The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06
Our Alabama Correspondence.
STRING HILL, Ala, Oct. rs. 1854.

SPRING HILL, Ala, Oct. rs. 1854.
The Drought and the Crops Cotton and IRON
Pstifics--7Ae Southern Opinion of Mr. Seward,
&c. &c.
As the various causes which afiict our crops, par
ticuary cotton, while maturing, have princip Ally
passed, and the opportunities for estimating the
present crop being, in measure, clear from the
croakings and speculatlons arising from the hopes
and fears Of interested pnties, will endeavor to
give you, as practicable, the real coz diion
Of crops n ths section.
Altogether the season has besn al unfavorable one
Early AZ d continued drought from the commences
ment Of planting prevented good Stands Of cot
ton, and rendered corn extremely backward and
sickly in appearance until about the LIST of June
when rains set In, producing rapid and unexpected
improvement In both, more particularly in corn
which bid fair 70 produce an abundant crop. Dry
weather, however, suddenly again set in and
checked the prospect. As it is, there Is enough
probably for the consumption Of the country though
abort Of an average crop. Cotton, the mos impor.
tart crop, has been more feriousy affected. and will
prove materially short. Judging from the results
of picking thus far, and making allowance for an
average time for the appearance Of frost, this vi 1.
nifty will fall one third short OF last years yield;
and no where do we hear Of any section in this part
Of the State making full crop. Other crops Of
The country are comparatively SO unimportant
u at will notice them only with the passing re.
max that they have suffered from the same causes
and are generally Indifferent.
And row, MIR. HERALD, while on the subisct of
"crops, permit me to inquire IL the pre- sent season
has not EN- RfSlic in ysnr Latitude Of surplus
abces 1t would setm that "Sewardismn had flourish.
Cd In spite Of droughts," I" frosts" or the hard
lrfcks q the HERALD, and hal pretty thor ,ugaly
Inflated the late zhg party and the soft part of the
democratic. The Nsbrssks bill must have been !
perfect "godsend" to your sectional agitaso.s an !
sham phi sDthrcpists Of TIE Greeley school. Thew
sppesr to be In their glory; and i possessed of any
oegree OF gratitude, ceitaiDly ought 20 make Doug
las President for the Opportunity thus afforlei
them Of abusing the South and bringing themselves
into notice. There Is something gratifying 70 the
Sc nth in the Developments Of ibis Northern Ne
b.aska ex iteueDt-sornething which sugu.s well
for the future. To presfes aud orators, who for
yesrs pas. have publicly preached snd ptactised
open viletion to tie Fugitive Slave laa and other
cumpr, mise acts OF 1850, now dsnly wheel round
snd piorfly rrate abont the necessity OF keepip 4
:" Lighted faith and /" abiding by the comprornse
Of $780,, ia certainly cheering provided il spriogs
from radical conversion or IN hol est motive
IL would Indicate that the ri shts of tia South
are to be rel liously Tespec.td-tbat we snail suffer
no farther loss from runaway stolen slavss-that
Ne shsll hesr Of no more Carissiana murders Jerry
stscues. or Boston riots-in slort We almost fancy
we can see the Beecleis, Grseleys, Sumners and
sesarCs, ard other kindred spirits, In bot pursuit.
q some poor Tying fugitive. to restore him TO his
lnJ"'es master, In their PR zeal for the iuvio-
NV NY OF solemn compacss." II il works such re-
-. let Nebraska and Kansas remain free terri
Try TIE Union Is rae. T..