The New York herald., 1850-05-01
Trouble Mt LoweIl-suspension OF Work by
New England Mnnufaeturers-Fruits OF
aeitating the Slavery Question.

aeitatfng the slavery Question.
We learn with profound regret that the great
cotton manufacturing concerns in New England,
are beginning 10 suffer, and three of the largest
cotton mills at Lowell are discharging the opera
tves, and intend 10 stop making cloth-the Law
renee, the fremont, and the Suffolk. The proba-
bility is that this state of things will continue
until nearly one-half Of the cotton manufactures
have closed doors in New England. On the con-
tFary things present different aspect at the South
W. are told by the Nc,c York Tribune, that in
addition TO those cotton mills already in existence
numbering over $50 perhaps, "two new cotton
nills Just going into operation al Mobile also,
a paper mill. Patton, Donegan ~ Co.'S cotton fac
iory at Huntsville, and Mastin, Meekly & Co.'S
mill at Florence, are doing good business. The
Tuscaloosa factory is about to increase its looms
nearly one hundred per cent" And all this with
out any clamor for increase Of the tariff.
We have long anticipated this result. Long ago,
We prophesied that ihis would be the case, basing
our predictions upon causes which we knew would
produce inevitably such results We fear that the
property Of this great source Of New England
wealth has ceased for ever. and should not be sur
piised TO find the great manufacturing towns Of
New England, for cotton goods, insolvcnt and bank
rupi before many months.
Inc cause OF tnf Closing UP OF
cotton mills in Iowell-the cotton cloth city Of this
continent yar ercs2cnoe-s stated by these manuiac-
turers TO bel The high price Of the raw rnate-
rial of cotton. q The very low price Of the manu-
facturcd article The manufacturers have no hopes
fhat Congress will pass act reducing the pncc Of
the great Southern staple TO six cents, and thei'
only chance is, that Congress will pass an nci
which viii make consumers pay fair price for the
al. -. .srtxg a..
fhefc manufacturers protective tarif, and protect
them from disastrous competition with the labor OF
all Europc. or else, they say, they must close their
MILLS, and seek some other occupation. Even this
will not relieve them Years ago, it might have
drre so, No, now. A change has come over the
spin, of that dream. II is not the European pco-
PIE the Ear, have TO dread. As we long ago
rais, the Southern manufacturers, with their su-
pcrior advantages will, eventually. shut up every
cotton mill in New England.
What has caused the present high prices OF the
raw matcriall They are many and various One
Is, there Is very large deficiency in the cotton
crop for this year. ~ compared with llst'-
In 1S.S and iSia the crop I50 600 bales
Jhis year, lslp and 1850, estimated. .l9'ocoo
Difference. ...... ........ 1eJ.Vop paies
The cause Of this deficiency Is, first, the frost IN
April 1870. which shortened the crop IN many sec
,,ous full onc-thifd. Another causc Is, hundreds
cfplantcrs in the South found that the prices %
former years. netting them only five and ak cents
fer their CROP did not pay them for their labor and
fhcy have turned their attention 70 other sources,
raising other agricultural products, hiring out thei'
slave labor 70 railrcad constructors, or sending
them to more Southern States TO raise sugar, and
inducing cotton planters to turn their capital "a
a W HrIIu
MANY cotton planters have gone to California. In
fci. low prices in past years have forced them 70
DO anything. rather than raisc cotton.
Thcec arc some of the causes which have pro-
5uced a short erop and the short crop has, Of
course been the eausc of the rsc in price ef the raw
material from eight to thirteen cents. Why should
rot the price q the Manufactured article risc in
yroportionl II connot be said, because Of Euro
man ccr,petitior. The European has 10 pay the
increased rse fcr the raw material, well as the
New England manufacturer and the duty which
protects the Sew Highlander and bars the Old Eng
lander. l. about thirty to thirty-thrce per ccn,um.
which IS against the Southern consumer. and in
fnyor of the pockets of the New England manu-
facturcr az much ~ though it voted ffom the
ono. and given to the other; by Congress.
We will give the true reason why New England
tlop: end we recommend them 10 put Il in their
r-ipes and smoke II. while their mills are closed
and they have got nothing else to do. The truth
cf what We are about 10 say. has been, s. and will
continue TO be- tested and proved by the bitter and
ruinous experience of the New England people, Il
they don't wheel about, repent Of their unjust
doines 10 the South and commence new career
Of righteousness, and support the slave labor
of the South. which, s,~r al they will find IS
what has supported and sarened The cotton mill
,,-;rces n New England and all their operatives.
Twenty years ago, 1t the commencement OF the
New England crusade, when C'arnson--.he " re'er
,J,e Hermit Of tho4e days--commenccd preaching
and cui-throatisn egains' the south,
,b,re was NO, mandatory in the whole Southern
or slave section. What is the state Of things now'
.rbey are .prineing up. like mushrooms all over
"A, south. erd npubsr,rg probably Oro one h"''-
.yss erd epy, 'rosusrs 200, rcy y'ar. oOe