, 1861-02-09
TEE LONDON PRESS on AMERICAN az.
-. FAIRS
Ths 3sme OF the 22d ultimo says Of the, cot


TEE LONDON PRESS on AMERICAN AF.
The 7smes Of the 22d ultimo says of the cot
ton trade:
.:."There is not IN hour to bs lost In provld.
ing sgafnst this tremendous danger. 70 put
tls.case in the mildeRt fur1a, three-fourths Of
our cotton supply has become uncertain, one
third Of onr tradc Is In Jeopardy, and the earn
ings Of oue.Eixth Ut our population may b
rendered precakious. Are not these facts
enough to set ua at work with . will = Not q
doubt exists about ahe resources a. our com
mind Cotton can BE- grown almost as roul-
monty IS wheat. Thu best seeds and the best
staples are now well understood, and the pro:
per method Of clea1inT and packing can be
easily taught. The rest Is the work Of year
or two. Since the publication Of our las: re-
marks m thi. subject, We have received acom-
muaicaiion from one uf the societies interest
cd in. African ciyilIzatipn, informing Us that
The progress Of cotton cultivation at Ahbeoku-
ta, as actually and. authentically recorded, Is
such IS to match the beginnings of even
American enterprise. In 1850 that obscure
though productive region ecns ahout .han q
bale Of cotton to England. In 1855 this modi-
cum had been increased about 1urty fold, aud
in 1SCo it actually amounted to 2oo0 bsles.
We are assured that the district could essi}y
grow cotton enough for the consumption Of
all Lancashire, anu We arc asked whether the
introduction Of skilled negroes from the Uni
ted Statea .wou1d not soon give Ms u new
Charleston on the African coast7 From India
The offers ars tho same. lin 1857 India conld
enough to presume that under the pressura
aud Nith. the encouragement Of o strong de-
raand she could raisa her supplies to ,oJ0 COO
kalcs--ueartS half Of our immediate Tantt.
=. Then ngsin, there Ia Australia, actually in-
quizing tor IL staple article Of produce, and de-
.s.res nothing better than to Be set cotton
growing for England. Nc no not dissenlble
Inc particular Diff eulty OF TIE case:: We hayo
repeatedly observed, md ne a.hnowlod2e rnce
more, that America has got the call Of tie mar
ket It IL not hat, her advantages might not
he equalled In the end By those Of Au.ttal'a OF
India, but At present she enjoys all those facil-
lies Of organization and traffic which would
would be:perfectly practicable, but 1t has sill
to be accomplished, and in the meantime there
IL the Old e. tabllshed firm, with tz capital, its
connexions, aud all that makes business prc-
t,table, Jet nndamaged. Nobody can say, how
ever, That tho security Will List month longer,
and, bcslde4 that. our national interests call
lmpe1ativeIy tor new supplies. It is worth-re
fectiDE that If tho agriculture Of the slaye
Suites ahculd be rulntI there will hc 4 trade
ri" "!e4o ooo. 600 . year to ba picked up BY o1les
aountries."
: ::Ins Nsxs Of The 10th replies to these who
refer our troubles to universal sufrage, snd
axTs:'': ,~-'',
r 4n,<rtea I. sigma, taus:ratio. Of The uortA
Qf REPRESENTATIVE gorernnatni The Ftt71e Gf Eng
sassd ae41hcr bieFs nor scsh 10 tekee in the rum
Of the great Commonwealth Of Utir kindred t.
sond TIE ocea,-but whatever perils be in store
1ot 1t, arising out Of the schlsm Of t e South
trp States, they well know that these petfls
Originate, not from the application or missp
rlication Of the Dednoerattc principle IN Sou'h
Carolina, Georgia or sVlfginia, but conspicuous
i and not0riou ousl9 from its absence In thoee
.s7s, dc7socraeies ia any sense o 4ss teYns. The
simple truth j., aud 1t cannot be too. oiten re-
peatcd. that Virginia, Carolina, Georgia, Lnul-
kiaps md F1o1ida II 70 each and IL: txpretely
founded With olga1chic care and o1istarchic
sim upon IN oligarchic; model. All power
aud pEirilegt wns concentrated In the planter
caste !; and :eryile multitude WIS provided
by regal and axistocratic policy bJ whose un-
requifed toll the governing lew ~eEe TO sub
sisl We grieve to Be ohf'ged to nat that In our "
estimate of the possible future Of America
wa. sea cause for. the deepest anxiety ~ to
tha fate Of civilization, socsl and political. IN
too devoted rcgions whose frantic o]iSarchs
enlightened rule founded by Adams. Franklin,
Hamiltou, Jefferson and Jay. For the destiny
Of the FREQ North, with lie intelligence and IN.
.dustry, its wealth and invention, It's love OF
equal liberty, md Its love OF equal 1aE, there
Ia no canac fot fear. InfmiaxilT, !, Of soil, ses-
mountain pasture, Of sweep Of sdomsin and
enjoyable elimate-the vigorous, fearfess 5, eeit.
reliant North ran afford, with ! laugh to admit
it. ;all, and yet feel how. transcendaa1ly i
stronger, and ncher, nobler and happier, is its 4
place among the nations. J! f7e77aancat stttx<
dncdtbe1e must 5e, tie nord ssN sooa eo'Pre9aead
Med;Iaxnee be&ress a eoatpac4 nation '9f ezaea:~
Id ,I;ex and se!CdEe7idenl citizens, and O. com:
n,amay: Of i,adole,I Gad inso'fnt prppristors Of,
land, Aysag IN hourly dread ef herd ef s4ase',:
: The Ne.ps Of the 21st tays Of concession,:
The concession Of the points Of dldezeneA
BIZ the ono section or the other IL the one only
condition On which the Union cnn be reeonsti- l
tated. Such concession ~ now no longer eS-
pected ot the free States, and is always absurd !
10 Imagine it. The question now is-whether.
such concession will be agreed to b5 the slaye
by conquest It is better to fAce the truth Of
tic case, after what Ee have seen or The mis-
shief that comes Of covering It up 1oE Supposed
prudential reasons. .s. 49,, ::
= What is he precise nature Of the concea-.
sion the Sonth must make in. the case suppos-
ed! Ths ansasz Esn r. sy,hs rhe, demsnas ,9n she
6orne ihe dsscredit, and moral md material
ininTY. Of being slayeholdlrg ton. While. |
n;nefenths Of. the nation he'd no slAyes, and
dsappIored the Institution. The ain Of the
recent election WAS to. get rid Of the disgrace
and ipinry By taking measures for restfictihe
slayerY within Its actual boundaries, and max:
ing It Sectional instead Of national: This fndf-
cafes at once. the folly Of prop poaipg the ma
jority to FIELD up this aim, and iba precise ue-
cessity tGat thy South lies under, vhe4her. she.
chooses var psa;t;a1 psass II t,t s,.he1 case now
ed within its. actual limits.; and: n:::ii..1
tor. the pEo-slaveTy people IT,: dsseida.
Quest ~ arms,. They cannot .expec4.. efs !
course, 10 conquer the free States. sA4 znest s(
fIey can propose to hold theits yrotitfd Vt
md il tkey could held their ground and q, 4
tablish Themselves In independepce they would /
bf, il regard to the conditions ef slaYssy, pre-
ciaely, xlcts they may now hi Fithspt hght-.
ipg. Il thaJ had liyed anywhere bnk ia.s .slsSe< I
l1o3li1G Society, they would -seeat this rs the
world does but they aIe ignorant OF life else |
wbere, aud IS pncenscieas as me Chfre*e Of |
the relative strength and civilization of item:
selrea and oths4E people,; This Ignorance may
LEAD them 70 edyeatHse. : lwar. ia tna xhuls /
csss ILLS Il the thing TO: be feared. They do:
not know fhqV poqEfheiF resources 1rc IN 7Aoh12'
paritpn with Those a1 any other Hid enun:
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