Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-05-26
From ne RI Amand tFaN Wig.

Opium = another article II commerre, whirh viii
illustrate the Tact l have endeavOred To prove. IL
was formerly produced IN Turkey. for the China
market. and 1000 or 5000 IN. sis were annually
slipped from Turkey to that country. This export
to China has ceased altogether. in consequence of
the a~rod;gious increase of its cultivation nv the Bria
Ten M India. The exports of tins drug from India
10 the Celestial Empire previous To he late troubles
~ mat country, reached the enormous quantity of
'C'Voo chests. valued al morn than twenty millinns
~ uo'ars. There is Opium yet cult, alcd In TOR
: "u' NC market 1t formerly fuusd in China haa
"hnihilated. through the transfer of il. ptodnc.
" 'uuhify' where, from cheaper Labor aud
'''' causes, Il can be Produced nud ship.
ptu d a much lnwer price. THIS revolution h,s
''Nen pace wthin the last twenty ve,rs
Ni'c Is an article that finds IFS "a AZ from I,,t;, +,
Eur"Pe' and at NO distant day a I'M ,,a.;.u.s.'a
ieIe WIN that oi or own rounrry.
Tobacco Is also cultivated To , i,,,o -
ond me Cape OF Good Hope. aud : incrc,sirg
W. has' INDIANS are addicted to The use of E,hacco,
ahd grow II tut their own consump,;,,, .r,''-r,
Is one ui mere revenue m Esgland, and ,n c., !.
nearly everv country IN Europe. The ,aIaaaI
Tobacco shipped 10 Europe from this co,,,..
seven or eight millions Of dollars; from Will
u collected n Cash revenue OF Ihiriy-fve niuaas.
dollars, much mo e Than the whole expenses of, ia
United States. but Tor this revchnc. Great Britain
wonld import her tobacco FINN India. How L,ng
a. VIII he suffered tn remain with This enormous tar
upon II in iO.tign countries, remains with IN. I,,S
make - to determine.
IL is apparent that the destiny Of nations. on.,
depends upn the transfer Of the pr,ducr. of tho
soil, as well rs those Of The arts OF life. could
multiply examples fit were necessary. thai voulJ
satisfy the most skcptcal upon this point. I will ON.
" ask those who have full confidence ia The st,bil,.
w 81 Their occupauons. to examine ihs history oTthe
N"olIen Nlanuinriurc IN England. Within tNn cen.
lures The great seat of this vast trade was in Elan.
ders. England, however, Tor n hong time nn,, b,.
I ana...l A
OF commerce.
Sinre the peace of 1915, The cheaper labor orIbo
continent. appears TO be attracting mach attention.
and The manninciurc Of hroadcloIh. especially. m.
pears TO be returning To iIs original s,il. Chenna "a
labor Is now IN Great Britain, II is cheaper upon the
continent Of Eumpe.
The fabrics of Germany compete successfully Il,
ms country, and elsewhere, with those % fEngl,nd,
particularly ihnse Of wool, as wellas some kind Of
cotton goods.
A cortinn nee Of peace will do much toward,
PerIcciing almost every description Of manufacturers
upon the continent, so that British capital aid
SKIN VIII lind competitors in all foreign mar.
kcis.
No'hIng can lie more striking in this cpnnocrinn
than the manufacture of cotton. In former tme..
the supplies of cotton goods, The consump,inn Of
which was very limited, and cuufncd nlmns, en-.
'rely io Great Britain and This country. were drawn
from lndta Tho tide has now turned and no, =
package ol COLON iahIIcs n imported frnm India for
The consumption "i either country, hut an immens.
quantity uf ire. as well n runr.e cuItous. r hin.
ped To- India and uther paris Of AsIn.
All KINDS are sent from England suiica To- lhoso
markets.; The coarse description only can I've shin.
ped ifoin tn" United : ales al present. aud Ihcso
trc sent IN large quantities, and the demand il cum
Sianily increasing, the Ghric bcin. superior 4, IN,
British from beng manufactured from heller cot.
ton.
The rapid strides made by Great RriIain in
wealth and power, ('nr, in the annals Of Time IL !,
but n shori period since she was very pour) anse
rom The liberal Encouragement Civ en- hv Ib. G,,.
eminent Ia, aud inal establishment Of her mann.
"''4''S' "hl'h stimulated The foreign and domestic
"nmmer"e Of the whole Empire.
Th's grand stroke of pol ry has been The f,up,o.
'i"n "i ErglaHn'S power aud glory. Il has been
wen said, that The spindlCs uf FINLAND. i'm modcSn
tunes even fought all her battles, and male her The
mistress Of the Orcnn hcsidcs sul~idizing al Eumno
'' one lime aud bringing The resi- Of The world into
her debt.
An all II is has been done by IN, rev.lu,io, nm
Inc"d through the magic pnwer infis,d in,n m,
SEAN Engine. the spinning JJnncy, and the powcr.
Loom. But the day Ut mOu"pnly, IN suuulyinp iho
world with cuitnns and wU,llrns. ha, d ,s,eJ: IN,
'epple al Great Britain have seen and heen mads
y" Heel thai ioi only France. Germany md R,ss,n
bat tins country. will spnn mrnuficture lnr tbem..L
YES nj that my be required for their own DC nile.
md To spnrc. ~
The Pnlicy Of Great Britain is ohvinns To- all who
have noticed her Legislation since The peace of
She has seen That the continent uf Europe is CHS
Ing 10 het m1nuilrlurcs. aud that her fuinre hopes
'"r ,he sale "i her home Productions mus he found
m her colonies; aud lrum these c,.louie, ~. -
material must be drawn. She see. Thai she -
croAded oui OF other e, unlrics, aud that The 100
m"lions ct people nnder her domain in lnda. m..t
ne Tic consumers of her manufactures. md in 70.
lufh' The products Of The Indian soil nre 10 he rokcn
N ia! mcn'' This vii give her a certain and per.
mer mn'Ne'' "i''hi IS n cardinal point Nth a
manufacturing people.
rms Iolcy has been steadily KEPT in view bv
every Brush statesman. Tor five and twenty ve,rS
ana openly avowed by The candid Of both polticnI
parties. '"'