Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-03
EUROPEAN CoRREsPoNDENCE-tSo XxlVl
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December ~, 1913.
,,., S,rs The Government of the Unit States,
-,,,ra,e should IN ITS negotiations wiz" ,
''sl eve !, our Tobacco interest Ihere 70 much &c
sPoDrehended from an over-proddcuon oil .'e pau,
from consequent depression OF price, '" ""'..
IN, IN. planter will be driven 10 the ai'erhalse "
st,n,nr lis cultivation, and engaging IN other Pui
,,st probably the growing OF Cotton by tue
SUI ,he Weld of the litter article would become toe
msSn,, for consumption. BY dividing, however, the
labor between these great staples, without trans
,y any additional portion oil u TO the oouln' W
Assn /, of all opposing obstacles, will TAKE CARE
''' We have already nearly driven lndia ou'
~ ~, r,,o,saa markets-Hnd that we shall DO so, uh
,,dc,ous policy, altogether, ultimately a'm''S "
%' .; = doubt. The product of no other country
~, he afforded at tie low rates OF that Oh Tue o"''s
safes r,,o,,s of G. real
/,;, exhibiting a bslance of trade, IN one year, I"
.tn nrn 200 IN favor, one would be leo 70 oe"e'e
g., sba was ijtyai-m1g adn,moaS-l het cohme' -
..ou,se VITA But, take one item from our ES
-. and hat would they amount 10: DrauS' ~"
y, # $50 900 bales of Cotton from S4o.ooouoo
S"''s vonli be lett: Not above $4,000 Oo Inns
49, = the extent of Great Britain hoerahty' we
VIZ" h"r no ,hanks-no debt of gra''tude-ior ouy'"s
Wv r,,on No further evidence necessary " 60,
80" - his fac, than the duty on Tobacco. ~ snouio
t'''s" -, a hat for the purpose of breaking down,
'.,,u, ,nr Cotton interest, she made TREMENDOUS
,,a,s 70 p,oduce the article IN India. fmo'ng
,t, c,,d not be done as 10 exclude our Staple
.a, hsr markets. or, indeed, TO enter into co'hpe'
~ ,.,,h II she waged war against our Sou'helh VI
-" 49, I'D, ,hs consohnr belief, that 1t wouio
ta ,.sul,s by which she would be enaoieu 10 con
F.,. her wishes. Her only hope IS 10 their pros
80, Vale cotton is offered on more advantageous
, than Il can be produced IN inda, sac "as u.
,,sr alternative, than TO purchase u, irt u oe '
:, May 81 NJ L. Sustain her manufactures aga'hs
s,t,er countries Even by pursuing ms course
,h" A.. endangered by the formidable rivals wh'er
s,s sn,;nains W. To place them on more se'u''
lat,on the repeal Of the duty on the raw ma.ea
;. ,s certain as II such measure had already "a"s
n,,ad This is farc,bly urged IN recent Cfcuia.
Vs., Chem O,d L. Co.. manufacturers OF Man
bas,er in order that Sin the production OF heavy COZ
on cloths they may be p'aetd on more equa'
1rth .N.ac Eayiand Ia notcing 'i' s'"'' VI 'N' W
ton manufactures, they say
II, oe;.;,I ratntns II appears that the export o
cotton manufactures from the United States, OF al
koi. WIS 81 rs 755 in lS3S; S1?Ia,o'' IN 1897 -,
1861 in so; and 81, l225i6 IN loii. During al
these PERIODS h,ga prices with an inflated currency A
.,ed. The returns for the year ehu'ns stp'e aT
ls;a which have been published, are es'iina'eu
81 900 900 10 81 JU0 600. contraction OF the cur
r.ncy BEGAN Ia be felt during the fourth quarter Oh IN
last and the FIST OF the present year, ana prices
l,bo. and the material were 80 reauceo, ' nn, "
manufacturers produced at Reduction OF - u 'o3 Pc
cent ASSISTED by Improvements IN nacn'"e'y' m".'
a,,,sd them To nse an inferior sort ol COLON REV.
ouly they confined themselves 10 Cotton ""'e" ".
2nr cents per pound more thah eo.'oh VI ." e4u'i'
,,ooa st,ns but foul, and which their machinery wa
een,,Is - cl.,n Thus they were enabled to produce
af;cs OF The lower description OF cloth at in cts per 10
a;n, and cotton at per 10 while at 10 cts per 10
thew produced those finer descriptions OF fabrics
which IN the carly part OF lS42, cost "A cents, ane
which had been as high as 80 cents IN the previous
YEA, The shipments 10 China, were consequently
heavy IN the beginning of the year, and j, is estimated
TIA, 10! the whole year ending with September, 1913
they s have amounted TO S6,oOO,O0o or more
Such are The arguments used aud sensible ones they
are to procure repeal of the duty on raw COTTON
They will assuredlg affect th-r purpose but even then
the manufacturers of Old England cannot produce
heavy cotton cloths that bear competition will
those of New Engand, in the China market, If vi
AVOID ian ,afated eurreacy Rely upon IT, that The
chief protection which home industry requires, above
that afforded by simple Revenue Tariff, is protection
against AS INFLATED CURRENCY. Without a SOund
c!cuiiiinr medun-one that viii! neither contract no.
evaand suddenly-it will rest precarous tounda
t,ua.
Tho shipments Of cotton t,ris from the port Of Hull
from the Is. of January TO the oath of November, L
hluhurrh, Rotterdam, st. Petersburgh, &c, NC.
amounted to sc. 400 900 lbs 50 that England export
annually the first stage Of the manufacture, not les
ihan 100000 bales of staple to the North OF Eu
rope ! This gives employment to vast numbers
her operatives; TO her railroads; and to her ships
is nconceivablY srange-in our anxiety to build u
manufacturing establshmen's-that we should hav
overlooked this branch Of industry, exceedingly SIM
pe ia its nature. We have certainly been grasping
The sAadow and dropping the substance. III we WORK
ed ,nis 800 900 bales OF cotton into Twist, how many
additional vessels would it send to the German ant
Bate Oceans How many persons would temPloy
iad chat point presents more inducements JoT edPaa'
5yt> (, engage IN snch a pursuit hrn RleHMOND
NJ better water power to be found any ~hefe tha
tina, otio,de by the James River Canal, with the ad
yarare OF its being but temporarily, II at all, inter
4red vita bp ice. Or II it is desirable to proper ma
ch,nery by steam, abundance OF stone coal 10 nea
{, hand. Moreover, the material can be procured
- lower rates than at Lowell and elsewhere IN Inc Ne'
Enclaud 5 ates
The commerce of England is singuarly unnatura
Far instance look at t with Germany and with the
States Wootis imported from Germany out Of 'ch'c
The cio,ds are manufactured that exported to the
Satss and tie cotton imported from the Onued STATE
ont Of ,rhich Ike tcst 1nanuaotaytd that IS eJporte
q, n,angt-by which means, the carrying 10 secure
Ia considerable extent to English bottoms to their IN
finite emolument But John Bull s not satisfied wit
these advantages lie wants to grow wool IN Australia
so as to avoid the necessity Of purchasing that produce
IN Germany 10 make goods for his American customer
and he is knnvishly endeavorng to abolish SLAYER
IN the Uned States, as to raise cotton IN India !
order to make twist for his German customers!!! IL
the true policy Of the United States to have more u
tercourse with Germany and less with England ~
liz. Germans make cloth for US, aud let us make tUa
Ear them If our eyes, we'll theirs, are not opene
10 the Importance Of such barter, they must indee
ia blind 10 all that 10 conducive to the permahel
prosneri.y of each nation. In Germany, III we WI
bay "a literally of her products as we do OF thos
Of Great BrilanD We have a certain customer &c
onefourth of Cotton crop, and tor one-taii OF ou
Tobacco crop annually. Moreover, we may make
her interest az | am pretty we would, 10 purchas
the Teas she may require from us, instead OF import
ing them direct from China She cannot INT out ent,r
carsoes OF her own merchandise suited to the market
Of the East, and consequently it will be her policy
exchange such may be in request there, with us 10
the products Of that region The expectation OF tn
precious metals is still prohibited in the Celestial En-
pire- or what amounts 10 the same thing. Bullion
coBtraband article and, all coin is made into IL tn
moment that it arrives none of 1t ever finds its va
back 10 the point whence it was shipped If, then
China can consume of products than
of hers i, Will be necessary TO secure markets for th
excess Of imports, snd they can be readily found
Germany, inasmuch, if she attempted to carry q
extended trade with China she would find so large
balance against her to drain her OF her circulation
/ have Just been waited upon by the CLIFF Of th
largest wooen manufacturing establishment on tn
continent, a member of the Prussan Board of Com
inerce. lie hes thoroughly convinced me, althoug
had but few doubts Of the fact before, that he ca
produce Clo'hs nt lower price than they be mad
in England Fo. their durability will vouch, we
Us for their beauty Of finish. tie manifess much 50
c,tude that they should have fair trial on sid
Of the Atlantic: and he intends to make adventur
Of few lot. expressly manufactured for our markets
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