The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-17


Britain, and great anxiety is displayed to find
out some means by which the English spnners
can be rendered independent Of the American
cotton growers. The London papers received
1 by the last steamer contain accounts Of large
meeting of the merchants and manufacturers O
Manchester, held for the purpose of forming ar
association for the promotion of the growth o
cotton all over the world Mr.. Chetham, Mp.
presided, and among those present were sever
| al leading members ofparliament. The chair
man described the present position and pros
poets of cotton cultivation in all parts of the
world whence it is now obtainable, and the ur
gent necessity for increasing the supply by the
removal Of all legislative impediments and by
every possible encouragement. Mr. Bailey
said that, assuming call Of IS per annum
though be did moi anticipate SO much as hall
that amount being levied, from the owner of a
forty horse power steam engine, for tie purpose
Of the association, such contribution would be
proftably invested in endeavoring to getsrid Of
an exaction 1.-THE advance in the price Of cotton,
which amount in excessive price ofraws mate
rial to $4,000 (near s25, ooo) per annum to
that individual. The spinners, he said, had
paid not less than Fl 0,00O, 600 more during the
past 2 months for cotton, than they would have
done under ordinary circumstances. He9urged
the formation of an association, to be styled the
"Cohon Supply Association, +" to encourage by
all possible means the growth of cotton inlth
British colonies, and other new countries, By
fostering and aiding producers, and the renaov-
al of all restrictions and lmpediments. The
British manufacturers and merchants may hold
meetings every day in the week, make long
speeches. and pass resolutions but they will
never be able to build up a rival to the United
States in the production of cotton. Mr., Bull
cannot succeed in any such enterprise.
The New York Tribune, of course, deeply
symPathises with the British cotton spinners in
their efforts to build up a rival to our planters
Its London correspondent, ina late letter, says:
at might, however, be interesting to the re-
publicans to see the gradual increase of cotton
production in the east, which sooner or later
whenever the railroads and canals now in con-
struction have opened the resources of the cen
trail portion of India to remunerate European
observation-disclosures exterminate slavery in the
southern States. According to the newly fur
nished returns Of the reports Of the 6gst quarter
of 1857, England received from India fully
91.110 cwt., and only rs, 222 cwt. in the cor
responding periods of 1856 and 1855. Though
this quantity is rather insignificant compared
with the grand total imports ofthe quarter, viz
1,1116,5 $50 cwt., still it shows steady contin-
ual increase of the supply from India. 1t is
the cloud not bigger than hand, which fore
tells the coming ruin of slavery There is no
doubt the cotton produced in India cannot as
yet compete with the best qualities the Amer
lean article. Sill the coarser qualities of India
cotton, cultivated by the cheapest labor in the
world, cannot fail, in the long run, to depreci-
ate the value of governor Wise's niggers. ri
ear the chyalrous southron will live to see his /
;hattel selling at 5000, instead of $4,000, which
1e dreams of realizing by the extension of the
peculiar institution north of Mason and Dixon's
ine.''
For the last fifteen years the opponents of the
outh have been chanting the tune of ''the sue
essful cultivation of cotton in India, Africa,
china, and elsewhere and we verify believe
hat it will be the death Of the performers
The British manufacturers would most natur-
lily, gladly rid themselves, if it were possible,
# their dependence on the cotton planters of
he United States, by discovering another re-
zion where the raw material can be produced as
hcapy, and of equal quality as that grown
lere. And the freesoers and abolitionists of
he north would be greatly rejoiced at any
hing that would prove injurious to the south
II retard its prosperity. But their efforts to
md such country have been, and are likely
. be, attended by failures. The British cot
On spinners have often cried 'Eureka!" which
as been heartily repeated by the freesoil fan
Tics in this country; but when the reported
iscovery came TO be investigated by facts, it
armed out to be no discovery at ALL France
as just exhausted her last annual premiums
f $4,000 francs, for the best crop of cotton
rown IN Algeria, without effectng anything
lore than the artificial cultivation of few fields
our great staple, at price about five times
igher than it could have been sold for in New
'rleans or Shreveport. Attempts have been
lade annually for more than a quarter of
entury to establish the cultivation of cotton as
branch of agriculture in India; but the natives
re disguised with it, and will not pursue the
uslness except under the influence of tie fear
punishment, Or the hope of obtaining large
remiums. 4 few hundred bales of cotton are .
lnualy gathered there, but it is dear in price
Id Indifferent in quality. China and Africa
,e now appealed to, to aid in the crusade !
5alnst the southern States, and furnish sup
y of cotton to Europe; but China and Africa :
i'll respond as India and Algeria have done +
I failures, In the meantime, the price of our ,
APPLE has gradually advanced higher and t
CHER, and our planting interest was never
ore prosperous than at this moment. There is
ficient land in the southwest to grow cotton +
r the world, and no portion of the globe will /
er be able to compete with her planters in the t
ltiyation Of the plant 7
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