Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-09-23

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EAsr INptA CorroN.-We eapy The
following from the BulnHnpfe American
of a late date. Its statements are quite
worthy the attention Of our planters 1
The cessation Of hestllities ID China
caused a decrease in the exports ( Ia#t
India cotton 10 England, which had be.
come much greater Than ts,hl on account
efthe war which closed The Chinese mar.
ket. From January TO May last This dlni.
mutton in the receipts Of 1ndia eottoa In
Grsat Britain was marked Bat sineethe
msnth OF May IL appears that Tho siiunti.
w Of tins article In tho English ports haH
Increased a. compared with The Imports Of
last year. The accounts state that be-.
twaa, the 10Th or May and The s2dof Ju.
Nv, lsae, there were imported into Liver.
popl ge,a74 bales of Isst India Gotten
and between the 10Th Of Mny mud The &d
OF July. 1913, there were ih,pofted 43sa44
bales. Here IL an increase Of 4e0u bales,
Notwithstanding the demand of ether and
mere accessible markets in China. Va
In view Of these facts The Boston Atlas
predicts that We shall gee East India cot
ton driving American oat Of the English
market, while 1eras and Jamaica Gotten
viii be kneeking nj our " doors.
The iatelligewce received of late fretn
Tho East Indies seems 10 be l,hIayofaale
NJ Il regards The snccess ot'tlib experiment
10 cultivate. American cotton IN thai eouns
try, There In ne doubt. llewsvar. vt The
Increased culture Of the native plant.
WHISTLER IL will happen that the India pre-
duet will drive our own simple out of the
English market or not, II must II all even's
DO apparent that the large supplies furaisht
ed by India cannot but affect the prices oil
the article. Nor is India the only eoin.
try which IL adding largely to the annual
aggregate Of The cotton crop of the world.
Egypt, Brazil, Jamaica, TesaH--all are
enlaraing the growth Of this Htapls. Our
Southern States have formidable competiss
tors IN these various countries, and there
IL not one OF them probably which would
not be favored BY British policy aeoncr
than our own, if sufficient supplies for tho
British market could bs obtained forthem'
II would seem therefore that tho ofcon.
rasRement Of homo manufaetires--tho bni's
ding up of n great manufacturing syHteln
fought 10 be a. favorite policy with the
South. Under such a system, well estah.
lishea and secured oar manufacturers could
anpply not only our wants in respect 10
good aud cheap cotton fabrics, but their.
ingenuity, skill and industry would make
this country the great scat Of manuiaeiu.
ring opnlenee and art, whence supplies
might 20 forth 10 The eStremi'iss Of The
earth. The home consumption Of raw
estton il at present very great | yet the cx.
tent to which il might 60. with proper care
and judgement, NO man can calculate from
any data now at hand without falling
short Of what tho reality would be. The
Southern planters might the more readily
unite in sustaining such a policy, because
while our own manufactures would thus
be extended aud The home market for the
raw material be enlarged, year after year,
tho countries which now buy our cotton
would still continue to do so, al least until
o,hce sources OF supply became abundant
enough 10 enable 10 do without onr staple
and III such a case as that they would
Law duties upon our cotton at any rate'
whether we had 0 system Of home manu-
features or not.
Two more convtcts escaped from sing
Sing last Saturday, !.
They had leisurely constructed a small
STOW, which. when finished, they took an
opportunity of sliding iato the water, and
themselves after it, and were floating away
some distance when discovered.
The seow being imperfectly fastened
soon filled, and v little boy, seeing the dis
lister, put off in a boat to the rescues the
Two men, without knowing their charac.
Ter.
When his bbat came up, they sprang in.
Ia ID piled the oars--the prison guard be-
ing then alarmed, and riirsuing in a beat
reached the share, and ran fol- the weeds,
closely followed by the guard, who sue
ceeded in retsking enc of the fuglt,Ves.
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