The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-13

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Important Movement N the SoSsA-Direc Cotton Trade
,citA Exrope-TAs Importance Of Ais Trade to Eng.
land-7Ae Wsy Congregational ResoIStioms are Kept in
the Dark-7Ae ResoIution Of Inquiry into ne Gardiner
C7aim-A. G. Benson and ne Lcbos Alands, &C., de-
One Of the most important proceedings OF the South,
Just ct this time effort. which promises to be
cest to practicable the idea, long harped upon Of
direct trade In cotton with Europe From most Of the
Southern States agents have been despatched to the
principal continental courts Of Europe to ask and impor
tune each sovereign to take the duties of the impor
ton Of cotton in the material within their respective
dominions The importance Of this movement in its
consequences especially to England, very clear For
long time Backwood has been demons the value
amount of the imports from the United States each year
in the state to be in value about hundred and
twenty millions of dollars per annum. Upon this CAPT
tai directly and Indirectly she employs more than half
Of her working population engaged the SEAS in her
manufactures at her cotton looms, in her stores and
warehouses, spinning her cotton yarn exporting it to
England Of her monopoly OF this trade would reduce her
to great distress, if II would not make her bank
rupt within short time Dickens, In his cogitations
upon the Importance ana magnitude OF the American
cotton trade to Europe mas wisely said that was
dependent upon this tae for her very existence or to
his language, The perpetuity OF England hangs
upon a thread of Gotten" A blow is about to be
struck at England the Southern States Of this
fedeIacy through this very interest," which Dickens and
God and all the wise heads Of the present day Of
England est mate SO highly Secretly this work pre-
paraon to rob England OF this trade has been going
In the South and the organizations against her
already completed The programme of the southern
men is, first to have cotton received upon the CONT
nent free of duty With this view agents. while write,
are before the Emperor of Russia France and the Ger
manic nations The Gar, particularly expected to
look with favor upon this movement and to favor with
all his ability and influence, as measure nimical TO
England. The other nations expected to favor it
from motives Of self interest," growing out Of the trade
given them These agents to all meet in May next,
at Chapelle reDOrt and silt them.
selves upen their course Of action la Soue Buchanan
and Mason but with greater chances of In their
toned gentlemen. AS the promise is obtained
from the various soveregns that the continent Ia opn
sentimental depot for cotton is to be established upon
the eminent in opposition to Liverpool To establish
this depot heretofore has been the great difficulty but
those who have this matter in hand at last gone the
right way to work about it, and the South and
had subscribed from the principal planters in the States
bales enough to build up depot as soon as opened upon
the continent, with the advantages have spoken Of
Within fortnight from this time agent Of the South
will start for Europe, to meet the congress at Ak Ia
Chapee in May next to receive their report and views
and bring them ba X to convention Of planters which
is to assemble at Coopers Springs in Mississippi, the
4th Of July next to 60 immediately to work upon this
matter by putting their cotton board of dre:t line
of Southern packets If all the antcpaions OF the agents
abroad in the meantime realized. This Is the pro-
gIamme exactly it stands at present have the par
culars OF this movement from who knows all about
it, and 1t may be relied upon. have here given the
policy marked out, and whether the scheme will sue
when England playing such conspicuous part in he
revolutions Of the day, any movement such as this
which tends towards her bankruptcy Is at least worthy
of much consideration.
public matter OF some importance, which has been
asleep for lorg time, is about waking up IT is as fol
lows On the 80 Of August 1854, the following resolu
Resolved That President be requested to institute
proceedings in law or equity against all such agents at
torneys aid cOnfederates may have assisted in pro-
scouting the claim Of George A. Gardiner and John H.
Mears either Of them before the Board Of Commits
go for the adjudication of claims Mexico order to
test their liability to refund the amount paid to them
agents. conederates or assgnees out OF the
award made by the said commissioners to said Gardiner
and Mears.
The hand of darkness having been laid upon every
thing intended to bring 70 light the acts o. Wigs and
country will not be surprised to hear that up to this
day neither the President Attorney General or the Soil
the above resolution. This resolution moneys
OF the United states paid to swinders passed in Con-
eutye end Of Pennsyysna avenue but has bee choked
down into darfne and night within the Capitol
walls by the men whom it was intended to touch. This
s specimen Of the way laws are executed. resolu-
ton Congress- by some means OF hocas pocus kept
from the President in the hurry Of business
rant any such resolution before Congress- till his at
ention accidentally directed to 1t In conversation
with friend. Elisha H. Wh.ttlesey, during the last
week. called the attention Of the President to this mat
ter and the President gave orders that should be
medately examined into This will no doubt disturb
the serenity Of two three distinguished gentlemen
who have been laying the junction to their souls that
this matter was sll forgotten and passed.
Executive Department to take some steps sewsris OBJ
tanning for him from Peru the amount she agreed to
give him for his losses in his obos Island guano adven
lures under Mr. Filmores administration. 1t will DO
remembered that in 1852 Mr. Benson barked about
million Of dollars in the Lobos Island Ruano trade,
der the assurance Of M Webster and Mr. Fillmore that
American citizens should be protected in this trade Al
a Mr. Benson fairly at work under these Elk
esutve the protection Of the
question Peru agreed to pay Mr. Benson $40 ton for
all the vessels be had engaged for this trade This
accepted satisfactory but Peru has been allowed to
80 without fulfilling her contract and Mr.. Benson has
not been paid cent. This neglect of government Is
disgrace 70 our history. Politics swallows up justice
and the demands Of honest citizen SET aside
the scbeming for SUGGESTIONS in Office. formal
demand Peru to pay the amount that she promised Is
all that needed to obtain for Mr. Benson his money
NELLIE
WASHINGTON, March H. 1885,
Mr.. Soules Tiecs ef the ostend Correspondence-De-
nuneiaions Of the Naturalization by the late Minister
Major Ben McCullochs Resisnaton-7he Washington
Star and its " Correct Information Sen Rusks
Characteristic Reply to the President-7he Central
American Expedition about Lcdring-Cot. Kinney on
his +" Opn Hook "-7he City again Quiet, de-, &C.
The publication in the HERALD Of the notorious, II
not celebrated ostend correspondence exciting gen
eral interest and volumes Of comment Mr. Soule him.
SELF speaks freely the subject and is delighted to
1t in the HERALD. He feels conscious Of having the
large end of the log, and mentally exclams, Let him
laugh who wins" Indeed he expresses positive pride
in his participation in ,he affair, (bepg the author of
the report of the conference and rays the record win
convict the administration OF treachery to him. and Of
mis- rable vacillstion in its foreign policy.
Although Mr.. Soule is pleased with the publication OF
the Ostend correspondence yet he is down the adj
ministraton, and on Mr. Marcy Ia particular He
pies not to express himself the severest terms OF
President and his whole Cabinet He says he considers
himself de- ply wronged in being deserted by the admin
traton while aboripg to carry ITS expressed nstruc
tons regarding the foreign policy of the country and
that in justice to himself and In vindcaton Of his
reputation he desires full and complete exposition OF
the whole Transaction. Verify, the tOstend Congress
not all moonshne," as stated BY the Star Of this
city.
In my last letter ALLUDED to the fact that Major Ben
McCulloch had declined the commission rendered him by
the President Of the United satess fact notorious