The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-05-04
For he .AYi,si,,;,p,i Creole.

Mr.. EpIToR: In my last communication set
forth tn. grounds of complaint Of the free State
agitation against the Slave States. The great
secret is not prorlalmed by teir leaders on the
floors Of Con ress, so that we have 10 look back
10 the Worlds Convention, which assembled
in the city Of London a few years ago, for the
true objects Of their movements in The unhal-
lowed and unjust crusade against the slave
States and the institution Of slavery here and
elsewhere. The admission of California and
all the territory belonging 10 the United
states as free States, will only strengthen them
in tne hope Of consummating their wicked de-
signs. lagain say to the citizens ot the tllve
States, that unless you ortiIy, the day is MT
distant when it will have passed from your
power to do it. AS everything in trade ard
commerce is governed by money aud the force
OF circumstat ces, so are the rights and iber-
ties Of communities aud the prosperity of ma
tons. Where usness is to be had, there will
be the capital to contract for the same, if not
thrown from its natural channel. This can be
done with the same power that required the
people Of the colonies 10 appear in England TO
receive justice or that requires the people of
the United States 10 appear at the capital ofFhe
nation to obtain their rights To explain these
propositions, we may suppose the cotton crop
Of the United States TO average two millions
FIVE huudred thousand bales year; each crop
may be set down to be worth one hundred nils
lions Of dollars, IN the state it leaves the gin,
and when converted into the various cloths,
&c it is worth two hundred mill'on of dollars,
clear Of oil expenses in manufacturing it. This
you sec, gives the mill owners Of the free States
and Europe one hundred millions of doll RS
annually, clear profit, when the producers do
not receive more than twenty or twenty five
mill ons after deftayng all expenses, This
proves to you that the cotton planters produce
the article which ives TO their enemies ono
hundred millions OF dollars per annum, when
the p.oducets do not realize one-iourh of that
amount.
Another great loss to the producer is in SEN
ding the cotton 10 OF er States and countries,
to have it converted into cloths. This cannot
cost less than ten dollars per bale, (and in my
opinion it costs about that sum,aIterit's shaved
by all the hands it passes through0 and at ten
dollars on each bale, thcre is an annual loss Of
TWENTY-FIVE millions Of dollars, or five hundred
millions in twenty years The interest and
profits on this sum would be equal TO the. prIn,
cpa, which shows clear loss to lie cotton
producing States OF one thousand million dol-
lars, by manufacturing il before they put it
iuto market, and add the ong hundred riillions
OF dollars made annually By the cotton mill
owners, which in twenty years would amount
10 two thousaid millions Of do liars, and both
items Of profit would give to the cotton States
grand total Of three thousand millions OF dol
lars, or it's equivalent, clear saving in twenty
years. And, sir, defy successful contra
diciion of these propositions.
Now, we will see what effect this would
have on the nations of the earth. First, it
would remove large part ofthe hundred mil"
lions Of gold that now causes the banSing
house in the city Of London. to be in danger OF
sinking; and wnen that deposite is removed
the East India Company will be- relieved from
the heavy responsibility OF keeping in bondage
more than one hundred millions Of the poor
subiocts.of the continent Of ASA. It would
let the people of that old world go free; and
this is not oil, it Ould balance the accounts o.
all the banks and bankers in Europe, and give
freedom tc the poor; it wouIds destroy the
rights # honor to the laVorite lew. and leave
it to worth, merit and talents, to fill high
places.
This would enable The South 10 give liberty