New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-02


..,., -, l.ok ia VAN for sny dsiurOi'f
,,.. mace anil harmony OF the coun'T!
,,.h,. AZ 3, the sekoowlcdrm n'' W. lear
.,i ,,,,spci vs. % make answer tn iie a.
- Congress aImt California 4 NOR
,h. r,ca..sry appropriation @ls' and
,.. ,,, ', "a tho DAY mio~ia7, lct the
.,,.rtare ..a.e - o'hc bosom o' their sevo'
", .,tae...cs let the l.e-te. ~ g. his estates
=. ,.,,s';afisi 10 his 'a'nIs The Merchant e. h's
.,.,.r,. s.l Who viii b. found u com. in
.,..l enl,fsai, wish tho existing condition o!
-, Tho buntcs o. Nature are on every
A.,,.s.inrs Of pesce and lib rty oihe tie
-, N,u,an .s wron-cd, no man Is oPPrcsse no
"a. .,t. arc invaded. no mans life, lbgriy o.
-, ~ bsraiaess is in any dogrcc endangered,
-, A.. h;, own voluutary infdnGenentoi cs'ah
-. Csnersss will have done nothinr,
-, v.ii have done no;hins Of which com
-, can b., made, for il VIII have cone nothing
-. an, institution Of the country, touching
.,... ~ ,onchipc any Of the several States.
,.-..,,,ie. NJ cur whole complex snd bsouii
- ..,,ld admired political system will have
..sr-bs =. for in no respect viii the action
g rnpeu, be different from what i has
-. ,,.s. sixty years 1. iteso' time, then, &C
-. f,s,,,.al relations Of the States demand
,h., oo,sv defamation AID passionate dscltslon
nj sive way aud be silent in view o' these con
.;s.-otiops and reflections WHO shan have the
,,,,.r,, ~ ,a's about the disruption and de'truc-
49,, of his mighty Union and Government so iah
,,,s.i,,, 70 "a and Of hope Tor tho world While
~ country thus roposes in the full iruition OF eHa
u ,.,.es. Tor which millions upon millions ci other
- have vsa'y struggled, and do now vaniy tollt
,hose xxb, c,n,ineenty contemplate al inter
-, oe cur POLITICAL hsrmonies, BY vezatous
.,1 obs,ructive Proceedings IN Congress, in case
a.. ~ that measure should should not prevail,
w.ioh well their responsibilities before giving way
70 unbridlod passion
u.ssr. Foster andWHirsEY who were last year
.,,.oi,ted to conclude the survey OF tue United
s,a.eu Copper Lands on Lake Superior, by Mr.
s.o~c,ary EwisG have completed their lsbors,
ard have lust made their report. 1t sent TO
tho House Yesterday or will be sent in in day o.
two The Report contains a full account o; the
Mining Region Of the Lake Superior country with
some valuable historical details, end statistical
tables upon tie mining interest of the country and
the world l, appears that these Copper Mines
were once worked by an ancient people, the evi
dcncs of whose labors exist for an hundred miles
along tho Southern coast OF the Lake. Tumul
are found, and tho opinion is expressed by Measrs
FOSTER and WHITNEY that the same people who
erected the Western Mounds worked the Copper
Mines o. Superior Curious facts adduced IN
support ofths hypothesis. The Jesuits were there
as early as 1868, and an accurate map Of the coan
trv was made by them in 1912, copy OF which IS
appended 70 the Report, as striking evidence oi
the extent and thoroughness Of their explorations
Of that remote country az SO early period OF our
history as when ELLIOT was missionary among
the Aborigines Of Massachusetts,.
The Report shows the significant faci that the
annual nlinia- productions Of the United States at
this day. erceed IN ralue the mineral products Gt
any other country. This is excluding coal. IHe
United States as nation, stand at the head Of the
mining interest This is important fact, when
taken in connection with movement that has
been agita,cd here during tho Winter, to appoint
q Me,allurcic Committee TO visit Europe with
view ocoleot and cmbody in n report the know
edge a, present existing in relation to the whole
s,bec, OF practical miLiag-a work very much
needed in this country at this opening and import
ant era in our minerolasical history
The report Of Messrs. FosrER and WHiTNEI
further shows that the entire annual consumption
Of COPPER in this country, is about 5000 tans and
that the Lac Superior mines already produce
1000 ,aas, and il five years viii produce es much
a. is now N. total annual consumption o! the
country
The iron district Of tho Lake is now about TO be
more thoroughly oxp'ored by these gentlemen ana
rspor, upon that subject may be expected here.
aoer The principal iron region covers country oi
about dty by tw enty G,e miles, aud IS OF exceed
i'm. richness. beside possessing great facilities tor
working Tie advantages are alleged to be much
grss,er than ore to be found in the groat4roa moan
tain of Missouri Js.f