Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-21
England aud the Cotton supply.

We copy the following sensible and timely passage
, an editorial in the recent issue Of the London Sar
a,d Ddl on the folly OF expecting meet the demands
for cotton from any other fields than those which have
been SO many yeaJs Supplying them
Nearly tour millions OF people in Great Britain derive
their means OF subsistence from the Gotten manufacture
Cotton goods made up above cnehird Of the whole ex
pu-ts of this country in 1889 For the material OF this
exooration we have been relying these years back
mon the Southern States Of the American Union to
ca. an extent hAt the supply OF cotton from thence
S ~ Der cent Of our entire consumption. TIE E;ono
mis-, ma crtakes 10 show that in the OF sud
den cesa ION OF this supply there Is no need Tor very
-.lt alarm I. approaches this o. ject by series OF
+ .,,res and arguments which remind strongly Of
certain Old acjhmeieal puzlles by which Ingenious per
s,as end,ayored impress bewidered listeners the
possibility OF dtduct very large sums from very small
amounts and yet leaving goodly quantities behind
The utu ost consolation can extract from the arti
ca in question is that it circumstances should be favor
able t. peculiarly high cesrte, We may have from
sources not American supply equal TO onehali cur re-
o.i.rcuen,s Indie With all is immense difficulties OF
distance defective irrigation defective land carriage.
and buUdrtd otter obstacles, Is looked upon as the
main resource TIE capabilities Of Africa aud Austria
d. ter bringing up the supplies hereafter are ndlcated-e
- liabilities between which aud their Developments aHy
valuable extent au Infinite variety of ditccIes inter
ycaes Looking at via: may be done hereafter with
most hopeful eyes It apoears certain thatio 'he pre-
sent and for time TO come, We have notAirg to
" upoa worth taking into confederation but such a
.pply as Inca can send. Taking the estimate OF the
Economist at is most favorable point more than hat
ouc supply would vanish IL such American difficulty as
may possibly aisle
Far worse than useless Il to us TO uuderrate the
erteu. OF the national calamity which must ensue from
slcA su II may s be hoped that 10 such event
ia arise but il is idle 10 endeavor 10 Halter ourselves
mo IN easy frame Of MUD the consequences which
occurrence must biug about. The people OF hanches-
te are already mOviu in the matter; and the letter OF
Lord Jhu Russell promiicg the aid OF British Consular
.srces in obtaining an estimate of the supply which
IN chit be az one, procured from her countries is most
timely and most important Bat no one can hope that
tie supply TO be Ob;aned from other regions than those
o. America could within any reasons b time, meet the
reu rem nts Of manufacturers. While the grass grows
horse dies While IuGia is being irrig4ted-Whie
,fcs Is being ade field for the Investment OF cap
t-whe TIE Australian capacity for Cotton-growing Is
being induced 20 de',lopement-Nhst becomes OF the
e,.ormous mass Of he population which depends upon
the present supply
The Times points With great force and truth 20 the re-
s,,, which followed from slight slacketing OF trade IN
n . manufactures Of Coventry. Imagine ssa'I9n al
La. universe ia the supply Of that article which has been
s.u called the bread OF Lancashire Imagine Matches
NJ with rs vast population imagine the great towns
vs:eh "a arm around IT, and the smoke Of whose busy
ehimnevs uoE drkeus the atmosphere for miles-imag
lie Ivrrpcol with its huge explorations Of cotton mag
ufactues-irsgipe the ore iudastry which makes tie
,.ry HE Of all n Sc places suddenly parslyzed and mo-
q; nless And la CINE the consolation TO &c d'rvtd
fom the knosetge that In few years cotton wil be
ursAlng crop ~ Abbtokula and vessels laden at he!'
bourne viii Oil the place Of the cotton csrgos from Am
erica