Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-30

working people Let PRESIDENT making alone ill
lsi3. Leaveit for the present to the vcna crew a,
Washington, and to the loafers and porcs speecb.
makers who n'esi our court houses, taverns, black
. smith shops and country stores.
A SOUTHERN MAN.
, From ihs N aieaal IasiLigsnesr.
BRITISH ATTEMPTS TO GROW COTTON.
The following extracts from some of the besr far.
eign papers may be depended on as furnshInS (ac,s
which are OF great importance TO this country Tn.
extensive preparations making by England for sun
plying herself with her own cotton and excludior
that OF foreign growth, and the success which has
attended them, have not til lately excited public
attention. We now see all alive TO the protection Of
their own interests: the gro wing OF cotton is becon
ing subject OF investigation in other countries IL
would be well foe the people OF this country IN hev
too would open their eyes to this subject and laok
| forward TO the prospect that Is presented 10
| them. With cotton ut 10 cents a pound the man
utacture barely holding its own and not increasing
IN Europe with Texes rising "a pd into
with It's rIval production, and the South American
States, the West India islands, Esyp;, and other
countries increasing theirs where our planters to
look for higher prices and a ready market7 Insteed
OF being Jealous OF our own manuiae: ures, which
already take ss6, 900 bales we think !, would show
more prudence to cherish them our bes. resource
| tor the future.
FROM THE BohBARI TINES, JuNE %, Is4I
IHE PRoDUcr ON OF CoTros IN Ispn-OnI
/
market Turing the twelve months ending the 5Ist
oil May, VIC Ind that the result is we'll calculated To
astonish those who have not been making the pro-
gressive increase OF this product, but have been
dwelling with ianced security on the recoleclions
OF what used TO constitute a large supply for us viz
100000 TO 100000 bales. Il appears, then, that
| from the hrsl VI June, 1910, To the FIRST of June
| 1871, the imports OF cotton into Bombay have
amounted TO l7,2l2,755 pounds; or, on the Prev.
Gus average, 81 cwL 20 the bale, AIS SOC ba les
little short of hall million OF screwed bal=sI This
IS larger quantity than America produced uo 10
the year 1876, and more than was consumed IN
| England during the same year. In 1925 the en-.
| tire product OF the United States amounted TO only
l69, sec, 600 pounds, though twelve years after II
| had reached 444,2l4, 537-(Vide Noes Dictl
| As further encouragement 10 the cutya,ors we
may state that the consumption OF East India cot.
tod IN Great Britain has increased in a greater ra
| TO than OF any quality whatever. In 1916 at
which period the average oil American upland was
| lStd., and Surat at ISL, ali the consump,ion of
American was 4 O36 bales and East India 2O7 bales
per week. In 1889, when the average price of IJn-
/ land was u. and Surat at ST., the consumpton Of
American was 1854 bales, and East Indian 2I42
bales per week, the increase in lwenty-thtae wears
OF the last mentioned, being IN the ratio Of 10 ~
| In the same period the consumption of Egyptian
Brazil. and West India varieties has not doubled
rr07i iAs London Literary GGEsne, September H. 1871
ISrrAE PRoDUcrs AND MAsUFAeTURES-Con
nected with this subject, rejoice TO see that nea
sureS are being successfully taken 10 form national
INSTRUMENTATION Of Valua ole products and mann
facturers between England and her mighty z ,s,ern
empire. This has heens long and most strangeIv
neglected. and It would have been well worth while
10 establish board OF commission, with Govern
ment influence and authority, to direct ana su GER
intend go important a concern. AS il is the sii-
mulus appears 10 have been given by the committee
on trade, Se'' emanating from the Royal Asatic
Society whose proceedings has had a most bene6.
cal effect both at home and in Indi. We now learn
that experiments the cultivation Of cotton ar. nr
misirg the greatest results and that other bran.
ehes oil industry are all being improved and promet
ed by European skill and encouragement. Tho
Hlmalayan fine has been accllmaled and found ex.
tensIVeiy useful.
Fr'm the JOlynGIdss DeBais
IL is with the 100000 tons Of cotton which En-
gland purchases annually IN Mobile and New Or
leans that she produces the 4sO,OOO,pOO francs Of
cotton goods which she spreads over all parts oCthe
world. IL is by cheapness OF production that En-
gland is able 10 carry on extensive trade: for
her TO run the risk by making Teprisals of being
obliged TO pay for this cotton at dearer would
be attacking her own interest. This she will not
do. But what she will DO will be to increase in The
East Indies IN the Antilles the growth of cotton
and thus free herself from the monopoly of the
growers Of the United States. This will be a skilfIl
system OF rePrsals, and one which we, who wish TO
give importance TO our colonies, would do we'll 10
imitate leaving open, however, the question as TO
whether the interests OF the mercantile shipping
may not require more immediate and direct mea
sures. As these interests have been vigorously de.
Tended by the representative Of France al Washing.
ton. we may have full confidence in the msasures
which the Minister OF Commerce may propose on
this subject.
FROM THE LONDON ATLAS OCTOBER g.
CorroE IN lEDIA.-From the period of Captain
Bayiess mission to America, Tor the purpose of
making himself acquainted with the system adopt-
ed in that country IN the cultivation Of cotton To
the transportation Of that successful method 10 our
Indian possessions, we have watched with deep in
teres and from time TO time recorded the progress of
the speculation. On Captain Biyles's arrival from
his interesting and ably accomplished tour OF inTes
tigation, we devoted, readers may perbaps re
member, considerable space in this department OF
the Atlas 10 the explanation Of the system in aues-
ton, and Of the advantages contemplated bv its
adoption. That system Is, we are glad 10 learn Nv
the papers Of the last overland mail meeting with
the entIre APPRECIATION Of the Indian Government,
and there - every prospect Of the anticipated bone
fits arising thereby being eventually realized. The
Madras United Service Gazette OF the 25th June
states that Government has ordered the transfer Of
the American cotton planters, sent to organize their
plans at that presidency, from Tnnevelly TO Coini
bltore, which country ~ better suited 10 the project
The local authorities, Il appears with foil confidence
OF ts ultimate success, were eKeuing themselves
/ Lsalously IN the promotion Of the scheme. Can.
tain Huges and MI Fitch, who ore stated TO be most
efieient eoadjutors IN the cause were busily enga
ed in carrying out the plans Of the Government at
| Madras presidency, whilst those on the Bengal side
with Captain Bayles as superintendent arc equal-
| ly energetic 10 the prosecution Of their plans.
! From the bombay branch we have not recent lid
ings on the subject. The American cotton seed
and implements Of husbanry sent from Eng and had
! reached Erode, and great preparations were max.
ing in various parts Of tho country in bringing this
extensive enterprise into immediate operation.
At the Agricultural meeting Of Calcutta in NAV
last, some Of the soil Of the island Of Cheduba was
stated TO have undergone ana yzation and was found
70 correspond exactly with that on which the Sea.
island cotton Of Georgia is produced. A report on
this important discovery had been made N the In
dian Government, and c,sk Of Sea nd cotton
seed had been accordingly shipped TO Cheduba.
lthas long been a dogma, among the cotton cuI d.
tivators that the description Of soil favorable 10
the cultivation Of cotton was peculiar 10 America
thus yielding 70 that country vast monopoly in the
production Of superior cotton; but have Al last
discovered Sea-isand of our own, and will doubt.
:, less torn IL to profitable account We may here
mention that the Bengal section Of the Amer
b can planters, in passing through Allabid were
shown specimens fIndian cotton, which they had
declared nearly, II not quite good as they com.
monty met with in America.
BY reference 10 the report Of the Committee OF
u Parliament on East lndia produce, published last
e year, the design may be seen in detail by IN,
a message Of the Governor. General The feelins
that exists in England against slavery pervadsi
o every class OF people The doctrines Of abolition
:, arc not confined there 10 section or 10 compar,
n lively few enthusiastic or designing persons AZ r.
n this oounry-praetca men and politicians, church
= men and dissentefs, the nobility and gentry oil
Irka H. oar4ef aaffU