The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-10-30
THE COTTON POWER.

COTTON ~ king has brcolnc Il prbNflb, ana III
this Gaze Mt least. this pi,hy maxim is true. 1t cxcr
cscs authority which none dispute It wcld. gccp
trc to which all civilized nations bow in allegiance.
The music of spindlrs and looms IN thousands Of fac
tories Il perpetual anthem ~ praise TO III hcnci.
cent rule The smoke Of steam stacks on land an on
Sca. the hustle of busy mob4 ana industry in The
homes of thrift arc the hcalhru result of its sway
II has built up the power of capital 10 control cab
nets, and educated the 'oiling millions u habits #
order even when not ircr from want. TINA basis of
This cotton power II in The control Of tho planters of
thc Southern States
The precise mode in which Cotton EXERCISES ,q ng
tonishng aud growing influence over the affairs of IN.
vidnals and states IL curious Int easily understood
II has become the main stimulus 10 the commerce
OF tn" world. According to report made by Mr.
Marcy. when Secretary Of state TO an enquiry of the
ilonsr Of Representative, the United States prodn.
ced thrcoourths of the cotton If the world AT that
date the cotton production or the world was valued
Mt sl3aoOo OOo of which sl0o 600 900 wa grown III
mi. country The $lOoOoOOoo Of cotton exported.
causcd M exchange of products or equn valuo thus
giving 5000 900 900 10 the support of the commerce
of the world.
Rn' this raw cotton. when manufactured. acquires
six times the valu" possessed i raw prndnrt The
sooOOO,O 900 il thus swollen, Nv TIE labor bestowed
upon It in the factories Of the nations 10 5000 600 900
Of which at least ones sixth scvportoi The 5000 900
900 provided hy cotton 10 give prosperity to com.
mcrcc thus becomes 100000 600 OF products TO IT,
moved by It's agency,
To prepare to import this vast amount Of values
how snail we calculate the monies that must he cy.
rcnded: What varioa industry called into prosper
sou- activity When win end the enumeration Of hl.
rnan lahors that from this source receive an cxtraor
'dinnry stimulus How shall H. Influence upon popl.
lation ard N" progress Of nations h. computed? The
mine must yield It's treasures Of iron and cuaI the
forest give up its monarch oaks ard princoIy pines
the field prove rich with mryc.ts Of flax aud hemp
and then, through these various kind. Of artisans aud
lahorers aud artists, must each separate product pas
before 'h" stannch ship-mldc and equipped from
such varied materials, and 10y the in>irumpntality OF
50 many hands floats upon the bosom Of the great
deep prepared to net as the messenger Of commerce
No other product can take the place Of cotton n
the great musc.r that moves these vast armies Of hn
man industry. Let the plantations Of the south fail
10 whitcn with their accustomed haryests ana manu
factures and commerce would suddenly cease: shin.
would he rotting ~ their wharvrs: the buz Of macl.
merry would ~ arrested and millions Of human beings
would cry in vain for bread.
McCnlloeh says The British cotton mannfacto.
ries form the principal business carried on in the
country, and have contributed in no small degree
to raise the British nation to the high and conspcn
ons position She now occupies Other European
countries are in much the same condition. Cotton
fabrics are the common want of the world and moth.
ing else supply its place. This cheap article for
inf l.n Of IA
of the race, lifting il ont OF it's ancient barbarism
and raising il above the constant Influence of the ter
riblc plaques that once swept off in single months
third of the population of the whole continent
The capital invested in the manufactures them
selves, which give employment and comfort TO such
mnltndcs, according to report Of committee OF
cotton planters just published, is S2,5lO,O 900. Upon
the ANIMAL products of or fields all this vast amount
OF wealth depends. Arrest the production of the
snowy staple and this enormous wealth is blotted out
OF existence The connection and intricate complies
uoh OF the culture ofcotton with all the departments
OF industry and science it is impossible at one view
to grasp.
MI Everett IN reference to this subject has said
Le. ne enquirer trace the cotton to the plantation
where 1t grows in Georgia or Alabama the indigo
40 bengal lhe OIL TO the olive gardens of Italy, o
IL ~ - '"7 '. 'n' ,o'Nc ocean let MN con
sder the cotton GIN. the cardng machine. the powo
loom, and the spinning apparatus and all the trade
and sciences directly or Indirectly connected will
these. and believe he will soon agree that one moh
start from yard of coarse printed cotton which cost
ten cents and prove out of it ont of text that eve
Gy art and science under heaven had been concerned
On its fabric.
who is not prepared to respond, surely 4" Cotton /
King
J" seems impossible to understand the real object o
snose VINO clamor against the species of labor whic
gamers up in the hands of this nation such power owe
'ne industry of the world as given by the depend
"nee OF all nations upon the United States for SUP
py OF cotton. If their mad schemes of false nbilan
Ehropy could succeed like SAMPSON, when bonn,