The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-18

Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS, 1850

os"ies ana We HepHORc ~ 4uertc0, EIpOdt0-
! California and the Territorial Bills in the Houss-
| Chances Of Success
The protest, which the ten protestants of the
South presented yesterday, against the passage OF
the California bill, and which they asked to be
spread upon the jou nal, was called up again, this
morning, by Mr.. Hunter, when he said that the
following paragraph should have been included in
the protest, part of the document, to wit;-that
is TO say, among other objections to the California
bill, they object
A" Because the admission of California as State
into the Union. without any previous reservation
aEsented 10 by her OF the public domain, might IN
yove an actual surrender OF that domiin 10 Cali
fornia or at all events places its future disposal
at the mercy of thit State, and as no reservation
IN the bill can he binding upon her ti she assents
10 it, as her dissent hereafter would in no manner
Affect or impair the act of her admission"
Mr.. Soulc, we presume, is the gentleman at
whose instance this objection was added TO the
specifications of the protest; for it involves the
very question of the several days debate between
him and Messrs. Webster and Douglas
| 1t must be conceded that never before has a
State been admitted under all the irregularities of
California. She had no regularly constituted ter
ritorial government to begin with-no regular ter
ritorial colonizationno regularly authorized State
convention-no census--ao regular evidence of the
rites, she is the first State south of 30 degrees 30
minutes that has eAgrafted the Wilmot proyiso
into her constitution. Bat she is powerful and
popular, and cannot be disregarled.
The debate on the Southern protest was resumed,
and continued to-day, for nearly four hours, with
great spirit, Messrs. Badger, Walker, Downs, Pratt,
Houston and Benton, in opposition toits going upon
the Journal, and Messrs. Jefferson, Davis, Soule,
and Butler, IN its defence.
Mr. Benton was quite copious in his citations
from BRUSH history, especially FROM about the time
ct Oliver Cromwell, against the entering OF pro-
tests" upon the journals Of the Lords and Com
mons; and he also made some significant illusions
to the counter process of "expuDging.
Mr.. Cass, like a sensible man, thought the en-
tering of the paper upon the Journal would be
harmless proceeding, and one Of which nobody
need be afraid.
But the most crafty ing interval oil the day was
that in which Old Bullion volunteered his good
offices as peace. maker between General Davis and
Mr. Downs; for in the debate between them there
were strong symptoms OF a rising quarrel. Ihe
mediation of Mr. Benton cooled IL down, and there
a calm and the old mln threw himself back
in his chair with the sefcomplacency OF the good
Samaritan.
The protest was laid upon the table, q to -,
seven Southern Senator's voting for the motion to
exclude it from the journal--Messrs. Badger, Of
N. c.; Benton, Mo; Downs, La; Houston, Texas;
Pratt, Md; Underwood, Ky and Wales, Del;
while Mr. Cass and Mr.. Dodge, of Iowa, voted in
the negative, probably TO save Atchson, Benton's
object being 10 kill him oil, it is Atchison's TO
kill of Benton.
In the course Of the debate Mr. Butler called the
attention of General Houston to letter in the
philadelphia Inquirer, setting forth that General
Houston was fully apprzed OF the scheme OF Lopez
and certain Southern men, TO get up Southern
confederacy, by the junction Of the Southern States
with the republic ofMeIico. Being called upon TO
testify H. t.ie matter
morning, the Importance Of this solemn huNbug
He not apprised Of plan that lac recollected
Of confederacy by the juncture OF the republic OF
Mexico and the Southern states. lie was arrant
hun bug, as he believed, because the parties could
not amalgamate. If spprised of any such plan, he
should consider il his duty 10 disclose il, otherwise
he would be guilty Of coaniyance. lie considered
the whole report humbug, false and ridiculous,
and then proceeded TO splendid eulogy upon the
blessings Of the Union. Texas had to fight TO get
in, and she was not going to fight to get out.
This therefore, is the explosion of the plot Of the
Southern confederacy, as far the reported inior-
| nation in the possession OF Gen. Houston Is con
cerned. But there is plausbsity about the thing,
| and magnihcence in the idea, that we'll cal
| cuated TO excite a belief in the scheme. IL is
| very good plot-so was the iavasion Of Cuba. Bat
| that Cuba and Mexico are ultimately 10 be parts OF
this Union, or OF Southern confedsracy, IN rs GER
| taia as another revolution in Europe. And that
Gen. Houston has some Information, either anony-
| nous or confidential, Of very singular kind, we
| still believe We have heard that il includes a
| lst Of the Southern conspiraiors-that in the work
| OF dissolution Gen. Jefferson avis Is To command
the Southern forces, ano tlat santa Anna is TO be
| recalled 10 commend the Mexican allies against
the North. a u this is very curious, and very III
| diculous; but that Mexico and Cuba are destined
| 10 become parts Of this Union, or Of Southern
confederacy, is as certain IA fate; and any move
ment for the "re-anne ration !" or Canada will only
hurry up the 4" re-occupaton " Of Mexico and the
gem Of the Antilles.
But returning to the protest. The ten protest.
ants have, at least fought out the ight 10 the last
IN the Senate, aud this, We suppose, Will pay for
the candle.
The great provocation to the South is their eY-
cluson from he gold mines, with their slave labor
An increase TO the slave properly Of the South, OF
hive per cent in value-taking the aggregate VIM
| OF that property at twelve hundred w,,,,oo.
H,2oo, goo ooo) would give nm addition value 10
| reason to believe that during H.. FRI, wear Of ne
opening Of California south .f3r H." a. min. the
value OF slave Dor IN "a, mines would enhance
cent.
In A pol,lical sense, this exclusion affects th.
South in sim "re important degree, beeause "a
erei,des them from representation which
would otherwise be a slave Sta.-, ~ Nonyress.
But there is no rse Of resistance to Can'ornia
now. The thing - good as done. Calilo'- "ia u
just IN that independent condition IN which s.s
cannot be remanded or divided, except at her Own
discretion. The bare attempt ef sending her back
10 her territorial condition, might result in the es-
Enlistment Of an independent sepnblic on the Pa
chic. IL matters nothing 70 her whether al nitted
or excluded, during the present session-wlth a
revenue Of $500, coo per month from the tar OF s3
per month upon the Foreigners working IN the
miues, che can get on very well.
she may be postponed by parliamentary tactics,
but We expect her 20 be admitted. II admitted IN
season, we expect TO see DIR. Gwin and Col Ere
mont admitted TO cats in the Senate, and Messr-.
Wright and Gilbert TO seats in he House, before
the adjournment
We suspect the South are in the straight road 10
hzzle. We suspect, after all, they win iizzle out
upon California; and that 4 vii net l the test of
dissolution, she Is sdmii,ed, Just az she i.-Sena-
tors, Representatives, boundaries, irregularities
and ALL
Georgia must call convention. South Carolina
must do somethng-M ssissppi must not back out
without some CONFERENCE.-The Nashville Con-
vention has to meet six weeks after the adjourn
ment. Surprising California TO be admitted what
will they dol The whole mstier will probably he
TUNED over to Nashville, and we musS wait the
decision Of that convention
Meantime, we are not aware that the Southern
members have resolved to withdraw, in the event
OF the passage Of the California bill without ament
ment. Their present decision appears to be to