New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-25
THE COTTON TRADE.
NEGOTIATIONS TO TRANSFER THE LIVERPOOL
COTTON TRADE FROM NETWORK 10 lhh


orr.TIoNs TO TRANSFER THE LIVERPOOL
COTTON TRADE FROM NETWORK TO THE
SOUTH DIRECT
A. Meeting of the Council of the Liverpool
Az a m nt roInmerce on Aug o. Mr.. Moorhead of
MisssSippi was introduced by the Chairman as Dee
gate from Convention receht rG the internal I'M
proyement OF the Southern states ana Ine he sad
Of their Commercs atenert 70 the Chamber Mr.
Moorhead was then introduced to the Chl auHeL. 20
stated that no had been deegateG I npo this Cham
her and other commercial bodies In Engahu au "
before them some OF the results q, was attended
by delegates from all the soutne wn.ern States
OF Southern states and the %
their commerce. and he believed s be pro
ducts OF the South mainly shipped dlrect 20
W matter OF business was clearly great expense anu
dsadyantage He then alluded 10 the capaDnGHstO t
some Of e larger than France and capable OF grow
ne tbe finest cotton the Union, sea Island Only eh
in6 "a land could be purchased there at u much
rate than nm the Northern States, and was very
much more fertile. New'Orieahs cOmhahucu "a
ies' ngsested the route by from England,
via New. Orleans. 10 st. Louis as less eApenslFS h
aseptcr means of reaching the Western and North
s,n States than by Now.YorK Norfolk might be
considered great natural port OF inc hnu9 ose;
au r,nnca,on 10 ali parts OF the Union IL was adnl-
raby ADAPTED for direct line OF steamers pctncoi
rnooI and the Southern states Several railway com
80 ere willing To assist such line by taking shales'
Pah IA moi think It Improbable that the neighbor-
anu 9 mgt assist such pioneer line with subsidy
Ing of free trade so we'll understood IN this
mU were gaining adherents in the States. whore
eouH ,ra2g Free Trade" party already existed and
s''yI gSoronsly I'm action and he thought he might
safely saw that successive chhnges Noulu INV ~
3D. in their tariff In the right direction In regard
a. GTstion he remarked that very little OF the great
stream now flowing into the Statestound NC way hto lie
srtb Enerans we carried away 10 the North western
tcs uberc any return they might make to Europe was
obscure and doubtful Emigration directed 70 tue oouth
nuid return an unquestiOnabe advantage TO Europe
O.. ,a III he 0ld not hlstI EfON bbttoh'
,could release those who would. The southern states
lad every advantage m soil and climate, but no labor
rGnal 10 their power Of production The negro race
was stationary. aud might now De ehpeceeu 10 as
cline Ia plumbers, a. a. an conTjct with the Whites
,D ", chinese laborera but there were many who
Looked with regret the importing OF such popuaton
allen many respects aud thought OF the iuIe MN
anxiety Apart from the mere laborer there were bll
liant onepg - in the South for OF capital ana OF sPe
cial knowcdgc In conclusion, ne sara ne shoulu uS
thank mi 10 The Chamber TO- any communications when
Iht henr upop the means Of increasing the commerce
~ the TWO countries aud thereby STRENGTHENING the
bonds OF mutual commercial interest tno suIeS' poS
for peace and mutual good Will ,,s. .,
In answer to various questions asked by dherent mem
bers OF ts could he EMPLOYED in the cotton
fields throughout the year without e nau
himself in Mississippi employed new labor from canada
LA % Ireland Tor two wears with success, and regarded
N AS "A thorough test. In regard 20 Chinese Immigration
he id t the fever for these laborers not great
Am the South Eastern in the South Western states
hut he expected that there would be from fWo 70
sO 900 OF these COOLIES" ready for commencing inc
Uryf cotton crop with lie laid especial stress on the
adyapiages Of the Southern States for men Of mode
rate capital. There was no comparison between tho
advantages they offered and those presented by the
North Western States Very few employers In the south
crn states paid wages but those who did paid men $40 TO
az pcr month, and women and boys or 81 less Ihese
rates were exclusive Of board and lodging which we're
always provided. The usual system however was co
lucrative one The employer provided the aborrt with
house and garden assigned him IA parcel OF lana, Ahu
then gave him half the crop The iabOrrr paying an cA
pun.a- Of cultivation onehd Of the crop net tue
employer paying all expenses. Before the war one
hand could 10 10 ~ bales OF cotton Since the war
four bales was the average, the half OF which would
bring the laburcr $500 gross, SlGO net Smart men
would, OF course, make much more.
Tho Chairman then assured Mr. MOOrhend that the
Chamber would assist his project IN every way IN their
power.
MI. Moorhcad thanked the Chamber for the promise,
aud mentioned tnRt the Convention would reassrmbe at
Louisville, ia Tennessee, on the 18th Of October next.