The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-09

people, whose minds seem iucspxble Of receiving
ssSs .n %ss s.on IN we nope OF ave
Aneiics-we can but wonder 1t The arrange nfsuanon
oN prevents their seen how would Affect ~ Sasel
ahse II 10 time this blindness and deusion ceased. n
inpotnbe 70 reflect serousy upon the nature OF our
csm Win bsn,h Il ssinss ana 1assporss Us 70 soma ss
nnsve town, whose tall chmneys vnibe in every d.
eaon but there NO crowd 10 the Streets no nil dooro
shops open. There are no sruipg clouds Of smoke
mon one rsaiioD Of the giants heArd-ns whrns
oi,he spipdle-no throwing Of the shutle-no clankps
human life. rnis unear,hly stiffness chils ouSoblood
Where, ihep those i've hundred thousand busy,
tehaeii human behts ths. should people ~ We enter
an open house We penetrate room alter room; and I'm
peIled nom snes. TO street, find everywhere living
skeletons ard vocels.s misery and dsstn, until aiv
supply from America has ceased
,nI bSs could be ha. any Of cur great mAnu..c
,ssisg s1sns should ever prsssn. such SPEC
can cotiors Al prs:sn. 'i but T. TOO AT Sue
a.ss , sss,' a,s J's s Of our ss. and
ccuspy at ne present time y sudden cessatisn
e ns supply q cs.on from z~srsa. The French
armies, s pet lamb in comparison with such an event.
An enormous amsunt Of Brah capital and the lives Of
SsHS On our No pp ,s
ate Any unnecessary alarm but where the national safety
concerned every possible danger for whish remedy
Danger order 10 stimulate the procuring that remedy
TO chow that there no exaggeraton in our statement,
cotton soe i1 ,.s9 o.
Americas" The total coat ESQ 600 900, about ga 600 600
sas for american. When manufactured, tins cotton
sseoeeo sos.,, saSScSsco OF S"' .h Ss' ssSScS
600 .or American ne Sssss and profit q go osc
on American We pay for much Of this cotton by pro.
ducts Of hardware and other msaufactores Suppose
export trade Of sisi COO, American cotton in manu-
fsctured state ngures 70 the extent Of 80 which,
American cossonrOoy ooo les thsn one half Of
the total exports Of Great Britain. At the same time
manufactured American cotton 70 the value Of f2 900
year being sold In shops and warehouses. and CON
sumsd In the United Kingdom Then there are the
camille transactions connected with this 3S COO Of
subss qusnt exports n not % easy % estimate the
Of capital engaged In this commerce. manufacture
and trade, and involved 10 transacioos with The United
slaes oil mixed up more or ess with this cotton supply
but mrtt amount TO from two hundred three hundred
millions sterling.
So much Tor goods and money; and what as regards
human liies Nearly 400 600 peie enjoyed n
tact1ying American coon oly and from 1os 20 four NAL
toetpre for h.ir daily sod les, four nations Of m1
Women ond eAidyen not nsros, nat Am<soans, t1 1aIs
people, Enslah Scotch iona It,h; nov happy coaenied
and prosper Gus, and adding largely every year
to the national wealth. would be plunged into the 10
ably Of misery py the failure OF the American cotton
supply, should Ls happen before palliative sub
stitute found. And we ssy impossibe adequately
TO estimate the awfu calamity Of such failure supply
Why, fifty Glaosionss rolled mo one Casncelor
Of The Exchtqnsr would end II difhcuit 10 make
both enos Talk OF income tax, sheuld
want one Of ten shlioss in The pound, ana with nothing
VI Ia bad enough; bot thai Of the msss
Of misery suffering fgntiu oeain and social confusion
L. would produce, W worse tii Passions would become
phsnea-,ne naddened pso dc woald strike right ana
kit In their fnry imaginary grievances would be ele
waited 10 the frs, rank Of realities aud wnstsver else
night be saved from the vortex, quite certain that
al The artificial distinctions OF society would vanish a.
dream.
Let US, then separate cotton supply from abolition Of
rally smotbered. We Engeh the freedom OF every
save-we nike cheap oo'tan but we are above All, soat
for the lives and happiness Of our feo~ suboos the
saf'y Of institutions ana OF enormous capital Doe
hir We wish 10 stale very ckariy. The disputes In
closely attention The employ msni OF slave
sbor America may render the supply OF cotton from
raised by free labor. But If the latter only employ.
go, should equally object TO remain quisscent In
present posuon 10 not with rs question OF slAvc
Tree labor, but Of secure supply. We ought not 70 de-
pepd much source. matter here, for art
vitality i'm portsnt We have had potato blight
cotton plant in America similarly attacked. me awful
evil ceprecate would rot depend ii all on human
agency Corn supplied The cencaency whom the potato
peYshed: but substitute American cotton
We hope evil VIII happen Nn but only fools trust In
hope alone Surely something may be done 70 lessen
spread ns the land that institution no
interest, no social distinction, not one human being
Il has cssab, us ali in s tolls b., hi. prospery nav
:s os.tS soa indefinitely i.crs.ss .s remove
large . proportion being derived from any one source
he natural remedy 10 10 increase the supply from all
other available sources Who do thiss Everybody
IA CONCERNED In the result ordinarily In his country p
vate enterprise does every thing, government nothing
And that right su, there are exceptions 10 moot rules
adequate remedy, great work be zone IN snort
time and national safety, not immediate profit Ia the
obiee. Thn determines the neosss.y Of government
cooperation, " such be possible. We do wish
government 10 be either planter merchant though
ve would make anything to get rid OF tho posi-
Irfanta Of Spain but when palace on Ore there
courtier sensible eoough believe that
srment furnished money 70 feed the Irish people and 70
Grain the land What ought 10 do 10 ths matter 10 not
for ne 70 determine but Aid by iuvisorasng and
extending It's ordinary and legitimate action, bound
Ana t asserted much may be done In the
East lnoies, where there s promising hed, although
render 6f Iue Avail. On the OF Africa
from Natal northvuds, and on tue sect Also Lord
PAmers,on stated 10 the soase Of Commons the i2h
Of July, 1885, thai very lSrre supply night be OBJ
tanned rem toe LATER, and n only sfequste Stimulus
be wanting, we hope will be given. We nave exposed
sest danger ou, ~e 40 rot sinh 10 assume the func
We hope, 200, ,hs, as the vigorous mind Of Lord
Brougbam has applied Itself TO ths question there vii be
such dfcsssiou OF IT, both 81 Manchester and In the
House OF Lords aba lead to practical resulN No tn
nps iupedInept ought 70 prevent immecls,e and vgo
demand that tho supply be sdequne and csrsan
Even the Americans desfe should have o<her large
q supply .e's @psr. @ose :sa,Ssss 70
10 row subject, and would hep . larger number OF
looms steadily a. work vhiIs America, iron resources
posftco, always hold the command OF our mar.
ret Asd have full confidence that activity the
Brtish Icone viii always prevent any Injurious
lstops Nor cheep cotton unimportanf, sinoe twenty
70 thirty million pounds worth Of u In Ne Manufactured
state Consumed every year In Great BssAiu and the
colootes But not question Of cheap COTTON nor can
II, fear, be safely len 70 Manchester manuacturers
Who apaibec o. anxicus BY turns the American
crop god or s;d We vat .ss for four nIIloos q
our institutions, and for an enormous capital.
Atlantic Telegraph Cable.
TO fHE Ep.roR or rHE LONDON TfnKs.
respectfully aak the favor of beng allowed 70 make
few REMAINS on behalf q the Atlantic Telegraph Com
pauy IN reference 10 ssaae0en which recently
appeared, wherein u hes been errcneousy form 10
the otesea of hostile individuals that The Atlantic tsls