Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14
COMMUNICATIONS.
TRADE TO CHINA--No. w.

ls4s, this important trade, gave argument which is
worthy Of being repeatedly held up country Thst
The exchange commodities, mutually beneficial the true
elements Of rapid expansion y which is the axiom in political
economy Wherever there large balances Of trade, which
must be settled by shipments Of SPECIE such trade destined
soon to show declension suspension The United States
their claims the China trade the basis of mutual
exchange OF useful and necessary commodities, violating
law of China, and aging smuggling OF prohibited
articles.
1t appears that large of the exports from England,
which in demand in China, made from national
spe the growth of which is susceptible OF yet further
panscn in country and Of which, though has become
essential and in demand SO much of tie world less has
gone to Asia than any other quarter of the globe, in its
nufacurel state The reduction in the price Of this article
Notwithstanding its general has superseded the Of
linen in many Of those countries where has been brought
into competition is strong argument Of its increasing value
commodity Of commerce; but with respect to China,
the demand will be equal to the value Of the exports from that
country
There gentleman yet living in his ssh year, who says
be shipped the first cotton from Charleston Liverpool
three bags-which he helped pack by hand, and with the
seed The consgnees in Liverpool discouraged any further
Shipment they did not know how separate from the
seeds This gentleman has in his possession bed quilt,
good state Of preservation, made from this parcel Of cotton by
his reyeed mother The seeds picked out by her fingers
Now country is the principal cotton producing part OF the
world, making than two millions Of bales, all in the
Southern section. ...=."
The producers of this valuable staple should place them
selves in such situation receive the largest benefit from
the product They will the demand for raw cotton in
China. This trade will divide the quantity produced The
European markets will get more than will pay good prices
supply Asia with her great populations who have
been compelled take the poor article from British
India They would of course prefer better article and
they will long be behind the the of machinery, they
would prefer yarns cotton These would occupy less
shpboard and be increased in value, in
country, than fifty per but the value may be yet
further increased if made into coth aud fit for immediate
and with such addition its vaus there would be further
reduction Of bulk and additional saving the expense of
shipping, with increased demand and quicker sae Such
are some of the advantages Of the South
The many Improvements in spinning machinery compared
with its application in the early manufacture of cotonper
haps costing less than onehaf the price then paid for
machinery and making better iabnc and much the
length of times the Southern States being nearer TO this
trade than the manufacturers of the Northern States of the
Union, with climate better adapted making better goods
saving Of fuel and in house and clothing, waerpower
running waste, not paid for by the inch having the
10 tie seaboad the expense storage insurance and freight
a at the expense Of the produce OF the induce
mens to the South 10 manufacture the fabrics.
North and South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, and Ara
have most of these advantages of power
ton, and should lead in making goods for the Chinese markets
Texas aud of the lately acquired territory will not long
remain behind But few years will roll round until the
hum Of spinning machinery, and the revebeang strokes Of
the oom will be heard Of the streams flowing from
the Rocky Mounains-he product aiding in swelling the
value Of shipments to China the from the
adding materially to the Treasury Of naion and the
profits Of enerprsng merchants, agricuurists &c.
Thus the manufactures Of the South would be those fabrics
requiring the greatest quantity of the matera relieved
of the tax Of transportation, which would be considerable
profit amounting to monopoly, the supply would be equal
TO the demand The Northern, experienced in the
Of the proper machinery, would their interest in produc-
ing the fabrics requiring less material preerrng and in
GLIDING beached dyed, and printed This would I've proper
division Of labor, making manufacturing more profitable TO
EACH No branch Of industry susceptible Of such expa
by this trade to China the growing and manufacturing
Of cotton.
is in the recollection Of merchants when an article
of East India manufacture imported called huhtns-a
spcs Of cotton goods twenty inches wde beached
and made poor India cotton which then sold at about
per yard Then there were few but English
prints the lowest, wholesale in Charleston by direct
poraon, sold at foryfour per yard The first
prints made in country article dyed blue,
with small white spots made Taunton, in Massachusetts
which sold ct twelve and-ahsf in the Northern
kets Then England prohibited the export Of machinery,
the view Of her manufactures but Yankee ingenuity found
way to look into the mystery, and ougeneaed the
ous Engshman. One Of the Of the Taunton fac
tory Liverpool, and presented himself in Manchester
in the garb Of laborer As such he employed, and
worked year. at the expiration Of which, (havng with
his pencil copied the patterns purchased for the next issue
pnls,) in the gab Of gentlemen he succeeded n SNUG
Cling material hands, (who then permitted leave
England) SO completely did he succeed that he had
good supply Of prints in the New York MARKET Of the precise
patterns OF those from Manchester some time before hose Of
the English moDoposs; and goods Of really more value,
being stoutcr, and having Of the material literally
used in their manufacture.
such prohibitions in discourage South
enterprise in manufacturing the necessary articles for the
Chinese markets. The intelligence and ingenuity Of our
Northern artists have all the difficulties producing
superior and well adapted machinery and unequaled goods
oPlTHLOCo.
TRADE TO CHIN A--No V