Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-29
tEysn ne NateAes Independent Press.

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Every inhabiant ut this country is dsepy Interested
IN whatever concerns cotton planting for surely never
was any country so completely pendent Oh one souIce
OF industry, for Sweal,s aud prosperity For several
years past The profits arising from the cultivation Of
Cotton have been much greater than those derived
ANY OF tie ether great sta Piles OF the URed States The
all ~ the price Of this article which has lately taken
place. may well alarm the planters and produce an anx.
i0ns inquiry iuio what may be the aud what
may be our prospects for the future The quantity OF
Cotton imported England, as year from the United
States very little greater that OF the prec.diXr
year .ul, FROM the East dies and Brazil il has hern
increased beyond all calculation. The suuoips bay,
been rapidly accommodating beyond the con,urn,isn
aud great depression the price has been tn. neces
sary aud inevitable consequence AS to Brazil IA is
probable, that cotton cannot be produced In that conn
Try much, u any cheaper than in this but from the
East lpGieS We have every thing fear. That country
possesses numerous frugal and industrious popnia
tio-a most fertile soil aud climate similar - that OF
the COTTON growing districts OF South America. Tue
wages Of labor are stated the best authority to be
only three rupees or one dollar and dny cents U month
ana wat is equally appalling, letters from the
most respectable mercantile houses IN Liverpool lately
IeceiVed here, state the price OF freight from India to
that pace, at three half pence " pound. Such benu
the small expense of cultivation and low freight it can
excite no surprise. that cotton has been sold IN Ecisnd
according to the latest information, at pence II is
evident II an these statements, that only hope of
he2 ahle successfully 10 compete with The India cot
tons, founded in the superior quality of ou,s nm,
will not this shortly he vain hope The writer OF this
has 0eH seen the Sea Island in the greatest uer
fiction and the short stapIed green seed ar rrnnss
gi"Nira In The held, aud within few YARDS o.
each other The same fact has fallen under he ubset
Walton Of many other persons Va this state Seed from
gau
has been shipped TO India aud with all The advantages
Of that conutiy ~ soil aud climate why should il nor
also produce the liner qualities This is an eusify To
US, OftmpOTidnCe for ~ fine COtOns produced
there, We shall inevitably, not only be excluded fion
the markets of Europe, bat unless our goyernmtul IN
terfeTes from the markets Uf country. IL has
ever been the pocy Of England land wise poli.
cy u Isl To encourage lie productions OF Ogs pos
sessions ~ preference TO those Of other countries IN
IS MOI many Yeas SINCE indigo the staple comma
dty ~ the country on the Mississippi we'll rs ~ The
southern Atlantic states. Great Britain, BIZ ingpsny
heavy duties amounting TO prohibition. on American
indigo, aud offering bOuuies for the production of IN
Ben1a has succeeded in securing uionopOiy fof her
own provinces aud ~ This time Ony supplies an
Europe but the Uned States also with this article
the amount Of near con On9. The rice from india
has nearly superseded tiai from tbs county,, ard ~
gsh wilters have declared tobacco iyay pr,gn
ced With equal with these gloomy prospects
before may he excused Tor expressing our Neon
regret that cur ton manufactures not sun
cIentiy projected against the attempts Of the British
merchants ana manufacturers by fraud on the evcnue
aud by immense sacrifices IN selling Their goods
cost, to Involve them I've These fJrti.nrTs are
now redping the advantages expected from thciI
ices, aud the bitter fruits NJ folly. tidd
coitiH manIiaCiorIes been protected the Increasing
population of our country, With their increasing ability
the law material n our own production. Bni fhen cot
ton from india which can be- produced for ~ pence
and ransportdtote United states for ID ,hsll bcgn
10 Hood country aud be consumed by the mann.
factories That remain, will what arguments shall
DefsHsdr those NO have heeu sacrificed by sclHsh and
policy FORGET their disastr0n aud
gne With ~ protecting the industry Ollie cotton
grDVets % tie urd states u is deeply tuhe iaueut
3D. that the ttge Interests u our eoutf BE- little