New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-25
Letter from Washington.
THE COTTON DEPoT-DEMAND AND SUPPIY--sUG-
GEsTIyE QUEsTIoNs--YERA CRUZ NAH. LINZ
BROOKE VS.. HALE,
CEDRIC

THE COTTON DEPoT-DEMAND AND SUPPLY--SUG-
GEsTIyE QUEsTIoNs--YERA CRUZ NAH LINZ
BROOKE VS.. HALE.
Correspondence of the Crescent.
WAsHNGroN February 10. 1858
The facts with regard to establishment of an Amer
loan Continental Cotton Depot which sent you yester
day, not of course to be taken in unlimited
universal 1t cannot be denied that the laws of
trade like those of SCIENCE rreversible the
ket for that is the and
the sea- commands the great bulk the cotton
trade it is of those laws OF nature which is utterly
imposs bic for to contravene. 1t for this
swerable that New Orleans being convenient to
the cotton grower aud convenient also the must
always command the great bulk of the trade and
| ever be the chief cotton carrier Of the world
In these respects and in others that will hereafter ap
pear, the Crescent City to be larger weather.
more powerful city than Liverpool London even-that
great leviathan of towns The cotton planter has
interest with the cotton agent and cotton carrier
in extending and strengthening the cotton market All
classes Of people at the South should be united en-
list capital with labor every where carry our great
staple to market in the readiest quickest cheapest
ner and when there to place ii in such depot under
American control shall not fail to keep fair balance
of the cash proceeds in American hands
How many bales Of cotton are there consumed in Eu.
rope, ont of England How many consumed in the
United States What is the relative proportion Of the
demand between a depot the continent and depot in
Great Britain How will reciprocity affect it!
These are the questions for public servants to an
And when they satisfactorily answered to the
cotton interest of this country there are others still to be
asked
would again call the particular attention of the peo-
pie to the Importance of urging forward the great u
mail line to Mexico by way of vern Cruz and Acapulco
This is matter in which hut little can probably be
done during the few days that remain to this session Of
Congress But will occupy small share attention
aud require large amount Of labor after the National
Legislature shall have adjourned
The Vera Cruz route for the o. s. Mail to California nd
the Pacific coast possesses manifest advantages that
not be long overlooked They like the of travel
ra rehuantepec-so plain, that . the wayaring ulsp
though fool, need not therein
1t fact that ought to be kept constantly and fairly
before the nation that the company that proposes
to carry the mails from the United States to Vera Cruz
also proposes 10 carry them throup Cruz to
Acapuco-on the Pacific. The recommendation of the
fine wel-informed gentlemen comp osng the Committee
on Post Routes by which the transpora-
ton of the mails has been completed to Vera Cruz is dis
unety given to promote the continue nee of the same
route to Acapulco. The two last Postmaster Generals
Hons Messrs Hall and Hubbard have acted well on this
Recommendation; and have doubt that their success
sor especially If should be Gov. Mreand Of Michi.
gam will faithfully carry out the patriotic purpose
should Col Jefferson Davis OF Mississippi as is now ar
ranged) be Secretary of War his knowledge of the Mex
lean country ahd character united with his ability as
statesman and his frmuess soldier will assuredly
cause our mail bags and mai agents TO be abund
Snty protected in their transit from one ocean to the
other
The opposition Of the city Of NETWORK to the New
orleans and Vera Cruz route is we'll known well IN
derstood But viii speak OF that on some future oc-
casion
Mr. Senator Brooke made capitil speech to-day on the
TehuanePee route ia reply to tho abolition twadde Of
Hale must however defer furth comments until to
inoio" DESorU.