The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-16

lows: a..
.,ood to be. in our belief, the adoption or recon-
rrgrdntion Of such measures as would bring about5
a. .noediIv as possible, the establishment in the
c,ata &c Mississippi, of a HONE CoTToN MARKET, l
nd &c conseouent DIRECT TRADE from this State
TO the Eastern aBa european maIkes EnIs mea-
aure would at once relieve us from the payment
of the unjust, unWise and illegal tax attempted
TO be levied upon our imporatIons into, and tradN
| from New Orleans, and at the same time from the
almost infinitely greater taxes, expenses and Ioss~
/ es WHICH our planters are subject 70, in cOnse-
ouence Of conducting our cotton trade indirectly
through that city. 1t 10 10 the interest of the cot
ton planters, in this matter, that the convention
should first direct its attention; and secondly, to
the interests Of the State in general. In doing
i this the convention should first consider the adj
MANAGES of q direct and indirect trade-O a di-
rect communication with the cotton markets.. and !.
the continuance Of the intermediate agency N
Orleans
We will first consider the PracticabfTity Of a.
1 al rect trade. The trade as ii 10 nowIconducted
i, n innovation upon ali the laws and usages Of
ira lie and commerce with she knowledge OF the
| und.,rsig ncd minority When any two places or
count, les trade with each other, there no inter-
| mediate point OF landing and and reshipment If
there ia water for the vessel TO ply the whole
/ distance. and commodity be transported of su6-
i 6cent amount or quantity to load vessel OF sew
eral vessels. A nu why should there be! AT the.
expenses, and losSes and damages if any, at the
point Of the intermediate agency are dead and
total loss to the producer, without tho possibility
of any advantage TO him. or to the seller, pugoha
SER or consumer. The amount OF them might as
} we'll be paid without the performance Of the ser
vice as with-nay, far better, for tn no losses
} damages would accrue. This propositions y so
plain, simple and incOntroveFtibles that we will
not consume time in illustrating, or further enfOr
cling it, The great father of waters, known no.
toriousIy to be good for ship navigation above
New Orleans to this city, as below to the mouth,
> gives US the sea navigauon and places us, to all
lntents and purposes, IN commercial sense, upon
Il the sea board. We have the same kind Of COM
: municatiOn with the sea which New Orleans has,
Q and the same kind which is enjoyed by many Of
T the best commercial cities in the United States
: and elsewhere. Why do we neglect these advan-
" tages, which properly and SO eagerly grasp
: ed by all others similarly situated? Why do
reject the constant invitations direct trade Civ
a en- every day by this great arm of the ocean
l. it moves maiesticaliy by US? These questions
a are important, and il deyoves upon this conven-
ton to them to the satisfaction Of the plan
- tiers of Western Mississippi. The amount Of our
- export trade can hardly be up as an objection
' its being carried directly or by one shipment,
since it is greater than that of almost any -
lg State in the Union, or with few exceptions anv
x country Of the earth. Four or FIVE hundred thou
ie sand bales of cotton, worth twelve or fifteen mill
re- lions, is one OF the largest trades which is carried
sc on annually upon salt water.
"a We come next to consider some Of the advan-
- tages of the direct expectation of cotton from
ice Mississippi. 1t is = we'll known axiom of COM
7ss merce, understood by all who have bestowed
thought upon the subject, that the producer pays
cd the expense of sending his commodity to mark ct
The planter, then, pays all the expenses and in
IL all the losses and damages which his cotton
IA sustans, from the gin to the mandatory; and it
L. 10 immaterial az what point OF the operation his
ownership of the cotton ceases, the rule is the
same Whatever can be saved in the operation
'n Is his gain-whatever is lost, damaged OF expend-
J. ed, is his loss.
nd Some Of the items Of expense in getting cotton
to market, into manufacturing countries, which
Ter are most surely and inevitably burden wholly
RI unnecessary. and sustained for no other cause
- than that the trade is carried on through the in
- termedate agency at New Orleans, may be very
safely set down as follows:
al /. The ship freight to New Orleans, supposing
ort vessel to carry 900 bales and pay the very high
no. price Of $1,000 trip tOwage, will be fifty cents
per bale. The steamboat freight will average
ms from S. 900 to l,25; say the gain in freight to be
- half a dollar per bale.
:, 2. The insurance to New Orleans by steamboat,
Ill about % cents per bale would be nearly ALL if not
Gil quite saved. and the fire insurance at N. Orleans
Fty would be all saved, which is usually per cent.
ey 3. All the drayage, storage and handling Of ev
ay cents per bale.
IN 4. The charges for COMPRISING would be saved
for It IS well known that this process is not onv
injurious to the cotton, but unnecessary if The
OIL press. So <"
5. Much of the commissions for selling wopld
on DC saved, Tor It the market was here many pef-
sons could as we'll sell their own cotton as to en-
- Ploy an agent TO do il for them
OF 6. The actual loss of cotton AZ New C1rlo.rs,
IN taken from the bales, by SAMPLERS pcking a. b
n cotton presses and the host of street thieves tba,
constantly throng the cotton yards and cotton
Streets Is believed to average from Is to Is pounds
per bale, or at least in value one dollar.
,1S z. The estimate damage upon eottoD received
a.fi br,h o;~
no wet and mudied is usually calculated AT "a 1er cf
Id, Whcns u we estimate the value Of the COTTON a
ar the lowest price, SIS per bale il e250. but tbs
he damage when the cotton is shipped to Europe i.
y. The ever to be remembered 6 tqrnbon with,
on out our consent" is twelve cents Der hale
Ut But IN this estimate enormous a on5 ,.,t
OFT ing as y must pc 20 those who have MT rsfecsef
ter matnrey upon the subject, s not included man
ed smaiier items OF loss; such as the tax and com
- other articles, the tIIe tifieoltS NJ - $50
IA cases mPossbity Of getting the returns for cot
ton q being obliged to receive il in .aenrecater
Ve paper The VIGOROUSLY known and loudly com,
y loss IN weight; the illegal and oppres
lat slye list system,' &c. sc.
lti- These are some Of the ADVANTAGES ,.h;h ,o,l,
os no" oirect TO the planter; and aihou0k thew car
ter hos ~ the undersigned, be fairly though mode
I'm IalJ esunaIed % low as the enormous ann a
fs FIVE DoLLARs BALE upon the product Of an Tia
~, y .e tate which trades down the Missssip
las pl nVers yet they fall far short Of an s,;, :
'ad the advantages which would fow ia the s,ate +
ard direct trade. - = 'ns 0'A's =!
its lshe State Of Mississippi, in fact an enort;n,
sr os1 . DO We not rather furnish IA exDort ma
on " - ~ WE'VE or hiteen millions wear tomak,
al uP me explorations Of Louisiana? Where afe nm
stores the hotels, the Offices. the residences -,
a oanha me Shops which are the proper orovgth an
sns 'inate offspring Of the MIssieslpp1 CoqTo,
- Wnere do the lhousands Of merchants