Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-07-04

extra0rdinarv ofancn OF industry which The
world affords. France, Germany, and Bel
gium followed next in the order of Cotton
manufacturing countries. Austria has also
considerable fabrics; Catalonia manufac.
lures some, and by contraband, the safety
valve Of prohibition. imports abundant cot.
ton fabrics into Spain. Russia has estab-
Iished several factories under a pernicious
system. Attempts to manufacture cotton
have been making in Holland, Denmark,
Sweden, Naples and Portugal.
"a general question for the consideration
of the people of these Kingdoms is involved
in an inquiry of almost vital Importance to
the employment and sustenance of not only
the greatest mass Of the manufacturing pop
ulation but to the commerce of the empire,
viz the sources from which and the neces-
sary quantity of the raw material is to be
hereafter obtained"
Friend Walton, assure YOU, and all con-
cerned, you need not fret about 50 simple a
matter as that of the British Minister'S let
ter in relation to the duty on Iron. The
foregoing plain, honest statement in relation
to cotton is an appeal, a very solemn appeal,
to every American patriot Cotton is
second only in importance to a plentiful
supply OF food" ".That the cotton trade
Of this country England is mainly depen-
dent for the requisite supply of the raw ma
terial of the United States of America, the
proportion of American cotton consumed
in the manufactures Of this country being
not less than nine-tenths of the entire con-
sumption"
Sir, am for granting full supply Of
cotton with one condition. will cay to
England, pay for the cotton what it will
cost you to produce it by free labor in your
own colonies, say from % to 81 cents per
pound. or we will supply you with cotton
manufactures upon as honorable terms as
you have reason to expect. We have con-
lcluded to manufacture our own raw mate
rial as soon as the nature Of the case will
POSSIBLY permit. We have heretofore, on
account of our relationship, supplied you
with cotton at your own prices; also Flour,
Beef, Bacon, Fish, &c. &c, and have re-
ceived in exchange your manufactures. We
are very sorry that you are in your Old age
SO very dependent upon Us for 'nine-tenths'
of that which you term second only in
importance to plentiful supply Of food. "
We yet say, Mother England, we are as
children bound to take care of our parent
in a comfortable manner. We believe,
however, that it is best, all matters consId-
erred, to request you to assemble all your
hand loom operatives first at Liverpool, then
the factory operatives: we will in due time
send for them and have them become oper-
atives in our factories. We believe il will
be to our advantage to have our cotton
manufactured at home; we can feed your
operatives when here cheaper and better
than we can abroad. True it is that the
United States of America nov produce for
expectation more than four times as much
Cotton as all the world besides, and that toe
by slave labor. The production of cotton
by slave labor is so much cheaper than by
free labor, all countries capable of produ-
eng cotton by free labor have nearly aban-
doned the business. We are indebted to
,you for furnishing us with Negro slaves
the descendants Of these very slaves are
now supplying YOU with that which lis
second only in Importance to a plentiful
supply of food" We wish to better their
condition, you must aid US so to do, by
paying from 25 to 81 cents per pound foI
our cotton for term Of years, or pay US fol
cotton manufactures-take your choice
Do this for few years. Our slaves will in
time become freemen, and return to their
father land and there eventually rule ovel
Africa. Asia, and Egypt In that day Eng
land will he but a pea-patch compared &c
that African Empire.
Now, friend Walton, have given you
few hints. My advice to you is, not to fine
fault with Mr.. Webster's speech, nor praise
Mr.. Stewards. Neither of these gentlemen
are fat enough out of the woods to be con.
sidered safe. Neither OF these gentlemen
have estimated the present number Of slaves
or the probable number fifty years hence. -
| 4, O0O.0 900. 1t is believed that they will
double in 20 years. A. D. 1870 we will
have eight millions-A. D. 1890 sixteen
milIious-A. D. 1900 twenty-three or foul
millions. Allowing that slavery exists in
this country forty or fifty years, have we a
Iplenty Of good fresh cotton lands upon
which they can be advantageously employ.
ed during that timei am fearful we have
not enough in our present territory even ur
ito Sc , &c.. Possibly when Texas become.
settled along the Del Norte, enough slave.
will run over the line into Mexico to make
it an object to annex another portion o.
Mexico, after the manner Of annexine
Florida or Texas. In my next propose t.
furnish you with few tables of statistics il
relation 70 cotton and its manufacture.
First, The amount Of cotton exported
from the United States to foreign countrie.
from A. d. 1871 to A. d. 1913.
| Second, The amount Of cotton retained
in England for spinning from A. D. 1898 Il
A. D. lS47.
Third, A table showing the amount o
cotton imported into England from A. d
1885 10 A. D. lS47, and from whence i'm
ported, the quantity re-exported, quantit!
retained for spinning.
Fourth, Showing the amount Of eottol
imported into England from A. D. lS4l 4
1916 from different countries.
Fiffh, An estimate as to the quantity o
Cotton manufactured in each of the New
England States for the year ending A. d
1919; the quantity estimated as being man
lufactured in the United States for the yea