The New York herald., 1851-10-21

are Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San
Diego. Lying as they do, they form geograPhi-
teal their soil is fertile their climate presents few
changes, their population is, as general thing,
Agricultural and they are separated from the rest
of the State by the natural boundary Of high
And how Is il with the Northl The Sacra-
mento, with It's tributaries, furnishes system of
cheap highways, which bind together the northern
half Of the great valley; the San Joaquin with its
tributaries, binds the southern half of the great
valley together, and both rivers meeting and hoW-
ing through wide gap in the Coast Range, unite
each section to the other and the whole TO the Bay
OF San francisco. Here We cannot but notice
another geographical system. San Francisco is
the root, and the Bays of San Pablo and Suisun
with our two largest rivers, form the trunk and
branches through which flow nourishment and sup
phes 10 thousands who are toiling among the
mines, or are directly dependent upon them.
II, therefore, the State is to be divided, Nature
points out TO US where the boundary should lie. Al
though large agricultural population is settling
along the banks Of the Sacramento and the San
Joaquin. yet the mines have created and will main
TAIN interests different from those which exist in the
counties that are TO petition the next legislature to
be set of from the State So far therefore as geog
raphy and interests are concerned We actually
| two States united together.
Besides, California is too large long to continue
! under one government. The mineral character Of
the North, and the transactions which take place
| there, such as to require state governm ent
whose expenses are absolutely enormous as com
pared with the necessities Of the South The busi-
ness of the southern merchants, and the irco of
mos, of the southern rancheros, will not warrant
the payment oftheir quota towards the expenses Of
our government. Nor is it fair for TO ask it Of
them The whole South ind that their property is
being eaten up by taxes Andf this state of things
continue, many years will no. elapse before every
wealthy man among them will be beggar. Tn "
are unanimous in this petition for separation
We have the power 10 ou.-vote them IL is true but
he okad in M
other light than The tyrannical exercise OF power
on the par, OF q majority II they wish to go, and
afe unanimous in the wish, it is the spiyt Of repub-
hesnism to let them go.
We will admit tina: if a separation take place,
there is great probability OF the introduction Of
slavery into the territory But consistency is a
jewel, and they have the same right 20 introduce
as We had 20 exclude IL.
The only argument we have seen urged against
division, appeared in the Herald, a day or two
since, and IT IS certainly deserving Of serious
sideration. IL is in substance that, by allowing the
southern coast portion of California leave as sar
very nigh. be introduced, and thus the Union again
be put in jeor rndy. Were the storm which threat
ened to wreck the Union passed, were the compro-
misses likely 70 satisfy forever the North and the
South, there would be weight in this Argument.
But we look upon thetempest as but just com nen:ed
Ihe South are determined TO introduce new slave
States, and the North are just as determined tina.
they shall not Why is there such rousing from
South Carolina to Louisiana, in favor of the inde
pendent movement in Cuba Does a7y one doubt
for a moment tina: Cuba will eventually throw of
the yoke Does any one doubt that her indepen-
dence will be recognized by the Fede raj Government!
Does any one doubt that she will finally ask admis-
zion into the Union Does any one doubt that sue
will De allowed 10 come in We can sic with our
hands idle in California but storm is to burs,
upon our country. Again. what are We to do with
the ; Ind xich Islands The North want them for
free State. What s,e We 10 do with every inch of
land around our borders SO long as the United
states have boundaries no, identical With those of
the continent, SO long will the STERN impeni over
her
Abolitionisn is fire which has been Ii, in the
North. Within the last ten years we have seen il
spread TO confagration, andii never rest salts
fed until slavery is licked from existence. We are
N lull, not in settled calm And while it seems
TO rs hat the action Of California will make but
little difference in the great result, We think the
southern counties are, under the circumstan ,es
king reasonable demand, and one which j. is our
duty as Republicans 10 grant