Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-15
DoIttfraI.
THE COTTON EXPERIMENT IN THE
EAST INDIES.


We give to our readers-and especially
10 those of the South-says the Constitu-
tion-a letter upon the subject of the ex.
pertinent which has been in progress du.
ring the last seven wears, under the auspi-
ces of the East India Company, to raise
cotton in that country. The writer of the
letter is regular and truly able cores
pendent of the Union, and the editor of
that paper well denoninates it lone of
the ablest and most interesting letters
which has ever appeared in its columns"
The facts are derived from one OF the
American agents, who, with others, went
to the Indies in the employment of the East
India Company, in order to test on large
scale, the fitness of the soil and climate of
that country TO produce this great staple.
The experiment, as will be seen, has been
fully and fairly made, and the result is a
total failure, or rather demonstration,
that there are causes, as fixed as the laws
of nature, which must forever preclude the
hope of supplying the markets of Eng
lang with that important product from that
source. The effort has totally failed-the
experiment will never be renewed.
We may state it, then, as great ge-
ographical and practical fact, that between
the southern line of Virginia and the Rio
del Norte, the southern boundary of Tex
as, is comprised the best, if not the only
profitable cotton growing lands in the
world. The character of the American
staple is so superior, that it deieS all com
petition, and fears none. This fact con-
sdered in relation to its political influen-
ces, is perhaps most fortunate. Thus
viewed, it in truth becomes a great ele
ment Of power, whose influence is to bind
the nations in a chain of peace, when all
other considerations might fail TO preserve
it. The immense value Of the exports of
this article from the United States has long
since been seen and felt. Ii has already
doubled the value of the aggregate of all
other exports. With the acquisition of
Texas, and the reduction of the high pro-
tective tariff, which has imposed such bur-
dens upon its free expectation, we may ex-
pect to see its production so increased as
to supply the markets of the world in all
time 10 come. That the tariff will be SO
reduced, we cannot and do not permit our
selves to doubt. Texas ours, the tariff
that fruitful source of wrong and sectional
irriatation-adjusted upon revenue ba-
sis, the custody of the public money IN
der the safe and free control of the Go
vernmeni, and sectional and party feelings
allayed or so restrained as 10 permit all
with unity of feeling and purpose, &c
press forward in the fixed path of our des
tiny, to what degree of moral grandeur
and political power may we not attain
We may look forward, then, with an ar
dent hope and chasteDed pride to the full
attainment of all those blessings and benc
fits to ourselves and to the world, which
these causes, impelled by our free inslitu
tons, are so we'll calculated TO produce.
But here is the letter, grouping these
importan! facts for the consideration OF all
New YoRK, Sept. %, ls45.
The Zenobia, which arrived at this por
on Saturday morning last, from Calcutta
East Indies, brought home one OF The
American cotton, planters, who, sumo five
years since, entered the service OF tht
Hon. East India Company, as a superln
tendent of COTTON farms, in their extensive
experiment made to grow American cot
ION IN that region, and to improve the cu
uvalion of native cotton. | have hac
much conversation with Mr. T who Wen
from mississippi; and alter having servet
the government for FIVE years, the. Term o
his engagement, has returned, as stated
in the Zenobia, He has communicates
TO me much valuable and interesting IN
formation in relation to India.
lie estimates the experiment has cos
the government about S5O0,OOO, and tina
il has resulted in The most complete am
signal failure!
In ls4O, an agent Of the government
came TO the United States, and repaired Il
Louisiana and Mississippi, where the grow