Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-15

The Richmond Wig estimates the cotton
on hand in the States still under the control
of JEFF. Davis at three millions Of bales.
Making all allowances for the quantities
destroyed, captured, shipped and consumed
IN home manufacturer, we dare say that this
estimate will cover the amount remaining
within the lines Of the rebel armies. The
question naturally recurs, what have been
the losses to the cotton States in this inn
portant staple of cotton in consequence Of
this destructive rebellioni Er-..
We will assume that since the lombard
ment of Fort Sumter, in 1861, the cotton
States have shipped of all that was LEFT on
hand Of their cotton crop of 1850, and Eve
hundred Thousand bales Ia very liberal allow
ance) of their subsequent crops, through the
blockade, But had there been no rebellion,
the Southern crops Of 1851, 1862 and 1863, at
an average Of four millions Of bales, would
have amounted, altogether, to twelve millions
OF bales. Let US SO set it down:
Bales.
Three years peace cotton crop, l2,eo0,OO0
Exported through blockade, 5O00oD
Cotton on hand, 100000
-s 100000
Deficiency ;. e,5Ooooo
This enormous deficiency goes to the ae-
count of the rebellion, and it Is but an item
Of the tremendous losses thus inflicted upoa..
the cotton States. The Southern cotton crop
Of 1881 gathered was perhaps not over two.
thirds an average peace crop the crop Of
1862 was not over one-third an average CROP,
while that of 1868 was probably less than
one-tenth the crop of 1860. But even upon
these estimates the small balance Of three
millions Of bales remaining in the cotton
States betrays the extent Of the losses sus.
tanned by Union captures, rebel cotton-burn-
ers, etc. -
Let it suffice that flie aggregate losses IN
cotton TO the South in consequence of this
war will now amount to eight millions fvo
hundred thousand bales. We find that at the
low peace valuation Of fifteen cents per
pound, the cotton States, In the single article
Of cotton, have suffered loss Of Ave hundred
millions of dollars as the price of their rebel
lion. We have omitted the three millions Of
bales they still retain. But what chance is
there now for them to save any Of this
cotton beyond what they may consume in
home manufacture II they persist in this
war we may safely predict that Of these
three millions bales there will be dead loss
to them from cotton burners and captures Of
two millions eight hundred thousand bales.
At the present lowest war prices OF cotton
there will be an additional loss to the cotton
States of over six hundred millions Of dol.
lars. .-....
Such are the costs of suicidal rebellion.
Would it not be well for the people directly
concerned to consider the question whether
it Will pay expenses to sacrifice six hundred
millions of dollars in cotton to the hopeless
cause of jeff. Davis, in addition to the FIVE
hundred millions already sacri6cedi We
say nothing Of niggers and wasted planta-
tions, which will add another thousand mil
lions of dollars to the losses of the South.
We simply put the question to the Southern
cotton planters: is the hopeless cause Of
jeff. Davis at this day worth the sacrifice Of
three million bales Of cottoni Let them
consider this question, and decide like men
who still possess some elements Of common
sense.-N. Y. Herald. .. .....