The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-15

iaitf ihttillEtn me- rom thiloEhii nc vs. is UO'
important, but is unusually interesting. The diff
Gully between She Americans aud foreigners is far
e ON beng settled, and the former seemed deter
mtrd drive al foreigners, without distinction
from tbe ,in,s Gurders, eXecu.ions and roboene'
form prominent feature Of the news, and picture
stare of soc,ety in the diggings ruthless, If not bar
baJous The Ind ans make up their share IL
the catalogue Of savage cruelty, with the usua
amount of ROBBERY and theft. Tue passages of tn,
ssamers S Lewis ana Tennessee, a<d also of rhs
Datch bark Gornea, were attended with bill Of
mortality frightful TO look upon and the passen.
gers of the former vessel, their arrival at San
F,apci,eo. display ed considerable ind gritty at tine
mode of transporting passengers on the Nicaragua
route. Some deaths of distinguished individuals
bave o,curred in California, which will be found
recorded in our columns San Francisco is reported
unusually healthy, il also all the cities in that
seciop; and nothing has occurred to arrest in the
least. the onward mar Ii Of the new State.
The pro ,eediugs in Congress yesterday, particu
bsry in the Senate unusually interesting, and
will attract the attention Of all parties throughout
the country The speech of Senator Seward, on
the sley question: and in defence of the admins
trstioD. is scmtwhat novel, and, at the same
time. important affair. 1t is novel for the reason
thai il is seemingly an attempt to plaster up, aod
smoosh over, he party difficulty between himself
and the PsesdeDt-ant Important from the fact
that be bad previously been in consultation with
Secretary Webster. aud Minister Champion, and
doubtless spoke under full kno Wedge Of all the
circumstances of the casa Mr.. showed that Eng
land, instea d Of Increasing her naval force in the
vieipity of her North American provinces. "a bad
been represented, said force actually less than
b was year ago, by thirty three guns Judging
kom this speech, aud Mr.. S certainly appears 10 be
we'll posted up in the facts. there is more danger
of q war with Great Britain than there b Il
been for several years. England does not want wal
any more than we do. Ii is not her thnt is cre-
asing the illfeelipg-it is the provinces. She can
not afford a war for by it she would lose all hcr
Canadian possessions, and that, in reality, is pro-
badly what they are aiming at, in endeavoriug TO
drive her into contest with US.
Quite spirited debate took place, in the Senate,
vest. rdsy, on the resolution, introduced days
ago by Mr. Merriwesther, the Kentucky democrat
who fills the seat of the lamented Clay, asking the
President to furnish an account Of the different
amounts of money paid from the public treasury to
Generals Scott and Pierce Mr. Jones, Of Tennes
see. ell deavsred to add amendment, asking for
statement of the particular services for which sale
money had been paid. This was rejected, by vot,
Of eighteen yeas TO ninetee nays, and the origina
resolution finally passed by twenty six to eleven
This is decidedly one Ct the most contemplate de.
vices ever resorted to by body of honorable men
to make political capital for their parties 1t was
commenced by the wing majority in the House in
ls4s, when they PASSED similar resolution con-
serning Gen. Cass They have now had the tables
thern hu 10 a4
both the distinguished generals in question have
meritoriously earned every cent they have ever re
seived from the government, or otherwise, on,
will pretend to question, and only surprise is
that the Senate should have wassed time upon sucl
sresolution.
The refractory ex treasury clerk, who had previ
ously refused to be sworn, yesterday made his ap
pearance before the Senates Select Committee OF
Galphinism, an took the necessary oath. Some as
founding Developments are anti ,ipated when th.
committee make their report.
In the House of Representatives. yesterday, au-
other debate took place between the representatives
OF Virginia and Pennsylvania relative to the Law
fnlness Of The Wheeling and Bridgeport bridges.
The subject promises to be the source Of as much
controversy among our Congressman as it has been
amor the lawyers in the United States Court. After
cutting off the amendment appropriating twenty
thousand dollars to test the practicabty Of using
camels instead Of horses on the Western plains, The
Army Appropriation bill was passed The consid
Grafton Of the private calendar and one or two mat
ters of minor Importance, occupied the remainder o.
the session.
Some rather interesting information from the FISH
ing regions is contained in a desp ttch from Boston
Il appears that another American vessel has been
seiz.d and taken in. However, one OF the vessels
previously captured has been set at iberty-so one
act just offsets the other The United States steam
sb'p Mississippi waste sail from st John for Halifax
Oh Friday. Al the ball given to her officers on the
previous evening. the band Of the I'D regiment per-
Formed, and throughout the Mississippi stay at that
place, every courtesy rendered 10 those board
Of her. The Colonial papers are chuckling over the
result Of the Parliamentary ctions in England and
now, that Lord Derby's ministry has been sustained
they have no doubt that he, in his turn. will stand
by the Provinces in their dispute with this country
relative to the fisheries Unfortunately for majority
Of the Provincial ne newspapers, the British govern
cnt has not hitherto thought it worth while 10 pay
any attention to what they say, and it is proba
ble that it ever will.
We publish else where letter from Gen. Pierce,
in which he AYERS that the report Of his Boston
speech is not only grossly, but absurdedly, false.
With regard to his position on the slavery question:
hs states that his former course in Congress, and
hi recent acceptance and approval of the principles
laid down in the democratic platform, are guaran-
tcAe that he win not hereafter desert the welfare
ssd happissss Of the majority Of the people Of this
Union.
The mass meeting Of the New Hampshire demo-
ssss,, 70 be held on the 18th inst at Hillsboro',
~ blth place 0t Gen. Pierce, bids Dir W N one II