The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-01-16

her in vassalage to England, and although
our State has not been reduced to poverty by
the tribute paid to commission merchants, her
progress in wealth has been greatly retarded
by it; but were even the same sum expended
in the erection of warehouses the aggregate
wealth Of the State would not be diminished
and all would reap some benefit from its re-
tention among us,-that State warehouses
might remedy the evils complained Of, i'm
spectors, chosen blythe people, or legislature,
are necessary whose duties should be to sam
pie and classify cotton and certificates of
the quality and weight Of each bale signed
and sealed with a seal Of office the f~alsifca-
ton Of which certificates should subject the
%imitator to the pains and penalties Of forgery.
If a method OF classification founded upon
specific differences Of qualities we're adopted
the strongest and almost only reason urged
by commission merchants in favor Of their
employment by planters would be removed;
for any person would be able to discriminate
classes founded upon such principles by a
little attention to the subject, and if estab-
lished by the producer, buyers would soon be
forced to accept it. The charges for storage,
shipping, &C., would furnish an ample fund
for the payment Of all warehouse expenses
including inspectors salaries, so that the es-
tablisment of this system would entail no
greater charge upon the planter than he is
now at without reaping any of the benefit
it would confer; on the contrary, its adoption
would save the immense sums now paid the
commission merchants; for as sales would be
effected by the inspectors, planters could dis
pose Of their crop without the intervention
Of agents. The adoption Of this system would
also have a tendency to bring buyers among
US, and by dispensing them prevent in a meas
ur1 that concert of action they now exert to
Keep down prices. There might be slight
differences in the inspection Of the ware-hous.
es, but they would never be greater than is
now found in the classification Of different
] merchants, and as the inspection of each ware.
house would soon acquire it's relative char.
acter among buyers, and as self-interest woulc
prompt planters to send their cotton to the
warehouse whose inspection stood highes
in the market, these differences would be ne
serious objection to the system. If Inspector
were bound not to buy cotton either direct
ly or indirectly as they would be elective of
fcers, they could rest under no suspicion o
~collusion with buyers; on the other hand
h the standing of each inspection would operat
as a check on a disposition to favor the plante
unduly.
1t may be objected that l propose an expe
o. riment, and a very expensive one. The Stat
warehouse system has been in operation i
y, Maryland and Virginia almost from their fri
NJ settlements, and must have been found
in benefit by the tobacco planters or it woul
ne long since have been abandoned; and I Al
re convinced cotton planters would derive equ
lie benefit from the adoption Of similar syster
IL | would also propose that it be made the d
he ty ofthe tax assessors to require the numb
b. of hands employed in the culture Of cote
and the number of acres planted to be give
let in annually and report the same to the Sc
rotary of State, that he may cause the retu
ng to be published as the laws now are; tn
as we shall be furnished with a most importa
'39 collection of statistics at a very mall expen,
err ture.
In conclusion, l would urge upon plantt
ing the propriety of holding County and Sta
Dor Conventions, to devise some measures for
ion moving the evils caused by the employing
tito Of commission merchanrs, and to require tn
ian candidates for the Legislature to pledge the
'od selves to urge the adoption Of whatever re
it edy may be thought most %efoctual and fea
Eu- Bile. Let meetings be called in every beat
try mediately, to appoint delegates to these G.
leir v%entions; the deyising a plan to save immel
a sums to the producer is surely a subject
,ul- worthy of his attention as any POLITICAL gu
ton can be. AS for myself, | shall be am
Ible rewarded if my humble efforts should arol
ub- our great producing class to attempt the ad
out ton Of any %effectual remedy for the evils Il
tier oil feel and deplore.
and g-7
BROADER GENERALs.-The contest for
No, command of the Brigade, composed of
and Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvn
~, regiments, is now said to be between c
an. Cadwallader, Of Philadelphia, Gen. Ward,
air Westchester, N. T., and Col. ]. Watson W,
AZ, Editor Of the New York Courier and Enquir
i,s all Of whom are applicants to the President
ices the Office. Polk ought certainly to appc
M. Webb, as we know that all the little locof
,har papers in the country will be compelled
sustain him in it, because Webb's paragrr
Ill. in favor Of Polk was a perfect godsend
them in the difficult task they had to peril
!, IN in endeavOring to convince the people I
Polk was right, and proving that the skiing
M do no wrong,'' and therefore every thing
,oo. does is right. All of you shout for w
hich now-ne Is 'he P"ftO' yOu na'e Veep :