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

Our Washington Correspondence.


The Lip v Proceedings RI Congress II Dty-Re-
ct7t,oa Of the spisadnd Message of che President
--bad,ga0tioa Of the Ttrtas- CViE,,ia Din.
cuiiies in The Senate-ihgdy Ln4,oftaat Mos
sapected fam California.
The uouble is not yet over. Plain sailing as the
business of legislation appears b. the utter
and absolute exclusion of the Soah from Cilifor-
MIA, by her admission as she stands, continues To
be the permanent obstacle The South serious
in their opposition, for eyen ia the Senate they
seem TO be resolved upon deierring long as pos
sible, if they cannot modify, qualify, dvdssC ili-
fornia as a condition of her admission into the
Unien.
While the California bill was under consdera-
tiop the Presldent's message came in, and by ge-
neral consent the order was suspr AIDED. The mes
sage was read, and the accompanying answer of
Mr. Webster 10 the letter of Governor Bell, OF
Texas.
As previously intimated in the correspondence Of
the He1oh, the President eoncnrs in The plan of
settling The Texas boundary embraced in the bill
of Mr. Pearce, bill which, We doubt nOt, was
formed by and with the advice and consent OF the
President and cabinet, after council upon the
subject list Saturday.
The message of the President gives very general
satisfaction II Gen. Taylor had ouly, in the outset,
De fined his position in regard to New Mexico with
equal distincness, the question would have been
of the late President, that his policy IN protecting
the territory of New Mexico was made kno VA.
Before that time, II was uncertain whether the
United States troops at Santa Fe wouli retreat ON
the approach of Il hostile Texan force. or give
them battle. The instructions 10 Colonel Monroe
ordered him to get on; of the way, while, AT the
same, they required him 10 aid the people of New
Mexic IN getting up State in The dis Juied terri.
tory. I his inconsistent state of thngs was un-
oueeiionabIy the work of the late cabinet, whose
great object seemed TO he to multiply and aggra-
vate the embarrassmens of the slavery question,
as if their existence depended upon keeping up the
agitation which has so seriously harassed the
politicians
Mr.. Fillmore has promptly come up to the ne
cessties of the case. He has done that which
General Taylor had resolved TO do, after becoming
exhausted with the clap tap evasions OF the late
cabinet. Mr.. Fillmore takes up the subject Old
Zsck he'd resolved 10 take il up. He leaves US
in no doubt about the matter, gropng in the dark,
as we had to grope, 10 understand Mr. Criwford's
instructions. Ga the contrary, he declares the
Santa Fe country 10 belong TO the United States,
and that If Texas sends IN her rangers there with
any hostile intent, they will be regarded tres
passers, and as such expelled THIS is all clear
enough, and believing the territory in question TO
belong 10 the United States, there was no other
course 10 pursue.
The President recommends the pl N Of Mr..
Pearce, as preferable to the Supreme Court, the
appointment of commissioners, which would AXE
UP too much time, when we consider the existing
excitement upon the subject These views of Mr..
Fillmore go far 10 establish the statement in the
Herald few days ago, that the amendment OF
Mr. pearce upon which the Compromise fell to
pieces was introduced after consultation with the
President and with his consent.
The message takes handsomely, except with Mr.
Howard of Texas, OF the House, who was very
violent against il, and excepting the Texas Sena-
tors, and some few others, of the exW0me South.
Before the expiration Of ten days, the bill Of Mr..
Pearce will probably become law of the land.
California struggles against resolate resistance
in the Senate. The South day again attempted,
by Mr.. Tumey's amendment, the line Of 80 30, rs
the southern boundary of the State of California
but il was a dead failure. Mr.. Foote generously
attempted a sort of compromise; but he could not
make it palatabe, and SO he withdrew it, the South
confrnding that the mere discretion to California to
divid. herself amounted TO nothing at all. Mr.
Yulee is at present upon the floor, making gene
raj argument in favor Of reminding back the
State OF California TO her territorial condition, be-
cause of her incompstency to exercise the functions
of State.
There is an important secret at the bottom Of this
disposition the part of Southern Senators to de-
lay the action upoa California. And we feel at
liberty to state what IL is.
We are informed by a distinguished member OF
the State Senate Of California, that there seve
raj thousand slaves In that country chiefly below
Sc 30; that one person estimates the nsmber of
slaves in the country already al from three
| sas, hsr, eighty slaves engaged in the South
ern mines; others have bsen named 10 US, as
| having their slaves in the diggngs, taken out by
the ella route from Irass, Arkansas and L 1
ton Of the system OF peonage has thrown out OF
the possession OF many large lsndholders and cat
tle-raisers hundreds Of poems. Under this state of
things of these stock raisers already pro-
vidng To supply the loss Of their poems with negro
slaves This sbolinon Of peonage will also ac-
count for the meetings which have been held in
southern California, for aseparate territorial govern
menf
But more than this. We understand that the
California Legislature having adjourned, the MEN,
bers from the southers counties have gone home,
H. LIZ
the division Of the State, and the establishment, in
the southern pan Of said State, Of a separate terri
tory. with separate territorial government News
is expected. by the steamer about due, Of some
procee in California, looking to the division Of
the State.
Whatever the Senate may do, therefore. il such
intelligence comes from California us is expected,
with the bill sent over TO the House, there in
no telling TO what results IL may lead.
The whole issue between the North and the
South II assuming, more than ever, lite shafpest
angles and toughest corners The Texas bounda-
~ has good complexion; but California is rapidly
driving 10 the point where some of the Southern
States will be called UPON to stand up, back out
ffom the positions which they have taken. Let ms
hope, and watch. and labor, and pray. The right
will come up to the top 10 the end
wAsnnSeros, August 9, 1850.
The Proidsnfs Msuags resyeciing 7tras and Ncr
Merioo-Hs Rscspfior-Tne Free Sod Friends
of Caifrnia in The S,~at,. Dodging-7hs Nepo-
fifp' # Sorards Family Of Wison's, at Chioago.
The message Of President Fillmore to Congress
to-day, takes well, generally speaking. In the
House, Mr.. Howard, Of Terss, pounced upon 1t,
after ihion, and Mr.. More, Of Louisiana, ditto.
But they did not its beauty its truthfulness.
Congress will stand by ts doctrines and so will the
people.
In the Senate a curious scene occurred. The
frie ods Of California, TO the number Of twelve, de-
serted their ben,rg-among them Chase and Hale.
- re were they There are thiriy-fye Senator'S
for California, and Is agsins, II. Only a for
il were present. to-day, when the crsls, as
they all knew, was approa ching which would De.
withdrew from the chamber, and thus leh the
Senate without quorum. M. Douglass stood %
the bill. and MOVED calls of the Senate and id