Washington telegraph., 1853-11-16
A New Cotton Move in England Arainst
th5 United Gfatef

The British Empire II the East Indies y not
only source oi iiiaSniicence and profit 10 Great
Britain-it Is problem and curiosity Il, the
rest of the world. Ii has never I,nrn r,lnnircd
except by transient so,dicrr-nr,ar hern settled
except by the blyoncl-rcycr been Ic.r;si,l,d ,or
except to give greater liberty ui u under AMI an
preston 10 the army cf British Officials While
superabundaf; population have either starved
in England. or etuigraied To Austria or America
millions q; fertile acres in Madras AID Ro,,l.v
have been allowed 10 rcpose in primitive unrul-
tivation. No public roads haze been hniit: no
rivers cleared for navigation; resources drvcI-
oped, and industrial enlpioy mcnt provided NV ta
ncreSitous and active natives. The bavonet and
the bible, iortrcsscs bIshopricks and Manchester
goods, all that India has received ~ rni,,r.,
for the the uncouuted millions hcr soiiatio,, I.a~
poured into the British treasury.
The subject though geographically remote is
o.ic IN which we have neag ;iccuniary Interest
Some efforts are now about being made by thr
East India company. IN which he only prrrrDti-
BILE object is 10 iailict an injury on our Southern
States. Ii therefore becomes our duty 10 look
closely into the matter. II appears that the
district OF Berar in the presidency of Madras. pro-
dnces cotton nnequaled IN any other part N lnlia
and which is supposed capable when equally well
cleaned of entering into successful connection
of with that oi the Mobile and N. Orleans Marx
cts; even with long land carriage On the backs
of builocks, the exports cr Bcrar 70 Bombay ant.
Mirapoor amount Ia sixty million of pounds each
year, and the quantity obiainaiie or capabIe of
being produced-if there were but any suitable
reward offered for lahor-iS thought ID he upli.n-
ited. AT present The cost oi tie land carriage a.
mounts 10 siStysix per cent. upon the prime cost
oi the article; but noble river. tine Godavery
which might be made navigahle for the distance
cl lt least six hundred miles. vi Tie cxpeuse nl a
i"w Thousand dollars. runs directly down through
tte cotton district; "and Tins" triuTnphantly ex-
claims the report from which ,vc clr1l our facts
tl,tt-f IN it,t, II Ii
Cbandah would l'c pac. in immediate conmu-
nlcation With ,he manufactures OF Lancashire and
ths-lt might have added. rs it assriredly meant
--fhns we shalt render ourselves independent Of
the United States. Having thus disposed Of
OF the lnduStiia, part Of the proposition.
the report goes on, TO its owu great satisfaction
to demonstrate tie military strength which
naNlgable river of this extent would confer on the
Madras presidency; and finally appeals ID ihe
sympathies which evoked by "Unr!f T5ai'x
CABIN 10 induce the "Britsli public to assist IN
striking this fatal blow against transatlantic sla-
very"
This, then. is the real gist of Tie ariiclc-this
thc cause which can even provoke the Satrars OF
a hopic empire INTO q niomentarv activityi Il is
not To benefit India, bat 10 hurt America that
they have been seized With this economical ca
thiisiastni We thank Them FIR their good inten-
lions, and iGily appreciate the kindness they
would do us. We happen however. TO have IA
litile knowledge OF the case anJ the very slight
est knowledge is qiute sufficient ~ knock their
air-bult castles and rabd ahoiilionsm into king
dom come. In the first place, then, there is no
cotton ia the East Indies or in the world that can
for a moment be compare' tc the Ancrican.--a
reference 20 the markets ~ Liverpool will AZ once
demonstrate the fact. The Indian cotton from
the Berar district is very short, coarse. anil dscol
ored fibre. IL IS now grown 10 it, utmost extent
and is used IN the manufacture NJ coarse cotton
fabrics by the natives. As u the navigation cf
the river, there Is but caste III India whose re-
ligious convictions permit them to wor. in upon.
or about the wafer, aud Of that caste there is
not along the whole course rf the GuTayrry
enoagh men 10 man three respectable ferry boats
IL Is absurd for MIR. John Bull to seek escape from
his dependency our Southern States, however
much he may III his stubborn heart detest and en-
Wy us his pockets bind him down To be our very
humble. faithful and obc,icnt servant. AIanches-
Ter is the political capital Of England and Man
chester cannot live without American cOtlcn-
Our dominion t.n.:and is not less powerful
than hers India; she cnnnot shake or with
out shaking her national debt intn a national bank
rnptcy. N,HioTm Democrat