Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-23

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at home TO. mature its growth and extend
/ its shelter, that ali.our poserity from sea 10
sea may ultimately repose IN peace ano
happiness beneath its grateful shade,ls
the task which we Inherited. aud The mis-
sion which we must accomplish. Difficult
may be the achievement, too credulous
may seem the hope ofaccolnpishlns, sucll
a destiny, hut. the resources OF American
genius are fully adequate 10, it:all, u 1t VIII
1 only adhere 10 the path which.lhe .consti-
tuition has marked out for lis pursuit. VIII
it be thus wisely guided?-Demo. Revae,o.
From the Greensboro ;Ala. J Beacon.
THE PRESENT TARIFF REDU-
CED THE PRICE OF COTTON.
We End in the last Mobile Register
table showing the prices al, which cotton
has sold in Mobile since October. lS30,
down to June past, inclusive. The Prit-
ces are stated for each month oflhe cotton
season, commencing with October oi each
year and ending with June. The average
for each year is also given: The crops OF
lS42-'43 and lS43-'44, >, have averaged
lower prices than those Of any. previous
wear since 80. Without having made the
calculation, we should say, from .slancing
over the figures, that the. average prices
fortwelve crops proceeding thai Of lS42
'43 are nearly so per cent, higher than for
The last5two crops. :. The crop OF 1888 40
was The largest ever raised in The United
Sla,es--the average prices that year for
...inferior'". and '.good fair" and all inter-
mediate grades, were, 81 a 81 cents; for.
lS42--'43. The averages were So a 8; for
for l543-'44, 6d aSs. Now;lhe difference
in price between either of, The two last
named years, and any other from SOTO
the present, except '39 and 40, is .pfoba.
bly, MOI less than 25 per cen'.- but.Ife. .av-
erage difference for the twelve yearais
is near 50 per cent. ::.vr,t IS t.,i ,,:i., .ss
No man can examine this liable without,
being fully convinced that some powerful I
cause has been affecting the price. Of cot
ton for the lasl two years. The only
question Is ,ohat is that cause? Some
dear friend of the present tariff. replies,
thai The Two last crops have been heavy:
We reply that several crops comparatively.
large have been grown since lS30.--we
therefore reject his answer as u1satisfac,o-
ry. We are aware that abundant crops
necessarily affect prices, provided The de-
maudf or cotton has greatly Increased
within the last fifteen years. The increase
in the demand hasbeen,lwe have very lille
doubt, as great as the increase in the sup
ply. The demand has not only been iu-
creased by nev markets that have. been
opened for cotton goods in different parts
of the world, hut by The neD asses 10 which
cotton has been applied. !, A heavy article
manufactured of cotton is found to answer
for sails in place of Russia duck, the ar,i-
Gle generally used until within. the last
few vears,-lhe quantity consumed in this
way is considerable. Cotton has also
taken the place of linen for a variety of
purposes. But as The presentstarif impo-
Sc sdulies so high upon many articles man.
ufactured Of cotton in England, that the
articles cannot be imported. into thecoun-
Try. as a natural consequence England has
less use for our cottou-.she therefore buys
less Of US. tThis fact is clearly. established
by table nov before us. Again, The
prices of'cotton manufactures having. adj
vanced largely in his country since the
passage of the present tariff, as al natural
consequence, fewer cotton goods have
been bought, aud less cotton consumed,
than would have been in the same period,
had prices OF the manufactured article
been lower. 1t requires no argdmentto
I prove thai when goods Of my kind ad-
vance. The general ability ,oflhe consumer
remaining the same, lie has 70 buy less,
1t being true then that a high hIafiffs dimin-
ishes both the foreign aud the home, de-
! mand for our ur.cotton, it follows as, "a natu.
d raj consequence, that it reduces the price
ofsthe raw malerial: Phaihe act Of '42
is high we2presume no sane man in the
! country who knows any thing of fit-(pro-
baby excepting Mr.. Clay,--for he says in
:. one of his letters designed for-the Soulii
that he was never in favor Of what he; re.
sarded as high tariff. and in a recen
letter. designed for The North, heIappr6ve.
.the present law)-will pretend to deny
Nor 10 do we think any sane man can
give the subject proper reflection, ~ithouI
being convinced thalstke present tarif shas
reduced the price, Of cotton. - Z ~ ~
The Greenville Mounlainneer ofthe 1 ltt
inst. says, "We understand thai Coll G
!, F. Towues has resigned the office of Com
missioner in Equity for this District; ianf
that the Governor has appointed 7. sP
Butler, Esq. 10 I'll the vacancy !.
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