The New York herald., 1850-06-25
DOUBLE SHEET.
New York, Tuesday, june as, 1850.
Tclegrsphic Summary

the present administration were acted upon and
contained yesterday by the Senate, embracing
Ministers, Charges, Secretaries of Legation, and
Eanbais. The case Of Mr. Maxwell, the Colec-
tor of this Port. and the only appointment in this
region that has not been confirmed. still holds
over, and one can tell what the result will be.
We are inclined to believe from The delay, that
Il he escapes decapitaton, it will be by the
skin Of his teeth" The continued delay looks very
Ominous and squally. Would it not be charitable
IN the Senate 10 confirm or reject him at once and
save him from all further suspense. II is too bad to
keep that gentleman in torture during such warm
weather now have. We hope the Senate
will take his case into consideration Immediately,
and dispose of it way or the other, SO as TO
save him all further pain and anxiety.
In The Senate, the substitute Of MIR. Soule for that
portion Of the Omnibus bill relative to California,
was the topic Of Interest in yesterdays proceedings
Mr. Soues plan lortbe admission fthit new State,
was The principal subject of debate. He proposes
that the President issue a proclamation admitting
California, provided that she assent in convention
10 certain Conditions, which will be found in our
report of the proceedings under the telegraphc
head in this days p,per he also proposes to divide
California by extending the Missouri Compromise
line nom the Sierra Nevada TO the Pacific, the
southern portion TO be called South California to
be admitted iato the Union when ready, with or
without slavery, as the inhabitants may decide.
We have doubt this substitute will OCCUPY the
attention Of the Senate for some days, if not weeks
We have not space enough al our disposal to CON-
ment ON the matter to-day
The House Of Representatives spent the day in
discussing various amendments that were offered
10 the bill granting bounty lands TO the soldiers Of
the war Of 1872, MS well as previous wars, which
took up good deal Of time.
The subject Of providing additional security to
passengers travelling in steamboats, on the wa
teIs Of the United StGtes, also occupied the atten-
lion Of that body The committee on Commerce
are instructed TO bring in bill for that purpose.
The Recent Intelligence from CaIifornia.
San Francisco has been visited by another serious
eonfdgraiion, in which property TO the amount of
five or tix millions of dollars has been DESTROYED
Some estimates place the loss at a still higher
figure; and, il based on the cost to the owners,
IL may bee, very properly, considered. Yet
elasticity, and not depression, superenss upon
the society Of the city Of the Pacific. We
have scarcely received the intelligence of the
eslamiiy, before We instructed also 20
ioice over the phpnix.hke resuscitaiion Of the
burned distIict Over four hundred buildts "a
ate consumed in a brief period, and, in few
days, new ones, Of greater yalse, and Of more
Strength end beauty Of construction supply their
places, scarcely leaving trace Of the ruin. Al the
same time. the stimulus TO this remarkable enter
rrise and enefgy, contributed by the gold regions
remains prolific, aud richly, prohtably uncertain as
10 lis value and extent
Daily, new discoveries and the increased rewards
OF ofdligentlabor dispel doubts and ncite the mind
to patent adventure and toll. The streams OF
gold from the mountains, inland, pour down their
sifed wealth TO the new cities the shore, giving
ambition, hope, energy, character and life TO the
whole active - yuation. The democracy OF wealth,
not concerned with the Of politics, reyels in
aIeshiy TO which the dreams Of socialist essay
winters can bear no comparison, in reasoa or in
probability. The tabled Lands Of early ages and
the theoretical results Of the modern lcsrin social
systems, sk into insignihcance by the aide Of
such a wonderful progress Of the march Of enter
prise. Csl-mincs which distress our oldest and
mott wealthy ciiiss on the Atlantic board, are
,horn e all shsr severity, and are only for mo
merit realised, on the Pacific coast. Men ruiaed
u hour; but they are whole again, with the
dawn 4 morning. The season promises rich har-
vcsis, srd they ,trike ont into the wilds of the
Sierra E,Vtda, into dry diggng- aud wet diegings,
any wheie and everywhere, where toll can be
comreused, or perseverance may be rewarded
Rsridy iucfeasiag production by animated labor
such would p'"-I-r in sny place, " men could
be made TO behsve t--ihey sesd down to the
aourishiug pois OF ,h-if new and interesting
try, wbich are cr~d,d with the shps Of every
c,viiiz.d nation. enormous masses Of gold, which
are di-riluted Throughout the world From
eeartcr 10 half million OF dollars v not
mon. hui an ordinary. nmcun, Tor ihs steamers en-
Esr.d 10 The Cafurnia u.de TO Transport to the olt
ciss of ihs rontu-nt. aud hence Co the stll older
siri,. of EvTcp .-'herrhy arousing the couPara-
lively sluRgish arteries ~ commerce and trade, aud
bringing uut ficis which from their freshness. are
REGARDED a. the phenomena of the tunes. This
sppears To he 10 spIsmodic prosperity. ltisa con-
nssous fact. II 10, alec, an important one. What
s1icni OF influence II m-y have can scarcely be
eopjec ur,d. OF course good and evil must spring
out Oft Individual gain and individual misery
individual foundpess aud ppdividual bankruptcy,
mus, arise from such an impetus to commerce.
Cbrhy, however. must those among our own
ci,izens suffer from any change unexG-cted-like
that. for instance. of the second conhagration OF
San Francisco. Such event, though scarcely
calamity there. must be f,lt such here. II ~
froni us that The cspital has gone forth II is 10
US that reuiliances and profits should return; and
an interruption Of the Of trsde added to the
extreme danger Of having 10 sacrihce cargo after
r.ryo Of merchandise, 10 consequence ef an over 4
',ocked market, must cripple some OF us. The
,arly sprirg was disastrous to several commercial
souses on the Atlantic hoard, and il would he too
much 10 eypcct that should not suffer still more
" the burning of San Francisco. or rather, of an
wporispi district Of that place. Whether the con-
sgrArion wss the work et an incendiary or not,
bs shsr-cter of the result must he the same, andh
b. riDpo.e f-sll, h-d been to raise the price OF
amber, A. 10 supposed, even the extent Of the fire