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

AMERICAN INTERESTS-NO. 9.
Opium Is another article Of eommefce.
shich will lllnslrsie The TACT I haze en-
dsssored 10 prove. II wss formerly pro-
dured in Turkey. FOR The China mar
ksi. and 4 or 5000 chests we're annually
shipped IRON Turkey 10 that country.
This export 70 China has ceased sliageih-
er. 10 consequence OF the pfodigio8s IN
GREASE Of ils esllisalion By the Brush in
Indis.-rhs exports OF lh,s drug from Ia
dis 10 The celestial Empire. previous TO The
late troubles IN iha. eonnuy. reached The
enormous quaaliy Of $4,000 chests. val
ned al more Than 90 millions Of dollars.
There 10 opium YET epllissled in Tarkey.
boz shs market il formerly found in China
has been saaihiIsleJ. through The transfer
offs production 10 seosnlry. shsre. from
cheaper labor. and perhaps oIher causes.
il can be procured and shipped a mueh
lower prire. THIS revolulion has taken
place within lhs 90 yesrs.
Rice 70 an article that finds i,s nay from
India 10 Evrope. and o. no dlslsn, day
will nslsriaIly interfere with that Of our
own country.
Tobacco is also cultivated 10 large
extent. beyond the Cape uf Good Hope,
and 10 increasing. The East Indians are
addicted 70 The use OF tobacco. and grow
il for their own consumption. The arti-
Gle Is ons Of mere revenue in England,
and in fact, in nearly erery country 10
Europe. The value OF the tobacco ship
ped 10 Europe from this country TO- or
8 millions Of dollars. from which there is
collected cash revenue IS millions OF
dollars, much more than The whole annu.
81 expenses Of United States. Bul for this
reven1e, Great Britain would import her
tobacco from India. How long il will
be suffered 10 remain with this enormous
tar upon ], in foreign countries. remains
with the law makers 10 determine.
Its apparent that the destiny Of nations
Often depends npsn the transfer Of The
products Of the SOIL. 80 well as those OF The
arts Of life. lcould multiply examples IL
i were necessary, that would satisfy the
most skep,ical upon this point. will
only ask those who have full confidence
in the stability Of their occupations, 10
examine the history Of the wooIlsn man
alsciurs in England. Within ,wo een,u-
riss the grea. seal OF this vast trade was
10 Flanders. Englsnd. however, for along
ims past. has enjoyed the great markets
Of the world in this branch of.commerce.
Since the Peace OF 1915. The cheaper
laber Of the Con,inen, appears 10 be at
tracing much attention, and The manuIac.
.urs OF brosdcloth, especially. appears to
be returning TO i,s original soil. Cheap
ss labor is now 10 great Britain, il is ehss
per upon the Continent OF Europe.
The fabrics Of Germany compete sue.
cessfully ia this country, and elsewhere.
with those oi England, particularly those
Of wool. as well as some kinds Of cotton
goods.
A continuance Of peace will do much
TOW ards perfeciing almost every descrip
lion OF manufactures upon the Continent.
so tina, British capital and skill will find
competliors in all foreign markets.
Nothing can be more striking in this
connection Than the manufacture OF cot.
Ton. Ia former times, the supplies Of cot
ton goods, the consumption Of which was
rery limited, and confined almost entire
ly to Gres. Britain and this country, were
drawn from India. The tide has now
tuned. and not package OF cotton fabrics
is imported from India for the consump.
lion Of either country: but an immense
quantity Of fine as well as coarse couons,
are shipped to India and other paris Of
Asia.
All kinds are sent from England suit.
ell TO those markets; The coarse descrir-
tons only can be shipped from the Unit
ed STATES al present. and lhsse are 10 large
qusnti,ies, and the demand is constantly
increasing. the fabrics being superior TO
The British, from being manufactured from
better cotton.
The rapid strides made BY Grea, Bri-
tain in wealth and power, For, in the an
mails oftime ills bat short period since she
was very poor. arose from The liberal en-.
enlargement gwen by the Government
to. and fnal encouragement Of her manu-
features, which stimulated the foreign
and domestic eommercs Of the whole EN-
pire. .. .a
This grand stroke OF policy has been
the foundation Of Eng.and's power and
glory. IL has been we'll said. that the spin
dies Of England, in modern times, have
fUught all her battles, and made her the
mistress OF the ocean. besides substituting
all Europe al one time. and bringing the
rest Of The world into her debt.
And all this has been done by the rev.
oluuon produced through the magic power
infused into The steam engine, The spin
ing.jsnny, and the power-loom. Blu, the
day Of monopoly, in supplying the world
with coltans and woollens. has passed;
the penple Of Great Britain have seen and
been made 10 feel. that not only France,
Germ any. and Russia, bu, this country,
will soon manufacture for themselves. al
! that may be required for their own people