New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-08
FOREIGN surrLrns OF corroN.

1
The Northern press has been very industrious Of
late in trying to create the impression in Europe
that the cotton produced in this country Is alto
| gether subject to Yankee control. The New York
Times Is conspicuous in this species of deception
and talks as glibly of letting Europe have cotton
or not permitting it, as IL the cotton crop were en-
tirely at its own disposition. It even ventures to
dictate terms and on those terms only, ii says
| shall the manufacturers of foreign countries be
supplied with the staple.
| This is perfectly characteristic of Yankeeism
both in its past and present developments. 1t has
never considered the South as having any rights
political or personal. 1t has always looked upon
the South as sort of outside province, useful tc
the North IN money way, but deserving of nc
other consideration, and entitled to no equality o.
privileges. 1t has regarded the South as the in
ferlor and degraded section of the country, def
cient IN civilization, and unable to stand alone
without Northern countenance and aid. 1t has be
heved thatwec could not get along without Northern
manufactures, and we were only partly saved from
| absolute harbarsm by Northern books, and
Northern school-teachers and preachers. Many OF
them really thought that the balance of obligation
was on our side, and that we would be afraid to
dissolve the Union from sheer inability to stand
| alone and take care of ourselves.
| Now that the Union is dissolved, they don't know
| exactly what to make of it; but so much aocus-
toned have they been to consider that everything
at the South belonged to them they still continue,
from mere force of habit, we suppose to claim our
cotton as if itwere theirs. In parading their ex-
ports to foreign countries three-fourths of which
are the product of Southern SOIL it is all set down
as being from an undivided country. The cotton
sent off is not Southern cotton, but United States
cotton. We are looked upon as simply stewards
to raise cotton for the benefit Of Northern com.
merce and Northern interests, and it is piece of
cool impertinenee in us to deny to the North the
right to dispose of that cotton as it may see it,
We think we shall show them something worth
about two Of that, before this thing is settled.
The North may delude itself with the idea that
cotton is kept from expectation by the United
States Government, but it is silly piece of self
deception. They thought we could not carry on
this war without selling our cotton, but they will
wake up from that dream before long, just as they
walked up from the dream that they could occupy
Richmond without resistance, and Just as they will
wake up from many another dream about the
South. which they will discover to be as baseless
as the fabric OF vision The patriotic planters of
the South have determined not to send their cotton
from their plantations. In the improbable-we
might just as well say impossible of
Northern invasion, every bale of it will be given
to the flames, sooner than it shall fall into the
hands of the enemy. 1t will thus be seen that the
cotton is absolutely and Internationally within the
control of the producer; and the North has no
more SAY about whether European nations
ar hal mot hove 4I,n,T
or Japan. It is a matter entirely between the
cotton planter and the purchaser across the ocean,
or his agent in the Southern eites-and those pur-
schasers know full well the terms upon which, and
upon no other, the cotton will be removed from
the plantations and delivered subject to their
order.
At the same time, let it be understood that it is
from no desire to take any unfair advantage of
those who may need our cotton, or any disposition
to exact unreasonable terms, that we have taken
the position we have. Towards England, France.
and other Transatlantic powers, we have none but
the friendest feelings. We are willing and anx-
ious to make liberal commercial treaties with them,
and to open our ports to their merchandise under
merely nominal rates of duty. Let it not be said
that we are taking advantage of circumstances to
wiring from the supposed necessities of foreign
nations that which we do not consider ourselves as
entitled to ofright 1t is aslander upon the South
% say so. The Southas no favors-she simply
isks for what is right and just It is not to en-
,arrass Europe, but to checkmate the North that |
he takes her present position in regard to cotton
he right of self.defence is national as well as I
II individual right, and we are justified in employ
lg every mode of self defence that we cam Now,
hen, if Mr. Seward knows of any way by which
9 can redeem his promise made TO Lord Lyons
nat England should have her usual supplies of |
otton in the usual time, the planters of the South
ould be much obliged to him if he would inform
lem what is his programme.