Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12


regretted However; that there were not he bslievs
ed, thirty or forty members in the HcnSs Of Gem
mons who represented the cotton trade, "a which
there are Ia Eaelard and Scotland one Of fhe1
whole population dependents There was fearful
urcspecf before them, which would Be hurtful to
the matters and starvation to the operatives. Al
ready the expor q Of cotton hsvr decreased meny
millions during The past year and tss must presss
one every one. The average auicuntot wages pFiia
70 every man, woman and child I'M the cotton trade
was, be, believed los or los 81 Per. weak sup
pose that TO be reduced eornefning Ike ps ); the
working classes win be alncst 10 state OF starva
ton. and there will be not only q iessened con
sumptisn Of four bnt there will be pressure on
every cIass of society. and he was afraid much
more severe than has been felt IN the mt mery OF
any living man. Z h e---.7-,T ~. -s -
America and the cotton supply Many Of, you may
iodulgea hope that many of our cotton masters
hare indulged too long that something viii turn
up and VS. viii get it. If the war were closed to
morrow it weuId take months to get cotton; but
see ms prospect of the war closinR, e1rritated
among themselves, Listening to no counsel, they
viii not hear or take the highest advice ! They
tell ne very plainly, though not 10 so many words
that we must mind orr own business, and my optn-
ion is We must mind cur own business, II they
like to sell Us that cotton we have no right TO
demand il, and have no right to Interfere. 80
i am an advocate of non-interVehtio1, and hold
that we have RICH to interfere with the custom
of other countries. l don't Wish to say anything
harsh against America, but you know IS well as
do that with high rate Of wages they have had
cheap proyisions, and have been prosperous peo-
pie; butt am, sorry, to say they have made very
little use OF all the blessngs which Providence has
showered down upoH them, ,-.,s--- -, - -.
They have qusrreled, and I" q very pretty quar-
rerit ia It might have beea settled very well by
arbitration among themselves As said when
first addressed the electors war is the most aeri"
Gus argument g man can make use Oft leads 70 q
bleeding head at last and they have then to come
to reason, YUu see the temper in which the
American war is carried on, and the state Of feel
ing and you Judge wGll SIS lean Of the proba-
btes of the cessation of this miserable quaFreIng
among themselves. You can Judge of our pros
poets respecting the cotton supply. We have pros
poets from india, will admit If you look 70 In
dis for cotton and if they will take our goods back
for it. they will there il prospect Of trade but
1t must be slow, it cannot come rapidly. The
quantity of bales from India last year was 600 600;
while from America the average Is l,7OO,OOO OF
100000 bales. - b
We may get more from India this year. but moth,
ing TO compensate for the loss of the American trade
Indian cotton would not keep US at work day and
half a week, and there is no probability that We
can have cotton until we get the American war At
"a end 1t is question of life and death to usj it il
. vital question for all, and We shall have to meet
it in way or other In conclusion, he appealed
to the electors and non electors 70 support him "a
81 man who could represent their interests in 9
question in comparison with which The extension
Of the suffrage and the ballot sink into lnsignIf
canoe They could afford to wait for them, but
they could not afford to wait for cotton.
From the London Times, Nov s So
The accounts from Lancashire state that the par
alyss of trade in the manufacturing districts, ow
ing to the scarcity Of American cotton is becoming
more visible day by day. Each succeeding return
shows numbers Of mills gradually being reduced IN
the hours of working, some that were working ak
days in the week being reduced in time by not be
ing lighted up in the morning and evening, some
that working four days being reduced to three
and some being closed altogether. From particu,
lars furnished by correspondents Of the Manchester
Examiner, the following figures have been compiled
which although not complete, are sufficient TO show
generally the state Of the employment in the varl
Gus localities of the cotton trade:
Mills working full tim 29i
Mills working Eve day. ......................7 rs
Mills working four Observation-Disclosures. sos
Mills working three days................. liz
Mills stopped. Observation-Disclosures. A
Total .S4l
An analysis also gives the number of work PEG
pie in each town and the periods for which they
are employed, and the gross result is as follows:
WORK PEOPLE.
Number working full time. Ga SO;
10. nVe Gays OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 odl
10. Jour Gays. % oSI
Do three days. Observation-Disclosures. % 50!
DO sIoPPeu' '''.''''''''''''''.' 0'VO'
Total number of work people enumerated, l72, 26I
These returns are jmDerfecr as there ara seyers