The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-17

Once. which tbey expect " have St'er the ATM
Of March: but icasmuch As IT'S GLASS OF po'ti-
cal hucksters whether they b,%sus 70 we
publican faction or the Tamnsny or mozart
fsctiop-are all corrupt and disfeputaa 90 -
the interest Of every respectable man IL pe
eoumuni,y 10 defeat their intr'g,,es BY sup
porting good ci,izens, without any reference 70
party or politics whatever II any movement
to this end IL made, 1t shall have our cofois
support and assistance. We must make same
effort 10 redeem the city government from the
depths OF degradation aud corruption INTO
which it has fallen, and there is but one way
to do it--nameiy, to escbsw all small poiiti-
clans and party considerations, and elect good
citizens for their worth and efficiency.
TIE supply Of Cot ton Engis nd Becowfng
Aias msd ~ the AsasrtcAn Crasts.
Our readers are aware that for some time
past the attention OF English manufacturers, OF
the Engiisb government and of the English
press has been tu<ued TO the encouragement OF
the growth OF cotton 10 some of the British DE-
pends ncies and even on the chores OF Africa
The experiments hitherto made, both by France
and England, in this regard, have, however,
proved to be lameRtable failures. Neyerthe
less, in view Of the menacing posture of our
public affairs ut this time the subject IA con
tinually pressed upon the British government
and people. We find in the London Ne.cs OF
recent date a leading article discussing the
question OF the reliability of an American sup
ply Of cotton, and urging the necessity OF
further and persistent efforts to become inde-
pendent OF the Southern States in regard 70
that grea. staple. Although our London con-
temporary manifests the usual amount OF igno-
rance 0f American affairs which charscterizes
the foreign press generally still there are points
in this article which are worthy of attention.
The fret position assumed by the London
| Ne,cs is that the limit OF eupply has been
| reached, and yet that the demand, which
| is constantly on the increase, is greater
than the supply. II this be so, 1t Ia argued
| and such an argument IL, OF course, concia-
| sive--the warning to look elsewhere Is album
dainty cigar. And the alternative is, at the
end stated to be simply resort to our own
territory tor what we want"
| We are not aware what authority exists for
L
| our Southern States cannot be increased be-
yond the present average production of five
millions Of bales. We know that there are In
| the Southern States immense tracts OF territory
| fitted for the growth Of cotton which are still
| in their virgin condition; and it requires but
the ordinary devslopement of society. the ma
| turai increase OF labor, and the stimulus Of m
augmented demand, to canse these unc'eared
lands to be brought into cultivation. and
made to yield their quota to the cotton sup
ply Of the world. We do not see why. under
| such circumstances, the South cannot here
after produce ten million bales Of cotton an
nnally, and so ON in proportion to the demand
0ur English brethren need not, therefore,
give themselves any unnecessary trouble or
| alarm on that score.
The Neps mixes up political with CONNER
ciai considerations, and steps aside from IL
path to notice experiments made In South Caro-
lima in the manufacture OF cotton goods, r..
marking that the result OF these experiment,
promises TO save the community from its ces
perate and otherwise hopeless poverty" and "a
raise up a middle class between the planiers
and the slaves. 1t evidently masses the Helper
book the basis of its arguments and al
tempts to show the wsstsful and per
picious tendency Of plantation habits, ~
sertinR that there L., in fact mo habt
of industry in ths Southern community" mol
even, properly speaking, any Southern com
munity at all. Reasoning on such data, II de
clares that "a country 30 circamstanced canno
continue to be An exporting country La the fac'
of any vigorous competition, or even II LETT u
lie own Devices and that no Englshma'
should consent to commit the fortunes Of tn
cotton manufacture to ian economical system
60 manifes,ly doomed"
, But our London contemporary has made
discovery which certainly entities 1t TO leathe
, medal. There are two ways. Il thinks, In whic
. the cotton supply of the United States might
brought up TO the required standard. On
IA TO substitute white labor for black
the o.Aer TO emancipate all the slaves
The widest fanatic in the ranks Of the blae
republican party would hardly be guilty {
! epunciating such an utterly absurd idea Ever
one knows that the cotton cultivation cannot
carried on by white men. and certainly the e.
perience Of the West India islands furnishes ev
deuce enough TO show that negroes will n
work In tropical climates except under compu
: sion.
l. The impending crisis 10 this republic furnish
o additional arguments to the London Ne'cs VT
e the United States should no longer be excl
:, sively relied upon for the supply Of cotso
d Mark It's reasoning. III pro slavery admin
a. trstion is chosen, there is a prevalent expe
'e tation Of negro insurrection." That will
% news, indeed, 70 our readers. The same calan
e " is likely to be caused by such suspen
as a nomination Of the President by Congrs
ut entailn This il but weak rehash OF
l rnNN q Tho hlank annhlican mesa OF ID