The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-16

AMERICAN INTEREsTs-Na

ny a. The present lime, without money,
o. sound credit. and with al he elemsnls
Of prosperity In Il, induces me 20 address
. lev observations 70 our friends eagsg-
ed in the eulusssion &C cotton; and per-
hsPs The views shall pnseni. may sp-
fiy 70 other articles, the produce Of COR
soil.
| will here remark, lhal have been
an actor and close Obsersef Of. and in, the
affairs Of lhis and other countries Tor the
last twenty Eve years. Ny pursuits and
condition in life have led me 60 alch the
march Of improvement 81 home and abroad
Crest Britain in particular. with her
vast and colonial possessions. and eoIos-
sal power. has been constantly before me.
The proceedings Of Parliament. The
East India Company. aud individuals en-.
gagged IN extending the possessions Of the
British Empire. ! have observed with
deep and abiding interest.
II 10 known 20 many persons Q. Ihe
Southern, aud ia lsci al HE S,sies. that
an effort is nov in progress 10 increase
the quantity end improve The quality Of
cotton 10 British India. and tina, persons
OF skill aud inielligenre iI this branch Of
agriculture. have gone flnm seversl Of oar
cotton growing States 10 India. Tor the
purpose Of carrying ous The views OF the
East India Company. and The British
Government. ] wish new 10 call The Sc
riaus and candid sreniion Of the cotton
planters TO feS facts touching this great
interest. in the hope ina, they may be
aroused from their isncied security, and
look Of their true situation.
10 order that We may understand our
own position. il would be well 10 examine
soms Of The remarkable revolutions ihai
have taken place in The world. through The
instrumeniaIiiy Of commerce, within The
last two cealuries.
These changes have not been confined
70 this eoH,inuent or that Of Europe, but
have extended and become OF late years
marked and striking in The East. Tbs
immense productions Of the soil OF The
Eas, Indies have assumed an Importance
that may veil engage The attention Of us,
in his nav world.
These revelations have no. generally
been produced or achieved BY the sword,
but by The introduction Of The mschsaic
arts. manufactures and sgricultural pro.
ducts. which have been transferred from
one country 10 smother. and with them
the power Of producing at chesp rates.
arising from more genial climates. better
soil. greater skill. or cheaper labor; and
perhaps. as 10 the case 10 CONS instances.
ell these advantages combined. This
adaptation TO produce the same articles al
lower prices. ia different countries, has
been carried out 10 an extent that seems
almos. miraculous. besides having been
Of the highest Importance. in point Of civil.
liz,tion, 10 mankind. These commercial
enterprises are the great missionaries, il
/ may so speak. that have opened up the
way 10 The introduction Of Christianity.
which, think, has always been proceed
ed BY IN introduction Of the eommoa arts
Of life.
10 proceed with my illustrations OF the
Im porlance and increase ofcommerce with
IFS changrs:-rsa. for example. uss first
brcugh, 10 England, sbnut the year 1860,
and now more than 10000. 900 pounds
are imported into that realm annually,
yielding revenue Of 81, 100000.
There are alec 10000, 900 pounds i'm
ported into the United States. which 10
now admitted free Of duty. Coffee was
introduced few years earlier than Tea.
into Europe; the consumption Of which.
upon the continent, is much greater in
proportion than that of Tea. We impol,
and consume annually nearly 10000. 900
pounds Of Coffee, and without duty. Su
gar, which has become almost q neeessa>
ry Of life. was not in common use al a
much earlier period Than Tea and Coffee.
Rice, which has become one Of the great
staples of South Carolina aud Georgia.
and very important uno TO The whole
country, was brough, to the former State
from India, not earlier than The year
100.
These four great articles Of European
and American consumption. with that yet
more importan, product Cotton. are all
natives of The East. The snIl Of South
Carolina, but fifty years since. produced
more than 1000, 900 pounds Of Indigo,
which, al that period. constituted an i'm
msnse commerce. and brought TO her
people wealth. in the commodities Of TO-
reign Countries. Now. what has become
Of her ludigo plant! Why, its cultivation
has been transferred TO Bengal. And the
Cotton Of India, transplanled to the coil
Of South Carolina, has become her most
valuable production.
II may be asked. hnw this transfer ol
the Indigo culture was made! And how
the quality was improsed, and the guam
| ii,y increased 10 the large amount 81 nine
millions Of pounds for expnrta,ion, which
command; the markets Of the world! This
revolution was accomplished through the
aid furnished in money {, the Guilty. siors,
bv the British Government, combined
with The persevatins industry and LEM