Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-02-09
raE COTTON SUPPLY AND TUE
WANTS or ENGLxND.

- a a.
/ WANTS or ENGL md.
Fe,,s. Of our Naiioasl T'roaBle. = Fsglass
Friglisaes and EeokiEg 10 Other Souress.
The English press continues to nanif.si
much sollcitude in regard to the future supply
of cotton, on account Of -ths apprShsaded
troubles in the United States, and projects ar.
already proposed looking to the Investment Of
espltsl for the cultivation Of the cotton plan,
in Turkey, Australia and Africs.
The Liverpool Post says the eligibility Of
Australia for cotton growing is confirmed bv a
gentleman, who, writing to the TYmes. state,
that the seasons in Australia sFord three
months longer for the growth OF the plant than
in Amsrica, that the cotton grown there is the
best in the world, and that be looks forward to
the day when eostoa win Be the great sgrieul-
t.rsl staple o. that continent.
TIE London Saturday Rsrisp considers The
question OF cotton supply in its vsrlous sspsetg.
and concludes as followss
With opportunities at least equal to opr
dshgers-Eith the whole tropical world open
to our inhuenee-snd the most Populous Of
tropical countries under our sespter-ft will -
national suicids il we do not strain every p.rv.
to emsncipate ourselves from moral servitude
to a community Of slavs-owners.
The London NsUE treats the subject ,labor-
a ely, in thesans general tenor, aad concludes
thus:
Whist, then, mus we Do ? We must lose no
time in promoting the growth Of cotton vvbsr.
ever It Hill grow. The obvious method in 10
strengthen the bands Of the cotton snn1l,- a.
n-sA ssN
isfy ne o. It's ability to grow what we want
within our own dependencies or elsewhere,
The case is In our own bands. Australia or
India could give Us all We want; but not with
ont some pains on our part. We must ks
what We can get from America while prspar.
ing our own corps; but we must be ready to
dispense with any amount Of American cotton
winch cannot Be got to grow in an atmosphere
OF political and social revolution.
The London TSnss takes a serious view OF
tbs subject. It says Gotten can Be produced
in fifty different regions Of the globe, but
adds
This is not the secret Of ihs matter. The
real difficulty consists in fhis-that Am ,rics
has got fair possession Of the market, ard sup
plies Is with cotton 30 excellent 10 qua litV and
80 nearly sufficient in quantity that ealV a nar-
row margin is left Tor fresh competitors. Last
year was a remaEksbls year for the cotton
trade. The imports exceed In amount anv vet
recorded; the consumption was proportionatelv
large; and the stocks In hand at the close Of
1860 were stin considerable Coming to fg-
urss, We may state that tie weekly consunp-
ton Of the kingdom was probably about IS
900 bales. OF these II, 900, a. nearly as pos
sbe, came from the United States, about .
900 from Brazil, I 500 from Egypt aud the
West Indies, and 3 200 from Indian. THERE is !
the whole case clearly explained America
sends rs siN-sevenths Of cur entire receipts, I
and main'ains this vast supply 20 well and 90 |
that The market is all her own.
But, unfortunately, this source OF our new /
material, though so excellent, while it lasts, /
cannot be regarded with the confidence which /
on so vital question We ought to feel, and, |
short as has been the inteTval since the ar /
Dearanee OF our observations, It has been 4
ong enough to illustrate with alarming force /
he precsriousness Of She support on which 4
We d-pend. The cotton States OF America /
are actually on the brink OF a tremendous con- /
rulsion. The contingency 50 long forsseen as /
possible is now imminent, and II we should /
hear BY any OF the next mails that the cotton /
,rop is in danger from the arrangement OF in
iustry and business, we should not Be sur
Drised. Already the Americans themselves /
ippear to be scared at the prospect. We are 1
.old that the price OF negroes has fallen enor-
nously, and the value OF slave property could /
hardly have been affected except through some i
as TO slave produce. At any rate,
wen IL we aEsume, as perhaps we nav, that
he interests OF tae Gotten grower will be
ltrong enough to protect The cotton consumer
gainst any very serious OF immediate mis-
,liief, It can no longer be denied that our posi-
ion is becoming unsafe in the extreme. We
Ire holding on BY = single anchor, and the
ItrGnds Of the CABLE Eeem actually parting.
Nobody can tell what may be the effect OF DO
iticai disarganiZation upon the cotton States
n tAs Union, and in what condition should we
ind ourselves IL the siX-ssFenths Of our sup
ply which these countries now furnish should
,e suddenly cut oif2 Suppose the impsrts re-
luced even By half, or q third, what are we
10 do2 The distress at Coventry gives but a
'aint idea of the misery and ruin which would
iysrwheln Us II our staple manufacture we're
abruptly stopped.
It behoovss US, then, without an hours de
sv, to take this vrorS in hand. Except for the
Jingle difficulty we have described, it is per-
'sctly easy work. Thrss-quartsrs OF the globe
IRE actually competing FOR the favor OF our
,rdsrs Asia gives Us India, and India, as is
invariably found, offers anything we want
Tea, fax, silk, linseed, cO.ton-whsteVer crop
isi's elsewhere Is sure to be produeable ia IB-
iis. As It is, the indian cotton supply comes
next to the American 90 point OF nagnitude,
though with a long in'efvsl between, and It is
already calculated that these imports viii be
Increased the current year. Then
there is Australia bidding for notice. We are
assured upon the evidence Of excellent author
tiss that nothing would be easier than to make
Australia rs good a cotton field az America is
now. Invest the capital, organize the trade,
invite Chinese laborers, and the desired re-
suits will follow with the most infsllibls cer-
.ainty. Hardly have we opened our eyes to
.hese agreeable visions, when the advocates OF
African civilization interpose their claims.
Africa is the very land Of cotton. In those
regions the plant is not an exotic. L requires
DO naturalization. Il grows there already,
ind is even cultivated, az FAR as the Ignorance !
1f the natives will permit the process. Then
why not extend hand to the struggling negro,
sBd benefit an oppressed race BY TIE same
policy which would provide our manufacturers
with lnexhsustible supplisH?
ave have not made these
D any spirit Of alarm. Although /
he disruption Of The Union seems more proba-
BE than at first and may be said, indeed, 10
lsve been sctuslly coDsummatsd BY the secss-
lion OF South Carolina, we will entertain
hopes that the wisdom Of tie American states
nsn may ultimately prevail over the unreasoa-
ng violence Of the southsrn populsce, and
ivsTt TIE csisnity impeding. Our present
gish is simply 70 point The old moral By the
lsE phase Of sHsirz. Twelve months ago It
night have been plsusiblT argued that tho ac-
ual disunlcn Of American States on the slave
question, and the consequent danger to the
l,anting interests, were contingencies which
night, indeed, be Contemplated, bat which
rere BY no means probable. We now see that
lueh events may easily happen. The peril has
1esn brought home to our very doors. Il is
certainly not impossible that the Southern
States may form a coufederscy Of their own,
md maintain, or even extend their com
nerce with this country. The American cot
on supply may possibly be larger than ever
Such q result is doubtless within the bounds Of
Brobabili but enough has been seen TO con-
riaee rs Of tie reality Of the danger Whether
iisunion would be followed by industrial dis
It may BE hard to say; but, az
my rate, We have now learnt that the politiral
sonTulsion may occur at any moment; and We
Know but toe well, from the examples Of his
.ory, how likely It is that such eonvulsions
should be attended By financial and CONNER
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