The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-20

OF any cnange tnAt may take place IN Mexico
and, above all things, to see that no room be
given to the calling for private expeditions of
citizens to take part In the civil discussions
there.
Tho Admission OF Orsxoa-The Sectional
Balance Of Pewpr.
The Senate have passed the bill, by vote of
more than two to one, for the admission Of
Oregon into the Union as sovereign State.
From this decisive vote in the Senate there can
be no doubt Of the passage of the bill through
the House before the adjournment of the pre-
sent session; 20 that, with all tho clamor and
wrath of our Northern Niger worsbippers
against the "high handed" and "infamous
aggressions" of "the slave power" as illus
trated by this Congress, and by Mr.. Bucbanans
administration. the results thus far are three
new free States added to the Union-Kansas,
Minnesota and Oregon-without any equiva-
lent to the South in the way of On additional
slave State present or prospective.
Thus it appears that, Notwithstanding the
deplorable subserviency Of Congress and the
administration to the demands Of "the slave
power" the Northern division of the Union has
done quite as well as could be expected since
December last. 1t is not often that bills pro.
viding for the admission of three new free
States are passed during one and the same SEES
sion of Congress- But the point which most
strongly presents itself in this connection is
the heavy balance of power which the North
will secure with these substantial and
permanent reinforcements of three new free
States. Before the admission of California
the North and the South were equally balanced
in the Union-fifteen free States and fifteen
slave States. Thus the South at that day pos
sessed in the Senate an equilibrium of power,
which at least rendered them, for the time
being, perfectly secure against any thing like
Northern aggressions upon Southern rights.
The maintenance of this equilibrium of power
had been favorite CROCHET with Mr.. Calhoun
and his disciples and so deeply did the ultra
Southern rights men feel the loss Of it, and 30
despondingly did they calculate the couse-
quences that, with the admission Of California
as o free State, they proceeded to a deliberate
movement for the secession Of the Southern
States from the Union. The secessionists, how
ever, were routed by the overwhelming MAORI
ties of the conservatives in Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi and South Carolina where the ques-
ton of secession was put to the test /; and with
the results indicated the fire eaters generously
consented to acquiesce, and to remain in the
Union yet little longer.
But the Kansas Nebraska bill of Mr.. Douglas
resuscitated this old idea of o Southern equili-
brium of power and our Southern believers in
this delusion jumped ut the offer of Mr.. Douglas,
under the mistake that with the opening of Kan
sas as q slave Territory, there was nothing to pre-
vent its becoming slave State. II was so conve-
nient to Missouri, and so remote from our anti
slavery propaganda, that it was suppo sed there
would be no difficulty in making Kansas poll
tically Southern equivalent for the loss Of
California. The results have shown, however,
that the most plausible theory may be knocked
to pieces under the hard blows of a practical
experiment. The Northern reaction and the
Northern Emigrant Aid societies which followed
the beautiful scheme Of Mr.. Douglas, had not
been taken into the estimate Of possible contin-
gencies But quite as extraordinary as this
tremendous pressure Of the North upon Kansas
has been the tcnacity with which the South has
chung 10 this forlorn hope. They did not relin-
quish il even in consenting to the English COM
promise; and yet we all know that since last
October the prospect of making slave State Of
Massachusetts, has been as good as the chances
Of making slave State of Kansas
IL is remarkable, too, that both the Northern
and Southern Kansas agitators, since the year
1854, appear to have considered the issue In
overlooking entirely the embryo free States Of
Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and we know
not how many more. In this connection, particu-
larry the folly Of the Southern ultra politicians
in reference to Kansas would seem to be ut
terly inexplicable upon any theory Of common
prudence or common sense. We can only &c
count for their course as having nothing else
in view than the common objects of our North
ern antislavery disorganizers-a sectional agi-
tation, and the organization of parties upon
sectional issues for the benefit Of sectional
demsgogues, spoilsmcn and place hunters, mig
ger drivers and niger worshippcrs, with the
niger as their stock in trade.
We rejoice that their game has been blocked
at last nor do we apprehend that the South,
from the addition Of three new States TO the
North, will be overrun and consumed by the
abolitionists for q year or two to come. The
compromises Of the constitution afford q sufi-
cient balance Of power for the protection Of
Southern rights; and hereafter we shall have
no occasion for grand rally of the North to
repel the aggressions Of the slave power
standing IA the two sections will stand In the
Union--in the proportion Of nineteen free
States against fifteen slave States. Henceforth,
with this greatly increased political strength Of
the North, there will probably follow large
magnanimity toward the South, competent to