The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-16


WASHINGTON, Aug l3, 1880.
The Two HoSas-1Ae Presidents Messags-BdJ.
1eonrbs and the State of Georgia The SoStAsrw
Protest Agat~sf California Tie Nsw Merftan
BM-Mr BsWtons amendment, &c.
The House, to-day, on The Civil and Diplomatic
Bill, have employed themselves in listening to Sc
veral spec ches on the Presidents message, dis
union, d.so- forth, having relation to the
bill than TO the man IN the moon Al intervals
during the speechifying, as usual, groups Of dry
members passed over TO the refectory, just out
side the gate, over the way, to refresh themselves
from The tedium, monotony, and everlasting ding
dong of dissolution, State rights. abolition, freesoi,
civil war, and al those threadbare subjects OF
eight months steady palavering. The slavery
question has become u chronic disease, and Il sits
upon the stomach about as comfortably as a Hitch
OF salt pork 10 man sick OF the dyspepsia.
MIR: Toombs, to-day, came down upon Mr.. Fill
more's message pell NELL, hradiong and head.
suong. lie Is u powerful man. RAPID and keen as
hgh,mng, and energetic and imp-tuo as corps
OF Murat's dragons let loose apon the Austriaas
but we appre bend that he and the State OF Georgia
are playing a desperate game The O ,lrfornia bill
Is 10 De pushed through. If il passes, the TO
werner OF Georgia must call a conve ution of the
people, to determine what is TO be- done ; aud as
me only alternatives will he 10 or resist, il
places the Stale OF Georgia in the uncomfortable
attitude OF leading off III the work vt revolution or
OF backing out, TO the amusement OF the abolition
lists The object, II Is plain To see, with Mr..
Toombs and Mr.. stephens, Is to save the State OF
Georgia from making Judy of herself; because
II begins To he apparent that if driven the issue,
sha will back out.
II. therefore, an adjournment can be effected
without the admission of California, Georgia will
be in good position 10 recon -d-r her steps, as
will the whole South; and time will be given to
them TO fall back upon a safer platform than revo-
luton because of the admission of California; and
mil nFnR nIIh nf h. aAlf' Ill
forna and the territorial bills and the Texas bill
through the House, IS in the chances of delay by
the ChDgmanlslng process OF parliamentary tactics.
And This appears he the last stand NJ the South.
Ia this business, they are idrd by the free soil
ers, who are Opposed To the Texas indemnity, and
With the provso TO he nailed fast To the territories.
The South are opposed 10 the ce-sIon OF Texas
territory TO New Mexico, tor the purpose of build
ing up another free State. and. between these ex-
remes, there is doubt Of the Texas bill; and the
fact that IL is an administration measure, does not
strengthen IL among the democrats. Sill, we be.
heve The bill has d majority, II 1t can be brought
to direct vote upon its merits, as II passed the
Senate.
The speech Of Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania
who, at home, has been flaming abolitionist, vas
the direct reverse of the fiery attack OF Mr. Toombe
upon the President Mr.. Stevens delighted in
torturing the Southern chivalry, and rejoiced in
the prospect Of pipning them To the wall As in
the old times OF barbarian warfare, he appeared to
feel particular gusto IN the prospect of the prosra
ton of his Southern enemies, for the mere delight
which The torture Of the prisoners would bestow.
In the Senate we had an episode of more solemn
import-the protest Of Mes-rs Mason, Hunter,
BarnwelI, Butler, Turney. Atchison, Jefferson
Davis, Soule, Merton, and YuIee, against the Cali
fornia bill, and in the d. bet- upon spreading IL
upon the journal. The protect is hut a recapitula-
ton OF the objeclious OF The South the discus
sion OF the bill-it contemplates, with becoming
gravity, the issue Of dissolution. but, from its
and temper, II does not seem 10 regard II as an inn
mediate consequence of the admission Of Cali
Aa "A IA At
II would seem thai ,hrs- distinguished protes>
tants consider il at least orrgour conclusion that
agitation must go on, aud that from one provoca-
ton to another the South will he finally driven to
disunop, and that when dissolution does occur,
they. wish this protest 10 stand upon record as q
prophecy dating from the passage Of the California
Now, what are the chances 7 In a few year,
Delaware will he free State. She acts with the
North now. Then there will be California, Mn
nesoid, and Oregon, and New Mexico-twenty
free States against fourteen slave States.
The free States will have a majority of twelve
in the Senate, and AN overwhelming ma
loriiy in the House. With such m,jorities in the
North, IL Is likely the abolitionists will stsp
shor, Of the abolition of slavery in this district in
the dockyards, &c and other measures calculated
to exasperate the Soutr.
AT this session, therefore, the South are fighting
their last battle for the balance Of power in the
Senate. Defeated now, they completely at the
discrt ton Of the North here After But il they are
defeated now and submit, IL will be upon the neht
OF reVOiuu0n when more dtrect assaults arc leveed
at their peculiar Institutions.
The Presidency has kept the South divided this
session. There are many asprants in the South
for the chances Of the campaign Of '52-Mr. Cobb,
Mr.. King, Mr. Houston, Mr.. Foote, among them.
They are, therefore, conservative 10 the last de-
gree, and have exerted great influence in restrain
ing the South from extremiries- We accord TO
them, ALSO love of the Union, stronger than de-
sire for a Southern confederscy; but still the
Presidency has exercised great power in the ar
raDgement of these slavery disputes There rs
great cobesiveness in the patronage Of the general
government and the prospect Of fat Offices is better
than the hazards Of civil war.
But let the agitation go o. and lei the cotton in
terest feel the operations Of the abolonists. aud
then there will be work to do to keep the Union
together. II the South submit now, Il will pgoba-
bly, only be postponement u the inevitable day.
We can only uust 10 time and TO Providence, and
make the beet OF the present.
The New Mexico terri toral bill was carried up
TO third reading to-day. Mr.. Benton wished 10
put the government In operation, whether the
Texas boundary were settled not, bu his motion
was rejected by large majority. and in the sub
stantial form Of the Utah, almost word for word
throughout, the bill for New Mexico the last pas-
senger Of the Omnibus 10 dispc ed of ny the Senate
The whole issue is thrown upon the House.
Everything there ~ confusion, with middling
prospect, nding. of the ad mission Of Calf
fornia, just as abe is nj all hsxards aud in spite Of
all imPediments, in precedence Of the territories
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