The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-24

three TO six cents day. The average prodnet
per acre is 200 pounds Of cotton Our canebra.
kers and lowands, as-wi.h you, yield immensely,
while the billy districts do quite as well as those
in Mississippi. Even now, where the saw.gin is
nsed cotton is delivered in this city Bombay
al two cents a pound.
1.-THE suJstratum oil our soil varies; il is ei
her granite or volcanic, according 10 the position
aud though we may not be able to produce as
good staple as you can, yet | am sure we shall
be able 10 drive out Of tho English market all
your low priced cotton.
- Even IN Sea island cottons we are making
Roadway. They are indigenous TO Ceylon aud
the Coyomaudel coast.
a. Your planters must look TO the cultivation
Of the better qualities, if they would keep the
East India coitons out Of the European markets
As to the English markets, they will not have
them long. for the home Government has il in
contemplation 10 lay heavy duty on american
c0ft0a."'
Now, with these facts before them are
The people of the South determined 10 wait
until they are compelled to turn their capi-
tai into other channels. The present price
Of cotton is no doubt affected BY the intro
duction Of India Cotton into the English
market, and The laying Of heavy tax by
the English government will cause pros
tration Of business at the South which will
take some time to restore. The Middle,
Western and Eastern States are about rnog-
ing in this matter and we copy the follow
ing from the Savannah Georgian to show
something of the feeling at the South;
PROTECTI0N.-A state Of feeling is grow.
ing up ia the South upon this subject very differ.
ont from TINT existing ten years ago. 1t is natu-
raj that II should DO so when il is but two evident
that our interests lead us to such change. Free
trade With all its beauties has brought With il few
or 10 bonofts, bat rather a train of cal4mi,ics,
aud We find the whole South laboting under .
complete prostration Of prosperity. We do not
hesitate now to say that the cause NAV be found
in the fact that We DO not live sufficiently within
ourselves. We do not encourage home Hlqugfde
tgFes, and therefore task all our energies, and
then in vain, to pay for those things of which the
main paFi could be produced amongst ourselves.
Labor Is misapplied We produce more Of our
staple than Is wanted, and We have not yet learn
ed 10 Distribute our force upon those objects which
would prove most profitable. To enabla US 10 do
this, il Is necessary to erect some barrier TO keep
foreign competition from interfering with US and
rendering our efforts friitess by driving us from
our own markets. 7his must be IN protection.
We shall then produce, aud manufacture, and
consume our own products, aud not be thrown
entirely into idlansss BY the grol, gluI OF any one
article, as is now the case. Cotton is q drug aud
at low price, and till We can turn our hands 10
something else we must continue 10 laagush,
Even this article requires protection, and our
assertion last summer that With the reduction Of
the duty b. the compromise act ~ 20 per cent.
tbs East Indies would meet Us in orr own mar.
ksl, is nearer being realized than we expected.
The following extract from tho Washington
CORES Pondcnt of the Charleston Courier is lhe
ptool, and must walks up the South 10 her pecu-
liar position
ave learn that large orders have been sent
from Boston and Salem to the Esst Indies Jor
cotton during the last month The increasing
products Of cotton "a the British East Indies
will soon attract the attention of our Southern
producers. and a tariff Of protection must be re.
sorted 70 By ihernH
Wa u'pecl there maj he some doubts as tc
these orders while cotton is so low at home, bni
the least advance IN cur prices arc certain
would bring largo imports from abroad, IL in July
next tho compromise act goes into operation and
reduces tho duty to 90 per cent instead of three
eents per pound.