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

We give to our readers--and especially
TO 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 years, 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 denominates it " one 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 10 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 rs 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 lailed--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 Notte, 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 defies all com
petition, and fears none. This fact con
sidered in relation to lis political in0uen.
ces, is perhaps most fortunate. Thus
viewed, it in truth becomes great Gle.
ment Of power, whose influence is TO bind
the nations in chain of peace, when all
other considerations might failto preserve
il. The immense value Of the exports of
this article from the United States has long
since been seen and felt. 1t has already
doubled the value Of the aggregate Of all
other exports. With the acquisition of
Texas, and the reduction of the high pro-
teciiye tariff, which has imposed such bur
dens upon lis free expectation, we may ex
pect to see its production so increased as
tosupply 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
lrrlatalion--adusied upon a revenue ba-
sls, the custody Of the public money IN
Der the safe and free control Of the Go
vernmeni, and sectional and party feelings
alayed or so restrained as 10 permit all,
wih unity Of feeling and purpose, to
press forward in the fixed path Of our des-
tlny, TO what degree Of moral grandeur
and political power may we not attain =
We may look forward, then, with an ar
dent hope and chastened pride TO the full
attainment Of all those blessings and benc-
hts 10 ourselves and to the world, which
'aese causes, impelled by our free inslitu-
ions, are SO well calculated 10 produce.
But here is the letter, grouping these
imPorlan! facts for the consideration Of all:
New YoRK, Sept. %, ls45.
The zenobia, which arrived at this port
% % Saturday morning last, from Calcutta,
East Indies, brought home one of the
american cotton-planters, who, some five
years since, entered the service of the
non' East India Company, as a superin--
enoeni of cotton farms, in their extensive
experiment made to grow American cot
w 70 that region, und to improve the cul-
walton Of native cotton. have had
much conversation with Mr.. IT,, who went
,sOm Mississippi; and after having served
w government for FIVE years, the term Of
~ engagement, has returned, as slated,
,ame Zenobia He has communicated
y y ne much valuable and interesting IN.
"'natlon in relation to India.
! he estimates the experiment has cost
~ government about S500,000, and that
a0as resulted 10 The most complete and
signal failure als iaegS
70 io40, an agent Of the government I
Jame q the United States, and required tol !
LOUISIANA and hIississipptwhere the grow !