, 1861-07-10
NoREIEN INTERFEHENCE FOR
COTTON.

The London Shipping Gazette, an inf1u-
ential commercial paper, insists that the
Southern ports shall be opened for the
export OF colton and the import OF such
" merchandise IS is ordinarily received in
return" 1t employs this threat;
alt is time that something should be done by
this country, IN conjunction with France, towards
anticipating the great mischief which can hardly
fail to enEue If the export Of Cotton from the
Eeuthccn States Is much longer interdicted. Cot
ton to this country Is now indispensable, Upon
the supply Of that article depends the subsistence
Of some four millions Of our people. Hs must.
therefore, get the Iaw 1nster1al, however we may
procure it.,'
1.-THE war is protracted, if the National
amy fails to drive back the insurgents
this summer, We may look for repetition
Of this talk in higher circles than the Ship
ping Gazette. The stock of cotton in Eng
lana and France will supply their mills
until the first Of December, but as the
stock begins to run low the price viii en-
hance, and distress in the manufacturing
districts begin to be severely felt. 1t is
then that the British and French Govern
ments may demand the opening of the
rebel ports, and if refused proceed to break
the blockade.
The Shipping Gazette pretends to think
that the "relaxation Of the blockade"
w0uld not damage the National cause.
The American people must be allowed to
he the judge whether such "rSlaxation "
<Eculd strengthen the insurgents, and re-
duce the chances Of putting down the re-
bellion. It will need no argument to sat
isfy any loyal American that reopening
the cotton ports would be worth to the
rebels the aid Of 100000 men, as it would
enable them to keep that many more in
the field against us. England and France
could not do the Secessisnists as much ser
vice BY landing an army Of 100000 men
on our shores to fight for the shareholders,
as 5y breaking the blockade and buying
from them one hundred and fifty millions
Of dollars worth Of cotton, and sending
them what goods they needed in part pay
meut.
Should these powers interpose in the
manner suggested by the London shipping
paper, they will profit nothing by their in.
reference, The people Of the loyal States,
ntung to madness bysuch aggression On thei,
national rights, would march million Of
men next Fall and Winter upon the reb.
els, and seize and cenfscate the cotton
slaves and plantations. Every soldie'
would be armed with land warrant, q!
well as rife and bayonet and after purg
ing the land of traitors, they would renail
to keep watch and ward over the country
They would dig uc by the roots the who'll
accurEed system Of slavery, and cause tn
soil TO he cultivated thenceforth by homes
labor Of the free.
No force which the foreign informed
dlers in our domestic affairs could SEM
would arrest the uptifed arm Of the Arm
Of Liberty, whose progress southwar
would be aided BY four millions Of bond
men, who would welcome their deliverer
with unbounded gladness, and extend t
them every possible hospitality and assist
anee.
The coveted cotton bales would Aecom
Dead Sea fruit IN the grasp Of John Bnl
and his French ally. The loyal msssea as
no foreign Intervention in their behalf an
they will suffer none to be extended 70 th
traitors.
But this rcsolute purpose Of the natio
TO permit no British or French interpoa
tion in It's domestic affairs, furnishes 4
reason for letting the war or drag pr
crastisate,' and thereby give those powe
pretc1t for intermeddliag or acknow
cdging the Independence of the insurgcnt
Or tho contTs~y, the danger Of such into