Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-01-06

and our market in that quarter would be
entirely destroyed. But the cotton
growing interest OF the South is a great
national interest, and is one Of the prin
clPaI sources OF our national wealth
There, sir there's a dough- face for
you! The cotton growing interest OF
me South is a great national interest,"
Is ~ What less is the grain growing,
corn planting, cattle raising, and manu-.
laclurlng interests Of the East, West,
and the Middle Safest Are these 10 be
sacrificed is free labor Of secondary
importance to SIaUe labor-and are we
to be told this by a pretended democrat.
lc Governor Of a free StateH speak
now in a "nationaI" sense. If the aris-
locracy Of the South desire slGres, let
them have them 10 the full limit OF con-
siItutIonal right. But the Anglo Saxon
blood revolts at the idea OF binding up
their national interests with tho cor
rodlng chain Of slavery.
turn from this view to a~nother.--
'lhe cotton planters of the South pur'
chase, annually y, a large amount Of our
staple commodities, and are our con-
SumerS.' And do we not reciprocate by
taking their cotton in return? But his
ExcelIency is fearful that the policy Of
the government will destroy this home
market by forcing them to 'turn their
attention 10 the cultivation OF the same
staples WI produce Well-there is no
more accounting for arguments, than
there is for tastes. Why did not his
Excellency turn back to his expressed
idea, that individuals like nations, will
trade with each other so long as it is
their interest to do so! trust, there.
fore, he will draw consolation from his
own wisdom, and give himself no more
trouble on this head.
But the language Of the extract Civ
en- above, is deceptive and unsound- -.
The cotton crop Of the United States is
more than one.half Of the crop of the
whole world, and SO long as it maintains
its relative position as to quantity and
quality, it will lose nothing Of it's i'm
portance in a national point Of view,
for the manufacturers Of Europe can't
do without it. As a national interest
we hold the balance of power; and ac-
cording to the Edinburgh Review, (no
mean authority,) England stands 10
more dread Of our refusing TO sell her
our cotton, before she is prepared to do
without it, than we ought TO be Of her
refusing to buy our meats and bread
sIufs. And now, after helping his Elk.
cellency out Of the dilemma about the
Southern home market, he cannot re-
fuse to admit that England will lake
both u cotton and our breadstufs, just
as long as it is for her interest 10 do so,
and no longer
Lest, however, some doubt should
cloud the mind Of the Governor on this
subiect-and, hereafter, when We 10 The
West shall lose our market in the South
and England shall no longer seek her
cotton on u shores, he should nj
and refuse 10 be comforted,' beg here
TO subjoin an extract from the Report
Of the Commissioner of Patents, made
to Congress, February 7lh, l842.
"Whenever TO Whatever cause it
may he owing) the price Of cotton is
low, the attention Of cultivators, the
next year, is more particularly dive rted
from cotton to the culture Of corn, and
other branches Of agriculture, in the
cotton producing States. As cotton is
now so low, and so little In demand in
the foreign market, unless a market be
created at home, it must necessarily be-
come an object of less attention TO the
planters, and it cannot be expected that
the agricultural products Of the West
will fad so ready a sale in the Southern
market as 10 some former years. 9th.
or countries, too, as India, Egypt, and
other ports Of Africa, Brazil, and Tex
as, are now coming more decidedly into
competition with The cotton growing in
terest OF our country; so that an in
crease Of this product from those coun-
tries, and a corresponding depression in
ours, are TO be expected"
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