The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-22

] every succeeding election. It Is condemned
it will be abandoned, even by the spoilsmen,
when its spOils are exhausted. No, there is no
safety with the demoralized democratic party
Of The administration. The only way OF safety
to the South and to the Urion is through new
| national, Union and constitutional party, re-
gardless of the administration the spells demo-
cracy, and ell the old swindIing broken down
party platforms of the last twenty years. Let
| the Southern wings move in this direction, and
they will soon fod efficient allies 10 the North
| Otherwise, they will ere long be adrift upon
| the waves, and out Of sigh. of land. The great
battle to be fought is for the Union and the
constitution.
Thc'IIe.lth OF Our Ci,y-Philaxelpnis Turn
lng Penny by the Chosere-sc1agSerated
reports throughout the COuaIry.
Just at this time, beyond the limits Of the
| city, North, East, South and West, the reports
of the cholera in New York are such as to lead
thousands to believe that this metropolis is one
vast sink Of pollution and death, the very air
| of which is mortal to any one who has the te-
merity to venture within its range. These
false or greatly exaggerated rumors are espe-
cially circulated in the South and Southwest,
the great trading districts of the Union with
New York, and upon whose custom thousands
and even millions of capital in this great city
is. depending. We're these stories true how
ever much the commercial interest Of this place
| might be affected by them, We should be quick
| III giving them confederation, and waning eve-
\ ry purchaser to keep beyond our reach. But
| when, upon the other hand they are entirely
| false, and SO absurdly exaggerated that they car
| ry with them the evidence ofbeing born OF alice
and il-will in cities which vainly set themselves
up as our rivals, we shall be equally as quick
in giving rental to the fabrications. We speak
| plaiply, for we intend that we shall he under
stood. Philadelphia and Baltimore during the
present season have been assiduously at work
| in spreading the falsehoods to which we have
alluded, and Of which we complain. The effect
| OF these stories is row being felt in mercantile
| circles. There are single houses in this city
whose trade Las been diminished to the extent
Of one or two hundred thousand dollars already
this season, as the result of the groundless fears
! entertained b. Southern traders; and all CON-
! melca relations have been more or less affect
! ed by o general depression Of husinoss At
| the door OF Philadelphia we particularly lay
| the charge Of being the main author Of ali this
| That city, and the State to which she belongs,
| have always made themselves antagonistic to
New York interests. This il reasonable
enough, where the opposition wars in
reasonable way. Charity begins at
| home; and it is the duty of every State tc look
to her own interests first. But with Pennsyl-
vania and Philadelphia, it would seem they
opposed New York not SO much to benefit
themselves as they do to injure the commercial
interests of this city, regardless Of themselves
or even to their own injury. Their State Le-
gisla,ure apparently convenes more to legis-
late against this metropolis than for the benefit
of their various constituencies. AS an instance
Of their illiberality we need refer only to ole
law they have, making it an act punished by
fine and Imprisonment for a New York mer-
chant, through his agent, to sell goods in Phila-
delphia by sample. We have here no retalia-
ting law. Philadelphia merchants every day
send their agents here with their sample cards,
who cell to US thousands of dollars worth daily;
but the moment New York agent displays
sample card of his stock, and transacts sale
in Philadelphia, he is a transgressor Of their
laws, and fine and Imprisonment await him.
This law is on apar with another one that was.
and We believe is yet, on the Pennsylvania
statute books, which il only one among many
OF the kind, making it crime subjecting the
offender to punishment, to tender in payment
within the State bank note under IS upon
any bank out Of the State.
But to the cholera. Philadelphia merchants
we understand, have sent circulars all over the
South, Southwest and West, TO all tralers in
those sections Of the Union whose names conld
be ascertainsd, in which the horrors Of the cho-
lera in New York are dilated upon with much
pathos, and the healthy condition Of Philadel-
phia made prominent point These circulars
invariably wind up with "And feeling assured
that you cannot deem il prudent to visit New
York this season, while the cholera is making
suchfca rasages in that city, we hope to sce
you in Philadelphia, where we can supply you
with the best Of fabrics-lowest prices-grcat as
sortment DC, &c. This closing sentence is 1.-THE
cream Of the joker and what is astonishing,
thousands into whose hands these missives fall
are simple enough to believe them. Some Of
our principal New York houses have been
flooded during the paat month with let
ters from old and regular customers, say
ing "You need not look for me in New
York this season. on account Of the awful
mortality by the cholera. shall not dare to
visit your city during the prevalence Of this
Fearful ualady, Int shall Jay In my FAY stock