New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-09
TENNE SSEE--CROPS
Correspondence Of The N. Tribune

Correspondence OF The n. Y. Tribune.
EAST TENNESSEE, August -, 1856.
We have lust passed throug!, of the most dis
tressing drouths that has visited this section,
at least within the recollection of the present genera
ton Our Corn will almost be entire failure. Many
fields will scarcely give back in amount the seed
planed-and though an unprecedented large crop was
pitched the last Spring, do not believe the yield,
even under the most favorable circumstances, fromths
until gathered wireach OnefouIth OF average crop
Our gardens have long since been burned up Potatoes
and other vegetables will not pay for housing Pas
lures are bare-an unusual thing with at this
of the year. The fruit crop, apples and peaches,
nearly worthless Fine rains have fallen the past day
or two but too late to be of material advantage to the
growing crops. The Dat crop fair one. large
Wheat crop was sOwn the past year. and the yield
would have been considerably an average had not
the rust injured il to extent In consequence OF
the drouth farmers are generally refusing to sell
Wheat at any price Some lots have. however changed
hands at 81 to 81 TO- There IL old Corn yet but,
added to the new will hardly be enough to fatten the
usual amount Of hogs.
However, in politics there is no dearth: in fact we
are having q lively time Of it, Nebraska and Anti
Nebraska enter largely into our political discussions.
Were il the only issue in the present canvass have
no doubt the Democracy would be Overwhelmingly
defeated As it is the Fillmore stumpers belabor
ing the " contercfeed most numerically with it,
charging that the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
was an act of had faith and foul wrong endangering
much and aflording the South neither compensation
ror security. The Buchanan stumpers in turn charge
the FlmCrcitCs with being in league and fighting
shoulder to shoulder with the Abolitionsts of the
North. They also demonstrate, at least to their
satisfaction. that Fillmore is Aboonist than
their man, Buchanan; and then the Fillmore party
tuIn round and yrore that Jimmy is great enemy
TO the Southern Institution of Slavery as Martin Van
Burcn. SO We wag. In the language of .hr. Bucket
we arc politically moving ON, but where to is be-
yOnd our conception.
Strenuous cxctions have and are being made by the
leaders of the Democratic party o. induce o!dinc
Whigs Know -Nothings, and stragglcrs generally to
unite with them on Buchanan, holding out ~ induce
mcnt Tie defeat Of Fremont, which event they urge
will insure the political salvation Of the South, and
give qu,cfpS TO Southern fre-eaers and Northern
fanatics. Such Il partnership, however, cannot be
formed; the guph between the parties is too wide and
too deep to be crossed. Many here are beginning TO
realize Tie probability Of Frcmonts election: others,
who were at first startled BY the bare possibility OF
such an event are besinning TO look 10 II with u
hope that at least it may bring kind of political re-
dcmpton from the msrlc, errors, and anarchy Of the
past few years.
do moi belong to those who affect to believe that
the election Of Fremont will entail ruin the South
do believe that, BY party feeling or political
prejudice, he coud be brought TO ntilct sectional
wrong.