order to GUST them The Er.
press Of this city is the organ of large class of
ofice-beggars OF various kinds, and also of the new
| members of CONGRESS- Its lndicaf,ona connot J..