The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-07-31
FLAX COTTON.

1t is anticipated that the newly discovered
fax and cotton in one fabric, will work great
changes both in the productions and msnufac-
lures of the world. In late letter from London,
Mr.. Greeley says:
M. Caussen 1.-THE inventor of the fax-cotton
process) has circular loom in the Exhibition,
wherein baggng hosiery, &C., may be woven
without q seam, or anything like one. The loom
may be operated by very light hand power, of
course steam or water is chesper) and il does its
work rapidly and faultlessly | mention this
only as proofof his inventive genius, and to cor
roborate the favorable impression he made on me.
have seen nothing more ingenious in the i'm
mense department devoted to British machinery
than THIS Ioom.7
The New York Tribune states that
"Messrs. Hunt, Merriam, Il Co., 30 Pine street,
have shown us q variety of specimens of fax pre-
pared by the process of M. Claussen. Among
them are fax cotton, costing 4d sterling per
pound fax prepared o work with silk, dyed
beautiful pearl color fax rowing fax wool silver
Of pure fax; yarn Of very handsome quality
half fax and half cotton linen quite fine and
even, produced in six hours from the fax in the
straw coarse cloth, half fax and half cotton and
satinet and flannel, composed equally Of fax and
wool These specimens are well worthy the ex-
animation Of all persons interested in manufac-
turesn
The Richmond Wing thus expresses its appre-
hension of the consequences of this discovery, in
an article headed Flax Cotton u.s. Cotton"
fit should turn out, upon further trial, that
fax, prepared in particular way, can be substi-
tuted for cotton, 80 to enable Great Britain to
dispense with our Southern staple, mighty effect
will be produced upon the value Of property in
the Southern States. The price of lands and
slave property will at once be diminished, and
business arrangements entered into upon the pres
emit value Of that species Of property will, after
they have matured, produce a crash that will be
felt over the entire country. A lesson will thus
be read upon the mutability of human affairs.
The political consequences resulting from the
change would be most important A considerable
diminuton in the wealth and power Of the South
ern States would, of itself have a marked effect
upon their political relations with other States;
the importance of their friendship, as well ss the
dread Of their enmity, would therefore be decres-
sedn
WHAT DOES IT MEAN 1.-The Mem York Tn
hume, like Orator Puff, seems to have "two tones
TO its voicep One day it denounces Slavery and
the Fugitive Slave Law with great JUNCTION, and
one would suppose from its language that here, if
anywhere, may be found firm, true, reliable OPP
ponent Of both but the next day change of
front is presented. 1t behOlds everywhere in the
North ga strong tendency of parties to fall back
upon the former issuesn-"there being no Ion
ger an immediate danger Of the extension Of Sls-
very, the feeling against it cannot but subside"
And this, too, In view Of the operations in New
A. To- n al thara md
for making slave State Of southern California
The following paragraph probably gives the key
to the tactics Of the Tribune:
In this state Of things, il is scarcely necessa-
ry To say that the Tribune will still as ever, be
found earnestly on the side of the Wing party,
contending for the cardinal measure Of our poiti.
Gal creed, Protection of American Labor
In other words, Slavery may be extended-thst
is small matter but that cardinal measure
of the Wing party, Protection, must be sustained
at all hazards!
NATIVE AMERICAN STATE CONVENTION was
held at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on the 23d inst,
one portion Of which declared strongly for the
Compromise measures and resolved that 1t was
inexpedient To nominate ticket for State officers
fe''s"n o0SouSu, ouu neiu u 5ePoLnsc Oou-
vention They nominated State ticket, and rec
commended Garrett Davis, Of Kentucky, for Pres
ident, and DR., Coates, of New Jersey, for Vice
President.
TKxAs-A Telegraphic despatch, dated New
Orleans, July "a, states that sdvices from Texas
ny recent arrival record that great excitement
prevailed on the Rio Grande In consequence Of
the Mexiosns refusing to deliver up q runaway
slave An armed party Of Texans threatened to
capture Preside. II Is said that there are two
thousand fugitive slaves Ia Mexico
The political feeling In Tsxas Is running very
high
Tux HUGHEs BAsouEr.-A public dinner was
given TO Archbishop Hughes at the Astor House,
New York, on Monday evening The price Of
tickets was frsd at $40. p. A. Hargous, ESQ,
presided. The first toast given was Pope Plus
TX. The President was toasted, ~ WAS the Cath
olic Clergy Of the United States, and the Arch
bishop Of New York, which latter called the Arch
bishop TO his feet. Letters were read from Chief
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