Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-30
VOLUME ". NUriBER II.
4 Revolution coming in TraJe--Fiax Cu.inre

Late develoPements make it altogether
probable that the efforts which have been
made Of late years By England. to free
herself from a dependence upon other
countries for a supply of cotton. will =
suit, not exactly as she has desired. bat ia
great change IN the trade and nal5fas-
lures of the world.
The objects whic,. Great Britain had in
view, IN the experiments carried on for q
series OF years, are easily understood. as
any cause which would prevent tie Dr.
duction Of cotton In THIS country. or its ex
portatlon to her shores. would ncc.ssaril,-
have a tremendous effect upon the inter-
ests OF the commercial and manufacturing
industry Of England The trials made
thus far, have been comparatively unsoc-
cessfuL Egypt Las been able to raise We
ry little cotton. Tue East India cotton
staple has proved itself unsuited To the
wants of Manchester Brazil has as
far done but iittle, and tic experiments
now making IN Liberia do not TT, st
we'll
In this condition of affairs, discovery
announced IN London. which IS hailed T.,
the press Of Great Britain as 4 means of
deliyerance from their irksome deEend-
nnce upon other nations Ii is said that
Pat, the culture Of which Is so we'll under
stood IN that country. and so well adapted
to Its soil and climate, can be made to take
the place Of cotton \ course Vi expert
ment, 1t Is said has proved that. By :. new
process, the fibre of fax can be sepcratcd
from the plant without any OF the cost. la
b3r and injury Of the sleeping process
AID that the substance thus obtained loses
the power IF conducting heat. which linen
possesses, or tie Geld feel as tAev tech
nlcaliy term 1t, and as tie Morning Chroa-
c,e dec ares, possesses :" ali the warmucss
o wool the softness Of cotton aud tie
glossiness Of silk"
1t Is farther stated that the cost % tie
process viii not exceed 5-I0ths OF l.ln
ny per pound, and that the new substance
can be spun withou any alteration OF tie
machinery Of the cotton factories
If tie English haze reason to concratst-
late themselves upon this great discovery
1t IS not without its interest also IN t...s
country. How It is likely to affect tae
Southern States of the conf-deracr. may
be seen by the following article. which We
clip from the Richmond (Ya) Waig
"FLAx CoTToN as. slou'd
turn out upon further trial, tha; rlax, pre-
pared in a peculiar maunor can be sah,si-
tuted for cotton, 50 as to enable Great
Britain to dispense with our Southern sta
pie, mighty effect viii be pr0daced up5u
the value Of property in the Southern
states. The price of lands and slave prop
erty Will be at once diminished and bus.-
ness arrangements entered into upon tie
present value Of that species of property
viii, after they have matured, produce a
crash that viii be felt over the entire c0ui.-
try. J lesson would thus be read upJu
the mutability Of human affairs Tie
political consequences resulting from this
change would be most important y con
siderab BILE diminution III The wealth aad
power Of the Southern states would Of it
self have a marked effect upon their 20
litical relations with other States-the
Importance of their friends .ip a well as
the dread Of tAeir enmity would thereby
decreased
One thing is certa;n.-if England can
raise fax. and manufacture It a. c1curly
as cotton goods are furnished SO can We.
and more cheaply aud abundautly ; ard
tie farmers Of the West will enjoy the
benefit Of a new and valuable article f
produce. III steady demand
We noticed some davs since an account
Of a discovery made ~ DR. Leavitt u
Mayyille Ky, who was stated to have iu-
vented process % for manufacturing lin
en- as cheaply as cotton goods
IEere Is no material by which we can
know whether the simultaneous diece,e--
les in this country and England are the
same process. or different means Of arr.-
wing at the same results; bar there seems
t. be little doubt If the tac, that tie re
rdlt has been obtained. and It now becomes
the farmers and manufacturers Of the
West to look into the matter, aud t. pre-
Pare to take advantage Of the discovery.
the process for breaking aud
cleaning fax has been 50 tedious and OK
penslve. that vast quantities lave been on
~ raised tor the seed. the threshcd stalks
being thrown upon the land again. or pill
ed away for roofs to out-houscs, and their
profit lost We believe that we are cor
rect in stating that d process has boon dis
covered Of late, by which fax can be rot
ted, broken and clcansed, at an expense
not over = 10 per ton Suca being tae
case 1t viii be evident that an opp0TJuHI-
ty viii be opened as soon As tie uaaE.ac-
ture is commenced for disposin- If crop
which the farmers Of the West can raise
cheapIy and lay down their surplus in t.se
eastern market at a good profit to them
selves. We shall watch the progress II
this discovery with much interest--IL
Sentinel
- 1t is stated that the value Of tie
internal commerce Of the hI;ssissirp. aud
OHIO. with their tributaries will amount