Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-22
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/ & From ne Lendon Times, August 30
| The supply and The coEaumpti0n,Of the last two
years have been unexsnpled. Al the markets are
glutted with eotton goods. We are expecting an
immense Increase from India, and the extraordinary
step Of the detention Of the next year cotton erOD
in the United States need hare other effect than
70 reduee our consumption, for one year. to two
! thirds of the late average go -
The great fact We have % deal with is one inde-
pendent Of tariffs, Of bl0ckadea, OF combinations
among merchants 0r manufacturers and Of every
Srfifee for stenmng or Tneeting the tide of ealzm>
Ity. IL = the greRt fact Of the var itself. Thst
war must employ, on both sides together, at least
half million men. There is not far from that
number already under aFmz, and the cry is continu-
ally for more men Theap0lagy for every reverse,
Is the want of reserves to relieve the long engaged,
10 protect ths guns 10 save the position from being
Outhsnked, and b keep mp the numbers 70 the pro
gramms. Battles 70 decide the futurs Of a whole
continent and 70 figure, as Ney York papers yaiHly
boosted, among the decisive victories OF the world
are not 70 be fought with division Of 20 900 men,.
Dominion Is nos 30 easy; glOry is not 50 cheap.
The Americans hsEe 70 screw up their scale Of
ideas much higher than this. How they are to raise
the men and money is smother question: but the men
must be raised snd If the eloqueDce of the New
York journals Is worth the Villainous paper upon
Nch it e printed, the men viii be raised, and we
shall see every man capable Of bearing arms re
spending 70 the can, But all that viii be SO much
strength and 90 many hands taken away from su
the reproductive industries Of America, from cot
ton, sugsr and tobacco, amsng the rest. Where the
dsarrangeulsnt Of labor viii stop it Is not easy TO
say. Engand and the neighbcFing countries of
Europe have seen trades and manufactures rise
and falls fly of to more tolerant shores or better
affected populstiOps; flourish and disappear. Who
shall say whether the United States we used to adj
uirs snd even eRyy, may not before loag be page
Of history. - s.--ss f--l.-. -.
Il is not our province to appeal much to tie enter
prise of manufacturers and the cupidty Of capital
ists. We're we to advise our noneyed or mercan-
tile readers to Hhold' cotton, loud indeed would be
the complaints and dark the insinuations, if cotton
were to fall. We can appeal, however: as the Nan
chester Cotton Company has appealed, TO the reeog
ilzed dltiss of he STATE, and 70 the public spirit
which inspires and assists IT, The State has ac-
cepted the Office of collecting Information for COM
nerees Of smoothing its way, and rendering more
substantial assistance where none other is to Be
peeted. Now is the time for straining every nerve
TO develop he cotton cultivation in India and other
soila pronounced favorable. SO long as this duty
seemed to depend on the problematieal and un-
friendly assumption that America might one day
keep her cotton to herself in order TO destroy
manufsctures GoEernmenment might be excused
from interfering in the matter We are now called
20 act, not on p bare possibility or unwarrantable
SaspicioRs bat On plain matter OF fact. At this
moment the export Of cotton from the unIfed States
e actually prevented and efectually hindered by
the presence Of cruisers, IS well as By measures
taken by the belgerents directly for the purpose.
Both sides believe il to be necessary to prevent the
sale and export Of eotOn 10 order 10 starVe out the
foe. Into the wisdom and practical character of
this proceeding it Is useless to inquire 1t is at least
notice TO US 70 take care Of ourselves and if the
Governments Of North America are taking measS
ures 20 keep all their cotton at home, the British
Government surely has an equal obligation to pro-
cure it elsewhere. 10 concert with the Manchester
Cotton Company, it is arranging for the immediate
completion Of roads, the eonstrucsOn of landing
and shipping piers, the erection Of cotton gin fac
tories pressing hOnses offices and stores, the scien
tde investigation Of the cotton districts, the open
ing mp Of the GOdaVery, and, by the way, an in
crease Of the cultivation in Egypt The Manchester
people are strong in hope that India only wants
little attention 20 supply every possible gap in the
American supplies. In behalf Of the State think
we may say that all the scruples against interfer
ence in mercantile AFFAIRS will be waived when the
prosperity Of the country and the subsistence Of
millicns are at stake. If the merchants and manu-
faetuFers only know and say what ought 70 be done
there viii be no lack Of viii to do it on the part Of
government