The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-09-27
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

De'H ~" WIN oatur'tay tne Stn |
int. closed the heated term of September.
1854, term only equaled, in its mtensi-
ty and duration by that of September,
ls22-the last yellow-fever year in New
York. 1t was succeeded by general
storm, which washed our streets TO the
granite and made the very paving stones
rejoice. Being the season Of the year
for sowing wheat and rye, the general
complaints of the long continued drouth
that reached us from every section of the
country, created some feeling of alarm
with reference to the fate Of the small
grain crops Of the next harvest. But the
"crisis had arrived" and softly and stea-
Oily the rain fell, as if hesitating between
a good thorough drenching and another
disappointment. And now we hear Of it
from most quarters, and where we hear
nothing, it is because the wires are down.
We may therefore anticipate the gener-
al setting in Of a rainy season, and of
such general change in the at,nos-
pherc, in all quarters, from tho breaking
up of the late "heated term" as will not
only result in the reclamation of vegeta-
ton, but also in the rapid extinction Of
cholera and yellow-tever, wherever they
may happen to exist.
AS might have been predicted, in spite
Of Santa Anna's treasury being SO re.
Gently replenished, appearances Indicate
that his tenure Of authority is rather pre-
Q carious. Such, however, would seem to
y be the fact, if any reliance can he placed
Q OH the official bulletins of the revolutiona-
y ry army, as published at their head-q quar-
tcrs in Acapulco. Hitherto, the fighting
= has only resulted in petty encounters be-
u tween the government troops and the
:, rcbels-which nevertheless are invaria-
bly, dignifed by the ministerial organs
us glorious victories on their side, while
the revolutionary sheets as invariably
V represent them rs shameless roats sue.
' tanned 10y the partisans Of the despot
~ Which party really has the best Of il
in the present uncertain state of affairs
A. is utterly impossible to be told-but il
q seems likely that poor Mexico is no
ID destined to enjoy peace for some year
st to come.
al While Britain and Holland are con
~ tending more energetically with us 70
W the commanding influence, in connection
s. with the foreign commerce Of Japan than
it WAS thought probable they would es
a say not long since, we are receiving highly
r. favorable reports OF the success Of Com
y modore Perry's expedition. Our accounts
g now reach down to Aay l4th. at which
Y. King. ltwou!d seem that throughout, tn,
so entire expedition Commodore Perry ha
TO succeeded in combining dignity an,
w. w. tirmness so happily with kindness an,
Ir cordiaity, that he has made cur squad
ron and our country respected withou
IT, in any way humiliating the National prid
n Of the japanese. So lar rs we are a
present able to judge, we do not Leliev
in spite Of ftheir superior experience will
~ Eastern affairs and connection with Eas
= tern commerce, that either Britain o
10 Holland will be able to rob us of th,
:, legitimate advantages properly belonging
~ to us, as being tie first to induce ia
:. pan become portion of the com
" mercial world. The treaty that Japa,
has already entered into with us, show
rs that we have made a favorable irnpres
Ct sion and it now only remains with ia,
government to preserve and increas
y il.
10 New York is once more in tow,
le again for the SEASON., Grisi and Mari,
y were doubtlessly the first motive powe
D. to lure the wonderers back TO their oil,
70 haunss, and the cool weather ofthe pas
,r week having added fresh impetus, til,
L. fashionable watering places are bein.
rapidly deserted. And SO once NOR.
G. Broadway is crowded with familiar faces
% from the fair danes who sport the very | /,
J. test Partisan fashions and those delicar,
g little articles neatly done up in Frencl
broad cloth, tipped with white kid gloves
" patent leather and mustaches, by cour.
= tesy only called men, down to the bio
d burly b'hoy" six feet and well proportion
9 ed" who looks for all the world like =
+ great, good-natured Newfoundland dog
content in his own conscious strength
apparently both with himself and Che
Z world at large. But even the delights o
the Opera sink into insignifcance before
n the heated discussions which party poll
y tics generated, and each hour alnos,
Q some new movement is spoken Of OF
: some new man named. Plots and in