The national Republican., 1862-06-18
COTTOH.


A Liverpool cotton circular, Of Nay 2s,
,ays: .. ...
"Indis seems 70 have been cleared out by
lbs large shipments II last year, and the ship
ments 10 Europe from the lst Of January Till
latest dstss show decrease Of 100, 900 bales
~ Agares beiog 25l 900 bales against s6l 900
lsst year"
II this falling of in the shipments from Indie
coaHouss through the year, it will show that,
- yst he high price Of cotton has not much
stinulstsd the cultivation. Considering tha,
Il nay be prontably produced and brought to
~ ports ready for shipment at seven oenS
pr pound, and that the actual market price 10 40
mach higher, II may be presumed that II Is a
want Of confidence In the present prices which
has Aisusdsd the people Of India from embark
Ing more largely in the business. But what
ever allowance Of this kind nay fairly be made,
Il y still apparent that India does not 20 far
demonstrate the capacity to supply the world
with cotton upon the scale upon which 1t va
furnished BY our Southern States. ....
An Ensliah review (the Edinbuyyh for April)
computes the consumption Of cotton in India
ct !, ,1so, ,OOo, 900 pounds, upon the basis Of an
average individual consumption Of IL pounds
BY popols.iou of lsO,OOO,OOO The produq}
ton is greater than the consumption, - Iude
always exports cotton, not only to Europe Hh'
to China. II these figures are correct, ufin-
creased production Of less than one half wSuld
entirely supply the wants Of Great Britain.
which average 1000, 900, 900 pounds annutlly
In eountry like ours, where industry Is cid tic
and flexible, sn increase Of one half Is soAp
made In any production which Is favored By
seIl and climate. 10 India, changes are made
more slowly.
Prom all other countries than India and tb ,
Unitsd States, the imports into Great Britain,
from January to Nay 23, were as follows:
1851. ................... ,OOO bales.
looS. .loS,VU
The percentage Of increase 10 large, but the
whole quantity Is Insignificant 10 comparison
with the 1000 900 bales once produced BY oul
Southern planters.
A comparison Of the imports into Great Brit
aio, from oil other countries than ludis and th'
United States, during the years 1850 and 1861
presents the following result:
y 1860. Observation-Disclosures. .22l ,552 belee.
1861. .207,792
II can hardly reach 800 900 bales during th
present year, and rapid increase hereafter /
impossible, from the lack Of labor In the region
from which II comes. South America, the Wes
India Islands, Central America, and Australia
abound In cotton lands and cotton climates, bu
are deficient in the population to make then
available. Changes in that vital particular ar
likely 70 be slow.
Upon the whole, 1t 10 not abroad, but q
home, and 10 free labor, that we must look fo
the means Of supplying the deficiency in tn,
cotton production, caused by the breaking VI
Of the slave system ct the South. The su
premacy Of the United States In that staple O
commerce Is we'll worth preserving, and th
di9cultiss In the way Of preserving 1t are fa
from formidable. 1t Is not 10 oRe, or In severa
years, that other parts Of the world can pro
dues 70 much cotton, and so chssply, q va
produced bere, sud may be produced her,
again. We must extend the cultivation north
vardly into the free States, as into Kansas ant
Illinois, and above oil, We must extend free
dom southwardly into the old seats OF cotton
raising.
whstever may be done with the general ques
aoa Of slavery, Congress ought forthwith Il
sbolish theinstitutiou 10 Texas, which could pro
daes ten times the cotton which is needed Oil,
whore there are now only handful of slave.
Tsxas csns into the Union by compact an
treaty, which are sbrogsted by her making wa
upon o., and the manner in which we shal
trsat hsr and govern her, is now matter G
mere discretion, with no constitutional diticu
tiss In The way, and with no impedimens c
treaties, bargains, or undsrstandingr VIII
will not Congress act ct oncs In 80 plain case
- The editor M. KsndrickO Of tho Lot
NJ Y. Nsos, hes been arrested and brought b