Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-15

which gives us position 30 the world as 1
nation and by which we will control The |
world. We must have q monopoly Of all |
the markets. We begin to End out thai |
we have not a monopoly, that cotton can |
be produced elsewhere. Plentiful crops, |
low prices, aud superiority of the article |
viii alone achieve our ends. These at !
the end Of the war win give us our form |
CT preponderance. The proposition Of |
the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr
R=ewn) excited bis unfeigaed asteaisIi= !
uent He had conceived Il % % BE !!eHgs
settled principle that this Government |
or one with similar powers, could not
create a crime under the common law.
lie protested warmly against the grosset
assanpti0n Of authority nc had ever
witnessed,
Mr.. Sersmes, of Louisiana, would like
the vote direct on the resolution, and for
this purpose asked that the motion to lay /
or the table be withdrawn
! This was done and the resolution was
put upon its passage, and debate regular
ly opened. ....... r.f.iI
Mr.. Hunter, of Virginia, objected to the
! bill of Mr.. Brown, for two reasons: First,
he did not wish to tax the patriotism of
the planters, and, secondly, the want of
power of Congress to interfere with the
internal affairs Of any Of The States, n
The policy which diminishes the supply
Of cotton will hold out no inducements
for England to break up the blockade
! BY keeping cotton scarce and high, its
production is stimulated in other coun-
| tries; India, for instance. If we are de-
MED admission to the markets for several
! wears, and the price is kept TO twenty
five or TO thirty cents, see what powerful
incentives are given to its production
elsewhere. To bring about this state Of
things aud to become the main producer
is the secret of all British legislation
| This stimulates the planters in their trop-
Ideal colonies to raise cotton under any
disadvantage otherwise their interests
as manufacturers would have compelled
! them to raise the blockade Section is
source of power and influence only SO
long as we can raise and keep it in vast
quantities at low prices. AS TO the con-
stitutionality of the bill proposed by Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Hunter said the Confederate
States Government had not the least
right to so to any OF the States and say
how much cotton shpufdsbe Produced
The sovereignty Of the States themselves
hardly dare do this, much sess the dele
n aaF91 NaSE0r OF The CofFadera6y. TT lh
believed that Congress would pass any
such act, or the Government possessed
any such power, ne would pronounce it a
most notorious despOtism, worse even
/ than that from which we have just es
capped ....
{ Mr. Brown urged that the main obi ect
of the enemy being to pass down to the
{ Mississippi Valley and seize our cotton,
we should prevent any more being there
than could be helped The idea that
Z cotton could be raised in India was, TO
: use homely phrase, played out He
was in favor of burning all the cotton we
now had, and planting no more until the
: world was disposed to do us Justice
=, we could test the question of cotton rails
{ ing in India, with no fears as to the re-
suit Regardless of every Power on
earth, let as act for ourselves and strike
= blows for our own superiority.
| Mr.. Semmes, Of Louisiana, had long
{ since abandoned the idea that cotton is
= king, He had arrived at the conclusion
e that this was a mistake. Nations would
1 violate the laws OF nations TO supply
+ themselves with cotton, and interest was
e the ruling principle of the world. w,
i have tested the powers Of King Cotton
c and have found him to be wanting. W.
r must now abandon all dependence on for
r. eign Intervention. The English neye
% will interfere, because il is not for thei
S interest Rather than make war will
the United States she would convert he
Y Government into an eleemOsynary fol
3 the maintenance of her hordes Of star
c wing operatives. She would do this be
n cause il would be cheaper, and because
c the darling projects other statesmen coult
T be fOstered and cotton be produced in he
|, colonies. He voted for the resolution fo
n the reason that warning should be giyeI
the people to prepare for the cOntinuanc,
3 Of a lengthy war, and that produce mus
v. be raised for our subsistence.
g Mr. Wigfall Acknowledged that cottOl
Is was not king, but merely the badge o
IS royalty TO him who possessed it. Phi
Y was the reason England abstained iron
% raising our blockade, She wished to SCI
n us destroyed as cotton producers, so tina
she could become raiser as well as spin
ner, and thus command the world. Sh
IS abandoned her own West Indies TO abo
n lition in order to foster embarrassing i
8, India.
,r The resolution was finally put TO yot
II on its adoption, and Loaf az follows
O. Neas-Messrs. Clay, Clark, Davis
&c Dorch, Henry, Mitchell Sparrow, an
v Semmes-S,
e, Nays-Messrs, Barnwell, Baker, Horn
p er, Hill, Hunter, Johnson, Oldham, Pho
In lou payfon proaton and NiUfall-l |.