Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-03-30

tiHa'ittut WI0dt0ttut Win every species az -"tf
and above all with the glory OF useiuness-wlE
the glory of having improved the condition, bet
tered the circumstances, advanced the fortune.
and personally benefited every industrious inhab.
liant which the country contains have endea-
yoycd TO do this; and appeal to the present un
paralCled, unuSaled, unprecedented, uUeVam-
pied, universal, pefvadiug, and exul,ng pru>per,-
" of the country for the truth aud hdeijv Of The
pictures which have endeavored to draw. Ii Is
not my intention Ia repeat, ON the present occa
sion, what have heretofore delivered on this sub
lecl; but there is one pont which, though hereto.
fore mentioned, has never been presented with
the iullness, individuality and Development
which us Importance and magnitude deserves |
eludr TO oar cotton production, and IT. influence
upon the wealth and industry OF every portion Of
this extended Union, and the part which General
jackson has acted IN bringing that production To
What Il now Is, and 10 what Il must be- What
was the extent of our cottoa growing territory
before the Victorious arms Of GAeral jackson
acquired lor rs the vast region OF The South and
Southwest II was a part Of South Carolina,
part OF Georgia, some slips in North Carolina,
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana. VIVA, is
It now It's all Flouda, all Georga, al Alabama
all Mississippi, all Louisiana, all Arkansas, :.
Carolina, pant Of North Carolina, a third of
Tennessee, aud slip IN Missouri. In territorial
extent our cotton growing lcgiou has been IN.
creased more than ten fold by the victorious arms
Of General jackson over the Southern indians
and by his still more victorious policy over the
political allies OF those lndIans--he'r Federal
allies whose struggle II waS 10 retain them IN
| the Southern State, to diminish their political i'm
! potantc, and 10 cripple their advance What
| was Tie value of our cotton export before these
great operations of General jackson bcgunl 1t
vas fourteen millions Of dollars What is il
COW II IS eighty millions And what ls IFS ca
Paclly OF augmentation Almost lmcss aud
boundless 81 only limited by the wants Of Europe
ASA, Aluca, aud the two Americas for TO all
these countries, even TO the Gunges aud the Black
Sen, to the Cape Of Good HOPE, and TO Terra
del Fucgo, do our American cotons now 90.
And what is the influence Of dis vast production,
so amazingly augmented under the vlctolIou,
arms, and still more victorious policy, OF ONE
MAN--what is ITS influence upcn The industry
the pursuits, aud the wealth Of every part oil this
extended CoulcdeIacyl To answer this ques.
ton, let the minds eye figure 10 Itself map Of
lhs UMon, aud then contemplate every species Of
industry which IS carried on upon the vast diver.
,iied domain which II represents. Let him look
at oar shipping interest from the Chesapeake to
Pussamaquaddy bay, oil finding lis greatest and
richest employment IN carrying our cotton abroad,
and Bringing back the productions Of go many
nations received in exchange for il. Let HIM sec
our most 0pulou merchants, throughout the whole
extent OF ouf coast, from New 0dcanS 10 New
York, all boiiomlnc their largest operations up.
on the cotton Of the South. Look 10 tho ma
nulacurlng industry Of the whole Northeast, Of
which Massachusetts may be taken as an exam.
pie, and as The highest pattern manufactures Of
ealhef cotton, wool, non, brass, TN, wood glass,
stone, nc. the grand aggregate Of which, IN all
the Northeast may be Judged Of from the annu
al product OF near ninety millions Of dollars for
Massachusetts, alone; aud goodly proportion Of
the whole Of which finds lis market IN the same
cotton growing region Crossing the Allegheny
plouniahs, and descending upon The Western
waters, see twelve millions Of manufactured ar.
cIes, the product Of the industry of three or -four
miles square at the confluence Of The Allegheny
and Monongahala see these twelve millions an.
nuaIy gong of from Pnshurg, and the largest
pat gong to the cotton planters Of the South ;
while many other towns and villages Of The West,
on n smaller scale, emulate the mehtorous ex.
ample Of "hte Birmingham n he Wea"-
Then see The agricultural States Of the Great
Valley. See Kentucky, OHIO Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, with their vast productions of gram
and their InnumenbIe herds and nocks, all finding
their richest market III the salne region Tmn.
"a. a. l.I,i
Dor, for long time, has been 50 much reduced
We see that value IN Virginia, Maryland, Moth
Carolina, and Tennessee, has found vast aug
menalIon from the cultivation Of cotton. 50
that, IN every part Of this extended C0ufederacy,
and IN every species OF creative industry, the ang.
mened cultivation Of cotton, the fun Of Gen.
Jackson's military achievements and ciyll policy,
has extended IFS benefits, aud shed lis benign in.
huences. The North the East, the West, and
the Middle Staes---ihe cities and the county
agriculture, manufactures, and cOGmcrce-~al,
all find employment for their industry, and rich
rewards for their skill aud labor in that perennial
fountain Of national weah--the cotton growing
region OF the South--whIch, While II showers
gold upon all others, IS Itself largely depHyed Of
IT'S own advantages by Elusive systems OF polti.
Cal cCoh3thy 80 system Whlcn lfbns u 10 puf-
chase every thing by the piper money standard
OF tie United States, while Il sells The Only AM.
Gle It produces by the bard money standard Of
Europe! Every part Of this Union feels the be.
nefcent effects Of the cotton crops; and no part
feels it more than the agricultural region Of Ken
lucky, and the manufacturing districts Of Massa-
chuselis. have latey travelled IN Kentucky,
and speak from The knowledge Of my own senses.
] have lately received an authentic return Of The
annual manufactures Of Massachusetts, and speak
upon unllnpeachable authority. Kentucky. and
Massachusetts are the two States Of this Union
which have ProGted most by the military victories
and the civil administration of General jackson
they are the Two States Of this Union which owe
most to his arms and to his policy; they are the
two States OF this Union which shouldbe bound
10 him by the strongest lies Of gratitude and al.