Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-17
ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF A COTTON SUPPLY IN
ENGLAND.
From the London Tme', August 20 ]


The supply and the consumption Of the last two years
have been uneIampled All the markets are gutted
with cotton goods. We are expecting an immense In
crease from India and the extraordinary step OF the de-
tenon of the next years cotton crop in the United States
need have other effect than 10 reduce our consumr
ton of year two thirds of the late average With
one years notice, it is considered We may easily make
ourselves safe for the future
The great fact We have to deal with is independent
OF tar G Of bockades OF combinations among merchants
or manufacturers ard Of every artiice for semming
meeting the tide Of calamity IL the great fact OF the
war ITSELF That must employ, on both sides togeth
er at least hall million men. There is not far IRON
that number already under arms, and the cry is conIr-
ally for more men, The apology for every reverse Is the
want Of reserves relieve the long engaged to protect
the guns to save the position from being ou mixed and
to keep up the numbers 10 the programme Battles TO
decide the future OF whole continent, and TO figure
New York papers vainy boosted among the decisive VIC
tories of the world not to be fought with division
of 20 900 men. Dominion is not go easy; glory Ia not
so cheap The Americans have 10 screw up their scale
Of ideas much higher than this. How they are to raise
the men and the money Is another question: but the men
must be raised and if the eloquenc, of the Nav York
)urnas Is worth the vilainous paper upon which It 10
printed the men will be raised and we shall see every
man capsule of bearing responding to the CALL
But all that will be much strength aud so many hands
taken away from all the reproductive industries OF Ame-
rca from cotton sugar and tobacco, among the rest
Where the dsarrangement of labor will stop II 10 not
casy 10 say England and the neighborng countries Of
Europe have seen trades and manufacture rise and fail
y Of to more tolerant Shores better affected popua
tons: flourish and disappear. Who shall say whether
the United States we used TO admire and even envy,
| may not before long be page OF history
II is not our province to appeal much to the enterprise
of manufacturers AID the cupdity Of capitalists. Were
we to advise our moneyed mercantile readers to
"bold" cotton loud indeed would DO the complaints and
dark the nsnuatons, II cotton were TO fall We can
appeal however, the Manchester Cotton Company has
d. TO the recognized duties of the State, aud TO
the public spirit which inspires and assss it. The State
has accepted the Office Of collecting information for
commerce. Of smoothing its way, and rendering more
substantial assistance where other is 10 be expect
ed Now ia the time for strainng every nerve to deve
ope the cotton cultivation In India and other soils pro-
nounced favorable. So long tbas duty seemed to de.
pend on the problematical ard unfriendy assumption
that America might day keep her cotton to herself,
in order to destroy Manufacturer government might
b, excused from interfering in the matter We are now
called act not on bare possibility or unwarrantape
suspicion but on plain matter OF fact A. this mo-
ment the export Of cotton from the United States is &C.
tusy prevented and sfectualy hndered by tho pres
erce OF cruisers well by measures taken by the
bel gerens directly for the purpose Both sides believe
be necessary 10 prevent the sale and OF cot
ton in order to sarse the foe Into the wisd,m and
practical character Of this proceeding It is useless to in
qure L. is at least notice to us to take care OF our
selves and IL the governments Of North America are
taking measures to keep all their cotton at home the
British government has equal obligation to procure it
elsewhere In concert with the Manchester Cotton Com.
pany l. is arranging for the immediate completion Of
roads the construction of landing and shipping piers
the erection Of gin factories pressing houses OF
fees and s,orss the scientific investigation OF the cotton
Districts the opening up Of the GodaveTy, and by the
way an increase Of the cultivation in EgypI The Man
chester psope strong hop, that India only wants
little attention to supply every possible gap in the
American supplies. Ia behalf OF the State, We think
we may say that all the scrupes szans interference In
mercantile .irs will be waived when the prosperity OF
the country and the subsistence Of millions are at stake
II the merchants and manufacturers only know and say
what ought to be done there viii be no lack oil VIII 70
do 1t on the plrt OF government
sURAr COTTON FROM ENGLAND FOR AMERICA.
(Yrom the London News, August s0)
In paragraph under the above heading, In our pub
LEGATION of Tuesday IL stated that fifteen thousand
bales Of Surat cotton we're list week exported 70 New
York We have reason to believe that the following
are the circumstances which gave rise to the statement
Some time since, about twenty bies Of Surat cotton
we're sent to the United States by way OF sample. On
Saturday last an eminent firm purchased fifteen thou
and bales Surat cotton speculation but as yet not one
lie of that lot has been weighed over. snort Tune
sooe FIVE hundred bales American were shipped to New
York, and several small orders have been executed on
American account probably with the expectation Oh
shipment ct q future period.
COTTON IN VENEZUELA.
Mr. Hemming, Consul of Venszuea in London, writes
| To the London News on this subject. He says: Quo
gentleman Who had sent cargo to Liverpool informed
me that he quite satisfied with the result In adol-
ton to the above have the advantage Of the best posi-
bic authority on this subject SeroT Linden, the Belgian
naturalist who il the present director of the botanical
department Of the Geological Garden In PARIS, ana vi"
many years resident in Venezuela having recently gwen
an opinion that there several provinces In TIA, coun'
try each of which more favorable for the cultivation
~ han ha Sata