Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-05-25

place, ii we would consult our own in
terests, by raising in the cotton grow
ing States, all our own corn and pro-
visions to the fullest extent that was
practicable. II, then, with an increase
of 100000 bales, upon the crop oflS30,
being 60 per cent, cotton was greatly
enhanced in price, what ought to be
the price, if in the next seven years,
the amount of cotton is increased but
100000 bales, or l3 per cent upon the
crop Of 1887
have not included Texas in the
calculation, because the rate ofincrease
of the cotton crop there for the next
seven years. will be less than from 1880
to the present period. Her war with
Mexico is not yet ended, by which she
may be greatly harrassed, though van
pushed she never can be. She must
be also for some years greatly disturbed,
and the cultivation Of the soil retarded,
by the numerous and hostile savage
tribes upon and within her borders
The number Of slaves being introduced
into Texas, is small when compared
with the white emigration, and for the
next seven years, it is believed, that
nearly all the slaves in Texas, would
be most probably employed in raising
provisions for the full supply Of all their
population. provisions being double the
price in Texas that they are in the
United States. But if there should be
any great increase in the next seven
years of the number of slaves in Tex
as, they will nearly all have been in
troduced from the cotton growing
States, and thus, to that extent, will
diminish our crop of cotton. Texas,
also, from her wretched currency,
which is even worse than ours, increas-
ing SO enormously the price of living
and Of raising cotton, and also from her
unhappy land system, involving her
titles in so many doubts and conflicts,
is not increasing SO rapidly as | could
desire, for am sincere friend of that
young and yet to be powerful republic,
Of the diffusion of the Anglo-American
race, and of their republican princi-
Piles and institutions, az rapidly as prac-
ticable, North and South, over this en-
tire Continent.
In relation to the establishment of
our direct foreign trade with Europe in
imports, ifindividual resources and cap
iial are insufficient to accomplish this
great object, we must, as present cx-
pedient, incorporate importing and ex-
porting companies to accomplish the
great object. Doubtless, under favor
able charters, large portion Of that
surplus which will be soon found to be
most unproftably employed in banks
here, would be surrendered, and inyes-
ted in the stock of such importing and
exporting companies. Should any de-
ficicncy of capital yet exist, it could be
obtained on adequate security and ia
vorable terms from England, whose
merchants and manufacturers are SO
deeply concerned in the success Of this
project. This with me is favorite OBJ
iect. and one to which my attention has
long been directed. 1t is now nearly
thirteen years since / published in a
newspaper, then edited at Natchez, by
my friend Captain Cook, an essay in
favor OF this trade, by the employment
of tow-boats in bringing vessels direct
ly from the mouth of the Mississippi to
Natchez. This project had then but
very few advocates, except Capt. Cook
and myself; but when it was revived in
1888, REPAIRED to New Orleans, as
chairman ola committee appointed by
a public meeting at Natchez, and hav-
ing collected all the data, as to the re-
lativc advantages ofthe direct and in
direct trade, reported the facts to an
other meeting here, when the first i'm
pulse was given to this great project,
and the trade shortly after commenced.
This trade is still progressing, though
slowly now owing to present embar-
rassment; but il true to ourselves, we
never will permit it to fail. 1t is a
project which will build up our cities,
and in the diminished expenses Of
transporting our cotton to the ultimate
market, and receiving here directly in
return from England the imports we
desire in exchange, saving to our
planters would be effected, of at least
ten per cent. upon the amount Of their
crops.
Connected with the transportation Of
our crops directly from our own ports
to foreign market, is the great sub
;ect Of railroads to those ports from
Tho interior, to diminish the expense Of