The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-11

ducton OF cotton large and efficient scale requires
like all such enterprises greater investment Of capital
and energy than at the command Of the Hindoo ID
is not simply money which h wanted but yigor Ii
Manchester agents would go out with full purses and
European ideas the country broad enough and popuous
enough furnish all that required besides SO argued
Mr. Mangles and with perfect reason far the
facts went The tables, however, appear turned upon the
company when come TO inquire why Englishmen do
not embark In this they would in other speculation
OF promise for then told that the administration
of India is such that accustomed free govern
ment will live under It, Excluding the great capitals Of
the presidencies there actually only SIT British sub
eets In India independent of the companys service This
service represents caste complete and privileged
that of the Brahmins themselves and Engishmen are
naturally not much disposed To be treated outsiders
Bat this be eiieetually remededi Ii be
gotten that the government of India though doubtless
bound TO consult the requirements British markets is
also charged with the administration of
pre- and that, if half the population of England
were to migrate to the Deccan their numbers would be
lost IN the native millions around them. These millions,
too ouchy and sensitive particular points of
faith custom, that the harmless proc 4eding as
we have recently seen, may be interpreted into alarm
ing grievance Fairly enough may be argued that the
institutions Of such country to be easily adapted
to English notions of freedom
Whether the tenure OF the land any real obstacles
to agricultural activity, and above those arising from
the Traditional ideas OF the population it may not be easy
to say but there certainly point which all
parties less agreed Mr. Mangles acknowl-
edged that '.roads' had something do with the price
OF cotton, and Mr. Turner described the damage which
the material suffered in its conveyance to the Dr.
Bnist, readers will this morning observe goes
directly to the point and compehensively asserts
that, 'were the valley OF Berar connected with Bombay
by railway Liverpool could get all the cotton she wants
for 23d. pound, all land and charges included "
Now this point ut any rate need involve little contro
versy There may be question between English and
American systems Of construction but 1t is clear that
facility of transport Is the great thing needed Sat the
rates which now existed upon the Madras railway, said
Mr.. Manges, oIe pound of cotton might be conveyed
$50 miles for three-hs of farthng, and he thought
the fact ought to satisfy the Lancashire remonstrants No
doubt it does but how many miles cotton
thus be carried
At the same time, although there be no disguise
about the obligations Of the Indian government in this
respect think the authorities of the company may
fairly ask for issue rather more definite than has
yet been raised What is it, specifically that they
required to dot Mr. Manges detected the weak point in
the Manchester when he recommended his opponents
to put their shoulders to the wheel, instead Of call
ing upon the company, Certainly have wish to
artificial cultivation established In India by any
system of bounties protection against the natural laws
Of trade. If supply Of cotton cannot be created by the
fair operation of demand it can never be successfully
maintained by government intervention. The authori-
ties however, may Obstacles and this species of
aid is all the Indispensable in India where nothing
can be done without government concurrence They can,
at least, promote cultivation by public works they
hasten the execution Of railways and they take
that impedment shall be found between fair field
for the husbandman end and accessible port
shipment the other After these conditions have been
satisfiedand they ought not to be very embarrassing
the manufacturers of Lancashire must do the rest for
themselves.