The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-01


In the midst Of its path there stands one man
whose duty forces bisa 10 meet the shock on
every side. Mr.. Buchausn viii have 70 carry
ont the law Of the lard, regardless Of parties
End Of partisan aims. He alocc T. GATED upon
TO act, while al oihsrr nay theorizc and trim
their sails IA every ~ay 10 eaton the popular
wind. The constitution aud his solespu oetr
Of Office prescribe bis course, LII performing
nis duty he will be opposed on every aide. ard
We ssla!l nc doubt witless The strange spectacle
OF the Southern fire-eaters and the Northern ia
natics striking hands for tine. ard oil striving
heartily to thwait tho administration In its &C.
ton Pryor and Greeley win fight the saue
battle, in an endeavor to ihwars the govern
ment in lis honest efforts in the Congo ques-
tion. An indon.itable will, lko that which en-
abled jackson to cope with the nullifers and
carry the constitution triunphantly through
when thousands uembicd for its safety, will be
required in the coming conflict All minor
issues will be sunk before the great one, upon
which the factions OF every section will etrive
to obtain an advantage for its own peculiar
views The President is equal TO the crisis that
has come upon him, and will dc his duty to the
ond Bot political parties may prepare for
grand breaking up, and tic politicians of the
past generation must make up their minds to
give way to new men, which the new issue will
bring to the surface. The Congo question pro-
mises now to override all others; and instead
OF lighting TO get aiggcrs into the Territories,
the States rights men Of the South viii make
grand effort to reopen the slave trade, and
assert the right Of each State to procure oil the
niggers il can ee' and pay for.
CLOSING UP OF TIE WATERING PLACE Sra.
soS-MTRopoLITAN AMrsEMISTs.---We are al
brushing up for the fall and winter season. The
cool weather aud frosts at the North have sent
hone Almost everybody from the Springs, tie
mountains and the seaside; the fever at the
South detcrs nany people from returning to
their homes, and sends Us others IN double quick
tire, while the cable celebration has crowdedal
our hotels with the cream Of the rural poeula
ton within convenient distance Of the city.
From The Western cities also have come shrewd
merchants to make their purchases Of fall and
winter goods: and. IS We write today, the float
ing population Of New York viii not fall short
cfa hundred thousand people. This. with the
citizens and foreign residents, makes cos
ropolitan assenhlage such as caanot be found
in any other metropolis in the world. All na-
tiors, races, countries and tongues are repre-
sented in our splendid promenade and during
the next two months the city u New York viii
exhibit Grand high carnival. during which
wealth ond poverty industry and indolence,
satin AID calico, piety and profanity, refinement
and vplgarity, modesty and impudenco, broad
cloth and rags genius and oha,late1ry,
viii be mingled together in all the chang
ing bTilliaacy Of the kaleidoscope. Tie
bellies and beaux Of the watering places
will return here TO flush their airtatons--
tist il. such OF them as ever viii be finished,
or those that do lot finish the or.ginators; pala-
tial mansions viii again be alive with ninth
light ard gaiety; Broadway will be crowded
with brilliant equipo res and gry promenaders
the bazaars win be fl.ed With purchaser, and
The merchants Will rub their hands with elec Us
the stocs rolls out and Ire cash rolls Ia. The
opera, tie theatres, the art galleries, and all
tho exhibitions CT The town aill throw open
their doors; the delicious enviroos NIL In,lte
the lovers Of suburban delights, and the
beautiful bay ohtrs TIE widest neld for aquatic
sror.s, our hotels az unes called; our climate
supel b. and our weather of this season always
delightful. We have the last signs OF summer
mingled With the cool, refreshing breeze o.
autumn.
So We shall have aIl so u Of people tunbling
down upon Us daring The next six o. eight
weeks The European tourist, with all the
lateet foreign airs; tie fashionable ladies'
from the watering places with their tie
mendous array Of trunks, lanchoxes, aud fag
ords Of firtaiions; the saturninc southernc-;
the sharp Yankee; tho energetic, nervous, ac-
tive Western speculator; lie Ubiquitous poli,i-
clan; the wandering artist all will meet hero
On common ground, Joining hands and fortunes
in the imperial city Of the U,iou.
or anusemeEts We have a great store, ari
cen furnish the country at large yben winter
sets i1. The Optre horae i open, 70 are four
or five theatres three Mrlcan operas, ard other
exhibitions without number. We have at the
Opera Mne Ccssier, most hriliisat and a.
complished artist Strakoseh has arrived with
large invoice Of singing birds and more to
follow rllrnon bring Piscolon.ni later in the
season, and two Easlish opera scupcs win
shortly contend for falnc and dollars Mt
Burton's AID wsllack's theatres. The In.
presarii Of The Italian opera have barmcnized
for once, aud ,acitly agreed on plan Of opera
lions upon a geographical lasis Msretzek
fnds bis placer at The IIayena. Strakcsch reaps
biz harvest in the rising cite OF the West, and
Uilman depends upon the sensation which such
artists rs Piccolonini and Carl Formes must
create in the metropolis. Altogether, with the
congregation Of faslion and folly, trade and
commerce, .R6aegs and Bohemians, artists and
loungers, saints and sinner, We NAV cxocc, to