The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-22


OPENING az the Campaigps.
gus FIRST soysxEsr n rHE CITY coSohsssoS
r,erRlcrs-sPKEcn or GEN. HIRAM wALBsip"s-
s,s sosIs.FIos As CANDIDATE OF THE FIFTH CON- /
GREssIoHAL DISTRICT, ETC.
a,.e mass meeting Of the citizens Of the Finn ward
MAS held last evening 10 hear The independent
,no sc,rocracy General Hiram Walbridge In the coming
,actcn discuss the important national questions "H.A
now before the country, and which Will enter arsey
I'd, the next contest between the opposing parues' An0
General represented this district for one Cong sona,
.a,m and The demonstration last night show ,ns, no -,
oost probably be called upon 10 repfesen ts o,mar c
.ttuents again in the national Legslar Ne
platform erected in the >acart snare or,,os,.
ahe Fifth Ward Hotel IN West BIZ away and here large
number Of persons assembled r,o,,n noso no 49,,
ng wss "s S I;nscS r band was engaged for tho
the intervals in the procF ngs Alarqe bonfire his x5 S
nons, any NY puo brilliantly illuminated with
was organised abor hss ras, sc,,a n,,., h ny %
Ioinieha q Nc "a l. Roomc as chairman and q Wood.
tennessee ana the n s4 Speakers S %sre oS sooa 81
regnehty ayP auded. They were followed by Genera
~ lose speech was listened 10 throughout with
- the Of interest and received Win repeated cheer
h no enera spoke at ienr III she great question
O,sts nation, and expressed himself IN favor II tn
- ~ OF Cuba by pvvhase tho construction OF a rail
s" the Pacific, and protectora,e over MEXICO
,has upon the cnusr question the General prcsente
oliowing important commercial statistics -
s' lS4l the total exports OF sugar from Cuba was abou
y 1900 600 posuds in 1850 they had increased to th
enormous ouaut,y OF 500 600 600. In lsss tho Unite
states alone nrcrtod from 1888 600 pounds, an
from an 9th countries 20 900 0o0 1857 mporte
upwards q eooeoo 600 pounds Of sugar alone, valued al
S33 400 600 Our aggregate mportaons of sugars
from all Countries in 1867 175 900 ooo pounds valued
s42 Thus ia the last year we are indebted 10
Cuba or ffths Of foreign surely for one OF
most common necesses OF life. - true that IN that
year sugar crop was destroyed but what qua
ran &c that kindred disasters may not again occur
al frequent intervals Our production Of sugar Of all
nas in 1870 only 1856 zoo pounds and n 1850
raael.
rocS 600 valued al SIS 500 coo Tie crop for 1855
rrrdng "a the estimates Of the New Orleans Price Cra
500 600 pounds valded at - ls7 $50 The limited
prccarous sugar crop Of country demonstrates
that receive the greater portion Of supplies
NON more tropical regions, and that Cuba must
sariy continue to he the great cultlyaior oil this in
.siispensabe necessary la 1874 we imported less
than " 100000 worth Of sugar, and paid INTO tho
public treasury 81 500 zoe in duties upon IT, In ls45
imported "a Of sugar and paid 81 500 900
duties In 1886, abou, the same In ls47, under tho
revised tariff Of 1876, with reduced duties, imported
~ value q sugar Seang revenue ZEN 70 ue
1851 there increase Of importatons; but during
that year VIC purchased ais 800 600, yielding nearly
81 900 600 in duties ia 1853 obtained GA 900 600
worth giving Of 81 500 600 in 1856 obtain
abroad s2l 800 900 value, yielding So 1888 1913
33h in revenue, and Ia 1867 augmented our import
lions Sal 500 900 in value, increasing the OF
the country by than SO 900 600 Under the tariff
@ lS46, sugar paid duty Of thirty per cent The tariff Of
1857 reduces twentyfo per II is serious
question, worthy Of consideration, whether article Of
general consumption, the cultivation Of which
own country precarious should be placed the
free list with tea coffee The total exports Of moasse
Cuba IN 1871 about 900 900 Of gallons In 1851
had increased 10 10000 900 gallons; aud in 1857
imported from that island alone % 900 ,00s
Of gallons, costing nearly 100000. In ls4
Cuba exported over So,ooo,eoo pounds Of coffee
nut the production Of ths article has gradual,
diminished, til in 1850 the exsorts amounted TO on,
$4,000 900 Of pounds Of which the United States took be
900 600 aud 900 600 In 1857 imported from
Cuba only II 900 pounds Of coffee which, IL
Of duty demonstrates that its production for
port there nearly exhausted Formerly Cuba produced
largely OF for expectation, but latterly the value
this article bears comparison with the ncreasnl
growth Of the trade which IL rapidly absorbing
every other article Of export from the island In 1871
there exported from cuba 800 600 gaons OF
In lsA7 the quantity had increased 10 $50 600; while
1850 il was diminished TO $4,000 gallons which the
United States imported % 0o0 and 1857 demand
had far declined that the United States but u
gallons. The tobacco and segr trade 81 Cuba steadily
the In lS4 the total exports Of tobacco were
b7bo 900 pounds. In ls49 they decreased owing the
xhortness Of the crop to about 600 900 pounds nearly
three-quaTters ol which was imported 70 the United
Sacg. In 1850 Cuba exported nearly 600 900 pounds
Of tobacco, Of which secured than onc-quar-
tcr, sncc which imports OF tins article have
advanced 10 about 6,000 900 pounds annually, IN
eegars imports have advanced from l02
year 1919 III 600 600 Since which the nun.
her has decreased aud the value advanced nearly
cent Our imporatons from Cuba obtained from the
oracl statistics, dur NJ the years ending June
1887 Of the principal ARTICLES Of her production were a,