New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-20
FREE AND SLAVE PRODUCE.


Tsfs, rsao- n TAs Tribsxs
sR-Iwas reiocsi to learn from accumulation In your
pap of Monday that there such society a. the Free
Produce Association If Friends who determine no long
10 aid Slavery by purchasing slave grown products
Isl supposed that many Of the Society Of Friends acted
ufO, this principle but not aware that Gctre
station for the promotion such obec. existed in this
country
II the members Of this society allow themselves act
with Others outside Of their sect would like 10 make
a few suggestions not only to them bu, to all Of yos
readers who vew slavery as an abomination.
persons, ceasng to slave products may
be right in itself but will have very little Eject The greas
point render the OF ssch products unnecessary by
causing supply Of the same thing without slave labor
England already looking toward Asia and Africa Cor Cot
ton with prospe offaVorabe results From her free West
Indies she obtains partial supply Of Sugar Nov the
trouble is the ense Of procuring free grown predacs
The slave holders laugh in their sleeves the feeble at
tsmpts thrs far 10 do without them To procure fall
suepy Of cotton from India Africa sans will have
t. be invested and probably for many years immense sums
sscrfced-for is he first step that costs" Some English
CAPITALISTS taken hold OF the subject earnest and
was glad that Mr. and Mrs Stowe gave true prom
hence 20 the matter there In be understood by all
that without cotton growing slavery mus, 40 down
have the Free Produce Association turned their stsn-
ton 70 Flax substitute for Cotton Il is nov demon
srad that Linen can be produced for about the cost
Cotton Goods, ~ the ordinary prices Of Cotton Would
be well for the officers Of the Free Produce Associs
ton IL look into this You could no doubt put them
the way 10 obtain the requisite Information They sill hnd
At the people OF this country extensively cot
toniEed than they Of by having Cotton In their
Wooden goods al the rate of about 20 so per cent and
they will learn probably that Flax prepared now in the
Western part of this State, would have answered the par
pose far better The quantity Of Cotton used for mixing
with Wool 10 its great detrimen in the United States
probably exceeds 900 bales and would suggest the
Association TO bring the facts bearing upon this
fore the public With the view Of causing substitution Of
Flax in place of Cotton in our Wooden factories
Then 60 Sugsr-can there be nothing done sscare
the production OF sugar without slave labor There
ought be societies esab he'd for the propagation Of
suga pie trees If other be adopted for
obtaining free grown ssgSr The most horrible aspect Of
Slavery is presented the plauta'ons and since
lately perusing authentic documents the subectso
horrible is the cruelty and sacrifice Of human life in that
busuesso calculating and cold blooded the murder ~
portion Of the slaves ON sugar pan'atonsequa to all the
increase and per cent besidet has seemed TO that
eating sugar thus produced was like sharing in murder
ers booty 1t sticks in my throat, and tastes Of blood l
feel strongly tempted to foregs lis altogether Il may
he a sin gulsr fancy Of mDe but II % be that no
right feeling person peruse the horrible and authentic
details furnished by the keyto Uncle Tom, without affect
ing his taste for sugar very materially
NOwthe question s must this Submission 10 Slavery be
continued Il there remedy May not Beet Sugar be
produced ask for Information and who will be like
" 10 be able 10 furnish the Information society
ganzed for the promotion of the Of Free Produce
II they have not examined the who' subject they certsay
sh0s'd dose.
Why should no, Joint stock company be established
for opening Beet Sugar plantation Let the shares DO
small and let il be tudor Board Of Directors Of practical
busness most Of whom would give their attention
grautously and great many would take shares the
view of helping along good Such enterprise
ought not to fall upon any For while, losses
might be expected but II be good business In France
why not here Al the skill machinery and information
can easily be obtained by the socetys correspondent, in
ance, snd than likely some Aboitionisis in this
mis- hit be found who would be green enough 10 sell
good farm for the purpose aud take it in Beet Sugar
Stock
trust that the Free Produce Association" will look
into the matter particularly and give the result Of their in
yestigaton To the public There many here in New
York who would willingly contribute the time necessary
to such investigation if called upon b. the Association
to do So
At any rate do le know where Free grown Sugar can
be had and goods made from Free grown Cotton think
many would be willing to pay more for these articles than
for those in market We could them with moro
comfort They would do Us more good Our sugar would
not turn bitter in stomachs. We could put clean
shirt without refecng that had In is purchase aided
ia support Of Slavery though very indirectly and
mot.ly
should think that by this time the Abotionists would
be almost sick Of depending upOn moral suason 10 in
duce ,lavehodes to do justice and love mercy Every
thing must yield 10 their cupdy They will give up their
slaves when they longer work them 10 profit and
not before When the world learns 10 do without their
Cotton Sugar and Rice which will amount 81 nearly the
zane thngwhen few Of these articles wanted
bring down the prices below the Of production they
will emancpste their slaves, for self protection. Let the
good time hasten $.
We believe q Beet Sugar mandatory might
and should be attempted forthwith II only Agri-
cultural experiment Stolen Labor where circumstan-
ces conspre to drive up TO the full measure Of ito
ability and beyond, sugar plantations is probably
cheaper than Free; and yet We believe that the Beet
culture for sugar, on the mellow red lands Of EewJer
,ey, if well drained, subsoled and fortified would
prove profitable, after the cost Of the first step had
been surmOunted.
As to Flax, Cotton, Linen, &c, there has been moro
cry than WOOL so far. wehope to be able to announce
some decisive results soon. A good many intelligent
and energetic men at work Flax in one quarter
and another, and they turning out very good fber
but how extensively and how chesply this depoaent
saith nOt-as yet. ed.
The Cincinnnh Gazlnl refers 10 th.