The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-19

g,e vel reinforced, even Should geld moi be
shvndant, that great prosperity viii tpins from
IBIS new movement. So far as cur FFesent ac'
counts tea ch us, no realization oi the gesden ore
has confirmed the statements which have been
made &C 10 the newly discovered drfoslts, lhcugh
we have any quantity Of evidence thst THOUSANDS
have oeeo ;uspisrr TO action and enterprise by ne
reports. OF course, I'LL another ARRIVAL, we shall
rot be justified in crcditing these exciting ramors
though there is reason TO relieve that there are
Some grounds for them.
apot,e. war with Mexico, in order TO annex
Lower California, would te depiorable event;
yet IN the new Hes;-egg found in California, and
described bya correspondent Of one ofthe journals,
who writes from San lose, there is source Of a
possible issee Of some importance. !! appears
California has dsccyeYed that Mexico is in
'deoied 10 her, 10 the amount OF about two
millions of dollars. This is embraced in the
"pious fund.-" waich has been usei by The
Mexican government, while the advantages 10 be
derived from the amount are claimed as Justly BE-
longing and due 20 our new State. The history OF
the case is very clearly stated elsewhere, and We
make an ausion to it, only tina, the reader may be
prepared for the movement Of California on the
subject for which that State is not altogether IN
prepared, if we may Judge by the accounts o! the
various expeditions which have taken up positions
in Lower California, durlsg tine last six months.
The message of the Governor of California is
gwen in our columns. u is en- ably written docu-
E1ent-ndeed, much more so than such messages
are in some OF the older States. There is language
IN it which caraot be mistaken, and that portion OF
il which refers 70 the legislation of Congress is
most significant. and withou. being threatening, IS
decided in its character. II would be sad hing,
ifsuch Sta.e should become FESTIVE under the
supposition that Congress is treating her CO.
lony, and shoGI decide upon taking some ecIion
adverse TO IL C general interests Of the Union. Ye:
this is not impossible, or even improbable, and we
call attention TO this part Of the subject OF the mes
sage, becausei in the California Land bill, and in
the general action Of Congress, there is not that
liberay which should characterize ii in its rela-
tons with the progress AM prosperity OF California
We regret TO perceive that the Legislature of
California has been the arena of spscmea of
that species of indeeoso antagonlsm which be-
longs 10 the Streets where public DULLES and b.a-
vos brandsh the weapons of their trade. The
members O! e legislative body should have higher
sense of their position, and a more educated inte-
Gence Of the peculiar distinction between the
fence. than 20 draw pistols or daggers IN defence
al their arguments Such scenes ere disg,acefu
anywhere; bur they are more larry censura-
ble-nay, wholly Observation-Disclosures a delibsra-
tive body, constituted 10 frame laws for the good
OF society.
Our columns supply many other items of Caljfor-
MIA LtelBgence-a list of the deaths, far they
nave been eceived, and general review Of The
position OF The country since the las; arrival.