The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-08

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provoked, the upshot of short struggle was, that
China was forced into an ignomnious ace, which
gave TO England all but the monopoly Of her TO
reign comm rec. 1t was probably well for man
kmd that this took place, although the good results
which followed never can sanctify the barbarity
of England's aggression. In the year 1872, there
fore, the port 81 China were opened with freedom
to forelp atoms, for the first time ia her history.
T erto, the world had very little reliable infor-
nation about the empire and until the present
time even, not much has been satisfactorily ascer-
tanned IN regard to her internalresources EHough,
however, is known to justify the assertion, that
there is no other nation on the globe from which
such incalculable wealth can be drawn, through
the legitimate channels Of commerce and 1t is
now equally certain that, by our close proximity
over the calm waters Of the Pacific, by means of
steam, the United States will have at their disposal
greater facilities for appropratng these advantages
than are, can be, possessed by any other nation
Her products are consumed in this country to
vast extent but the consumption of them, by d.
minishing the price, or improving the quality, may
be soon quadruped. Besides, our commerce with
her will be most profitable, because, rich in metal
lie wealth, and poor in many of those appliances
OF civilization which are so common amongst other
nations, she will receive from Us, in payment of all
the products that buy, the fruit of our own SOIL
or our own machinery.
These are some of the facts and some of the
conclusions that have been brought to our notice
by the recent arrival from California. The details,
in various ways, will be found in our columns to-
day But those details will be insufficient, In
themselves, to lead the mind towards comprehend
Ing the magnificent future in store for us, without
combining all that we know on this side of the
mountains, with all that Is known on the other
side. California has organized herself, and now
asks admission one of the States of the Union.
This application made at most interesting
CRISIS. For several months past the Congress at
Washington have been disorganized, in conse-
quence of the agitation and fanatcism growing ont
OF the slavery question. Is it not time for the
principal and leading members of the govern
ment, in both houses Of Congress, to bethnk
themselves of the great destiny which awaits
this magnificent republic, and to lay aside all
distractions, all idle reveries, which have
heretofore divided parties in the several States
Of this Union, the principal of which is the
Wilmot proviso-to come up at once to the mark
70 admit California, with proper State boundaries
and 10 settle the whole question of the terri
tones at once, in order that the United States may
enter on the and fresh career which the future
begins TO open upon her! With the prospect be-
fore us, in the gold and other mines of California,
there can be no doubt but that the influence of
his country, on Mexico and Central America, will
gradually dispose and determine everything in
favor of policy in those regions. The
struchon of the Panama railroad will soon be COM
menced and carried into execution. A new treaty,
it Is said, has been made between the American
Secretary of State, at Washington, and the British
Minister, for the purpose Of settling, on amicable
principles, the question ,f authority in relation to
the Nicaragua canal, a canal which has probably
more importance and more connection with our
territories in California, than any other project,
except it be that of a railroad across the noun
tains
With these facts, views, and magnificent pros
poets before us, is il time, ask, to low fac
tcnists or fanatics to run riot in distractions and
Jay foundation for a dsunion or dissolution of
this glorious confederacyl We are in the very
commencement of great and mighty age, an age
that will give to the United States, if Congress
should exercise wisdom and moderation IN set
Ting disturbing questions, not only a controlling
influence over this continent, but an inhu-
ence over Europe, that will lead to liberty,
pght, and future civilization, beyond anything
that she already possesses. Let the new
State Of California, with proper boundaries and
without reference to the slavery question, be adj
mtted at into the Union, and let all the other
territories be organized the same basis, without
sny proyiso, aud government assigned 10 each.
1t is fol- Tune to settle all these matters in detail,
10 order that the entire republic and the whole
people, may be enabled to go to work with energy,
and bring around that period, when all the wealth
Of California and all the enterprise Of this part of
the country may be united in producing the same
coed work, IN opening some lines Of colnmuGica-
iion be iwten the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The
proposed railroads and canals--the Panama rail-
foad-ihe Nicaragua canal-another through the
Isihmus IT Tehuen'eptc-or even a railroad
throulh the greet South Pdss--measures shoald
be adopted Tor facilitating the construction. ct al
,Mh DAY, al all these projected works OF enter
prlse. Such works aud such measures would lead
to union at all those countries and all those
pubhcs between the British colonies on the North
aud The lshmus Of Darlen on the South Mexico
sBd Genital America may continue their present
organizations under their present forms OF goverr-
mtDt, but the great impulse OF mind and enter
Prise which gill govern ali those regions, will
come from this great copfederscy--th the United
Stsies. magnificent destiny is before va. If IN.
President and Conrrtss have the moral courage to
meet the crisis. Try.
IMPORTANT DIscovERlEs IN the HIsToRy OF THE
BAcE.-A fe years have unfolded, IN various re-
plons, remote from each other, extraordinary de-
yelopemenis in the history Of the human race
The Investigations of Belzoni in Egypt, first turned
the attention Of the antiquarian world to the YES.
iges Of departed nations, and his labors, zeaousy
and enthusiastically pursued, paved the way Tor
the more philosophical investigations Of Champo-
lion, and the highly important results Of his ability
to decypher the hleroelyphlcs Of pas, ages. Re-
Gently, Ledyard, Gliddon and others, in the same
field Of inquiry, have done much TO lift the cloudy