The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-26

IxPoRrAKcE or THE IMMEDIATE OcCurAHoH o.
Texas. The Chamber Of Commerce has recent
~ dilated upon the advantage Of Me recovery
OF Texas from the possession Of the rebels. The
Importance Of this achievement has been long
recognized by every one possessing any infor-
nation on the subject. It Is notorious that
from Texas the rebel armies are chiefly fed;
and It is across the Mexican frontier, through
Texas, that they derive their chief supplies Of
Clothing, blankets arms, ammunition, medi-
clnes and other necessaries, to say nothing Of
tho purely local trade of Mexico with the
South. TIE Rio Grande frontier OF Texas (or
rather that portion Of it not held by General
Canby's forces) ought therefore to be occupied
at once.
What are the statistical facts in our posses
sion in regard to the trade that has sprung up
between the rebel government and The mer-
chants, stock raisers and manufacturers of Mexi-
CO! Passing by for the present the data in
regard to the foreign goods of all sorts, gun
powder, caps, lead, &c, DO, as well a. the live
stock, that have been obtained in Mexico, and
paid for with the cotton obtained, through ter
rorism and extortion, by JEFF. Davis, we will
now cOndne ourselves 10 the manufacture and
growth of cotton in Mexico. There are in the
republic OF Mexico sixty-nine cotton factories,
ard several new ones are under way. These
factories chiefly manufacture brown d0mestics,
mantas and rcboz0s, or Mexican scarfs. Eight
OF them are situated in Northeastern Mexico,
and a ninth is about to be erected in that re-
gon by Don Carlos Sanchez Navarro, at his
hacienda La Florida.
The cotton factories of Mexico produce Sc
venteen millions Of varas (avara j. about thirty
three inches) OF fabrics less than IS required for
tie annual consumption Of the country. Zu-
l6aga. at his hacienda of Los Urnos, and XII
menes, at his hacienda of Santa Rosa, are the
only cotton growers worthy of note in North
eastern Mexico. Between them, in good years,
q quantity equal to one thousand five hundred
bales Of cotton counting five hundred pounds
as baleis produced. About as much more
is grown on the Pacific slope. Hence, from in
formation we have as to the amount Of the raw
material required by these sixty-nine factories,
not counting what may be needed by DON
Carlos Sanchez. and by the new factory about
to be erected by DR.. McManus in Chihuahua,
Mexico has to import annually for home con-
sumption, from the United States, not less than
some time past, she has been, and still is,
deriving her entire supply from Texas. Be-
sides, much cotton has been shipped from Texas,
by way of hata,noros, to Europe.
No wonder our commercial men arc at last
waking up to Their interest. In case the Cabi-
net should still be fast asleep, we beg leave to
inform them that the rebels removed the guns
from Fort Brown to Ringgold Barracks in July
last, and abandoned tie lower Rio Grande
country. At present there are only six hun
drci Confederate troops on the Rio Grande,
and there are one thousand three hundred
Texan refugees on the other side of the river,
waiting Tor caps aud powder to fight them. II
the administration cannot spare the arms, sup
plies and men to attend to this frontier (Which
is the only region in Rebellion in contact with
a foreign country. and is the only portion Of
Sccessis through which cotton can be exported),
we would be willing to undertake to attend to
it on contract. and on very reasonable terms.
is the government willing to give all the public
property that belongs to the Southern confed de-
racy. that may be seized by rapid campaign
in that region. to whatsoever person or persons
IRE willing to provide the outfit and accom-
piish tie job! If so, let it speak out
SOUTHERN INFLUENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN
PREss-The London Neus brings forward evil
dence to show that q number of the writers
for toe English and Continental press are sub
sidized Ivy the South. We are surprised that
this conviction should have been SO long In
forcing itself on the mind Of our contemporary.
1t is now more than eighteen months since we
brought forward facts to prove that such was
il.o onao ord o,lIad ,,xa. A.. L.