Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-05-21
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LATER FROM ENGLAND.

LATER EROM EkNILAINDs
The paclzet.ship GEoRGB WASHINGTON,
Caotain Holdrege, arrived last evening,
with Liverpool papers of March 29th, and
london Of the 2Sth. The Liverpool
steam ship had reached Liyerpool-with
he news of the adjournment of Congress,
and we have the comments Of the Lon
don papers upon the so.calIed War. Bill.
The news is not belligerent, though not
quite so peuceable as By 6 Great Wes-
tern. Our " War Bill, however, crea-
ted little or no excilement-at most only
little earnest attention.
Nc. Charles Butler, who was with Lord
Durham, in Canada, stated, on the floor Of
the House Of Commons, it to be his opIn-
ion, that a more preposterous, OF more
unjust claim was never made by any ma
ton than that Of England to an exclusive
jurisdiction in the territory in dispute be-
tween the province Of New Brunswick
and the State of Maine. This assertion,
Lord Palmerson rebuked the honorable
gentleman for having so indiscreetly
made; and at the same time expressed his
own decided opinion, that the claim was a
lust one, and 10 perfect conformity with
the agreement between England and the
United States, and which was to the effect
that that portion of the territory in dis
pute, and recently taken possession Of by
the troops Of the State Of Maine, should
remain under the exclusive jurisdiction Of
England till the final settlement Of the
boundary line.
This admission Of Mr.. Butler, who has
good means of information, gave much
offence. II viii be seen that on a subse.
quent day, Il was referred 10 again. Sir
Robert Peel, in the course of the next de.
bate upon this subject, insinuated tina!
when Parliament re-assembled, he should
attack the Ministry for not having shown
sufficient energy in their conduct towards
the United States since the outbreak in
Canada, The London Times reiterates
its proposition for compromise.
The Lords of the Admiralty have or.
dered FIVE new engines for war steam
ships-one Of which, to be named the Cy
clops, is to be 1900 tons burthen, anC
carry % guns-the largest armlment We
placed on board steam frigate, in any
navy.
II. M. ship Winchester, of 80 guns
has been commissioned as Admiral Har
vey's flag ship, on the North American
station.
The chances Of war with the United
States have led, it is believed, to spec1la
tIons on an immense scale in cotton; anC
these speculations again, viii Of necessity
be followed in due time, by heavy com
mercial reVerses, in some shape or other
Why should England be dependent fol
the cotton which she consumes on the cot
ton growers of the United States In
the East India colonies, England might
(if the proper degree Of care were be.
slowed upon its cultivation) be supplied
with a suficiency of cotton for all her ma.
nufacturing establishments may, when
regard is had to the character Of the cot.
ton manufacture, and to the claims of her
colonies upon England, it may be doubt
ed, whether the cotton trade might not be
transferred gradually, and most benei.
cially, to the shores of India. India
yields the raw material Of the manufac-
ture. In India, there exists water power
in unlimited abundance and in Iudia, the
price of labor is low enough to satisfy the
avarice of the NEST gripping mill-owner in
Manchester. Our cotton manufacture
has spread misery throughout England
and throughout India also ;--the transfer.
enceof the manufacture to India, might
be attended with the happiest effects on
the industry Of our eastern colonies, as
%eR'ss on the prosperity Of England her
self.
There can, at all events, exist no ques
ton. &c 10 the expediency of procuring
from India, those supplies Of raw cottoI
which we have hitherto, drawn from the
United States. India bids fair soon 4
supply US with tea-why not with cotton
In all that appertains to trade, the Uni
ted States are IN truth far more dependen
on England than England is on them
British commerce has created all tn
wealth Of New York, and Of the othe
principle towns throughout the federal an
ion. It may be doubted, however, whett
er sound policy does not dictate that Hal
fax and the chief towns in our North A
merican provinces ought not to be select
ed as emPOTia for British goods, an
whether such a change in the passage
our manufactured commodities 10 IL
hands OF consumers in the United State
might not be attended with the happiest e
fects on our colonies, as well as on Il
power Of England London Herald.