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African c otton Cd ne
lions OF Africa.
The cotton question 10 still topic Of discussion
IN Great Britain, and public attention IL turning
with great interest to Africa. Two important pa
per. we're recently submitted TO Parliament In
which the cotton cultivation In Africa is warmly
recommended. Their author. British Consul,
Mr. Campbell. who lie stationed at Lsjos states 'ha'
the whole Of the Yarriba and other countries south
OF the Niger. with the Housss and Nance coa"
tries on the north side Of the same river have been
from time iInmemorial. remarkable o"'toh-sf"N
ing qualities. and that Notwithstanding the civil
var. r.vsgrs and disorders caused by the slave
,rsda NOR. than sufficient cotton 30 ciothe their
neonle has always been produced. while their fab
rio. have f,und markets and a ready sale In those
lands here the cotton plant Is not cultivated and
into which the products Of Glasgow and Manches-
Tar have not yet penetrated. Mr.. Campbell eeti-
mates that the annual cultivation Of cotton 10 the
Yarrsba and the adjacent states, Is equal to COO
on0 lbs, and expresses the opinion that. whenever
the cotton fabrics NJ Rnsland are Introduced, via
the Niger 10 the upper part Of tbs Ysrriba and the
iscumjacent districts, the natives will probably
sell their own cotton, and clothe themselves with
the lighter and cheaper cloths Of Manchester and
Glasgow. Mr.. Campbell admits that the eobe"
croacn IN Africa is su ttt pro'vct Of siGrt labor
but. for the satisfaction OF tender British con-
sciences. and stl more tender heads, sndeavors TO
show that there Ia wido difference between
maa being q slave In his own country and In for
sign land. Perhaps he can convince the British
public that slavery 10 Africa, where king adorns
his oonrtysrds with pyramids Of the skulls Of bis
vsssals, is mildsr and more humane than In the
Omitted States and that though cotton Is and must
be cultivated iu Africa by slave labor. vet T.
IL such very seutie and moderate kind of slavery
- TO he easily mistaken for freedou-suCh freedom
soms Of the worthy subjects Of Great Britain in
India posssss
Not only 1Ir. Campbell. but ths great traveller
10 Africs, Or. Livingstone, has been shedding \
good deal Of light this subject. He Expresses
his firm belief that tbs Angola country, IL Il had
been In tho hands of Europeans, would nave pro-
dno-d more cotton aud sugar, Ia proportion II its
extent, than any part Of our Southern States. He
d~soriies the weetern portion II Central Africa,
DONbVoF. rs tfo netL ip( C3ELDn. III Wa much
more easily separated from the seed, aud nors Of
q staple product None Of these cotton movements
peed can.e any apprehension in this county
Even il successfu 70 the eysant anticipated by the
most ssnguine Engllshmsn, the supply that can
be raised In Africa and IL3s added ~ that Of the
United s,stes, wil no! ~ more than adequate &c
abe demand.
Both Mr.. Campbell and Or. Livingstone give in.
Sarestfn0 statHnlpnts Of ND
sources Of Afriea-stasemcnts whi-h ought - Ar
rest the attention and stimulate the enterprise Of
the commercial men Of this country. Coffee, palm
oil, ivory, wheat OF very Ine quality, are among
the varied productions OF the country. The 6ns
wheat which Or. Livingstone saw. grew 90 tbs
high lard and wac produced without irrigation
IT, question respecting thu growth Of hemp and
Oak, DR.. Livingstone made the following reply:
Coming down the Zsplbssi to Tste. ne found that
somehow or other. information had got there that
the Times Newspaper had offered reward Of 1000
for b re proper for making paper His opinion
was asked as To whether the report wss true. The
only answer he couid give WAS, that il the Tine,
had sa!i it ths flUG0 WAS certain, il they couid
only get the proper fibre tLsughter.) He then
advised them III get ri the fbre they had il
abundance, which might to used in the manufsc
tnr- OF paper. They brought kind Of aloe, and
another s'it hbroun substance. found round th.
roots Of the wild date Neither Of these woult
- koOu thf hDh puf Rtses Out lftS HheNlSS Drought
auotber. termed Bus1e, which he had known rim
ply Us used for making threads to string b., ,d
upon. In other parts the sinews of auimaln wor,
used for tho purp0se; but this root was quite g
strong. and when one attempted TO break il, /
felt ~ II it would cut the finger. He brough
h. lie some Of Il, and presented It 80 Pye Broth
err, In Lombard street. who pnt 1t through the
new process for treating such fbres, and they sav
o. their opinion. after Consulting one Of the frs
manufacturers III Le"ds, that the fibre was fine
aud stronger than fax, aud IL vas worth between
&50 and kto q ton. This plant was probably no
know n 10 b0tansts at all; it was eaid 70 grow
abuuduntly on the north bank OF the Zarnbesi, bu
1as never cultivated. The north bank wis muct
more frrtiie than the sou hank.
Cur Commercial men arc not won't to he kshint
those of any other country in enterprise and ",
again repeat that the statements lately made b,
Mr. Campbell and Dr. Livingstone ought to arrest
their attention. Africa Is still in great meas ure
terra i'logni:o but the spirit of modern Inquiry
with ouch pioneers Dr. Livingstone, will no,
long leave It uDszplored aud in darkness Oul
country men should be prompt to avail themselve
OF the observations and discoveries of scientific
travellers, in part Of tho world which may posi-
big contain the materials Of commerce. IN rich
a. that which India yields to British banda.
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