, 1865-07-14

t1ede. Locking beyond that-and i! ha took
somewhat gloomy view be hop:d his friends
might be able 10 correct him-he f,resaw that
the population Of The South were not like
" ct Te1y early period to re.
ntW ttclr habits of industry; con-
ttq9en.15 the supplies from thas part
q tee wc1ld we.e not llktly to be large, and
n'ge o'htr counties to eost:uue the work
ihsg bad begun. Next to Ame:ica, as re-
gardfd rart!cu'er quality Of co.toe, were
The ceun. rtes which hotdertd the shores Of
Inc Ntditerrant an. In Egypt there WAS
semb ua' Ion Of very favorable circumstances.
Tho country was governed BY sktnful wisc
felcr, o1e Tto WIS personally interested In
hsd brought the country to remarkable po.
s.lien Tor both the PRESENT asd future sup2ly
Of cotton. But lie WAS Eorry to say that The
mcst recent Information told them that the
cultivation Of cotton in Esgpt had overtakcn
TIE production Of fo:d, which they knew
must be the frst and fcrcmost object Of every
ratien. and manifesto had been issued
,cqui1ing tie people to reduce the cul-
tlyatlon Of cotton and increase the pro-
duction Of food; therefore from that
country there was not likely to be auy gteat
Increase during tho next yea-. Along the
coast Of Turkey New O:leaas ssed was being
cultivated. ard the Government Of that coun-
- E!VW as IL OltS.4 NUS Ill 4tH ul0VE IUEQES..
had, during the past season, demanded very
large qusntity Of sfed-very much moro
ttan the sCeilty co-lJ procure, Although
the supply Of cottcn from that county had
dsminikhed, lie hoped that the rise III price
would encourage the culuyptors 10 perseTcrc,
and net abandon in dcsplir tbs progress
which they had hitherto made. Last year
taere was prospect Of q considerable qnau-
tity OF cotton being received from 1t1ly, but
the 3Djrrit Us weather Of the autumn and
winter had produced loss that had very
Muth d1sheartened tho cultiyators, who had
not this ycsr eown SO extensively as before.
The greater porticn, however, Of what they
did srow was Of quality nearly equal to
American cotton. ID the Bsazils the labor
that sourcs they were not likely to have
yery great fncrtase. India also was subisct
Of disappointment. Though the Qusrtlty
Ind not dimtnishtd, yet 1t had not In
creased, and was not likely to increase, for this
very natural resson-that, as in E.ypt, the
cultivation Of cotton had uvertakcn tlo pro-
daction Of food. He had been told by Sir G..
Weed that in several very large cotton Gulf.
waiting districts Of India, the price of ford
was 1our.to)d Its normal rate, aud, conse-
4urntly, the natives we;c agaIn tes3rtiur to
the Increased production Of food. Ono point
bad been uppesmo=t in hismInd, namely, the
Importance of the quality Of indian colt m.
" lhis Po3ut uosnl0E lau Uetn done,
although over and ever again tho association
had ntEtd the mst!er upon the Government
CT India. Practical measures had been sus-
gest:d, and the association was sending ont
seed to any c0e who volunteered to take up
the subject. ond sec whether an improved
quality could not b. obtained. Yet, notwith-
standing the tons ard tons of seed-Ameri-
car, Egyptian. ard other sorts-which hid
b en- sent, they hcd not received single bag
Or bale os The result. LII admitted tha. they
had had samp:cs without end, bnt they had
Iever he'd anything In the shape Of ! salable
big Of Gotten.