The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-11-14


The spinncrs, if not already awakened 10 a
sense of their position, will not sleep much
longer. Their iucredulity as to the great def
cheney of The present crop must som cease. and
they must 90 into the market and purchase
freely at current rates. they will be viciimis.
ed by spectators. "ro keep the present mill
power and factory hands in the full employ.
men,," says the London Economist, (which
they have enjoyed the present year, suppl y of
Cotton equal to l,79l 600 bales will he annu-
ally required for consump'ion,--to which add
the average quantity exported. and an entire
impor, of 100000 bales will be necessary.
The year that has closed (say from Isl Scpem.
Der, ls4s. to same date ls49.) is the only one
on record that has furnished this quantity, and
this without any actual increase to the stock" !"
Now, from whom can Grea. Britain get this
supply? Her imports from all other countries
than the United States, for fifteen years, will
not average over 350,O0O bales, and it is only
from our growth that her increasing consump.
,ion has been supplied. Hitherto she has had
large stocks on the 1st January to fall back up.
on in case Of any deficiency of import but
these have gradually diminished in the last four
years from l.l9s.OO0 bales to 495,OO0, with
every probability ofa grea, dminu,ion thi. com.
ing January:
We confess that we cannot sec any source
from whence an adequate supply 10 the con.
sumption OF Great Britain can this year be OBJ.
| tanned. She cannot get it from this country
without wrestling it at high prices, which would
be the necessary consequence of such CON-
petition from others whose wants are as urgent
as heb own; and from other countries we have
seen that tho average supplies would he utterly
inadequate, white there is no probability that
they can be increased. When we reflect on
the primary national Importance of the Cotton
trade 10 Great Britain, and on the effects of
short supply on her social, political and com.
mercial condition. we do not wonder at the
deep anxiety awakened by The prospects now
disclosed.
We have embraced in this examination mere.
ly the comparison of supply and demand, as in.
Auenced by the ordinary course Of events
Speculation may run up prices to an extrava.
CANT height; while, on the other hand war and
revolution may intervene to mock all calcula.
ton. We cannot reason on such elements !;
but on those which are now operative, our con.
cusion is, that the present prices in our market
are not only Legitimate, but rest upon consid.
erations that admit Of advance, and that for the
future the producers may look for remunerating
returns for their labor and capital
TRIAL OF SUTLIFFE. CANTLEY AND CLARKE
FOR LARCENY.-The Court of Sessions has
again consumed nearly week, without fully
dsposing of the criminal docket. The case OF
the State rs. SulifFe. Cantley and Clarke, for
Larceny, connected with the Arson of last
spring, of which SulliIe has been convicted,
has been convicted, commenced on Monday af.
ternoon, and occupied Tuesday, Wednesday,
and part Of Thursday. The Jnry retired on
Thursday afternoon, and, after being out all
night, were unable to agree, and were dis.
charged yesterday morning in consequence Of
the sickness OF ons of their number. The de.
PENDANTS will probably haze TO take their trial
vgan at the next term-or al least two of them,
Canley and Clarke. 1t is rumored that the
Jury were unanimous Tor the conviction Of Sut.
life, hut large ma lority of them had doubts
as TO the propriely of cnnvictng Canlley and
Clarke, Sullifft was defended by w. d. Por.
ter and r. w. Seymour, ESqs. Can,ley by J.
w. Wilkinson. Esq. and Clarke bye. B. Nor.
throp and B. c. PRESLEY, Esqs. His Honor
Judge Frost has had laborious time Of it, and
has certainly gained nothing 'n' the conscious.
ness of doing his duty, by his exchange with
the venerable Judge Richardson Of county for
town.-CharleSton Courier.