The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-09

Our Washington Correspondence.

WTsmNcroN, Aug. 7, 1880.
Erening Report on the A6aus of the Day-Tiek
lash Condition of the California Bill.
"There are no women in California" says Mr.
Iulee-she has no sosety-no social organization,
and the floating debris of her population are mere
lnIuders upon the public lands. IL is certainly a
drawback to California, that she has no women,
and that men with long boards have to do tho
washing; but the women are coming in, and even
now, we are informed, handsome females can be-
bought at fifty dollars head, from the emigrant
vessels from sydney, arriving at San Fr incisco-
In the early settlement OF Virginia, they were COM
PEELED, at length, to import ship loads OF women
from England, handsome and respectable, and
they were readily disposed of 10 the coloniss al
hundred pounds of tobacco per head. Something
must be done for California Mrs. Farnham has
failed; but if an expedition is got up the right way,
there thousands of young ladies ready TO go
cut, each one Of them worth her weight in gold
duct; aud what Is more, with hundreds de fdct0 or
iH future already out there.
The overland emigration, this summer, gives us
3O,uOO men, 10 about 600 women--a Hionstrous dis
proportion. That is no way to build up State.
or william Jones says II Is 81 men, high minded
men, that constitute a State. Therefore, Califor-
ma Is a State; but # you have not the women,
though you have the men, you will not keep
them long And if California does not give some
assurance That the women are coming, we agree
with Mr. lulee--that
Mr.. lulee, by the way has the bone and sinew
CT an old campligner. He spoke for four mortal
hours, IN the swelterlng heat of the dog days. this
seventh day OF August, and is not yet through.
And he is making out strong case on the ultra
Southern side. though II pretty evident, the first
object is delay, and the ultimate object, the defeat
of the admission of California.
Ii begins 10 be apparent that the quickest pro-
cess for the Senate is to pass the Texas boundary
bill first; but we shall know more upon this point
tomorrow.
There is an ominous spirit of resistance among
the southern members OF the House, 10 the adfnis-
sion of California with her present boundaries.
They may resort To extreme measures OF resistance
if California is taken up before Texas and the ter
rories and If see is delayed for these other mea-
measures, she may be delayed to the adjournment
Ii is to be suspected that such scheme of resist.
ance does exist, will be practised, and may defeat
the admission of California this session.
The measure of the first importance, is the settle
ment of the Texas boundary. There is danger of
a collision. Every moment is precious. A thlmble
OF powder may fire train which will rend this
Union into fragments. If the United States troops
at Santa Fe kill a single Texan in battle, il may
rally the whole South to Texas, and lead TO gen.
eraI war. BY delaying California, the necessity ID
enhanced for action on the Texas boundary; and the
object of the Southern Senators appears to be to
coerce the Senate to set aside California, for the
purpose Of action upon the boundary question.
That bill taken vp, II may lead to another weeks
delay, by debate, and when passed over to the
House, in advance of California, she is still thrown
farther behind.
The democratic party have missed figure in
not following the advice of Mr.. buchanan. IL they
had rallied he advised last winter upon IS deg.
30 min, they might have carried the question, with
the support Of Southern wings, and built up strong
national party defying all opposition in the North.
But the Northern democracy were afraid OF the
free-soilers. They have sacrificed the South, and
the party is disbanding.
There may be yet chance of some understand
ing with the Pennsy lvanians on the tariff question.
They may be persuaded TO divide California in con.
iron but that is delicate matter, for which the
temper Of neither side is in the right condition,
though both sides would probably agree II a plan
could be devised.
Upon the whole while we apprehend but little
difficulty with the Texas boundary and the terrific
ries there is danger yet OF the uglest color and of
the sternest shape to be confronted in the admis-
sion Of California, from Oregon to Mexico, as sin
gle State, excluding the South from the whole of
the Pacific coast and all OF the acquisitions BY the
late war.
The best that we can expect is, that if the wings
follow the Presidents ADVICE in settling up all this
slavery business at the present session, that the
session will be continued TO October or November,
If not TO December next, unless there is some I'M
derstandng entered into between the two houses
for the regular prosecution of business. OF this,
however, there seems to BE- no prospect to-day.
The factions are toe much divided 10 coalesce I;
and the South too deadly hostile to California
she stands, 10 admit Of any arrangement for her
admission.
There is, then, a probability that the Catskill
adjournment Of Congress: or else that California
and the appropriations will be turned over among
the unfinished business.