The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-04

will amount to half a million by the end OF next
year ana when we consider that few years
oack-hrst under the SpaniaTds, and afterwards tho
wilderness ID not without admiration that we see
what the Americans have done for il in SO short q
space Of time. Nay, more than this, we freely ad-
instead of the Americans, we believe il would Be-
in very different state TO what il is AT present:
probably, is population would have to be humber.
ed BY hundreds instead OF BY thousands. The fact
the citizens of the United States which no other
people possess and this hes been brought power
fully to bear upon the auriferous region Of Califor-
MIA. British America was originally founded by
European wanderers and the " Pilgrim Fathers
appear TO have retained this much of their identity
10 The pre- sent hour.
With the possession of California, with the con-
cessions which this country has made TO the trade
and navigation of the United States, and with tho
increase Of Its population through emigration, we
anticipate the most brilliant prospects OF wealth,
and, so far as wealth can give IT, OF prosperity for
that country; and although the Americans will,
of course, have the lions share of what they are
developing, still they cannot have 1t all. Commer-
cial Europe, and this country in particular, must
more or less participate in American prosperity; it
is not a miser's hoard which can be shut up and
concealed from the rest Of the world. Take Cali
fornia Tor instances we may fairly expect that our
manufacturers Will have fair share OF the BUSH
less of that coloDy-we beg pardon, it is now one
Of the States-partcularly II the Americans should
treat this country more iberally-that is, more
Jusuy-ln mcH COMMERCIAL dealings win US IMAM
they do at present Above all, as regards the voy-
age between Europe and California, II would even
tually be TO their own interest to do so.
But bright as are the prospects of the United
States, they may all be marred by those internal
dissen sioDs which are threatened through the
hostile party feelings ensendered by the Fugitive
Slave bill We are not surprised that the people
of the Northern States-the uncontamin ated-
should regard this bill foul stain upon the
national character, and disgrace to this enlgh,-
ened age; nor that the South, 50 long accustomed
to the degrading agency slave labor, should be
dead TO the appeals of humanity and civilization
Still-fcr the sake Of America, for the sake Of
Europe and, above all, for the sake of this coun-
try-we hope that these asperities will cool down.
Separation between the Northern and Southern
States has been threatened; and, although we do
not think that such exre mites will be resorted to,
or even that they are intended, yet the Americans
are exctable and obstinate people, and,
in the present state of popular feeling in tina, coun
try, it is to be apprehended that very serious
disturbances, approaching to civil war; may occur,
unless some modification of the obnoxious bill
should take place during the session of Congress,
which meets on the second of next month Sc
ricus distui Dances cannot occur in the United
States, without materially damaging the CONNER
Cial interests of this country.