The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-26

| tLal country.
| THE SLAVE rRADrt
His said that Governor EcRae, of fss whota az been
elected to MI the the by lhe death Of the Ia
mented Quitman, is strong advoc SIC CT the abolition OF
the law declaring the slave trade PHI soy and VII make
effort hooking towards its repeal hiew Of the decisive
Voe OF the House Of Representatives commencement
OF the session OF 1885, on sir orrss resolution declaring
nespeaieni TO revive Tire traffic in .fves, Mr. McFae viii
| have rather an up joo OF it,
COMMODORE pAULDING's s 4 r,srs-r OF wAIkKE
ihere was pending at the clos Iof last session Joint
solution, reported by Mr.. Boco' from the House Com
mee on Naval Affairs, dsca rsug act Commodore
Pauidng causing the sWalker and his followers
al Punta Arenas, IN Sovemt g. 1857, with amenim mt
thereto presenting him the xs Of Congress fer his con-
dnct on shatoccason We esieve the matter remained
in Ip quo the cose of DC last session there NAV
DC some PRACTICAL advana a rovving and asposing oE
immediately, 50 bat oth rDaval officers the West
India station may take the A. cue ror Conpre.s when Ike
| circumstances arise
EIEoTioS OF US r.D srAvFs SENATOR'S
I'D consequence OF the hcult questions raised last ecs
SION IN regard 10 the ee Aen Of Messrs Fitch and Bright
az senators fom indian the eens 10 adopted resolution
on the last DAY o the Weion directing ts Judiciary Com
m''ee 10 report when' further legislation that sub
lect necessary ih' tanatter viii come up particularly
az the Indiana senate have resolved that the els Of
| 'bose gentlemen was Kcona.itseiona and void
| CLAIMS A6aH ~erroRasGN GOVERNMENTS
lhe sena'e also all e!ed the same day. resolution in
roducea oy Mr. b G'an,in ealing the President to
ay before congress dtabalar statement of all cams of
American citizens nst forsgn governments, with OBJ
seryatcs as TO the aton tsfen EACH and the result
thereof This VIII ~ very formidable document, and
Understood 10 be ready for presentation The sggregate
Of such claims is rome aftJ mlcnc of dolars-slcxco
1 figuring as debtor = the sncnn. of ffteem mihoas.
| TIE SEIZURE AN pc0rDEYSkTToN- OF THE lpRIATIc.
Our readers WI ro haze forgottes the Of the Ame
rican bark Adria whch,%as and condemned by
the French atho tses last winter Scr having caused
| loss OF French vessel by collision o. The Commit
tee Of Foreign iys os tho Rouos through Mr.. Burin-
game, reported toint ree0luon of very warlkc
deney reerel NJ to .as subject Il may have 20 be d
| posedof.
| EEN DTATEs AND fTzEsITosiKss
We expect Gt 3pteglpt will lie ve-y early 10
tho session TO- stcpa political excitement in reference
the admission sxewt tasss and orearSason of
Territories inaras aiSa oregon both, the
last session., rpi centsi er 1trassou into tho Union
sovereign and indapen nt States while territorial organi-
cations &edor ArEoaa, Nevada Dacotzh and Isra-
ME. hisn scertan, indeed very likely, ttat Kansas
VIII be an slca1scr admission this session. because
she might preclude oy the terms Of the Eugiish Com
promise o a. but hecast legal stas taken
cali oSnS sstion for ,s purpose framing State oonsti-
ution for hsr fsuch M had been taken, ard the
stitu~n kned ard ,pre ed by the people, ana If Kan
bscan, aplcsns fot admission prior aie adjourn
Uent of Congress- db ot: that there would be much
s1aly aoticcon. Sosco ultra fre-caters OF
Ehe South might hb,ct holding her to tie letter Of
tine bond imposed by abe English ll but their number
-soald be small and the bond would be ignored without
ry scraplea for twas one TO which Kansas par
| NY However for <he reascn haSc assigned wo do
mot think enc question will come up practical orm
sttr session. The LhabitansU OF the Territory have
sre change system government Just not. how.
much aspiring demage.ues may desire H. long
l has NIL ef
Territory the way of ieg~;s ion, courts opening roads,
erecng bridges and public buildings, IL 10 not the
STA poor community all these burdens on tselE
put political tricksasrr, having eye seats the
Senate or House Of hcprcsent vcs % the
cfocs created the formation OF STATE governsa.at
10 hubug deceive the people, get up
tutional conventions ard have applications made or c
admission OF the state, while those whose
really involved in tie matter either wholly inde
ferent 10 the mannuvTs, or, Is they have any feeling
about it, in favor Of continuing the Tcrria organi
gaticn Congress- therefore, should, be airy
act such applications unless there is very good
10 believe that they do actually repreut the popular
tment aud unless all due fomaties have been observed
| The Territory of Oregon though applicant for ad
mission at last session, nj the same time Kansas
| and Minnesota, did not succeed 10 having its
organization changed into thai Of a State govcrnreu,
There political sectiGna obstacle the way 10
prevent the realization OF It's desires; but know that
4
profitable discussion Of the Kansas qus<iion, and
Oregon had 70 wait little longer. The only objection
lis application the absence Of any evidence that
has population sufficient 70 eutAe u 70 repre-
sentative in Congress on the prcseut rto, and the In
crcasng dfavor 70 the practice Of admitting States
that have not such population. II certainly prcpos
ferrous and unjust give a small community like thai
| Of kansas Oregon the weight in the Senate OF
tho United staies, and certain great questions, like
that Of the election Of President by the House, the
weight in the House Of Representative that New York,
Virginia. or Pennsylvania Ohio have and the repre-
sniaves Of the old States ought be careful than
they have been TO how they ~iIl put small ccmmuni
, tles = level with great aud powerful ones.
The lamentcd General Quitmsn had that view OF the
| subject in his mind when he introduced a iast seq
joint resolution providing that hencccrth new
State should be admitted unless Congress had previously
heng ascerained by census taken that contained
population eutling 10 al least representative
passed law authorizing 70 call convention frame
STATE constitution, and unless all the requirements cf
Law we're fully complied with by the Territory making the
application. In the of Oregon there arc now two
sets Of organizations csiEtinga organization and
Territorial organization. The Territorial ofcers viii re-
ceve their pay hom the general government, while the
state officers viii expect theirs from tho state The dcle.
gate 70 Congress will have his per dien and mileage until
The date of the actual admission Of the State while the
representative and the two Of whom Is Tho
present decgatewl doubtless claim their pay mile.
age from the date Of their election and they claim they
will be almost certain to get u, though them
may have been thus drawing the pay and mileage of dele
gate and of senator for the period of time Mcssrs
Joe lane and nclszon Smith already in Washington,
awaiting their admancc Senator's from The state,
and Mr. Lafayette Grover s~sng his representative
| the House
AS TO the proposed new Territories do suppose
there viii be much time wasted in discussing the provi
Sons OF the bills for their organization St there may
be The Kansas and Nebraska bills have sufficiently
exposed the absurdy Of the principle known squatc
sovereignty The sensible legislators OF both sections oc