The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-30

TABERNAcLE, Broadw,y-MR. pEMrsrER's BALLAD ES
New York, Friday, March 30, ls49.
News from California.
The steamship Northerner will probably bring
us the next news from California. She lett this
port on the lst instant, and arrived at Chagres on
tne 10th. She was to remain there about ten days
for the arrival of the steamship California at Pana-
ma, from San Francisco, under an arrangement
with several insurance Offices to take on board all
The gold duit destined tor this country. She pro-
baby left Chagres on the 10th, and may be ex-
pected at Charleston tomorrow. She would touch
at Havana Tor coal.
The California was to leave San Francisco about
the LIST OF March. Her news from the gold region
will, therefore, be two months later Our last au-
thentic accounts from that part of the 18th OF
December.
1t Is thought that the Northerner will bring this
news, and from one hundred thousand to halt a
million dollars worth of gold dust. 1t Is said that
she will bring one hundred thousand dollars, even
If the California does not arrive at Panama In time
to send her gold and dispatches IN her. In the
event of the non-arrival of the G. before the de-
parture of the NJ, we may reasonably expect the
later news In either the Crescent City or Falcon,
both shortly due at this port
Over two hundred thousand dollars Of California
gold have already been received In this country.
It came in the following lots:-
ARRIvALs OF CALIFORNIA GoLp.
Be,ton March &C. ship Tzar, from Honolulu 500 900
20, ship Crusader from valps.
vi. Chagrss, by Lieut.. Loessr. ........... 10000
via Chasrss, BY MIR. Carter. ............ 10000
Via Cbs9res in Email lots ............,.. 5000
Overland at st. Joseph, Missouri. ........ 10000
Total $IZ0,0OO
Very little of this amount has reached this
port. 1t arrived at Boston and at the South. One
hundred thousand dollars of that received in Bos-
ton has been sent to the mint In Philadelphia.
That brought by Lieutenant Loesser. was on
government account. That belonging to Mr.. Car
ter was also sent to the mint. That received at
st. Joseph was exchanged for goods; and that
brought by Messrs. Phelps, Mellus, and others,
over the Isthmus, was small parcels, more to
exhibit as curiosity than any thing else. We
saw IN the hands OF Mr.. Mellus, who has just
received $32 900 at Boston, four five Jumps,
of whck weighed nearly five ounces.
With these facts, we leave the public to await
the arrival of the Northerner.
The party warfare, which we predicted long ago,
Those wings who were loudest In opposition to
General Taylor before his election, are now most
clamorous in urging HIM to violate his pledges;
and because he refuses to do So there is now bitter
blood stirred up against him in the party. II the
of the people could at present be ascertalned,
IT would be seen that it is not in the ranks OF the
democrats his most determined opponents are to
re found, but among those wings who, having first
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coerce his action. Even in the cabinet this spirit
mamie sis ITSELF and the organs of those who are
happily, in minority In that body, are already
giving tongue in condemnation, not of the course
OF the Presldent-for that they do not as yet ven
cure openly to decry-but in abusing, in advance,
Il e line OF policy which they fear he intends to
pursue. M Fillmore, the Vice President, is said
10 be among those who urge upon the President
3roscriptive course. Mr. Ewing and Mr.. Collamer,
whose wiws have met with Reproduction from the
majority of the cabinet said to be still engaged
in the endeavor TO bring about such a combina-
ton of circumstances as will force the President
to the adoption of the policy they recommend.
But IT is evident the adm inis.raton can only
sustain itself by the wise and moderate course In
dicated by Mr. Meredith and Mr.. Clayton. These
gentlemen are very decided wings, but they do
not counsel the President to establish prescription
tor opinions cake as a doctrine OF the wing party,
merely because there are men hanging around the
DEPARTMENTS who desire office. They wish to
place the party in commanding position, In
which II cannot be assaIled with the accusation OF
prescription, and to vndicate, at the same time,
the sincerity OF General Taylor's pledges, given
before his election, and also embodied IN his
IN .ugural address. The country will undoubtedlJ
sus'a General Taylor and the majority in his
cabinet who advocate the anti oroscnptive prin-
ii and we have heard some of the most promi
nent members Of the democratic party IN tn,
Senate declare, that il such be the Presidents
policy, they will never be found in that body IN an
attitude OF factIous opposition.
1t was, we presume, in view Of this dawn,ng
opposition in the ranks of the wings, that Mr..
Benton, moved with sollcitude for the perious po-
sitlon OF the President, made his late demonstra.
Ton Of homage and fealty to the new regime, by
an assault on the late ADMINISTRATION in regard to
the protocol explanatory OF our treaty with Mexico
To neratate himself with the new dynasty, he
wished TO present TO Caesar the head OF the muir
deIed Pompey and in order TO present the head,
lac was first Obliged to attempt to cut 1t OIL.
But the new administration would not have
tie head, or the alliance, at any price and 1t was
Sudicrous 10 s'e the trepldaton with which the
Eembers OF the cabinet repudlated all connectl On
with the great Missounan. How an experienced
p -lltician, like M. Benton, could have ever sup
pesed that his movement with regard to the protc-
col, calculated as il was to embarrass the admit
nistratIoD, could have rendered him acceptable as
an ally, Is only 10 be accounted for by the conside.
ration that, for long time past, Mr.. Benton has
not exhibited that sagacity which signalz.d his
early career.
Mr. Benton is, at present. political diner.,ut.
He cannot be re elected, tits said, from his own