The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-25
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.


WARRINGTON, Aug. n, 1850.
Plan of the South in the House-NeW Move for n.
ksdsctio~ Of the 7arD, and tie. Repeal Of n.
Nav,gatso~ La,os, as a SoSthsys Messswe.
The plan of the South in the House is to stavs
OIL California, il possible, to the next session
That's the first object. All other movements arc
TO be- subsidiary to this. II an attempt is made ~
take up California first, il will be resisted; il -
taken up, its passage will be opposed by all sorts
of parliamentary stratagems that can be brought
into requisiton, and we may, in such case, ex-
pect several sinings all night long upon the bill
If the bill is passed FIRST the course of the South
is lot SO well understood. They expect to prevent
its passage, least the first in the series of ths
bills from the Senate.
We presume that the friends of California are
not SO very particular; and that they will actually
move first 10 act upon the Presidents recommends
ton in taking up the bill for the settlement of the
Texas boundary, the most pressing of the
whole list The administration wings Of the
House are certainly in favor OF giving Texas the
precedence.
Assuming that this bill will be the first, and the
territories the second and third, and California the
fourth In the order of consideration, and assuming
that undei such classification of precedence,
they will all pass the House, substantially as they
have passed The Senate, what will be the course
The extremity of secession has been threat
by South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
sppi, or by portion OF their people officially or
unofiicially, If California is admitted as she stands
Recent information from these States show that
the excitement OF hostility To the bill is increasing,
except IN South Carolina, where they are ready 10
secede al the tap OF the drum, and have therefore
nothing more 10 ogItate upon the subject What
therefore, will The Southern members of the
House do, if the Texas boundary is passed as they
desire it, If the territorial bulls are passed without
the proviso, and California, notwithstanding, is ad-
mitted just as she is Z Will they Withdraw, will
they clear The House, or will they submit
We understand that they will submit-stay till
the adjournment, and then go home and turn over
the question of resistance 10 the people
Georgia will call her convention, and the con-
vention will probably turn the responsibility
Of secession 10 thefaajourned convention at Nash
Vile, appointed TO meet again six weeks after the
adjournment of Congress. The other extreme
Southern States will probably do the same thing
send delegates TO Nashville, and leave the respon-
sibihty with thai asse mbiage. And there, we
pect, for the time being, the whole thing will izzle
out in string of distractions.
But some OF the Southern members of the
House propose something practical and practicable
IN The way Of resistance, or retaliation against the
admission OF California. What is II
We understand, If California is admitted as she
stands, at this session of Congres, it is the nten-
ton Oft Southern wing to introduce bill pro-
posing reduction OF the tariff to the mean duty
of twenty-five per cent, including the free list Of
articles enter ring into northern manufactures and
proposing, further, total abolition of the naviga-
ton laws so as TO open the coasng trade to ships
Such a bill, il is calculated, would carry the
votes OF the South and of the great West, for no
man can doubt that both these sections would de-
nve great advantages from such a bill, both
IN the cheapness OF the articles of consumpton,
and in the cheapness of the transportation by
sea of their agricultural products. The North, Of
course, would lose vastly; but if they would secure
any concessions on the tariff, they must conceds
something IN return.
What, then, is the prospect Take the case in
its most favorable aspects Take it for granted that
eistance than that of the parliamentary law, we
shall have the tariff agitation revived in shape Of
most fearful import TO the South m States; and
under combination Of the South and West, (in-
GLIDING California; a combination from identity
Of interest, rather dangerous TO encounter in either
House of Congress.
The South have made the discovery that under
the ma yigdtioD laws immense revenues are mock
eted by the Northern shipping interest; and that,
under repeal % those laws, and with a perfect
freedom TO ships Of every flag to engage in the
coasung trade, an immense saving in the expenses
Of transportation would b. secured TO the South
and TO the bulky agricultural products of the Mis-
sissppi valley.
This is rather an important question; bat between
atweniy-hye per cent tariff, with colsting trade
free TO all nations, and Southern confederacy ne
Northern man, We presume, viii hesitate To choose
Such s the love of the North for the Union that
il is not likely they would regard il with less alice
ton, II, under law Of Congress, their costing
trade should be turned over TO Eneland and IIoi-
hand, spd their manufactures wholly superseded by
those Of foreign nations.
L he line of 50 30 would conciliate the South 10
some hberay on the tariff question; but short OF
some concession on the one sid we can expect
nothing on the other.
WASHINGTON, Aug y, 1850
EHgrossnscnt of the Fugitive Stare BM-Gary,n
Smiths FSgifire Conrention--Case If gfr. Ho,s-
ard and fhs Yankee Ship cooE, tn South Carolina
-SDingenf PrOvisioas ftse Fsgifipe Sape Bill
No Chance in The Houss-Finny Intelligence
from Santa Fs-More Members Of Congress
Coming-Uhaf Mart?
The Senate persevered to-day in getting tn, Flu
gitiye Slave bill ordered 10 a third reading. and
then adjourned over to Monday next, thus clearing
up the schedule OF Mr. Clay, excepting the bin to
abolish the slaye-trade in this District
The amendment of Mr., Jefferson Davis to the
Fugitive Slave bill, striking out the provision for
compensation Of the owner Of a slave out Of the
Treasury, where such slave shall have escaped
by negligence OF the agents OF the law, or through
a violent opposition TO the exercise Of their duty
after debate was carried and the provision strick-
en- out
Dir. Chase then submitted very ex,raorsinar,
amendment, providing to limit the operation Of ,hi.
law TO The States, and thu 10 leave the Territories.
open, as the harbors and places Of refuge of rus
away slaves.
The amendment, Of course, was too much Of +,
monsirosiy TO be entertained, and was Indignantly
rejected, \ 10 ~, Mr.. Chase standing alone =. n.
advocate. We suppose that, had Mr. seward heen
present he would have been side by side with The
Ohio free soiler. II Mr.. Chase truly reflected Inc
popular eminent Of Ohio on this subject, there /.
nothing wonderful in the extrasnliuary business
canned on IN that State Of running niyyeas
through TO Canada :" nor will this act Be ~ anv
force IN community In which such distorted
sense Of philanthropy prevails.
But Nr fulee called the attention Of the Senate
to something more monstrous than the Amendment
OF MI. Chase, IN the proceedings Of Gegru Spitb's
In9uye slave convention, at Cazenovia. New York
Those fellows, In their address 10 the Southern
slaves, RECOMMENDING them to commit burglary.