The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-13

In fresse sAye:-lne last news received from
Batavia Gus Ia The end Of October. lS4S) informs
us that the Governor General OF the Dutch East
Indies was at Masassar,sa settlement possessed by
Holland on the southern extremity OF the Island
OF Celebes. He was there occupied In asse milling
Q considerable naval force, chiefly consisting OF
two fngatss, three steamers, aud whole heet OF
scho0ners cutters, and 0ther small vessels with the
apparent object OF putting an end 10 the Intestinal
wars which have for so many years desolated the
provinces Of Bon in the centre OF that magnificent
island. Although commenced under pretext
which no wise hostile 10 the native princes OF
Celebes, the Boni expedition will Individually be
but second edition OF that OF Ball. Billing, andthe
inevitable result will be the annexation OF new ter
ritories % the possessions of Holland IN the Ma
layese Archipelago. Our readers are aware that
the Dutch government arrogates 10 itself the right
of sovereignty ever all the Princes of Malacca,
and that that right il the point of departure OF all
its expeditions, and the excuse of all Its encroach
ments on the dominion of the Rajahs who will not
bend to It's minutest commands Thus there have
been formed. without Java, the colonies and set
Elements OF Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, and the Mo-
luccas. This, regards the Malayese Archi-
peagO, is the same system OF absorption that is
practised by the English in India on larger scale
"a system which tends TO nothing less than to
sublugate TO the power OF England and Holland
the whole continent and the Asiatic islands In
cluded between the Mussulman empire and
Kamtschatka While this political Transformation
of the world is being effected to the advantage of
our neighbors, we are exhaustIng our strength in
making and unmaking laws, in opening inquiries,
in raising ruins, and when, In moment of dstrac-
ton, our eyes glance at the map OF the world, aud
see within what narrow boundaries France Is con-
fined, We are quite lost In astonlshment, and seek
TO explain the phenomenon by the more than suffi-
Gent fertility of the French soil proportion to its
populations if England, Holland. Spain, and
Portugal, were barren and barharous regions, the
inhabitants of which were obliged to emigrate in
order to obtain subsistence elsewhere.
The English Colonies ana the United States
The Culture OF Cotton.
From the London Times, Jan. 26l
We observed yesterdsy that our colonies not
likely to go begging In fact, these now dispsraged
upon In other countries with an esteem exactly pro-
portoned to the neglect they suffer at home The two
consder these monsrchicsl sppendages - highly
srsble poesessons; and H. In compliance with popular
opinion they are cut adrft We shall doubtless them
promptly picked up and perhaps turned to very good
advantage The last West Indian news gave signal
disqualification of these opinions OF all colonies
than the west Indies and o. the West Indian Islands
there is none more deprecated than Jamaica. The
ids. Of investing money In Jsn.ics you'd almost pro
speculation Our friends the Americans, don't think
they have inquired for themselves and the result has
been recently seen In . public advertisement, that
United States is ensSisd to provide purchasers for
any Of the plantations thrown out Of culture and
luxurisntly running to waste. And what does the
sbor sugar Not bit Of 1t What the Americans
propose TO raise the deserted essesi nothing
This little wo, tells the whole tale and pretty tale
1t for public credit enterprsing and thrifty
people The bearing Of the project Is two fold-ss
nature Of the proposed produce In the these
respects the result ,he scheme would hs an assimi
already done ooverty what they propose doing more
openly In the before Either by way of mort
gage, or some other such Transaction, they have
atvsd pdavst int Of f-.nha
ana although this interest has not hitherto been turned
to any serious political account Jet when the moment
pretary Of the island Is identified with foreign 60
vernmept In sentiment and disposition Some indics
non Of tne sle%en1 :. nora was gwen u viii oe re-
the Island from the Spanish crown Is there much
difficulty in detecting the ssms influence In the local
proceedings Of the settlement. On the suppos ton,
therefore that these colonies thought the bright
est ornaments Of the imperial still TO be
preserved yssrs longer the reader will easily con-
ceive the results likely to ensue from the
OF an American proprietary.
Perhaps, hOwsvsr, The commercial point Of view is
mere striking than the political We need hardly
capitulste st such brief interval and under ciroum-
stances which speak for themseves the conditions Of
eessity Of commercial lie upon two provinces of
the United States So circsmscrbsd and uncertain Is
this resource that We are at length taking earnest
measures to provide ourselves with and
with this view the most suggestions from the
best informed quarters have recommended that
msson should be sent 10 700 miles of to whether COT
ton cannot b. somehow grown country where the
pertinent has hitherto partially failed Meantime
making ssss ana
Rble cotton ground close ~ their own doors which
they forthwith let about occupying thereby eniargng
their Geld Of cultivation. scribnx ours md
anticipating In the particular expedite when could
beat relieve our prevent prrpexities How many diff
and Barbadoes could but send cotton TO Manchester!
All the West India question would be settled; all the
grievances of the colonts would aisappssr Lancashire
would be guaranteed against all risks aud the Colonial
flee against all coptingeooies Better that such
results should be realized by Americans than real
As regards the main point Of the speculation Their.
10 no reason to doubt It's Cotton would, Of
course grow admirably In Jamsica, ~ It invariably
does under such conditions Of coil and climate aud
with the benefit (slmost pece.ssry to its person Of
good zee breeze The requisite labor too would be
ton planting unlike sugar cropping where most Of
the Dor he wholly unskilled and such be
acted from any slave mot physically disabled Cetton
requires infinite care and dehcacy In getting In and 10
somewhat strange that the patient and docile Hin.
dco should have 30 signally failed In employment
which might have been thought exactly suited 70 his
capacity Yet IL vas and this was ono cause Of the
III euccess attending the perimsutsl farms in Bonn
bay. when the cotton pods ripe, the leaf s ripe al
and unless the greatest IL taken in picking
leaf snd pod all crumble together. and mingled
with the staple Of the cotton that half Its value is
arrange their nelds that each plant stands alone
and admits Of s fruit being gathered without disturb
snes o. ,nr i.st IN the bombay farm. the plants we're
produce Of uuavodsbiy brushed the OF the
other and the consequences that half the crop
tpotes. hts mistake vas Of course, remedied
though not 30 promptly should have been the
Hindco laborers never attained TO any exceepos In
the picking and the operation of cleaning
quenty, rendered more important ct the same time
that Through other causes It was very mperfectly
performed
The project before ne has been already reduced TO
figures and LEGAL papers give statements TO prove that
an average annual gain Of fiis might safely sutci
psted from every ten and three quarter brought
under cotton cultivation; the expenses amounting
a2o and the return TO f2s3 Upon the infslbiity OF
this result We will not pronounce but 10 10 any
clear that voald be exposed OF
the liabilities attending the production Of sugar and
10 scarcely possible TO conjecture In which II
you'd Be other than renunerstive. Even supposing,
for arrument ssks. thst the Of the land plsnta
lions found 60 exceed that incurred In States
yet nevertheless under the circumstances Of the
cent demand, whatever saleabe cotton grown In
Jamaica would undoubtedly ind Q market. Manches-
ter wants than 10 from Charleston and could
take the crops Of Georgia and the crops Of Jamaca
40 long - the whole average yield good Gotten
insumesnt TO meet the demsnd IL clear that cotton
planting must psy; and where could locality be found
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