Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-08-09

and sending it TO England Their operation
were simple having no knowledge of machine
ry but made good substantial fabric with their
fingers and sticks, and expect there a. some
here present that recollect the time when the
seed was picked from all the cotton made in
the United States, with fingers, and simple roll.
Ter gins turnel by hand, and the cotton spun
and wove in manner equally simple.
When the East India company obtained til C
ascendency in that vast egI9n, they turned it
to their own advantage. They sent the cot
ton to England where factories were establish
ed aud the company realized great profit from
the sale of their cotton By superior skill and
the aid of machinery, England was enabled to
manufacture the article much cheaper and in
larger quantities, and shipped to India which
caused the natives almost to deslst. The
East India company at this time exercising
control ever the cotton plantations, and pro-
curing the labor of the natives for mere trife,
are endeavoring to supercede the American
cotton trade, by sending their Op n cotton to
England to be manufactured by persons, who
are also interested in the operations of the COM
pany.
That the American cotton is of better quail.
ty than the India cotton, and that It can be ship
| pedto Europe cheaper, is beyond dispute. In Or
der that our cotton may always maintain this
preference, it is only necessary that the Ameri'
can planter should use more care to prepare it
neatly for market. There has already been
| a revolt of some of The native Indians against
| the growing and wanton power of their OPP
! pressros, and if they succeed in their future
attempt as well as they have in those already
made, those oppressed and unfortunate people
may yet see the day when like these United
| States they too may become free and indepen
dent, when the name of England and English
men, will excite disgust and horror and they
turn away from all intercourse with a country
that bad so long domneered ever and trOdden
them under their feet.
l!ostilIies have lately been commenced in
China against the growing intrusIons Of Great
Britain. In that country great portion OF the
India cotton has hitherto been manufactured
Those bellgerent movements have checked the
business for the present which has caused Z
larger quantity oflHdia Gotten than usual 10 bt
semitic England within year or two past. How
long this war VIII continue. or what ultimate
effect may be produced upon the operations in
China remains yet TO be known.
1.-THE inhabitants the East Indies should
finally succeed in throwing off the yoke of hel
oppressors, and the light of civilization and sci
ence dawn upon that unhappy country, and
availing themselves Of the information obtain
ed from their unjust present uppressors.
should suppose that the continent CT Asia
would afford ample scope for all their opera
tons, and that they would never think Of in.
curing the expense and difficulty of sending
their cotton to Europe while they could manu-
facure it and find market higher home, Let
American planters, establish and encourage
Agricultural societies throughout the country
And holl associations for mutual instruction
Where every subject that relates to our best
interest may be fully and freely discussed, thai
we may be enabled to walk In the light OF cor.
rect policy.
Every mans plantation is a colony ovel
which he exercises dominion without control
and ike we'll arranged fortifcation, it should
be well stored with every necessary supply, sc
that he may be prepared for any and every
emergency.
Fellow citizens,
1t is on occasions like the present that full
proof exhibited of the perpetuity of our rights
and liberties. Here together meet politicians
of contending opinions, churchmen of different
denominations, the old and young male and le
male. Like the meeting of many waters, from
different sources commingle the best feelings o
the heart III one universal wish for the happI
ness and prosperity Of man,-so, when the toe
sin 81 war from some distant region shall ava
ken the peaceful slumbers of our citizens, anC
threaten our happy country with INVASION, al
classes, forgeIful ofparty strife, will unite as {
band Of brothers to resist the daring foe