New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-20

exertions a crop Of 1000 600 bags might be gained
We are in most precarious position at present.
though have years crop OF cotton In store; ana
it seems that We are thus provdentlaiiy suppheo' !"
enable us to make arrangements that will proven any
great catastrophe. But with tsis timely notice q 0'-
pending dangers in The U. s. A., we shall have our
selves chiefly TO blame if We do not vindcate our posi-
stion and prepare ourselves and our workpeope with
the cotton we want I wish, indeed, that there could
be some aneoraton in the condition of the slaves IN
the die U. s. Al but dread At there should be civil
war there fraucht with evils 10 progress, Let w~rer
FORGET hat what is morally wrong, can nerer DC COM
merciaRy nor pOlit;caRy right lHear.l Therefore,
let US hare the satifaction if possible Of r0rktng up
rae material that is not stained nth oppression q any
human being" lAFplause.l
Mr.. Alderman Macon of Ashton. in moving
"Ths in the opinion of this meeting the emergency
demands that prompt, liberal and ample support should
be afforded for the formation of powerful Jontstock-
Limited Liability Company, to promote an increased
cultivation Of cotton by offering to purchase il in India,
Australia Africa other countries and that capital
Of One Million Sterling, in shares of Ten Pounds each,
should be raised for this purpose, said:
"The remedy for all troubles and apprehensions
lies In unit ed effort Of the trade TO CREATE NEW
RACE OF coTToS.PLAHTERs all over the world. The
gun never ceases shining the coon-lands Of Great
Britain India aODo has n greater area over which
cotton is now grown than the United States Australia
nearly three times, and Africa eight TO nine times. 1t
j. not then question OF want Of suitable cotton soils
in our OVID possessions, which would take goods
enormously in return for cotton. In the United States
equally with the West Indies, Natal, and Australia 1t
is a question of LABOR. America has labor for only
1000 0C0 acres, and it was hard work for the poor
sayes to raise four and half million bales. But slave
labor rery dear and ii it comes TO lighting she may
b. for yesr or two without cotton aborf 1t may DO
called labor Americans gay that they can raise cotton
ct sere cents and make it pay. Now, African cotton
can be got for three four CENTS and Indian cotton FOR
h,es or fur ennis but like people who baye got
habit Of going to sbop-tEey don't KNOW
why-so spinners have gone to the dear
old slave-shop, fofgetful 81 the price 1t
ba. cost them Sldrery IS an enormous eoDmcre'at
erl We ray $50 COO Geo year for cotton we should
pay but geo O0G OCO our loss is therefore &c, 900
annually We shall never have cheap cotton while
tho growth il confined 10 the United states EHs so
essential TO have worldwide range for cheap corn,
the same rule applies to cotton. 1t is taking spinneTs
g long time TO grasp the fact that the liie-bood OF
British Industry and comrEerce-that is, the cotton
trade-is being silently drained away a. the rate Of
fi0C1O goo a year. IL is merchants question, az
well ns a spianers, shippers, and a Liverpool
brokers' question. [Cheers. Too much canc0t BE-
made ot ,ke tact that Sinreyy IS commercially and
communicable as peH as reIigiogsy, pd,anLTOpo2ly
and socially wrong. Put it thus Suppose that ALL
the products we import grown by rlaves-eyery
where saves-where would be the population to keep
the spindle and Icon in motion Slaves are very
small consumers OF our goods lHear.l -Four cents a
pound would allow us TO pay the Indian ryot or the
African price as high for him as seven cens Ia TO the
Southern planter. Out If his seven cent? he lives half
his lifetime in the gambling hotels of the North and
leaves sort Of LegTce to look after the unfortunate
mechanism that now grow our fiber. Why shonid
Lancashire foster such a race Of siare-dri-ers p
Hear, hear.
And finally most profound impression was produced
by the stirring logical powerful Christian speech Of
an entepri,ng merchant Of India Dsdabhai Navorage,
himself engaged in tho cotton trade. lie said;
Gentlemen, I am not Lancashire man, though
have passed FIVE years here am not an English
man, though proud to DO called al English subject 1
NAV give you view Of what Others not OF yourselves
think of you. We are taught in our colleges that the
Engsh are the wealthest the most enterprisng, ana
the most civilized people On the face OF the earth But
when say tho civilized people, 1t Is not because
you are better clothed, better lodged, and better
fed Beside the body TO work and the mind to
Think is the heart to feel Have you attended 10 that
civilization Of the heart; which alone is the true civil
zaton of man 1t lie the right appreciation OF the
duties ard rights Of man that makes man civilized
being. Applause. Now, them it is puzzle to me,
that tho children n tke Eagliskasa who paid millions
Of money 10 e,aarepdte their shares, noe pay tlODOo
GOO teay in order 10 rret he chains of other slGres
It'll stronger Loud and enthusiastic cheers, which
lasted some momens. Tie injury done 10 the rights
of distant slave does not trouble some Of you. You
say, we have cleaned our own house; we have no
Slavery among us: what have We 70 with others we
cannot interfere. This is reasoning like man who
cleans his house, but cares not fer the dung
hill outside. He forgets that when the dart
OF death comes il will strike him as surely as the man
who waloVs in the dsug-hill. Applause. II rever.
once for your father, has any weight with you, it must
lavs taught what England long ago proclaimed to the
wide world-how man should treat bis fellow-man. IL
the children of this people do not stir finger for
the same purpose, l can come TO only one Of two
conclusions either that those Emhncpators were
the uoblest OF men, preventing sublime spectacle OF
maintaining and defending the rights OF humanity, and
that you, their children, are degeneratei else,
that you arc wiser snd that they were fools for
their pains. CHEERS and laughter. True,
your wealth and your power give You
prestige but tie ruest prestige that the English M
ton has obtained in tie world is It's great act Of
jnst,cs and huma'ity 10 The negro Stare. Applausel
That act alone has given you the high position on
which Britannia stands, proclaiming TO the world
Dan is HAN, and not slave. lApplause.I Now look
AT the spectacle Of n.en who emancPsted slaves be-
coming the saves Of slaves; for what arewe than
mana s,,ss of sla,ea IL VI are denenlent nnon them