New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-09
TIE SUPPLY or COTTON.
MrnRIANT MrETING Is MhNlnlsIrR.

L',on. The M4a,Ls,fe, GHa,diaa, J,a. D.
Yesterday u crowded meeting was hcLi IN Inc iilGe
room Of tie Town llh for TIE purpose OF a~ctrll'i5
TO what extent s,nl,r and mal.facuret were laVoi.
abe 10 the cotton COMPANY lIin'dl. IL" Mayor oi
Manchester M. Cmiis, esd lttnded ana in'', ",ie
present among ottera, Lord Allied thlItLl'l, ~
Can't GIny NJ. F.; j. i. lnWcr, Jgg NJ r. /. Is IL
lev, esq Nj. T.; Aldermen MacAio and Wright TUNER
Messrs Henry AthwoTtb, Thomas Clog@, Edmunh
Potter, John 'Cheelhsm, Edmund Ashwofih, Hugh
Mason, John Ponder John RAT, Harold il''leIaIe
]. G. 0llernshaw, Thomas Mosley, w. Warklyn, Bell
iMadra.l Il. Il. Davies, sloeItoht, Dadalhl Mao
rcii Janseiee Pallorji, t. Rumpey, A H. yner j. Rad
cliff. IT, Brley, I. 81. Mackay, aud j. Msnio't Lig-
erpooD, John ilayai tMo,fleyh j. $ Eaeiiey, IL. b.
Dmriugtos, II. Buekley George Aniiew, q. j.
The Mayor, having sateS4he objects Of tie mee'ing
sail the tuoTy Of cotton ~asa qn.tl5n OF S.a. ih'
ttry at lige IAprLuse At tits period it was not n
matter which cOulo be If 10 chance or mere capnee
Suppoee the supply Of cotio1 to bc dinitaLtd by Il
third or half what e,ult5 would follow he man
ufacturers would have 20 work oniy MN Iteit ma
cLnery, or work the whole short time. The work.
reorle would consequently be reduced IN ber, or
their hours OF labor would be shortened The wages
in the aggregate would be proportion aey reduced ald
an amount Of misery Winch u woua re ieSnn 10 coz
temrlaie would eusne II the pr0du' ions OF TIE man
ujacturIs were diminished, Immediately the biehehers
and dyers and Others engaged III tne finishing 81 the
manufactured product would be In Ike mauher seil'
ously Affected Our merchants, hBtb'h anu FhIl 'io
would al the zane time find their business materially
reduced The ships would not tnd 20 much .n'ploy-
uent; md tie railway traffic would be likewise
diminished II was therefore, bot mere local. but
national question; snd il demanded the s-r1ors ard
Garnet attention Of oil classes in this district IL might
be asked: Is there any probability Of any snch events
bappenngP Looking at The present fthte Oh lBS Ia
the United States we could hardly cNrect BIT that
some falling of in lie supply Of cotton would re eXTe-
rienced Even the mos, sangino would not deny That,
even ia consequence Of The events which Ne tready
occnrr,d in tie United States, the crop OF cotton during
The ensuing wear must fall short Of the usual quantity
Ills mutt happen supposing that the American qnes-
on was settled anieably; but now that the lint dIop
of Hood has teen shed the dispute was bot ikey To
be settled till after Heightened soieing by toth " les.
Where, then must the country look for cotton supplies
for lie removal of the evil Looking nj the countries
which supplied the raw material, India especially
claimed ,leir attention. Applausel There were also
the W'c.t Indies and Australia, TO whom helping
hard 81 ould DO lent there was Africa, well qualified
10 furnish large quantity Of cottoni and n proportion
as cotton was grown in Africa, 50 wac Slavery pre-,
vented. (Applanse This question not only affected
Manchester but il would alec Affect tie tIade Of lie
Liycrroo eiipowrers; and tlis Icing 10 dcrn'ni"n
nrci 70 BE- sent to Itepr'rc' sol tiny ~ "'r ~ an
g!.,sc 81 ihe .onO" 81. t.. W. s.;'"''' 90 'he