Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-22
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EUKOPEAN OoRREsPoNDENor.
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The SosfksrH Confsderocv-Ft n,lsts... -
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Special corrs'plads see of ne Esnphi, tr,.,,
LcrnoN. January q. mi
We use the name Southern confsasraev be-
cause no sane man would suppose tA,t q. Al
tssn EltTehsiains States could remain ai..n1I,
ed We VII AXE itfer granted that 81, 60
fsdsratiania sornsd, Snd "a lsdsesns.o. :.
tion, prepared to eater isse relations ,rith ~.
other nations e the world.
The FIRST question that eouea m. .i,tt, :
dependency and severe gnty Of the N.w
srATEs be rseognizsd9 We answer m N. -
hfmativs- When the compact il eombl.tss
all, or part even, ot continental EuroD. ~ :,
delighted 70 receive shsm, Snd sven ola r..
land cannot resisi'tiis e taofs States ana ,bsir
government. We may antlelpats dif5culti.,
with England, and now is the tine 70 prsn.r.
Cor them.
a The question under discussion is, sewbst il,
Sr relation towards Easlsns 80 Ar. our
treaties with her dissolved and no NOR. hind
iHg upon either Moth Of South. Do ue hold
Ourselves 70 the engsgsments entered into bv
the ia'e United States or not ? Are We bound
ts fuihA for svsr our '1coatrsets. b..
Sssse We were ah active partner in the heu.s.
noia when they were masieg Does II reoslre
.oflaei notice, that we have abraeats8 al
ueAty engagements entered into ? II 90. thai
ho1ee is given; shall We be considered bound
~ p-ios engagements, to sustain and main
tain nsFy of hns ships 70 suppress the sfAf
tieaE Save trade 7' viii she recorniss M. ~
81 Ncrihs or both, and on what rrouBd, ?
6ay she net inuist an f1ukeedor to psrforrn
teeir part Of the sspoif.e svster, vShersbv
teey may cultivate cotton IN Africa.
These questions viii be solved bv interps-
,,- eJlel yliie's But We answer them emph1ti-
eally in t5e negative.
knslGnd nay insist 10 cAll the Northern
e-tAes he taftss siutes. ane hold them to all
AettT engagements. We have no shisction
i1af- Ahs practical point al isrre-vviu
Alsand reesiFe Ea o. notf n ske doez. win
sae insist upsu us carrying out the Africa
s-sss tfsat{s That IS the great point. Will Be
concilor2iiy or unc0nditionalivP Or vfU sbs
surrender the Poiaf a. once and {" trsstS altar
NAfds fof this ''peculisr's policy, which nav
be called he Observation-Disclosures Sun-
pose the refuses al intercourse with "a. un.il
We comply with hHT conditions. or tr,st "a stin
az part OF tue UsIrED STATEs2 Soc misht
ccnsider ~ Wltholt any national txist4nee.
eeass to rsspert sllr Tag. and treat ~ ~ o,,s
citizens who might be found in tie g ,I,-<
1raas p 80 "piratss," sailing under no pstioo-
a Dag, and protected BY people without na-
tisnslity.
Shs may nay make cordial t-rang.-
sneut with the the hcrth, at ali hazards
TO suppress the "slaEe trade Sbe nav
enforce har foreibls Interference n
" iuternssiohsl morslitE," by endsavoring TO
get other nstionE 10 ioin her in her ~reat
cause q asrro squoliiy, declaring that the
"c4Fssa fTafic" IL "piraey.~
SIpposs al these combinations ana difieui-
ties carried out By the great statesmen OF Eng
lana Eho is 10 be the sufferer? Who the
= Cstien IL klnE,D and hs commands 5 yOoO.-
go people in Englsnd, 1900. 900 In the con-
tinent of Eur5pe. We kold sightT-fTe per
cert ili,EnEiand, and uinsfv-iv Per cent. on
tee c7ttnsut- We are ths king q cotton. .
therefsrl, he king q bis sableets. Nine
tsnths Of AZ TIE cotton used u EgTops. comes
uon the so1thsrn atsH- The total exports
q England, In 1889, was SIS y46s, SIS: in this
ssn estes gls1ds and Tzrns ccns.itute Sal
eov.t94- Iltg does not snbrace the CO ton
Eizea in silks, woolens and linen Over one
tlird nf ne exports consisted Of cotton, and
ever 1920 600 ,003 of this was produced from
t1t Froflclkol q the 9 cotton StNtesD Add
q this home consumptior.D p and our cotton
sfop gives revenue to England Of not iess
tAan S30oy yd8o. 900
Ihs recent treaties with china and JApsn.
and the opening of India, with an Increased
csnand in Australia, South America ana AZ
riel, also II Turkey and Syria, have set the
eotion supply aasOciGtionBs o. England At
sr.k e tIHi WHERE they csuld get 3 sapplv
Ceanting On 100000 bsles from the cotton
et1tss--st least 5oo, ,o0o, 600 OF rev candidates
are in the iisid, and a shirt each, gsuld require
l,25c, 900 bales extra.
ne increase yearly Of eotton spinnlnz ma
ehinery Hsa, FOR Great Britain 3 900 o00 spin
dis 200 600 for tie remainder of Europe
and 1000 ,o0c FOR AmEries, 10 al {, coo 90
ETindisr requiring an annual increase of asup-
pT1 & over 200 900 bales
Iha weekly consunptioa in England las. year
va 8 .l36 ba'es, Of which ~. .254 was from tie
segalszl s.Atsty an increase over 1853 Of
loac bzls1.
halss, aEsiast 800 900 In 1888, % SAYS tia
E1-suisi; but ths returns q LiTsrpooi put
= 117gars - 1s7lsl0 les Of cnttca Tor 1860
m .fcTerEacy arises irBfn the weight q
fcraIre bsiat e0npsred with American
Tls stock on the 1st of January was 594, SO
bslss, uti1h viii supply the trade not quite
thirtssn weeks. Where does ali this supply
cans fross s the practical qufsfiOs. The
WeEi iudiss sends little; Egypt, 5000; in
af, 70 Eareps, z. .675 bales.
lnfiz furnishes isFge amou 4 which ranges
sceardiuz . p1ics. When the United States
IL 1s57 fsi short, India sent them ESQ 900
szlss. and other quarters $780, America
]. 80. ~ 'l1l-t-
ne most szng1ins eslculators only 20 up to
he z-souBf Ct 200 coo, outside the @cotton
ststss,1 serel 30 above 100000 American
Tia Esuld Put every uiil on tess than haR
-fiHs Htst wauid Be the effect on wages ?
and on pfsflss There would Be hsif-Psys
bsR-proftss q, 80 Prefis. What eSsct upon
sruoTtss A asss ioss Ct $40, 700 900. What
wssls bs the effect upon the shipping trade ?
ne Tfnss answers Il as follows;
aLaek e. Coventry, with q total population
ef sGO10, disturbed By the decay Of the ribon
trade he chaHity Of the whole kingdom
larisblT bestowed, has juss .st5esd to keep
then frsn Starving etc Take these exam
- sud Apply the deduction 70 the cotton
ranufzcirrsrs. Instead Of a fsr thousand,
insgns 5 900 900 psopie IN trsPidatioD and
distress What Subscriptions, what societies.
srbst pusr-rstes. what polics courts, could
r,saf such : case as tbatY Where eould the
r,iirf cone frimf Rscolleet that, while 50
r-ucb asiioHsl industry would Be parayzed, 50
v-reh nzfioual wealth Wogld be lost, We
sscais bs dofng o1e-third less trade, AID who
.rss tsI bow far the mere panic, Incidental to
i.rrs - unnrecedeuted crisis, might rot aggra-
-, tts ersalffies' Of the peril"
RS il The language of the 0rEda Of the na-
fiss. in ) powerful article on the American
s-irlr. nrring the government and merchants
81 E1eisns-to look oqt for new supplies from
rsr cot % fields.
re- Wsncbesisr e5smbsr Of commefce is
.rI|f alarmed. and iooks upon any trouble
~ ssiihern States, ss certain "a n. Every
--.frv Ia cline is inFestiEai sd sB to its cot
~ rrsdarine cnaiiiies- Sens contend Tor
Fsii4 sBd Alstrziis, others for the West l1-
fies, Csylon or British Guinea vi TIE
-,r-,ursrr anfi-siaesTy society, Hiih Dr. LiF-
'--.~I.- at The head. says the coast Of Africa
h ~ pIaes-lbst Port Notai Ahbeokuta bas
- snoe Bales last ysar, and that BY tie sp-
-1i-StEsz "a an aappreniiced" system they
ria e snnsnd cheap labor, and With capital,
~,is nssn drive the American planter oat Of
-, - ~,-t,r,uss,s frsporfisr sxpsrieneed ne
-, 7-,,n Chsrleston, and with cassP land,
- 'I.scr and British cspilsi, slave labor,
- dear to The c1itlFator, you'd 70 q
~ rlSzs cease e exist
- sfuct company has been foTDed ia
eI<crksrfSr Tor The supply 81 coltpn-~la 'is1
el1gloco. Tha company Il 70 direct ils
i~tort y Australia Ths staple Of SAID eou1-
- rsssrbles infsrior sea island, aDd . is said
80 bs p7oduced TO any amount
n thera slsociaticns fall back upon tAe
- sls-re sIelrert niabor.n Where is i % be
~ and how b Il 70 Be governed The Only
.7ns III theu is "ceoiies,o o. aPpfesqese
fs-iesns for tHenty ysaTs- Z is SAID tlat u
- wesr. they could Transport frem Chiha
e-r,ai kands. and nat these W0gld make cot
---4-ss, fer fl1e fnuediais demanc q Man
s.-f,r sorss ssv that this q ''slasery' in
.-sss- fo-ra. bgt neeessily kss 30 Law, and It
1st Be adopted. ...--.ss.ss.s,.
- fbess rovetnents Tney amount 70 Jast
E9 nsper thev ara written upon. hheneFef
~ - control ssi1borp sad Hora i o. Pufs
- brDsd, thsn tbsy nay Be lheuEnt OF h0s
,0rs. -. . r..
~ eotton manufscttring intsIesis ,Sl- q - =
- = ~ dovvn a 81 ,0O0, ,OQo, geo. he in
- 1859 exceed her exports Silt,Ooy,-
So has pad Tor grain ne iast e.
ss- eifO 900 900, and an equal smoun.
1'--t earrv her into auiunn. hef puoe e
- 49, wear sz0,O00, go. Jne war VIZ VI
..~l -.,-t $4,000, 600 Expenses o. Inei- s.L
1870 SO 900 600. IL nine nontns ne
- q trsdtv is against her WIN us
lsysrts o. cold FOR 1880 are less than
iesq 500 coo, ,00e, sHd TIE exports .-,' Q,
1000 the imports so ,09o w -. oos los
II ne bank Of England e >1esooy ~.
hau "a January, 1850. me es.i.s ........ !.
= brilion in 1eE great bank loI s.s. SO, +,
80 STi .ilz 6i5- i is new yen- lo.l
i = So sf6 .sls, equal 70 u per s,.l eell.
srs On an average q eignt year. y.....5 81 "a
- ii 70 January 18Th i as.i. aseresseil - =,
ne nTerzee prics o. Sop''-s -.
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