Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-28
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walton OF Cotton In india. Probable Effect
on the south.
The separate and the combined movements OF the
British government, the East India Company, and
the British Anti-Slavery Society, AT the present
time in relation 10 the slave labor system IN the
United States not only curious, but are immense
y Important as deeply affecting the interests of the
people of this country.
If any one ever doubted that the British East In
dia Company was determined to build up its own
interests at the expense of all the great planting in
terests Of the aed States those doubts will be
moved on reading the following statement Of the ope-
rations of that Company.
Its members have immense extent oil country,
and hundreds of thousands of slaves to cultivate the
SOIL which will produce cotton and sugar OF the first
quality, in abundance. They wanted first to destroy
the West India interests, and then the planting in
terests of this country. They effected the former
by means of the Abolition Society, whose move
ments and schemes they fostered, fomened and per-
fected, until they almost annihilaed the property
Of the sugar pls nte;s in Jamaica and elsewhere
This will enable them bring their East India sugar
into market with profit, which they could not do
before without protecting duty
Their next movement was TO foster, foment, and
spread abolition doctrines in the United States, with
view TO break up the cotton trade OF the South
They have sent agents here, and books, and money,
and all sorts of inducements the fanatics to break
up the system Of slavery Failing in this, they have
sent out agents to examine into the modus operdndi
of our cotton growing, cleaning, packing, &c, and
have procured several skilful Americans to go out
to India to put the American system into practice.
By this aid and the labor of their slaves, whom they
call "ryotts,' but who are really slaves in most
miserable state they believe they cultivate cot
~ all N a L. w
To promote the culture Of cotton in India, the
government or India Board OF Directors, recently
appropriated Ell, 900 sterling and appointed an
agent, Captain Bayes, who has le. been M the
southern part of this country, pose
of gaining all the necessary Informal cling
the method pursued in the production OF the article
in the southern states Of North America The cotton
gin being an American invention, and its improve
ments to the present time having been confined to
America the nglish hitherto have not been able to
make gins successfully, have not been able to
introduce them into India, adopt the plan OF tage
which has, by the skill and enterprise of the Amer-
cans been carried To high degree Of perfection.
In the fulflment of his mission Captain b. arrived
in New Orleans in February last, and proceeded to
examine into the management of large number Of
the best conducted cotton estates situated in Lou
isiana and Mississippi; and succeeded in engaging
twelve planters and oyerseers to proceed TO Surat
in India at salary Of from 10 to El200 per AMMAN,
and articled them to remain for period of i've
years He also purchased several Of the latest and
best improved cotton gins, and procured models Of
gin houses, and propelling machinery, cotton pres
SEES SC together with a lot of the best ploughs and
hoes for cultvating cotton.
IL is also the esire Of the Board Of Directors Of
the East India Company, TO start the manufacture of
cotton gins, presses, &c. in England, for the supply
ofthe East India plantations, and other cotton
tries, such as Egypt, Brazil the United States, sc.
simultaneously with the attempt TO augment and en-
tend the cultivation of cotton in India. For this
purpose gentleman who has made important i'm
provements in the cotton gins, anl has devoted
number Of years past this branch Of manufl
at the south and H. introduction among the planters
has been engaged to go out to England to supcrin-
tend the manufacture Of this important description
ofmachnery. The best machines have been bought
aud sent out 60 England models TO build from, to-
gether with 1000 lbs Of cotton in the seed state try
the gins with, and let the workmen see the modus
opsrGndi ofthe machines, so as to enable them to
construct by actual experience, the best gins that
can be made.
This will be and important branch Of manu-
fcture for Great Britain and independent Of supply
ing India, other cotton markets in the world would
afford excellent places for the sale Of such machines
In the United States il requires almost gin TO
every 30 bales of cotton. A gin is worth, the
average, at least 30 dollars. To gin crop there
fore Of 100000 bales, would require ,20O gins,
which at $500 each, would amount to 81, Ia. 900
About % per cent go out Of use annually by wear
and tear. So that to gin the present crop Of the
United States, would require annual supply Of
about S5S0 900 wsrth of gins In addition TO this,
the outfit Of presses, driving power. &c, cost con-
siderable money. So that, IL England succeed
il supplying these machines to the cotton
growing countries, independent Of the India market
for the same, the bare object Of manufacturing this
machinery, - Of great consequence to her. But
taken in connection with the extension Of the cult
walton Of cotton in India, the scheme becomes
gigantic enterprise and is OF such vast import
ance, that the nation will spare pains expense
60 accomplish IL. II S50O0 year will not do, she
will expend greater sum, in order to susceed.
The object Is, TO make India supply cotton sufficient
fer the English market, and to make England indie
pendent Of this country for the i'm supplies of
cotton now derived from the United States which
amousts to near about $50, 0O0, 900 annually. The
low prices of labour in India being three cents per
with the Of climate AMI soil favorable TO
the cultiv OF cotton, they think with due en-.
couragement, will enable them to compete most
successfully withthe southern states of North Amer
ca where nobody estimates negro labor at less than
~ cents per day.
Capt Bayles and his party sailed out the last
trip Of the Great Western to England. The gentle