The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-11


eft of this would be lost as soon as il was re
moved. Under such circumstances, who would
ship il! Would the planter or speculator re-
move a bale what would be the inducement
Such removal would not only forfeit the guar
antee, bat render ii certain that the cotton mus
reach the manufacturer with an accumulation o
unnecessary charges, by which the net prc,
would be reduced With strong inducements
therefore, for its remaining, and certainty Of
loss on its removal, scarcely bale would &c
except to the manufaeturers order. Effect such
a revolution and Liverpool would no longer be
the great cotton market of the world and govern
prices for us--our own ports would become the
manufacturers market-our own merchants
would be their purchasing agents-we should
learn TO do our own business, keep our means
at home, and this would bring the commerce OF
all nations to our ports---the gold and produce
Of all wouid be brought to our cities TO exchange
for our cotton. We should become the great
importing as well as exporting section OF the
country. Business would invite capital and pop.
uation--our property would be greatly enhane-
ed in value we should be independent of all
sections and countries, while all would be made
tributary 10 US,
In conclusion your committee will ask, can
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Eight dollars per bale on the production of a
single year wond be sufficient, while they have
attempted to show that ten dollars per bale, per
annum, would ba saved IN expenses, and there
can be no doubt that similar sun would be
received by creased price. If So fifty million
dollars year would be added to the cotton
planters income, This benefit would he com
mon 10 all, and Is deemed sufficient to Justify
the subscription of 20000OOO dollars, even il
80 much would be necessarily sUnk in tho oper-
alton. but your committee oan see no reason
why the capital should be lost; on the other
hand, the cotton commissions, &C., have been
estimated to he worth In the seap0rts 5,4a7 500
dollars--the interest on the capital would be
equal to at least " II 100000 more making CAST
900, dollars, while the back storage, receiving
and forwarding, commissions on consignments
Of other produce, and on vessels with a great
variety of smaller matters, would hardly fail to
pay the expenses of conducting the bu mess,
leaving tie interest and cotton commission bust
ness as dividend of nearly thirty-three per cent
per annum to the STOCKHOLDERS,
Your committee have thus considered as far
as their means of investigation have allowed
them, the questions Of over production, and our
capacity for over production, the influence of
Irregular pfoduo ion, and the possibility of con-
trolling Its effects, our ability to increase the
consumption, improve the price and save large
portion of the annual charges and expenses now
paid. They have confined themselves to the
discussion OF single plan or system Of protec-
ton, not doubling that there are others, and
perhaps better ones, which will be presented
should convention Of cotton planters be as
sembed. Accompanying this report they PRE-
sent the following resolutions, for the oonsid
eaation of this meeting.
Resided, That the great irregularty, an ] con-
tinued tendency to reduction of the price of our
great Southern staple are evils which require in
vestigaton, and the application of a remedy if
one can be found.
ing, nothing is likely to be accomplished for the
benefit of our interest, without reasonable
amount of concert Of action among cotton plant
ers
Resoloed, That, with view to obtaining such
concert of action we respectfully call on the cot
ton planters of the Southern States to assemble
in convention at Macon, Georgia, on Monday
37th day of October next, or at such other time
and place may be most convenient to ma.
jority Of those who may desire to be represented,
and that this meeting appoint delegates to the
same.
On motion of Judge Brevard. the report was
received, and the resolutions taken up seriatim,
and unanimously adopted
General Whitfield then offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
Resi- lred, That the secretary of this meeting
prepare copies Of the foregoing report and reso-
lutions. and ask publication of the same in De-
Bows Heviev, the agricultural papers of the
South, and the papers Of the city OF Tallahas-
see.
On motion of Mr.. Ioustoun, it was then
unanimously
Resolved That we form ourselves into a cot
ton planters association, to be called the Central
Association Of the Cotton Planters of Florida
The following gentlemen were then appointed
delegates TO attend the planters convention, to
be held In the city of Macon, Georgia, on Mon
day, the 9th dav of October next john s
Shepard, James T.. Broome, Ben Chaires, George
Whitfield, George Galp in, II. w Brevard, Ed.
ward Houston, w. d. Moseley, r. K Call, w.
VI. Maxwell, +. Chairs, T. X. Leonard, Elijah
Johnson, n. l.. Thompson, G. w Holland, John
J. Maxwell w. III Burroughs, G. A. Croome
Alex. Cromartie, Richard II. bedford, Edward
Bradford, John Branch, Charles Zimmerman, II
w. Williams, j. s. Maxwell, Green Chaires.
Henry Il. Ware, w. /. Thompson, James L.
Hart, Thomas I41verssge, George T. Ward, Jos
Charles, Jesse Everett, John Cnson, Kenneth
Bembry, William Lester, Richard Whitaker, f.
NJ. Grnett, r. Ii. Hall, Rich I'd Van Brunt.
The officers of the meeting were, on motion,
added to the number of delegates above desig-
ra'ed.
committee Of three, con listing Of Edward
Houston. James f. Broome, and Theodore Bre-
ward, were then appointed to prepare IA constitu.
ton and bylaws Of the government Of said
association, to be reported TO their next meeting
On motion, the meeting adjourned, to meet
again on next Saturday, at 10 o'clock
ROBERT RUTLER, President
SoHk w r na Vice P,esidesE.
b +. ALLEN, Secretary