Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-29

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mates for the current YEAR, Our former csti-
mates Of Il falling oil in the Cotton product, Of
$50 600 bales. as compared with last year, still
holds mcasurr.blv goud; the decrease was, per
haps, placed at too low figure. The falling Oft
to the atcs, tclcgraphic dates according to Tai.
colt. 5ramwcll Il Talcott's Circular WAS 2ll..
uOO bales. The total receipts from April ;, to
Srntcmbcr !, lS56. were 5S5 ,D6j; that there
will be- Il further falling oil from that number,
of 10000 bales. is more that probable, and
may reach 2UU,hu0. The rate of decrease for
the past few weeks. warrants this conclusion.
Bat estimates nf the precise extent ut the cot.
ton crop nr the current year, are not now enti-
tied tu leading influence i'll the cotton market.
Differ lis @rMtlcmcn may. us 10 which si'lc OF
1000 00O the lrUr figures are, one fact cannot
be disputed. The production OF cotton is not
sGua To the consumption ut the world. Present
prices seem tu have exercised hut mnmcnary
and very limited influence in Chrckl"g the COLI
sumption oi goods which cotton forms the whole
or 4 part every year the market for these gooIs
is brinr rapidly extended: the prosperity which
Il GENERAL rcar, among The civilized nations OF
the earth promotes. provides the means Tor pay
ing the advanced prices.
II being established. then that supply is mad
ruuate to meet the drlnard. the question rises.
who shall have II full supply? CnqucSlionablv.
whoever oilers the highest price. Cotton plan
tcrs and factors have commanded sufficient capl.
tai 10 enable them To hold, and lur the current
wear. their financial strength is fully established
Liycrpno! and Manchester, ami our Lowell, must
Weld 10 Charleston. Mobile and New Orleans.
what the latter ask the former must pay. and
Il IL tbrV
,ny. Whether this new element in the Canton
Market is To become permanent feature: can,
ut course uny bc determined bv time. The
tinaucial strength uf the country will become,
however, Il consideration of equal Importance
with the extent Of the crop: and the int ucncc
of extreme prices upon consumption. anu upon
promoting the growth of Chiffon in other quar-
irrS must Il, the SAME time, duly br ronS!drrru.
Until the ncw phase W. alluded tU w;lS 'lrvrl.
opcd, We could but regard the ohStnacv OF hold
rrs :,s threatening DISASTER AMI caution our rc;l'
dcrs upon q point Of 50 much uncertainty. ir,S
cut prices cannot be regarded rs eNtraragant IN
view Of the general initiation which has attended
the increase OF the precious metals Nor 40 WE
apprchenl that prices arr to reach an 'NEorbi'
taut iirurc: circumstances and interests are too
nicely balanced to permit this; but there can
be no doubt that the value OF cotton will be iully
maintained throughout the year
"DRrp ScoTr" AGAIH-Thp Joint committee
of the Legislature ot New York on the bred
! Scott case have made long and windy report,
accompanied by series of rcsolutionsdeclarln!
in substance, that the State Of New York will
not allow slavery within her borlers under any
circumstances or pretuxt-that the Supreme
Court has lost the confidence of the people, and
that copy of the resolutions be sent to the re-
sprctiyc Governors of the States Uf the mon
Then comes "An act to secure freedom to all
pcrsons within this New York; State which
provides that no person shall be deprived of citi
zenship ON account of African blood; that slaves
brought by their masters or coming involuntary
TO the State shall be free, and making 1t felony
for any person to attempt to hold Il slave under
such circumstances.
TROUBLE lx KAxsAs.-A threatening difficulty,
saws the Augusta Consitutionalist, has occurred
In Kansas, at the town of Topeka. An alleged
bogus sheriff attempted to arrest treesOiler or
POLITICAL charge, but was driven off by mum
her Of citizens. He went away to SOME other
town. procured posse and returned to take his
prisoner. Again, however, the citizens OF ,Iope
;a ;nterfcred and prevented the arrest. There
unon the sheriff sent message to acting Gov
/ Wuodsnn, at Lecompton. The result hnd mo-
transpired at the latest dates