Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-03

patriotism be- alone heard. Lot them r~ecoIIect,
also, that questions Of national policy, sucl, "a
nm U. y. Bank, or sub-tr1asury, have nothing
TO do with the election OF a Governor Of I.oljsi-
ana. Those are aubiectswhiCh concern only
the Congress at Washington and the quail
ties TO which we should look in q Governors,
are not That he In d bunk or sub-treasury man,
but that Inc ID honest and capable, and gonor-
ously attached to the interests Of the State
that he possesses tho Intelligence to distin-
guisl, and the energy II prosecute all works
that may inllre to the public prosperity who
VIII see that tho laws are executed with firml-
ness and pronipitnde.
Now all these qualities, let the ask yoil, are
they not vested III the character Of Denis
Prieur
am, sir, yours, etc. spART1CUs.
CoTroN--The value of this great staple,
the Immense amount Of capital invested i IN its
culture, and tho hopes Of prosperity and com
fort that depend upon II, justify tho greatest
degree OF solicitude IN regard TO every thing
which may affect il, 40 m object Of Americas
agricultural industry and wealth suppose
our MT ket abroad, to DO srpercoedsd by sup
plies from other countries can we create A
demand at homo to make up for tho doticien-
cy by any change OF our commercial policy 7
and II not, to Wllnt can we direct The labor and
the lands now appropriated to it8 growth in
tho s.5tltfiern States Tlaore is some evidence
calculated TO command earnest attention, that
the manufacturers Of Great Britain are Begin
mug to totter, not from the high price of tho
raw material so much AS from the growing
rivalry OF Germany aud France. The loss OF
tho British market would not BIO so detrimental
to tie, II as good an one should be opened
In these countries especially as they cannot
look for q supply to any foreign possessions Of
thor own, 10 Great Britain is beginning to do
TO her East Indies. On this important subject,
the Boston Evening Journal says:
"Tha cultivation of cotton is on the increase
in India. According to tho Bombay Times
Of March ~, up to the 10Th March, 1916, the
total imports amounted 10 only 62,jJ22 cwt.,
while to tho safio date Of the present year
they amount to 324,6W cwt, thus exhibiting
an increase of $780, 57 cwt. This large liz
creaac does not appear to be owing TO any for
tulto1s circumstance, but either to the cultiva-
ton being greatly extended or to greater ex-
ertlons being used to bring forward tho new
crop. From all accounts it appears that
greater extension il given to the cultivation of
cotton in districts which hereafter supplied
comparatively insignificant quantities, and
greater attention paid to the quail ty.s
While this exportto England from India has
increased at the rate Of las per cent, during
tho last seven years, the export to that island
from this country has increased in that time
only 10 per cent. The BaIti,1orc American
well observes:
Every sort of encouragement that can be
given BY the British Government will be ex-
tended OF course, TO the culture of cotton in
india. 1t is known that persons have been
from some Of our Southern States,
well yersed in all the particulars of cotton
growing and ginning, to 20 to India for tho
experimenting and directing the efforts now
to raturaIize our staple in that country.
1.-THE government has not stopped here
Measures have been taken to establish oapcri-
mental farms for the more speedy Improvement
Of the culture Of cotton-to offer prizes to en-
courage the growers and for Improvement in
the machines for cleaning ito obtain the
best seeds from all parts of the world--and
what is perhaps one Of the most important Of
vi these measures, steps have been taken to
lessen upon cotton lands the anerous laad tax
has operated so oppressive Y upon the
Door agricultural labor Of India. The aid of
discriminating duties is also invoked. Foreign
lotion pays a duty in England of Is. 10d. per
,wt, while colonial cotton is admitted almost
duty.
"The results Of All these movements will
'e upon us, perhaps, before we are prepared to
expect them, When the time that
can do without American cotton, we
nay look 10 see it prohibited from her ports"
1t is. always very disagrecablc to be the
Communicate Of disagreeablc news, or the
,rognosticator OF sinister results but if PLAN
ers receive not warning from their friends,
whom can they expect it ?--Amcrioan
Farmer.