Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
England and Cotton.

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 spirit of aboltionism, freed her negro slaves, she committed great error that u will take century to repair. The reteh- ton of slavery in the United States has made our country wealthy and powerful for "cotton is king" and England mere dependency on the slave-holding States To get rid of this dependency; to strike a vital blow at the prosperity of our govern ment, and to place herself in situation where she could make war upon us, with out ruining her cotton manufacturing inter- ests, she has. for years been trying to raise cotton elsewhere Her success is astonisll- ing. She has spared no pains or expense; has stopped at no halfway measure; has never been discouraged by failure of any point, but has steadily pursued the object in view Such energy and persiStency must win. 1t has won. The mass of our pco- ple are unaware of her efforts and the sue cess attending them. \ few years slnce' with the exception of an inconslderable quantity from India, the vast supplies were received from the United States. Now, at least one-flth of their supply is received
 from other countries They expect in
 few years to receive the greater part from
 other sources, and eventually, to be lnde-
 pendent of the United States. At late
 meeting of the Manchester Cotton Supply
 Association, 1t was stated that:
 "Upwards of 2,O0O communications have been recev ed, including correspondence with various de- partrnents of her Majestys Government, the Indian Council, her Maesty's Council in foreign countries the department of govercment in India, the cham bers of commerce and the agricultural societies in the three Presidencies of India, the Randy Agri- cultural Society in Ceylon, the Gold Coast Agri cultural Society, the President of Liberia, the Go vernment of Greece, and q large number of persons either promoters of companies for the growth of cotton, or landed proprietors in various countries
 all of which communications have been considered and replied to.
 Grants of cotton seed. from one bag to two hun. dred each, have been made and forwarded chiefly to Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Anne dabad, and Mslabar, in India; Ceylon, Singapore, Sydney, in Australia; Savanilla, and Baranquia,
 in South America Sonsonate, Belize, and San
 Miguel, in British Honduras; Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica and Hayt in the West Indies; TUnis, Lagos, Fernando Pc, Sierra Leone, Cape Coast
 Castle, Cameroons, Bossessame, Monroyia. and
 Naial, in Africa; Macedonia, Acppo, Jaifa, Sidon,
 kaiia, BroUssa, Salonica, Serres, COnstautinOplc, and MesS;na; and also to Attica, Ar5olide, Messi- nie, Laconta Arcadia, Achaia, Phthiotis, Eubrea,
 CTcades, and the Agricultural School in Greece.
 Grants Oi cotton gins, also, have been made, and
 ls.l l1l. .,fi, l. melabad, in India; Randy, in Cey0n Batavia; Singapore, Sydney, in Australia; the South Sea
 Islands, perli, in Suth America SonsDnate and Be
 lise, in British Honduraa; Tunis, Morocco, Abbeo-
 kuta, Lagos, Cape Coast Castle, Cape Palmas,
 Sierra Leone, and Cameroon-. in Africa; Dardan- elles, Larnaca, Broussa, and Athens.
 Cotton presses have also been sent to Cape Coast
 Castle, and your committee under promise to
 furnish cotton gins. presses, and machinery to a considerable amount to Lagos. Cape Coast Castle, and other plaees.'
 Liberia is a point where they expect to make great success. Lately emigration
 of free negroes from this country has been greatly encouraged and the most of it in British vessels The association provides prizes from 3250 down to gold, silver and copper medals to the most successful culti- yators of cotton in Liberia There is not point on the habitabe globe where there is possibility of cotton being raised, where there are not efforts made to cultivate it, Large sums have been paid to Amercans, toproceed to various parts ofthe worl4xnd teach the natives or slaves how to raise the great staple
 But the most important fact concerning cotton lands remains to be noticed The Feejee islands were found well adapted 10 cotton culture; in fact writer say- f ;., 'i,@ plant uhose islands, It grows lndlgen- onsIy in wild luxuriance and it's cleaIness, length and strength of staple commend it as admirably adapted for spinning and manufacturing purposes" As soon as this important fact became known, of course England annexed the islands. The King of these islands, two hundred and eleven in number, ia deposed with some nominal rights over private property and the British government reigns there supreme.
 But territory without cheap labor would not enable them to compete successfully with the CniteI States Without slave. or compulsory labor of some kind, the lands were almost useless. The ayowed object of all their action was to strike blow at slavery; to render themselves independent of slave labor, or to demonstrate that the products of free labor were cheaper than those of the blacks. One of the avowed objects of the Manchester association was |" the promotion of free labor against slave " in every part of the world" In Ans trala they tried convict slave labor, but the gold mania ruined that enterprise.-- At the Frendly islands they killed the chiefs and tried to make the natives work, but with indifferent success. The next step was to drow off some of the superabundant population of India and China The Coo lies were easily bought. Fifteen shillings head for the lowest grade and thirty shil- lings for the highest, were the prices. But after enslaying thousands upon thousands of these it was found they died too soon. It was necessary to give their masters the power of life and death over them, and wink at the wholesale slaughter sometimes unavoidable. The great trouble was their propensity to commit suicide, one writer estimating that seventy-fve per cent. killed themselves during the first three years.- This kept their ships busy, but besides its expense was decidedly troublesome. It was very mortifyiEg to planter during the busy season to wake up some fine morn ing and find one half his Coolies self sus pended, ordrowned in some pond orstream So British philanthropy had to turn to Af- rica. Negroes cost more than Coolies but were better slaves, more obedient and natu- rally occupied the position of servitude.- But as it would hardly do to use slaves to rrounota frpa labor if was resolved to call l