The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-10-30
Spirit of the English Press.

The Liverpool "Post" refers 10 the &C.
ton Of the Gar on the American oues.
ton, and says; What Russia has done,
why should not England and France do
After speaking of the probability Of such
interference, the Post concludes in the
following strong terms
II mediation fails, then the question
arises what ought we to do 1t is com.
petent for us to recognize the iudepen.
dence OF the Southern States. /. is, at
least, competent for us TO refuse 10 rec
ognize an imperfect blockade. We want
cotton, and we must have it. We are un.
der the pressure, OF it will soon be under
the pressure, of necessity, and neceSsitos
quod eogit, dctendt. National lar, like
municipal lag, mast give acay to an eui
gency. Millions Of oar people, through
no fault OF their own, through no fault
OF climate, or season, or government Mt
home, may, in few months, be exposed
to positive starvation, because of the per.
sis'ent madness Of the people composing
the American Union.
Are we bound to abstain from inter.
ference under the pressure Of circum.
stances which have originated in a per.
fectly understood promise Of mutual OK
change3 AT present, however, it is not
necessary to make the point too fne.-
The Economist may be right in its assn,
rance Of there being an abundance of
cotton brought to Liverpool: and if our
c"temporary can lie relied on, there will
be no occasion for studying too intensely
the laws Of nations. But, in the mean
time, Russia has set AN example which
England will lie very wrong not to follow
Failing in counsel. the question will arise,
apart from prospective principle, whether
1t is best for us to get cotton from the
Southern States or continue at peace with
the Northern States.
THE GREAT COTTON CRISIS COMMENCED
IN ENGLAND.
From the London Times, Sep 10th
The reports from Lancashire apprise US
that The first .nuiterings Of the long ex,
pected storm are already heard. Mills
are working short time, manufacturers
are reducing wages, and operatives are
assembling in trouble and alarm TO di.
cuss the prospects before them. While
once more discussing this monentous
question, We cannot omit TO observe that
since our last notice OF the subject the
continuance Of the American supply has
become loss probable than ever.
The unnatural check that has been
given to our cotton supply, in consequence
OF political events which have rendered
the bounIifu! harvest, nugatory, has placed
us IN imminent dancer Of a great nation
al calamity. This may be averted by a
termination Of the American civil war.
and consequent renewal Of commercial
relations win the Continent; but the ob.
stacles to this arrangement is the deter.
;ninstion Of the Northern States to i'm
pose their rule on An unwilling popula
uon. Regarding events in the caImest
spirit, 1t is impossible 10 avoid the conclu
, sion thal this determination must prove
disastrous and it is n question whether
the Federal Government is not following
mistaken course in contending any lonr
ger against that new political organiza'
t'on, the necessity Of which is shown bv
the extraordinary difficulty Of preventing
It's accomplishment.