New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-16
Mr. Atkinson's Leekare-Cotton-

The second lecture of the course now Dslsf
delivered before the Geographical and s'snsnsA
soce., OF the Cltyof New.Yors was given a. thsS
room. IN tie Mercantile Library Building on khorsAAf
.veniny ny Mr.. Edward A. Atkinson Of b9s''n %
Cotton"
I,upo doubt possible said The speaker. !oT aata<
% Iva .ecluded and comparatively happy within ID
own borders 50 long the produces OF 10 county, a"
sufficient for the wants OF ats people. A Ail0o my
make Itself feared and respected by rs Aeshho'H
beeomings great military power but i exercises an
most powerful influence upon she soh s1l coasiDqsA
t =, ne comfort aud well being d rs De0po Nbea
II nroduc.s some staple article winch other nat, ~ g
opire aud IN exchange .0- which it can densio H'n
th. whatever 10 requires ,cr the convenience OF aha
n. M. reop,e such D staple may Zee eoAe piDlths
10 sol ,sbcL II alone can uroltaby pfOinc' u may
be socisl system 81 kuch hAtFs WV
enable the nation to manuiaetuIs soAe .lW.ls "!
needed substance az cheaper rae tAaH - H'.A Nv.
=. In rhe case OF Russia with her GsteinU 'vuP1soI
ami ill.reeompen.ed labor IL mas De POSSESSION
rne, and minerals "a IN the case OF England ,nAOlny
| Lcr 10 manufacture machinery anu implements ~ -
mart, of the world and to work up tue IA" mashS.
other countries. Cotton is sucA olsf'o Al '.S -.
,~y rs II We can exercise an Immense ccnro' w
the condition II other countries, ioF i " ,'..
solutey recded by s CIVILIZED hhsiol ~ ~
OF tho earth has Al present iaSHtl,s lyl -.
canal "a The United States OF ALercA. 4hs V''ss
,r,n of In. aountry in lsb0 vas Lite over 8s9NM
bales while that reported IS PRODUCED ~ 49, -.
tries was $4,000 bales. These 2uVfuoJ p, N "A
n sled iAe material 10 empol IN Lhsi''u . ~
[ .p,hdlcs on the continent lSuWV"N N' -
United states. 100000. Estimating tue .ipa
pioyed IN spinning. weaving aud p.lhuus s.'
10 equal to $40 per spinale, We uhte ~ "a
oOooO.ooO employed IN me hahese'u. 81 ,l.si
ton 10 attend 10 this manuiHctufS ief-.et -.
90 90 of Workuen, wlose labors resle1 m 4.
ing the value OF these 500 ,OV bles rom 80
about S.Do,OOO CO., Estimating tue average p =.
A At y
have 200 900 human chattles employed in the pIoo
Of this crop OF lc6O which. at tho aver 90 Fs..'
,25O not large price tor feld-hands AZ t1', -
rcnrcsents a fixed capital Ono" said ths ectuiH,
that iss mistake; should have said a ciD.isg -
6, 900 GEO. 00O double the amount employed IA rs msa
ulacture. Under the new and sniigbtenod sys'en I
labor which the eottou.planter would now De ~ ~.
relied to adopt We might reasonably hope M
In few yeas the cost Of production OF the raw ~
teria would be reduced 10 moiety 81 ~ present coo
very erroneous impression prevails a, 10 the e1tss
Of TERRITORY required To produce this aoGnt 81 COTS
The fact Is shown by statistics that only ABOUT
cent of the area OF the southern states aeVotcN'
cotton growing. In other words imagine IN! eouss
States 10 be represented BY chegnerDo St y
usual 6s squares, and tie amount 90 iahu N1I'y
ploytd liz cotton growing would be represented Oy ~
square The entire cotton prcduelngieSion Of =, l'uo
is moi larger than the States OF Ma'sae h,1as,s ~
Rhode Island This is not by any means ~ @. - ~
which mi-ht be pr0ftahy employed ~ ooisoA' su''v.
but il is ali that Inns hitherto been 10 10 slfangs
toe people OF the Souta seeing the Influence ttoA
.ma', a portion OF their territory was c1pane u 80
ng should have iondy imagined that meg neii ~,
hands tAe power 20 govern the w"gd li' 80
e,nlained tho causes which ccmollrd 70 irt!cI
certain port on OF the territory OF thr UAi'ed 80
40 peculiarly favorable for cottone.lhEe hH " ~
AZ. ,til attracts of the S0uihciD ana espee1iy -
Soufh Western States which can be- pi"intY III, ~
I'm that use. The table lands OF IoNas. no" so,g .
voted 10 grazing are Wei adapted ior INC pu.Pns
I'M. state Of Texas IN ls60, on one-ioariA OF V"' H.
ceut or her territory raised ~" ~ pse'' - IN,
State there was now u large population or 6trns %
grents who had proved fleadiisty ol'.
sbs Coye,nment OF the United Ni"iea
an, Tho war aud who would no" An
Ivie,. nolnt around which the friends or r',lo. -
noe bcr could gather. VINO world MAKE ilis 800 t, !,
6r,t cotton producing State IN the Uui"n' ~ ID,
coriI be cultivated further North isan h'' AZ,
hitherto even In SoatheIn Illinois and NJ ''o ia !.
Great necessity now for the country was - -,
hor ,vsiem of the cotton STATES organic! aIl - :,
=. one. in order 10 be able 90 obtain tpe
rstabshing our credit abroad ard rehellh5 49,, nj
from lie pCcuniary burdens " hen nov pFrs' rr -.
lhc lecturer gave a sketch OF some ~ $40 h,,, ,,a
nroducing regions of the world sho"hs nV~ a.,
al tiem were likely IA como INTO ae",
witb tho United States for many years ~ D.
ma lecture was listened 10 VITA MAJ .ntIy 40
mil meeting OF the Society, and WIZ t,e,y 70 ".
andrd and AT ia close the thanks o' INC -, i,,f,,
roasrcd "a the able lecturer, and copies - ~. >, ~.
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