Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-11-01
EnterestIag Communication.

At meeting of The Central Association Of the
Cotton Planters of Florida OH the 4th instant, the
following letter from the American Consul at Am
sterdam was read. 1t contains information which
we have already in part given to our readers );
nevertheless, it is in high degree interesting
and must fix the attention Of every Southern man,
planter, merchant or mechanic, who peruses il
WAsHINGToN CRY, D. c., Sept 81, 1851
Sir: Enclosed, take the liberty of forwarding
for your consideration card of introduction from
the Hon. d. L. Yulee, of Florida.
| have been for sometime deeply interested in
the future of the South, to which | am attached
by association and sympathy, and feel an honest
pride in giving my humble efforts to the accom-
plishment of any movement calculated to promote
her true interest and re-establish her rights and
full equality in the Union Commerce l believe
to be the only means; for upon commerce must
manufactures, internal improvement &c, depend.
The successful struggle for commercial indepen-
dence, depends entirely upon the producing IN
terest. Let the planters of the South but unite
and they have it in their power to completely CO.
cree the North and England together But how
is this to be accomplished? The perfect game of
deception practiced upon the South by the North
and her ally, England has completely blinded
and deceived her, that the true representatives Of
hsr great interest e. e. her planters, are sleeping
Ter the honied influence Of false and dangerous
professions of love and disinterestedness.
This sleep must be broken. = Are
the Southern planters incapable OF this effort >
believe not. / cannot believe them so weak
and Indifferent. The blow must be struck by the
Planters | is there, and there alone, that any
thing can be DONE For l am convinced from the
observation of years, and from information OBJ
tanned abroad. Hat tile Shipping and Sea-5oara IN
terest Of tie South are perfectly an tie hands and
interests Of tie NorM and ERgland: therefore,
the planters must assert their rights by combination
to correct the abuses. But the answer is Y GU
have no money--no capital" This have ever
considered the great difficulty. | am Souther-
nor NV family and connexions, and friends, are
all identified with the cotton growing interest," and
know the want of ready money. The want OF a
friendly and powerful monied ally compels them to
bear state of things they would gladly break
loose from. believe ii is also the with two
thirds OF the planters. Believing this detelmin-
ed on soliciting capital the continent of Europe
explained my views to my friends, and was sent
as United States Consul to Amsterdam-the great
commercial and monied city of continental Eu-
rope. Her alliances and investments extend thro'
ought the world and Holland can furnish money
enough to buy New York and Liverpool together.
The securing of this great interest was important
also, as a commercial medium-having already a
large market for our produce and a cheap and ex-
ten8ive shipping interest to begin with. She also
commands the Rhine, German Ocean and Baltic.
1t is with the greatest pleasure that can assure
you of the disposition in Holland to grasp the hand
Of the South, and give her the free use of her
enormous capital, with small interest commissions
charges, &c,, DC, or to use it IN any manner that
may be agreed on, upon correspondence
Mr.. -- has gone to Holland by the Niagara
TO act as a correspondent, and to lay before the
merchants of Holland, the propositions they
arise deem this necessary, as We must have a
GOOD and friendly medium of intercourse. | am
now in America on leave OF absence, the agent
of this moned interest, and viii be happy to con-