The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-27

Csfornis trade. The latter vessel was sent around
10 the PsciAc where she continued TO ply hstwean
San Francisco and Panama until wrecked about
yeas ago. l he Cherokee ran Tor loog while be-
tseen This city ana Aspinwall, bot Of late she had
been serving ON the hne bet ~sen this city and New
Orleans, via Havana We understand tnat nearly a.
her cargo was on board preparatory her departure
TO cay, all q which, together with the vessel, Is
total loss.
Accounts of i'm epse injury 70 the crops are DO
ginning 20 reach us from various Of the southern
States. Cotton il reported TO have been greatly
damaged by the heavy rains In Mississippi, Alabama,
and Florida From the Grand Bahamas We also
learn that the crops had failed and that the people
apprehepded fearful suffering in consequence.
Owing to the prevalence of tae fever, business Of
every description has been nearly suspended in New
Orleans. Cotton has almost become mere drug.
The increased receipts at eli the Southern ports
these al hast year Al this date set down u
hnnSrea Rna ninesy-Aye thousand nine hundred
bales.
rhe Netherlands war steamer Amsterdam
luted with discharge Of thirteen guns from the
North Car Dina, receiving ship lying q; the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, at eigst O'Clock yesterday morning.
official visit The vessel ct an early hour. He
hooo,sd with q salute. Mr.. Zimmerman, Captain
81 arjaad Mr.. Sol chief engineer and several Of the
officers afterwards vsited the Navy Yard. They
were received by Captain Hudson. who poioted cut
everything worthy the attention Of Dutch visit
ers They boarded the North Carolina, receiving
chip and Captain Peck took them all over the YES
eel and ss,uted them again with thirteen guns At
tho,r No ham
selves highly pleased with the efficiency and activity
| Of our marine department here. They returned TO
| their ship early in the afternoon.
Our columns to-day contain several telegraphic
Dispatches and much other important and enter
tanning matter, TO which have no room to refer
| more particularly. We annex q brief summary OF
Letters from Mesers. Dinaye and Lyou, relative to
| the Convention of the Democratic Young Mems
Committee at Albany; Details Of the Proceedings Of
| the New Hampshire Free Soil Convention; variety
Of interesting letters from the Watering Places;
Lieut. Naurys Speech at Liverpool; Pennsylvania,
Detroit, and South American Correspondence, &c.
New York Psilsi.s-Five f-~rti.s IN the field
-PrO.p~sS II Rare port In NOvcmbcr.
New York politics, just now, are, by all odds.
In Maine the democracy are in a snarl; in Mas
sachusetts they are hating between perma-
Bent free soil coalition and split; in Missouri
| the hards and softs are waging the fierce old
war OF the roses; IN Georgia. it is hard work to
| make the democratic unionsts and secessionists
| stick together; but in New York, both the old
parties appear to be inexrlicabiy and hopeless
| ~ disorganized, while the tree soilers par er-
eeHenee, like hungry Cossacks are hanging
| upon their tanks and rear, ready to cut in and
| cut out upon either side, without moments
warning.
In fact, the two old parties being both divided
we have now two whig parties, or factions and
| two democratic parties to look after, in addi-
ton to the regular standing dish of the Buffalo
platform and its free soil abolition party so that
we have an aggregate in New York of five par
ties on the turf to contest it for the State ticket
and the Legislature in the November election.
The free democracy lead of In their State Con-
yention at Syracuse, on the 3lst instant. The de-
mocrats including both factions-free soil and
| compromise-meet in a common assemblage at
! Syracuse on the 18th Of September; and the
! tons of the old whig party. have aoraAd +ncap
u Uctoner. The plan, the elements.
and the issue Of the election, will therefore be
decided upon between these three several con-
yentioHs at Syracuse.
The free democracy" will, doubtless, nomi-
nate STATE ticket not with any prospect of
electing it. but with the view of keeping up
the discipline of their independent Organization
Tor future contingencies. AT the late Presi-
Dental election, John P Hale carried off some
twenty-five thousand votes, and the whirs
suffered heavily by this diversion--the demo-
Gratis OF the Buffalo stripe having gone over,
almoet in solid body, for Pierce and King.
All other things being equal therefore, it might
be safely assumed that the wings would suffer
corTesIondingly from the independent free soil
ticket II the ensuing election. But all other
things are not equal-not by long shot;
and hence the interest, the animosity, and the
mystery. connected with the present singular
and amusing condition Of New York politics.
The free democracy, at ell events leads OF at
Syracuse, on Wednesday next and we fully
expect them to launch forth bona fde free
soil State ticket, to test their strength in No
vemter. The subsequent movements of the
discordant wings and democrats will do much
TO determine the character and extent Of the
free soil vote
The reunited" democracy meet in convea-
ton at Syracuse. on the 18th September. Us
Aforesaid. VIII they barmonise? Doubtful
exceedingly. How they can harmonise we
can't imagine. The spoils have been divided
fhp Van Rurnr RuaaIn Eaot;ot, hoe o,u-;al u or