Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-09-05
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| During the comparatively short period which
has intervened since the initiatory steps of az.
cession were taken BY South Carollna, the pub
lie have periodically been regaled with dissert-
ations from this, that, and the other one, on the
strong Probabilities that the domestic political
troubles In which the country has become in
volved must eventuatc iu a war with Great
Britain, If not with France also, owing to the
fact that commercial intercourse must be con-
sidered interrupted, and the material interests
Of those countries greatly suffer in consequences.
II has frequently been given out that Great
Bri;ain--wbch.'a the fret Commercisl Power
the Old World, will suffer far more than any
other nation--will be governed in her action, as
regards the United States, wholly BY i.ttyest
and that ia case It shall seem TO her iiteres 10
break the blockade. or otherwise become en-
broiled in quarrel with this country, che will
not hesitate TO do it, Or at least, to attempt 50
do it. But accepting self interest as the gov
erning maxim OF that nation, aud, BY conse-
quence, the basis OF all commercial intercourse
with other countries, and We fail TO discover
any likelihood Of an abrupt termination of the
friendly relations now existing between England
and the United States.Jg sl8i ~ ~ t.-sa 69iar
h There can be no doubt that much ill-feeling
has been engendered in the public mind by the
leading press Of both countries, yet all fears Of
an interruption Of the friendly relations main
tanned by the respective Governments have
their origin in the belief-occssioned BY the
oft-repeated assertion from supdry quarters :
that "England must have supply of cotton
This belief Is nowhere stronger than in the
Southern States, and it may be said with truth
that the whole secession movement has been
LIAR a1 IL ,dn-
But conceding even this, yet we fail to discern,
any just grounds Of apprehension. England's
proclamation of neutrality will prevent her from
taking sides with either the United States Or
the so-cailed Confederate States, even should
she become possessed with desire TO do 90 !;
and though every loom and spindle in Mancbes-
ter and all other manufacturing districts of the
United Kingdom be compelled TO stand still, and
the unemployed operatives be compelled to look
to their Government for support, we think there
is but little probability that war will ensue be.
tween these two great commercial nations
provided the blockade which has been establish
cd all along the Southern coast be made thor.
oughly and unmistakably efficient. Besides, Il
is notorious that the British people are decided.
ly averse to q war with the United States under
whatever pretext, and that their sympathies, as
regards the rebellion, are with the National
Government. Moreover. the fact 10 patent that
the interest OF England is In a continuance OF
peace, sndwe are not prepared to believe that
all the great interests of that natioE are to be
made subservient to the "cotton" interest, BY
any means But, granting even that ''cotton Is
king,' and that it will exert a controlling To-
huence with the British Government, yet still
we cannot see any Cause for anticipating trouble
other than that arising out Of a crippled com
merce and depressed and restricted trade.
| The etock of cotton in Liverpool on July /,
was 800, 600 bales, of which 666 900 vas
American, while the amount at sea, destined
for that port, was 109 600 bales from America,
and $50 600 bales from Bombay. making q
grand total of 1879 600 bales The average
consumption Of all kinds, for 1860, was 48. .l39
bales per week. The supply on hand and at
sea cannot therefore be consumed before next
spring, by which time the shipments from other
counties, of the present years crop, it Is ex-
pected, will show vast increase over that of
any previous year, go that considerable part
Of the deficiency in the receipts from the United
States will be made good from other anu new
sources. The powerful stimulus which the Sc
cession movement lent to cotton growing in
various sections of the Old World, as well as
In the West Indies and South America, will
therefore have most deleterious effect on that
forms the prime element of their wealth and
power, even though the war be brought to
speedy termination; while, in case it continues
for three or four years, il ia morally certain
that it will be almost wholly annbilated. In
any case, cotton-growiDg in the United States
has received q blow from which Is Can never
recover, for, with view of procuring full
supply wholly independent OF the United States,
our principal customers, the British manufsc-
turers, have caused tobe planted hundreds of
acres in various sections OF the world, in many
of which the plantis indigenous, which, with
British energy and enterprise, must soon be
trebled aud quadrupled, and every additional
bale cultivated elsewhere of course depreciates
the value and Importance of that raised here. i,
We think, therefore, that, notwithstanding
the. fact tbe. interest and selEaggrandizem
may constitute the chief aims of the British
nation, war with the United States is of all
things least desirable, as il would undoubtedly
prove the most nnpro6table. British trade with
this country, during the last decade, has enrich
ed that nation to the extent ofhundreds of mil
lions, vastly more than that of any other coun,
tryS and as that trade, In case of disruption
Of amicable relations, would terminate, self-in.
terest, ii nothing else, would undoubtedly in
duce her to shun war as the most destructive OF
all agencies. Grave diplomatic qsestions may.
and doubtless will arise between the two coun.
tries during the progress of the war, especially
II It proves TO- be a protfactedl one; but that
they will be am;cably, peacefully. and satis-,
factorily settled, we think there can be little
doubt. .otS8 10 eVrstia - y 90 ny