The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-17

and TO the United States Tor the year ending April
| 30, 1858, have amounted to 1895 ,249-or at two
rupees to The dollar, IS, 5ss ,l2l 80.
pected quarantine, was issued at Gibraltar on the
The governor, having received official nunica-
ito. from the general officer commanding her Catholic
haests forces IN the adjacent district Of the Campo
San Rogue urging the necessity OF imposing Of
quarantine ON vessels arriving in this port from England
Gibraltar particularly those at present residing at San
Rogue and Campo that the port and fortress may At any
moment be placed in state Of quarantins By com
Germany.
TERMINATION OF THE SITTING OF THH PROTESTANT
CONFERENCE.-THE DELEGATES AND THE MoRMoNs
The Protestant Church COnventiOs, or kirchen-
tag In session 1t Berlin, had terminated its abors
and resolved to neet next year at Frankfort onhe-
Maine. In tue concluding report to hand by this ar
rival there IL nothing particularly interesting with
respect to America, excepting the opinion Of the
conference that the sposteship of the Mormons is an
emierstios Office in disguise, ard It's Chief objects be-
ing to advance the price Of band in the West.
The Berlin correspondent OF the London Times,
writing upon Sept. 20, ssys:--As this institution
took its in lS4S a, Frankfort the >ioe the
scene Of the German Parliament and the murder of
Licbnowsky and AueIswald 40 it must be reckoned
as good Indirectly arising out of much pos tive evil
that those days of anarchy and confusion brought.
with them, that 1900 men have been permitted in q
0er0sn capital to meet together and deliberate
officially on the matters they have most at heart and
have been permitted, unchecked, to express their
censures On the commissions and omissions OF the
secular authorities, in their very presence; further
it is q very remarkable incident that 80 many men,
almost exclusively clergymen, should have come to
an all but III anilnous resolution any point at al,
particularly when we bear in mind that they were
not only theologians, but Germans. A few more
such meetings as this, and German union will cease
to be the hyword it is at present.
simultaneously with this Protestant Kirchentag,
in Berlin, conference OF the different Catholic
cieties cas- being held in Vienna, at which their
great and varied activity was put forward as an en-
courasement and spur to increased zeal. This coin
cidense Of date and diversity Of direction are strk
Dgy indicative Of the antagonism Of the two States
striving for the lead in Germany, and still more in
ideas and figures of speech is il to hear Catholic
priest enunciate the following =" The doctrine of
the church IS a line of rails that mankind cGsnot
get of UifhoNt a certain catastrophe"
A further augmentation in the price Of coal at the
pits is ann ounced for the goth Of October. At no
former period was there so much demand for coal Of
The Belgian Minister Of War has just decided that
the new uniform lately introduced into the Belgian
army, and which resembles that worn by the Aus
tran Infantry, to become the general dress Of the
Belgian infantry.
The Cotton Crops OF America and India.
From the London Times Sept. SOL
The letter of our correspondent at New York will
be read with interest, as describing some important
changes, contemplated or in progress, from point
of view not common in this country. The Amer
cans are pre- eminently q calculating people, and
their calculations, though occasionally ltels too
confident and keen, may nevertheless be useful to
Of this sleepy and comfortable Old World. We
have dreamt so long about projected Indian railways
dian cotton crops, and ports and habors in she
prospective category, that We have come to regard
the whole affair as AlaDschars dreama fabric that
touch may destroy, and which will do nobody any
good ID our time at least. Not so the Yankees. As
they see US fairly at it, and hear that the
cred turf Of HiDdoetan has actually been move for
railway and insuted by protane locomotive they set
to work specializing Oh she consequences particular
" to themselves. They looming the world
vast mountains OF cotton WOOL destined to feed the
British loom and clothe the world with fabulous
cheapIess. Looking at home, they see, as natural
e4uence the cotton cultivation Of the Southern
6atss-perbaps the most rapid growth IN the history
of trade-reduced to sudden bankruptcy, and pass
ing away even more quickly than it sprang into
being. The train OF consequences does not stop here:
The profit OF the cotton cult hns been
chief ement in the value Of the negro, and when
the former falls belos zero the latter will be NIL.
Thus tins dark incubus which has always rested over
the oil and prospects Of the Union, which has puz
zled statesmen and occupied philanthrophists, and
which 20 obstinate that the mere cost OF abol-
ton should it ever be effected Is estimated at
1900 100000, but ofwhch the cost is the very least
b
our eyes for q moment, ans it is gone. 1t expires
from simple exhaustion Solid Us IL seems, tis but
bubble, blown up by speculation which, meeting
with ali unexpected rival, falls below pay
ing poiut and leaves the domestic institu-
yicnn as yalueless as the decayed butler OF
a reduced gentleman. Thus inscrutable Provi'
eence performs Sith touch the work on which we
had been lavishing pur Interest for ages While the
placid Hindoo picks the cotton, cleans the fieecy
crop, and then, with wondering obedience, feeds the
fire Of the locomotive waves the nag, OF .urns Inc
points, he is unwittinely knocking me letters on
three million children OF Ham on the other sue OF
the world. He underbids the negro's to., 1or the
latter doubly chargeabe, for coercion as rel as
for maintenance. BY the same unexpected interro-
sltion the great stumbling block to the peace OF the
Union is removed, sDd the Northern and southern
States will torget their feuds. Such is the prospect
of viii b We are allowed one happy glimpse in the
letter Of American cores pondent, and we can.
not but add that if this could De effected, we on our
side of the water should be spared prodgous deal
Of philanthropy vi the most unctaous and most sur.
feitng description. We should be spared 1t very
Sod, tor If Brother Jonathan had not slave OF his
OWL, he would SOON LEND hand TO see that NOBODY
el.e bad one
But may all this be really expected? Why not?
we ask Stranger things have happened In our day,
it aIly does seem The order o events to zc-
ctmplish by such small means as the spontaneous
currents OF trade ard the accidental discovery OF me-
tails achiev, ments that we had assigned TO genius
or Lenevte The cpDslInmation VIII, however,
be distant; for something more is requisite THAI the
laying Gown OF rails the planning Oh COTTON rces or
the Of better implements. But, when the COM
muDicatoDs have once been opened to the interior,
the docie population have become familiar
with the iron gehii, We Can easily believe that the
arrangements OF property and OF industry will
readily adapt Themselves to the new opportunity.
Surely that with such marvellous rapidly has
coniomed TO the rule Of conquerors so different as
the Mobamedans and the Euelish and NAT has
fallen 30 successfully into the discipline and arms
OF the European soldier, will soon be not less at
home il the region of the rail Under British guild
ance the natives build houses and ships, print books
and newspapers, comply with our fashions, tastes
ard pursuits. There is Them reasan in the nature
OF nen o. things why we should not have so large
an inn Ortation Of cotton from India rs TO render us
Independent OF tie United States, and eventually
The negro may thus drop from the hold OF his master;
but inoia has INN arrears to make up before she
can ericrp important part in the story OF the
crop Of Inds can at all keep pace with the increasing
o.n,and all over be word. The human race is mul.
tipyng faster than our ships and our railways and