The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-31

January next reach $1,000 bales it will give total
Of $4,000 bales, the average weight OF which is
about 800 pounds.
Intelligent gentlemen Of England who have every
facility for forming correct opinion, estimate the
crop OF l64l at 500 900 bales $4,000 000 pounds,
which is more than the entire crop of the United
States IN 1927, and more than total exports in
any one year, prior TO l932-showing increase
more rapid than at any time in the United States
since It's Introduction into the country These are
facts that ought TO convince planters that within
hve years, they must prepare to grow cotton at to
cents pound, turn their attention TO something
else Thus far they have not improved the quality in
proportion to the extent Of quantity; hence it
comes more Immediately into competition with
middling and lower grades, which is doubtless
cause for the decline of Liverpool all descriptions
OF American cottons except the fine qualities. That
they can, and will, in time, bring their cotton to
higher Standard we have no reason to doubt Should
any one doubt the ability of India to increase her
production in ratio proportioned to the above
noticed until II reaches point sufficient not only to
supply the entire wants Of Great Britain, but of the
whole world, let him examine the subject fully and
impartally for himself and The but admit that
she possesses all the facilities and material requisite
to such result The best ATTITUDES for the
iul culture of cotton between 90 and IS degrees
India lies between and 80 degrees of latitude its
greatest width being 20 and % degrees, averaging
| about 800 miles That portion of the United States
where cotton is cultivated with success lies between
20 and 80 degrees of latitude and is about 900 miles
IN width India has an extent of territory embracing
nearly double the number of square miles adapted TO
the growth Of cotton than the United States has.
WIN TINS vast extent OF cotton-producing soil which
is said to be of the richest character population of
l20,00O,030 Of British subjects, the laborng portion
OF which receive but to cents per day. and they
are in fact the mere sers of the East India Company
If proper impulse is given, and obstacles not of
y.serious nature overcome il is hardly possible to
tent tn xyh he I'm
of cotton may be carried within the next ten years
British India.
Can it be doubted that the East India Company,
stimulated as it is by the hope of profit and the
tenance and aid of the British Government, will
cease to follow up their successful experiments area-
dy made, until they gu the markets of England and
drive out all competition. Not only will it be the
policy OF England to sustain and encourage this veal
thy and powerful company, but the moment she can
obtain her supplies from her dominons that mo-
ment will she place duty our cotton markets
Although she has always preached up different doc
trne, she has invariably adopted the policy of pro
tectng her own productions, and indeed it is to such
course of policy that she indebted for her great
ness, her wealth, and her power. On this question
party both numerous and powerful under the infu-
ence of morbid, fanatical philanthropy, will urge
her forward even to great sacrifices if necessary with
the hope of destroying the peculiar institutions of our
Southern States by rendering the products of slave
labor as near valuecss as possible. correspondent
Her boundless fields might be covered with cotton
the fertile plains of Assam with tea-her lower
grounds with rice-her rich tracts with sugar cane
and thus go on covering her land with plenty while
she would in return take manufactures to clothe
her 100 600 900, to extent can hardly apprec
ate" He farther says that owing to the amount OF
American cotton taken by Great Britain g that de.
testabe compound of vice and wickedness, American
slavery has become firmly entrenched behind her cot
ton bags and we and we alone can remove it. Ma
of the English Journals enthusiastic upon the
subject of the result of the experiments in India and
boasuy congratulate the country that the time is at
hand when they will be independent of the United
States for this great staple. Is il not time then for
our planters to take warming and prepare themselves
for the worst Should they not encourage gradual
increase for demand at home for they may rely upon
ii, it will be the only market within ten years, that
its wisdom would adopt such course Of policy as
would induce the governments of Europe to open
their ports to tobacco upon something like
of fair reciprocity, then might the cotton planter at
once apply part of his force to the production of
that article proftaby. Let the planters Of Alabama
plant but half their usual quantity of cotton, and APP
ply the other half of their force to the production of
something else. BY so doin they will get quite as
much money for what they do make, and save in adj
don to the proceeds from the labor of the other half
They should also pay more attention to the quality
and cleanliness of their cotton, the necessity for
which is fully proven by the relative prices this year
venture to predict that while present prices for fine
cotton will be sustained, the lower qualities will still
further decline