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Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04

The GOLD LAKE.-The report OF in.
mense deposits OF gold circulated by
some persons who pretend TO have visit.
ed The spot, has created great excitement
in California, and various parties had
starred III search of this real Ell Dorado,
aud some of them under the guidance of
the reported discoverers, but as yet none
have been successful, aud those who pre-
tend TO have seen ii, have been unable
TO retrace their steps TO the fortunate
spot. The following is the latest item
from California paper, thai we have
seen on the subject
1.-The reports are as conflicting as ever.
A friend of ours has just got back from
trip in the supposed direction of Gold
Lake He did not intend to go all the
way there. He travelled very near where
it was thought TO be, and encountered
numerous parties wandering about IN
quest Of il, aud many others returning,
having gwen up the search as hopeless.
He is going to take another start in
few days, however, and believes he is
bound TO fluid the right place. From CIR
cumstances attending the departure oil
some of the parties from Maysvile, and
for other reasons, there are still many
who believe that the place OF wonders
has been found. There is another report
Just received. concerning the finding oil
even richer than Gold Lake digging, by
some of those who were unsuccessful IN
their first object 1t is best, perhaps, 10
see how the last excitement is really 60
ing to turn out, before aiding in promui'
eating any new ones.
Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04

What a great people we are to be-
The Patent Office Report estimates the
quantity of arabic land in the Southern
States at 200, 100000 acres. One-half oil
this can be cultivated so as TO produce
two crops. First, by sowing winter wheat
which is taken off in season TO plant corn.
Thus, under skilful system OF husbandry'
there might be produced 1000 millions
bushels of wheat and 5000 millions OF
com.
OF the other moiety, one-haif can be
planted with cotton. and with proper care
it will yield a bale of 400 lbs. 10 the acre.
or $4,000 millions of bales. Ihis IS
twenty times the present. crop OF the
United States, and fifteen times larger
than the consumption of the whole human
family. There are still lef: $4,000 mil
lions, for sugar, rice, tobacco, etc
Wonder how long it will take us TO grow
up to this measure.
Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04

In consequence of the death Of the
President of the United States, the Presi-
dent of the French Republic will go into
mourning for one month. A grand SOL
emn service will be performed at Notre
Dame, and for ten days the national flag
will have black Grape attached.
Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04
THE ADJUSTMENT.

1t will be seen by reference to the Con-
gressional proceedings in our columns to-
dav that the bill establishing the Texas
boundary, and appropriating ten millions
of dollars to be paid to Texas for her
claim has passed the Senate. The bill
admitting California as State with the
boundaries described in her Constitution
and the bill establishing the Territory of
New Mexico have both passed the
Senate. These bills embrace substantial
iv the same provisions that were contain
ed in the Compromise bill, yet the Senate
saw no improperly iL passing in detail
the same propositions which, when COM
b,ned. were defeated. The vote on the
Texas boundary question exhibits SIN
gular anomaly-abolltionis and disu-
nionists-fanatics and the schivalry, ultra
lists North and South are united in oppo-
sitioD to the bill We are pleased, how
ever. to see that wisdom, virtue and
patriotism prevailed, over ultraism, fanati-
cism and demagogueism. 1t is thought
that all of these measures will pass the
House by decisive vote. We trust it
may be so The Senate has acted
promptly, and if the members Of the
House of Representatives will act with
like promptitude and despatch. harmony
will be once more restored, and the coun-
try will go on prospering and to prosper.
The fugitive slave bill was taken up
in the Senate on the 10Th and made
the special order of the day for the 10Th.
1t is to be hoped that it also will be
satisfactorily adjusted.
Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04

INDIANA ELEcTIoN-The Locos have
majority of members in the Legislature
and also majority of members in the
State Convention.
Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04

RENcoNrRE Henry A. Wise. at a
late public meeting in Accomac county,
Va, got into personal difficulty with a
distinguished Democrat of those parts, by
the name OF DAME. Wallop. The lie
and blows passed between them, when
they we're separated, Wise no doubt wi
ser from being Wallop-ed.
Washington telegraph., 1850-09-04

THE APPROPRIATION BILL.-The bill
for the improvement of Rivers and Har-
bors reported to the House of Represen-
tatives, contains among others the fol-
lowing appropriations.
For the improvement of the Mis-
sissipppi river, the Ohio below
the falls, the Missouri and the
Arkansas S24O, 600
Ohio River above the falls $4,000
Red River $4,000
BAYOU La Fourche La. $4,000
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
Tariff and Trade.

at is rema ark able that the increase Of Engiands
exports in the last four years has been almost al
together with the United States With her own
colonies, with Europe, and with foreign countries
ont of Europe it has declined. The decline to the
colonies is to be ascrbed to her own suicidal poll
cv which destroyed the productive power by
which alone could English goods be paid for
IN Cor Wash Union.
gy The writer of the above need not
have looked so far for illustrations of the
truth he cannot quite obscure. A like de
cline was witnessed in England's ex
ports" to llis country in 1910 and d. and
for exactly the cause here limited at-name-
ly, that the paralysis of our industry under
the gradually diminishing duties and ex-
cessive importations of the preceding years
had destroyed the productive power by
which alone could English goods be paid
for."-The same impediment to " the in
crease of Englands exports to this coun-
try had been experienced at least twice be-
fore-in 1888 and in l3l9-and 1t will be
encountered again whenever the selfish and
short sighted policy commended as Free
Trade by British merchants and theif en-
issaries here shall have had the success 1t
aims at in stopping to great extent the
production of Wares and Fabrics in this
country and compelling US to buy British
instead. The British manufacturers will
always kill their American goose il per
lnitted to have their own way, in their ca
gerness to clutch the golden eggs. The In
dian forcibly objected to Imprisonment for
Debt that the debtor could catch no
beaver. The utter abolition of our Tariff
would soon derange and paralyze our Ma
tional Industry so as to cause an actual
diminution of our Imports below their pres
ent average. Our people, largely deprived
of work, would be bereft of ability to pay,
and soon must cease to buy, as Portugal
and other countries have done after few
years writhing in the anaconda folds OF
British Free Trade. That trade is no
freer with US than with other nations, but
we happen as yet to have retained our abil-
ity to pay-or at least to obtain credit
That makes all the difference
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
ess ask for it..

f5 1t is humiliating to see to what desperate
shifts the pro Slavery organs in this City are
driven in lulfllment of their contract to uphold
the peculiar institution the rights of the South
Cotton, and the Safety Committee The Journal
Of Commerce, in hot haste to adudicate the alleged
Slave Case, trusts
"That the alleged fugitive will have the full
benefits Of the Law and not be given up without
such probable the law requires p0Stl0e evidence
probable will hardly do.-Ed. Iri5. evidence as
the law prescribes We cannot too earnestly i'm
press the minds OF the officers who have the mat
ter in charge, that the eyes of the nation are up
on them, and that any neglect on their part to6lye
the claimant all the facilities which the law pro-
vides for the recovery of his property, would be
productive of untold mischief to the nation. The
problem to be solved is whether the Fugitive
Slave Law can and VIII be enforced, in good faith,
in the non slaveholdipg States Upon the decl-
sion Of this question, turns, we believe the ex-
stence of this glorious Union
So if the law is not enforced in this particular
case, the Union is ut an. end-with the Journal Of
Commerce. We trust that our contemporary will
flourish as greenly after the event as now
That little reflector of obscurity, the mirror,
thinks the case is made out, saying:
The decision had not been given when the re-
porter left, as the counsel was evidently talking
against time; with what view we cannot say, as
the identity Of the man appeared TO be beyond
question"
And you are satisfied, are you7 Unfortunately
for your side of the question: the Commissioner is
not But you are doubtless the best judge, and
we defer to your remarkable sagacity.
The mendacious Express states:
"Exc1TEMENT AT THE CITY HALL.-The ex.
animation of the alleged fugitive Henry Long,
az we go to press, is proceeding amidst good
deal of excitement, and great crowd at the City
Hall, before the United States Commissioner.
The result will soon be known"
1t is hardly necessary, considering the source
Of this paragraph, to say that the story of excite
nent is entirely untrue. There has not been the
least approach toward excitement in any portion
of the examination. In another part of the same
paper we are charged in the Judgment Of the
Editor with endeavoring to get up an excitement
in the Park That such an idea never entered
our head is best proved by the fact that the
charge was made in the columns of the Ney
York Express.
To these miserable shifts are the Pro Slavery
organs driven to keep alive the agitation over
which they shed so many crocodile tears. Brow
beating the Court, prejudicing the case, misre-
presenting the defenses, fore blooming the accused
to eternal bondage, are some ofthe voluntary de-
Easements Of men who would doubtless have the
audacity to claim the patriots of the Revolution
for their ancestors.
We shall see with what grace they will re-
ceive tue proceedings of yesterday especially the
application Of hobeas corpus. In the meantime ii
any excitement is created the blood be upon
their heads we counsel and pursue peace.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
NEUYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1850

ment of line of African steamships. Lii
IBERIA, now practically distant as Buenos
Ayres, would by such line be brought
as near US as Bremen, and the ports regu-
larly visited by our steamers could not fail
rapidly to assume Importance as centers of
Commerce and of increasing Intelligence
and Industry.
of tie kind of steamships required for
this service and justified by Importance
we are ignorant, as of the precise points to
be connected by them on either side, the
manner of establishing the service, &c;
but we do trust that the next line of mail
steamships authorized by Congress will
connect this continent with the west coast
of Africa.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25

FUGITIVE SLAVE REcovERED.-The Memphis
(Tennesse SottAerner of the 10th instant, says:
Captain B. O'Hayre, OF our City Police, recently
took trip to Marion, Williamson county, Illinois,
to arrest fugitive slave belonging to Dr.; Young
of this city. He succeeded, after much difficulty
and heavy expense, in bringing the negro, home
to his master. He had all the papers, and more
than the fugitive slave law requires, yet he exPe-
rienced considerable difficulty in arresting the
slave" The officer encountered the most deter
mined opposition from the Free Sellers and Abo
litionists but was assisted by Mr.. w Allen,
member Of Congreas, AID other geutlemen
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
~ The UNION MOVEMENT is sprea

70 The UNION MOVEMENT is spreading
ike wid-fre throughout the country Polncans and
parties how before like bullrushes II is said tand we
believe ill., that Seward is trying to make terms win
the National Administration pretending that there ls no
FISHES 10 save his nnions in the Offices and Custom
Huutef. II The Administration listen to his teHptaaons'
cy are uudoue. He has chosen bis ground let him see
whether tie Gun maintain IL journal OF commerce
II Mean souls are apt to betray them
selves by the motives they devise to &C
count for the conduct Of others. The Wall
street Loco-Foco organ. which does not
even pretend to single Wing principle,
but which is actively hostile to every one
of them, exhibits the brass Of Custom
house sffidavit- maker in advising Wing
President not to listen to or smake terms
with Wings with whom he has wintered and
summered for thirty years, but to cotton
to lis counsels and company instead. With
a Wing Administration appearing to be
guided muinly by such friends as the
Journol Of Commerce and Herald, what
wonder that four-ffths of the States are
now given over to the Loco-F'ocos
1t has long been represented that Sla-
very agitation was the sole obstacle to a
benefcent change in the Tariff, to Cheap
Postage, and various other important Re
forms. Congress can do nothing has
been the cry, " because of the niger ex-
citenent.' We hold that Congress has
constitutional procEvity to do nothing use
full. niggers or no niggers': butwe have
been anxious that the experiment should be
fairly tried at this Session, of the most pa
tent, forbearipg course ON the part of Anti
Slavery men so long as they mighthold that
course without infidclity to Conscience and
to Duty. We have not much faith IN the
working of these experiments, but others
profess to have, and we desire that they be
fully satisfied. Ifany good is attained, we
will cheerfully acknowledge 1t; II none,
perhaps our experimental friends will con-
fess that they were mistaken We know
nothing specially of Gov. Stewards views,
but we may fairly presume that considera-
tons similar to those here suggested have
weight also with him. butthat he has been
"trying TO make terms with the National
Administration, &c. are inventions which
could have originated in none other than
base mind. The motive assigned is absurd.
If GOV. S, be ambitious, he cannot be so
shallow as not to know that the election Of
his friends from office because they are his
friends would do more for him thanhe could
possibly do for himself, But in fact he has
little idea of troubling those to whom the
Constitution has condded the dispensation
of patronage. When they wish his advice
as 70 h9 6 4llis "a " 2c ccs hey will doubt
less ask for it.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25

The GoyERNoR OF MEXICO
Whoever may have been the celebrated
Roman Consul who first remarked that
there IS such thing as riding free horse
to death, the fact is so, and our 'Uuion'
brethren at the South ought to heed it.
They are crowding Messrs. Fillmore and
Webster without mercy and beyond rea
son. The selection of Georgian for Civil
Governor of New Mexico is an example.
Mr. James S. Calhoun is a good Union man
good Wing Of the Southern stripe, and
we presume will fill the office cfeditably
but the Governor Of that Territory should
rot have been taken from Georgia. He
ought to have been chosen from a Free
State. The country will not believe the
location accidental it knows that the
Georgians hold that no legal impeachment
now exists to the introduction OF Slavery
into Georgia and ii does mol know that
Nh Calhoun dissents from this OPINION
Unionism is very well-we go in for it I'M
der proper regulations-but Unionislr
which is all give and no take is not the reg
ular thing. We think the President should
not have been asked to appoint Southern
Governor of New Mexico, and should not
have consented if he were.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
YFw-YoRK, WEDNESDAY, DEC. IS.
See With Page for Evening Edition News
~. TODAY is CHRlsTmAs, and, to ena-

~ To-day is CHRISTMAS, and, to ena-
bic our assistants to unite in some portion
of its observances, we intermit our Evening
Editions as usual. We shall publish to-
morrow morning as heretofore.
We could preach Christmas Sermon,
but our columns are crowded. while many
churches viii be open to-day and have
seats inviting occupants. We afiectionate-
ly advise our readers to fill them. The
truth appropriate to this day can be more
appropriately, accurately and fully stated
from the Pulpit than through the Daily
Journal. Render unto Cesar &c. 1t
only remains for US to wish every reader a
well-improved Christmas, and to remind
each that He in whose name this day Is
honored was especially the friend and
helper of the Poor. There is no day more
appropriate for remembering the unfortu-
nate and suffering than this. Now alideth
Faith, Hope, Charity, these three but the
greatest of these is Charity
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
Destructive Fire nj Utica.

UWcA, Tuesday, Dec 2I-AM
.,.t.-,. .,.,.... morning, fire broke
ABOUT 4 cloch yes!eEua? - the rear Of
OUT In tne frame Duliulh8 sIuated a. 'al-st
which consumed that building, with several on
Seneca-st. The loss is about $1,000 but a small
portion ofwhch is covered by insurance.
We have no mails to-day in consequence o the
storm. The wind yesterday and to-day has blown
with the force of hurricane.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
From the North.

ALBANY, Tuesday, Dec. PPM.
We have received no mail west of Syracuse
The Boston mails, in the Housatonic train, which
left New York on Monday evening, tonight pass
ed, on the way up, the train which left this city
on Monday morning near Bridgeport and the
trains which left this city on Monday afternoon
and this morning, near Great Darlington Our
last mail from NewYork was that OF Sunday
evening
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
Accident to the steamer Sea Bird, &c.

HALfFAX. MOndaY,
Steamer Osprey, four days from Bermuda ar
rived yesterday steamer Sea Bird from n CIV
York for California, was towed into Hamilton on
the 10th inst. both wheel cranks broken cannot
be repaired Bermuda steamer Merlin arrived on
the 18th; schr Fayorite on 10th Lady of the
axe sailed for New York on the 18th. Furious
easterly snow storm.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
Hrr. FilL,norc,s Frien.I.. !,

The train Of thought followed IN recent
article suggests some reminiscencesperhaps
not exclusively of personal interest.
Wenever were included in any special
circle of MIR. Fillmore's friends, but there
haye been occasions when we deemed the
support of MIR. f. for stations higher than
he had already reached conducive to the
National we'll being. One of these was in
1914, when we spent some days III Wash
inoton and Baltimore, endeavoring to per-
suade the Wing magnates that the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Fillmore for Vice-President
would eminently subserve the great end,
The election of Henry Clay as President.
We believed that, in the actual state OF
things, this nomination would secure New
York to Mr.. Clay and thus morally ensure
a Wing National triumph. Many heard
our views patiently; some concurred in
them; some already cherished similar, and
were actively disseminating them; but of
the great army of prominent politicians
who are now prominently Mr.. Fillmore's
friends, hardly one would then tolerate the
idea of supporting him for Vice resident.
Some bluntly objected to him as incompe-
tent-' not up to it'-others distrusted his
popularity. Even from our own State, the
venerated father Of John c. Spencer was
at Baltimore, president of the Conventions
and very determined and influential in OPP
posing Mr.. Fillmore's nomination. Of all
the eminent friends of Mr.. Fillmore to-
day, we can recollcct just two as then &C
tive i'll his behalt-Joseph L. White of this
City, who did all that was in him, and John
A. Collier, who came late on the ground,
but come with his coat of, and did yeoman's
service in the cause All in vain, however,
we upstairs were beaten by the fiat of the
Silver Greys' of the party, who held
caucus in Baltimore the night before the
Convention met, and agreed on q most ex-
cellent man but ill-suited to the exigencies
Of the canvass, and in due time made him
' @NN-i iN0iuVHt- oul Tue SleCLlOQ.
All well times change, and men change
with them'-that is, good many do. Mr..
Fillmore has since become President, and
the eyes of many are opened to his tran
scendent abilities and worth who conde
descended in IA to esteem him quite re-
spectacle and well-meaning member of
Congress, but not stout enough timber for
the Vice-Presideney. Perhaps they will
in time see merits, hitherto undetected, in
some whom they now regard as of small
account-at least, they will in all on whom
Fortune smiles her sweetest. A saint in
Grape is twice saint in lawn undoubtedly,
at least if he have the faculty of imparting
the ehalgence of his saintship. Between
the Willard Fillmore unpreferred for Vice
President and beaten for Governor in 1914
and the President Fillmore of 1850 but six
little years intervened--let the unlucky of
TO- day think of that and take courage
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25

The ALLEGED SLAVE CAsE.-We re-
fer the reader to the report of this case in
another column. The admission of the
legality of the writ of Habeas Corpus is
an important point, which looks as if some
chance for fair trial will yet be granted
TO the alleged slaves who may be arrested
or kidnapped in our city.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25
WPniher Items.

BUFFALO, Tuesday, Dec u
The gale of yesterday has abated The weather
is fine and intensely cold. We have larger
amount of snow than at any previous time Tor
many years 1t is much dritted. Many roads In
our vicinity are completely blocked up. Sleigh
ing in the city has been splendid for the past fort
night We have had Eastern Mail since Sun.
day, unless it has in the train that has just
arrived.
The propeller Oyonth, for whose safety fears
were entertained, arrived somewhat damaged
last evening-shc had been forced to lie to under
Point Abino.
Thermometer this morning Il above-this even
ing 90 do.
ROCHESTER, Tuesday Dec 2i-8 NJ
The weather here is clear, but quite cold The
storm Is entirely over, and prospect of fine day
to morrow.
SYRACUSE Tuesday Dec 2i-lO NJ.
Snow two feet deep-weather very cold, and
prospect OF being clear to morrow
ALBANY, Tuesday, Dec. 2i-lO PM.
About last evening it stopped showing, and
cleared off cold. The weather was intensely cold
during the night, and at sunrise the ther,
mometer was at % below zero Up to this time,
lOP.M., the weather continues very cold.
ecsroN Tuesday, Dec 24-9 PM.
Weather very cod-fne sleighinS
PROVIDENCE, Tuesday, Dec, p 10 z III.
Clear and cold, and good sleighlng
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-25

u We are requested to state that there will
be public meeting this evening at Zion
Church, corner of Church and Leonard ats. The
object is not stated, but we presume it has refer
ence to a case OF much interest which Is now
nending.