The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-10


place of slave labor in those grain growing States
Such, reasonably, would be the result Of an out
let in the mines of California forthe surplus popua
ton of the slaves of the Southern States
Shut up by a Gordon of free States around them
the only ventfor the surplus black population Oft
Southern States, will be in a constant stream of
runaway negroes to the North
North or South, the surplusage of the black po-
pulaiion must have an outlet Wall il in on the
South, the redundancy must recoil on the Northern
States.
The opposition, therefore, of the North, to the
division OF the territories according 70 the spirit of
the COMPROMISE of 1850, is a blind and suicidal op-
position calculated only to fill the towns and cities
of the North with vagrant fugitive negro popua-
ton
The South ask for share in the gold mines
they ask for outlet upon the Southwest for their
redundant black population
Walled in by Gordon of free States, they have
neither security for the present, safety for the
future.
The facilities of escape to the slaves will depre-
ciate the valoe of that property; and, while run
away slaves will swarm TO the free States the free
negroes in the South will remain and increase as
an annoyance TO the shareholders, for il is notori-
GUS that free negro in the South has an aversion
10 the Yankees
The slave, with an opportunity of becoming, in a
year or two, free man in the mines of California,
Will 60 there in preference 10 running off to the
North; and if 100000, or 500,000, slaves thus
lbtTate themselves IN the gold mines, and get be-
sides, "A competency, they will be very apt not to
Of Mexico and Central America, where distinctions
of color ave scarcely recognized,
Such some OF the political considerations
which would follow reasonable division of Cali
fOrbia between the North aud the South and rice
But the main objection of the South is the balance
of power Admit California, and the balance is de-
showed. Admit Minnesota and Oregon, as you
must IN year or two, and the South complete
ly at The mercy of the Northern agtators.
What then l-lhe South may possibly consent to
the unconditional admission of California but we
can hardly expect It; and the fact is the admission
OF California at this session Is still doubtful ques-
uon.
We understand that some of the leading South
ern men, Of both houses, hold "A caucus To- nj ght,
wirh The view of adopting some plan OF resistance
Ia California, and such measures may be Deem
ed proper in the event OF such admission uncondi-
tionaliy.
II thus becomes question of exceeding interest,
and Of no htle cause of alarm.
We consider the Texas boundary in a fair way
OF settlement, notwithstanding the opposition to-
daN, of Mr. Underwood and Mr.. Ewing to the bill
of Mr.. Pearce.
Mr. Ewng's opposition is well understood. Ii
is abolIuobism undisgused 1t was that very
thing in Mr. Ewing which broke down old lacks
administration, az much as any thing else His
obI,ct Is Ia drive the South TO the wall, and to
cree Them into submission.
still, We 10 not apprehend any serious difficulty
with the Texas boundary. Texas will surrender
the land She wants money, and Congress
willing TO pay
The danger now, is the admission of California
wiihout curIblment Some Of the Southern States
have made u The test of resistance. Their repre-
seniiyes Wlll be apt 10 second their motion and
Withdrawal from The capitol OF the Southern mem
hers of both houses, the fin Al passage of the bill
for an admission of California as she stands, il is
easy 10 iorrser, wonld he asnovement which might
leave one half The Union unrepresented at the next
Sc ssoD of Congress
But the South may submit; if they do, well and
good n they do not, then IL is well To be ready
for the consequences.
WASHINGTON August 7, 1850
The Smihionian Institution Lecture on Electro.
Magnetic Popr.
Professor Page, of the Patent Office, who has
been, for long time, engaged in experimenting
upon the applicability of electro magnetic power to
machinery, having constructed machine of such
force to settle the question: delivered this eve-
ming, highly interesting lecture, at the Smthso-
Dian Institution, on the subject large and dlstin
euisbed audience were in attendance. AT the last
~ ssion, ON the production of certain documents,
printed by means Ut magnetic power, applied 10
common printing press, $50 900 were appropriated
b, the Senate to encourage Mr. Page in further ex-
peTme mt.
In the words Of gentleman of this city, " lie
has beautiful electro magnetic engine, of tve
horse power, worked by battery contained within
three cube feet. and the economy Of which we
shall doubtless know from him Among the start
hngwonders he has Produced, is an electro-m,guet,
" hich raises three hundred pounds through ten
least a thousand times the most rower-
iul magnet ever made. He has also discovered
NJ explosive force in the galvanic current, by
" hich he PRODUCES, al pleasure, rapid succession
at explosions as loud as n pistol, or so faint as
scarcely Ia he heard I"
With such experiments and such a subject, Il Is
needless To cay that the lecture OF Professor Page
was one of great interest and instruction, and ndI.
cative Of great resuits already attained.