New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-28


The difference in freights between American and
British vessels, which has ruled for some weeks
past, is settling down to something of equality;
though l3-l6d was asked in British vessels yester-
day, and i'd. in American, it will not be very diff
cult to make engagements all round at I'd.
Talking about cotton brings up the very singular
ideas entertained in England regarding the future
supply from America and the negro population. 1t
is Amusing TO read the remarks of the leading
papers in England, and after reading them, we can
readily conclude that our trans. Atlantic cousins
know just nothing at all of the state Of affairs ON
this side; that they could not tell cotton stalk if
placed before them. They might discover the
difference between fat, hearty, sleek, laughing
negro off of cotton plantation, from one of their
poor, lean, pale, lank, starving, white operatives
in q Manchester factory. Then we find other
journals descanting on the abundance of cotton,
and the great extent of crops on the Mississippi
and Ohio ripers yea, they really believe that cot
ton is raised on the banks of the Ohio rirer.
The Liverpool Journal remarks in tie following
strain on the supply Of the staple:
is quite true we cannot have too much cotton;
that the cotton there is grown the cheaper it
will be; that the ehaper it. is the more is consum.
ed that the mora there is consumed the more
numerous the hands employed in producing it and
in manufacturing it, that it is the duty of Govern
ment, therefore, to afford every possible facility
for the growth of cotton everywhere, not only in
our own domnions but in the domnions of every
other Government; that it is however, a safe rule
fosuppose that what could be done would be done.
il il paid that in the absence of better know
ledge it is prudent to presume that more cotton
would be produced in Syria, Egypt. Africa. India,
China, Jamaica, DemeraEa and Brazil, if it paid
that reason, therefore, is that the price is
too lows that imports are small because the profits
are small; that the cause Of low prices is the
abundance Of the crops on the Mississippi and the
Ohio; that the Southern planters can produce the
article IN any quantity, and that the quantity is
limited in reference price and consumption;
that people deceive themselves, therefore, who
fancy that America will cease to grow cotton that
me southern states, in fact must grow it or
perish; that they are too important to themselves
atd others 70 perish; that they possess in pernla
| henb degree the means Of production; that the
soil and climate are favorable; that they have
/ abundance OF labor; that their hands are trained
ilahds j; ihat they are in possession OF the market;
mat the territory available for agriculture is almost
| uaeouhdeu, ana that, surprising servile war,
there is not the remotest possibility of its becom.
Ing general that, freed or enslaved the darkies
must york TO live and that on nothing can they be
employed more pro6tably than in growing cotton
It Is manifest that the raising of cotton n India
for the Manchester market will not pay; that it
costs too much for transportation; that more cot
ton would be raised in several places, including
India, If it paid.n 1t has been supposed that the
East India cotton was coarse dark colored, when
ii is to the contrary. Some of=our correspondents
continue to call 1t dark coIored. We wish any Of
them would send US sample.
It not of this nature button the contrary. Its
peculiarly being the excellence and brightness of
its color. The staple, fine but very short. This