Port-Gibson herald., 1842-09-08
TIE COTTON CULTURE IN INDIA.
THE yoarH AND TIE SOUTH.

THE COTTON CULTURE IN INDIA.
THE YoaTH AND TIE SOUTH.
A few months since, the notice oil the
South seemed directed to this subject, anc
a hope was indulged that It woald be IN
yestigatcd in ali its details. More re.
Gently. however, The public press has paid
bnt little attention to the matter, anG the
opinions seems TO prevail among many q
our Southern brethren, that Great Britain
cannot compete successfully in her Indian
possessions. with the cotton regions oi
the South. This may be so; but never
theless the interest is SO important, and
involves oso great degree the prosperity
Of the southern section Of The Union, that
it should not be passed By lig"tly. Some
of tie northern journals still contend that
the day IS not far distant, when prohb-
itory duty upon American cotton. viii
awaken tie South from its suicidal slum-
Der. This IS the language of the Boston
Atlas, journal that has paid much at
tention 10 the subject, and, IS We believe,
with objects purely national and patriotic.
The Atlas of late date says;-Peansgl-
ecnia Enquirer.
"When we have called the attention,
during the past year, Is the constant anj
remarkable increase of the imPartations
Of East India Cotton IN Liverpool, as com
pared with previous years, amounting e
an increase Of upwards of one hundred
ard thirty per cciten3, we have been told,
il answer, that al this proves nothing.
It is not owing t. The increased growth
of East India Cotton If only results from
the accumulation Of Cotton, for two or
three years, in consequence Of the close
of the Chinese market. Wait till the next
year say they, and you will sec a decrease
instead of an incfease-becaHse YOU will
only have The growth of the single ear,
instead Of the accumulation Of several
years. The explanation seemed plaI-
siblo oHe-hGt We have never imagined il
was founded either or fact or probable
truth We hare waited, and nov, What
do We see? Where is this decrease which
has been anticipated? Net only haze
these importations into Liverpool not &C.
creased, bet they have even increased
and hat, too, il the surprising ratio of
aerenty-serea per ceDtum! IN 1911, the
increase, as compared with previous Years,
vas more ian hundred per cent. That.
i've we're fola, was ell owinr 10 the aecu-
mutation. Now, Ia Tie first six months
Of 1872, We find upon tie increase ol 1911.
still another increase to this most sarpfis-
iRg and unexpected extent. The foliow.
ing table We cut from the Liverpool Times
Of July 9Th:
ro,,,,.r.+i,a u ;-,..4.-e r..4..4......
whole Kingdom. from Ina t;rss Isn5r, f9 tl's
25th June, and Of the imports for the same
period last year.
Ar,c,i.., lnlo ahe k!hgdon tbs f6af eso a,o
South American. sg.599
West Indies, Desnerara, sc. G2I
E East indies l35,GI5
gyP'' So 6,l59
Total of Ill descrintians s73 =
Same period last year
American, bags 630,7 ,7s8
29asn 5t5.l,! AheFigah' 5ll 9i,a24
East Indics s.l;,ss' s..ls-'.,4' - 9oa
Egypt, &C. ,I59--788 ,92sI
Increase Of imports as compared with -
,n9 ,n5 same Pellou iast year. bags 63'591
mus It Will pc seen, that while the IN
ooflS q american Cotton have increased
o the amount Ct 39,O30 bags, Or at the
!. ,ale q ooiy n'ne per cesnt-the East In
,ian ,Ia has increased io the amount ol 81
30 e. @ y 1he rate q seyenty-seyen per
EN-. ! MS ohe would think, would an
-, ~ P5e''y cohclusiYeiy, i not satlsiacto-
,,, y, ~ ullioaIaea explanations Of past
iltieasea : ~. supply ana destroy all antlcI'
''1,9,iI W. 81 Y io'Gle i disease.
~ y. laye also peen favored by friend I
! Lns iih9' WIN paper which was re-
my .:. Ls''q DeInfe one OF the literary So
l. ~ ~ soyIe' on tue cultivation Of
!, ne e9s'oh Piaht N lndia. Hitherto, ne
dtds the qualify OF American cotton had II