, 1861-05-22
KING COTTON DETHKONED.
A New American Article In the marke,

ltfom tue ~. +. Evening Fost
The Cotton Statea hare founded all their po-
lidcal sud commercial. operations upon one
idea. that cotton is king, and that 1t rules tho
Franco snd Great Britain could d. without
It, ord that this necessity would compel them
eoorer or later to recognize the Southern
Con!ede1acy. They have hooted at the ide2 Of
any ostile competition In the production OF
this article elsewhere In sufficient quantity AMI
Of adequate quality to supcrsede their own.
Bnt ne imagine they are about to be uE3o-
ctfyed, ard that, too, In most unexpected
msnncr.
We hayc seen at the Chamber Of Commerce
the most beautiful specimens Of ttaI cotton we
have ever examined, which is actually the pro
duct Of our northwestern States, and where 1t
g1o~s IL boandIees extent, indigenous, cheap,
and to be had almost for the taking. WehATe
ecen it In the rough, We have seen 1t after the
dret process, one OF te1 minutes time al
ter the second, when It Was carded In, the
third, after It vas spun and In the fonrth,
beautiful texture, woven into the f.brics noH
usually manufactured Of the Southern cotton.
After the third process It cannot be dis!ia
gnished in Its appearance from the finest cot
ton. -.
It his long been suspected that thers we're
Esluable u these af the. cotton plaut, aud
nary ere In use In various parts Of the world
sucA q lne vegetable ellk or d7paFe dd pasna Of
South America, resembling cotton wool, but
not hayipg roughnefs enough In tho fibre to
peIm;t liz being woven; tho pu}u Or 7egats-
pic allk OF Cw1hee, the sun1ee OF India, or
brown hemp the letee tsom Madras the DO.
jute from Bengal, noM . rival Of lax and hemp,
tut1mfted fn Its use becAnse It will not stand
being wet; various kinds Of hemp and 1ax
-fhretthoae OF Aan1lla, the aloe, eoir, pine
apple, Ca1nh graas, far2 grass, oaat, Dc. DC.
"a a. these have thsir ;usst aaa thelr y yslue'
Ptnm, or COTTON pl4nt, hhs supplantad them
all IN quantity, quality and general ads2:ab!u-
y TO Inc wants and comforts OF the human
sace.
None Gl Iae noles o1 Inc eoEneI Vesstapie hno
etaacxs aoose eme1uouee, Msa 1ae e1c3Ptlon o.
Gnesp4y 70 use: ans, Waca tnn oosshisea CAL
t'nx:a os1sds.Ssmun', ~ neen the caiei com.
FeHtor cl cotscn oas isa preparation, and
1n9n1iaeIGic Ase Cueesco D process 20 teds.
uus aao epeIoes ttat very E1es1 e4o1ts nsre
been made to shoItsn and simplify It.
- Aa 81 llGpns aSo as 1as pats1I W. granted ey
ac1 ol fafAament 20 9 air. Lee to7 metaod
Ct e&spt111lng & ne aore u tEo OF three honrs;
Y 4oa+s ! at ocaencs ln7ensca mctnoa
M MIn1 F!eFa11ER me nofe u sl1ty nouf6, a7a fne
Cnsval9l f. Cinsen t ma4suceo, stnl iAter, =
I; Rfoee1e q "n!eu % ths aore, eoaked n sola.
" 49, t4A0 @4'ea " - ~
a1pfed II Hea1 ac!a 8oluuor, cane out
niosen s up 1nso lts mlhu1ess divisions, aud IN
tAe ae.m oI ha3 eo1ton, and When Innnulac
tulea lfoI&a 70 nave stronger and 1ner tex.
1o1e uah ne oest cotton for some reas21
oEhno*n INC 35s a353sscoVefY Was aot proceeded
Watn eolton s.lu renamed Klnd out, VIC Do
neVe. US ooFalau - ~ hana.
"a enE great WesteEn pzsaries, and In large
Fal o. western Cahaaa. theso n species OF
wild hsx, unknown to botsntat5 formerly,
sht1h Is indigenous, perennial, tcsbaeeons
and ine1ha4at1ble IN quantity. Itwaa put to
no use by The early settlers, except to make
stra" Of It for lister. Rcceatly the seed has
been conslderahly colected for the znsn1sac-
lure ot OIL, DIT st1Il Later It's fbra has ban
fcuno 70 be ve1J valuable, and noE 1t has as
tumed momeAtous inpoEtance through the
means OF = vcry simple inVeauon: The atalks
are rlnced In cylinder aud subjected to "a
enormous Pressure Of high steann--2s50 pounds
to the inch N less than siI mtnuses the
! contents are blown out or exploded, and the
lax comes forth Fith the fibre dlTtded up, and
| lnc nusk Ut GoEsStng shasts5ed into inAa1teal'
ne! paHe. II inen resembles Cod1l11 OF tow.
II Hfe3t paeeeo tsroash cylinders armed Tl:a
Ieesn, Tnien naekac It snd smoath out the
ho1ea. II Is fne1 Veehed with n1tric acld, aad
Cd, d1.wn ont into 5srn, sud Is span into
thTesd exactly Ike cotton, and Is ready faz
the loom Tins tho CID, tedlous and un