New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-17

ed Cotton market at Bombay; and generally the
order had to be sent into the interior, ana then
there was every likelihood that the order could
not be supplied until the new crop came In. AT all
events IL iuas fs udIiy he supposed that some Two
months intervenedere the cotton, dirty ana ih1eu,
slowly arrived at Bombay, and then, II SHIPS were
ready to receive il, il took four months 10 Trans
port it to Enfla Altogether, twelve mouths
INTERVIEWED from the time the order emanated from
liverpool until the arrival Of the cotton at that
place. D. Rom.
kay from Tour to one month, and this fach''y gave
ali impetus to the Cotton market, increased chs
demand, and supplies were freely sent IN wa, T;n
gave to the merchant greater facility to SUIT nus
orders from the increased stock on hand. mere
fore, it may be said, steam reduced the time by
four or FIVE months yet it takes SIX or seven
months to obtain supplies from Bombay rom the
time the order has been issued. inns was very
great advantage, out, Jet, did not ohaoio tuo
spinneys to cake advanta ,e Of fuctu ,tons IN the
market. TO order a supply OF Indian cotton when
prices were high as mott proDao y the market
WouId ftll be ssIe it could arrive. Therefore, to
make Indian cotton available on these occasions,
II was necessary to retain It on mana waiting an
~pportunity, at heavy expenses tor interest on
money and warehouse charges swelling up against
IL The "a lr0ads now constructing on the over
land route will give facilities both to Egyptian and
Bomba, or Su,at co ton, before not possessed. BY
means Of telegraphs and these railroads, orders
can be sent to Bombay in less than twenty days,
and cotton can be dispat ched by the overland
route to Liverpool which will give it every advan-
tage now possessed by American cotton with re-
spect to speedy communication; and its lOwness
OF price, and its producing as good a thread o
within slight difference as good thread as Amer
lean cotton will reduce the difference between i
end the American-the only difference would the
consist in the Indian cotton taking more rounds
of the spindle in spinning; and the difference ia
price will more than cover that without consider
ing any improvement on the Indian cotton.
Bat we know the cultivation of cotton
in India can he improved, and superior kind pro
duced fully equal to Mobile or New Orleans Cot
ton. Cotton of fair New-OreaDs kind has al
ready been laid down at Liverpool for - per h.
The inland carriage, especially on the Bombay
side, has been the worst Now, how much more
judicous it would be in the Government OF England
to withdraw her squadrons from the African Coast,
lit costs her to support them there s., 900, 000l
and to apply that sum to open roads for the tran
sit Of both cotton, sugar, rice, &C.. &c. Her
squadrons can now only prevent the expectation
OF slaves but these roads would strike at the very
roots of all requirements for Slavery. Our South
ern States could not support their slaves had 1t
not been for Cotton nor Biazils if not for her Su-
gar.
A few words more to show the difficulties in the
way of Cotton cultivation IN India. Had the ryot'
picking it of the seeds without GINS and convey
ing it to some very distant market without roads,
1T would require capital. For in these respects no
government public body except the Tartars
ever carried out more strictly the Democratic doc
trine Of leaving every improvement to individual
energy tina did the last Indian British Govern
ment. In its acts it was prominently Demo-
cratic, for it never did aught else for the country
than levy taxes and make He 1.-THE ryot)
would be obliged to borrow capital from the native
money lender at the rate of rs per cent per annum
and the charges for money lent by European MGR
chants we're as follows:
Interest per ann. per cite Property Insurance p
Commission on loan "a Commission on sale 80
f Cor missioner on acc. " Warehouse charges
fetal.
This will show that there has been for the poor
cotton planter in India neither capital, roads, gins
nor markets, yet with miniature market at Bonn
bay, Indian Cotton has increased in the last ten
years 81 per cent. in the English markets over the
prior ten wears, against So per cent. increase of
American Cotton, with all the above auxiliaries.
Inquire why it is that it can drive the American
Cotton out OF the markets OF Europe.
In the first place, every day will render it neces
sary to increase steam on the GaDges, and to run
short, but daily, or perhaps more frequent trips,
bctw cen the great cities on the GaDges-for IN
stance, between C0wanpoor and Allahabad and
AiIahabad and Benares, &c. Steamers will be
multiplied on the great BurrampOoter. A railroad
AZ
that steamers will sweep down the products dis
lance, by the Yuma and Ganges, of some . 500
miles from the North west-of India. A railroad
will be run direct through the country to Delhi
opening a part of the country heretofore locked
sIp, and will extend some l,50O miles IN direct
line. The steamers on the BunaDpooter will pass
through the richest country of the world, touch
ing at Dacca, where the finest musllns In tn
world were produced, and will convey the produce
of the countries on both sides for 500 miles in
length. The Indies must have more steamers-it
will be the necessary and arbitrary seguter OF the
railroads in Asia, connecting the different seas,
and rendering that route available for the trans
portaton of merchandise. From all parts of India
continued lines will run, connecting themselves at
the proper points, and lead to the docks OF Liver
pool and to the looms of Manchester probably
twice the quantity Of cotton now manufactured
altogether. The capital OF Manchester must fol-
low in the wake of these united rami6catlons OF
steam action in India. Gins will be in every Hin
doc village for the use of the surrounding ryOts
for each ryot cannot have gin. The Indian will
then be on par with the American planter.
But on the other hand, what is in favor of the
Hindoo1 A soil and climate that require little
labor from him. If he uses good seed, and renews
his seed as they become degenerated from repeat
ed sowing. quiet, peaceable, gentle temper
industrious when working for himself. but not over
Iaborous vet as his children, his wife and him.
self work together in the field tine labor is divided,
and n, cessary light, while the American works
alone, his children are at school till young men
and woms H. and his wife is done up in stays in the
parlor. Thus, what one effects by hard and pain.
Jul labor, the other, in his placid way, effects
by good government.
Again. ut the lowest calculation, the cost of
elave labor is 20 cents per diem or, per month"; 80
The lowest price Of labor in India is 10 cents
highest, 81 50 per month. Thus, slave labor is
Eve TO six times expensive as Indian; and al
lowing that slave viii do twice much as the
Hndoo-which | would doubt, if the Hindeo
s,o,ks lof bimseH-stIR cotton can be produced for
nns.fLird tJat IL costs under Stare culture. Now,
The best cotton can be produced in India for one
TO two cents per pound. Cleaned cotton can now
be purchased in India where they have no g'n to
clean il for ] J cents per pound. No, Americans
$1,000 600 of slaves canno, compete with 2OO,OOO,'
600 Of people Of tiindoostau. You VIII see cotton
cutiyatlonis on the eve being carried to another