New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-13
which the cotton States O: the Union have

England had IN 1860 an investment, il
cotton manufactures worth sy50, coo. zoe
| It employed 800, O0O operatives, and sup
ported incidentally 2, 500, O0c persons. Il
requires an annual stock OF LOCO, 600. 00e
pounds o; cotton, and involved AZ annual
EexpenGi:ure Of $4,000 O0o ;n the pur.
chase o! raw material ~ tina: date Eng.
lard was chiefly dependent upon the slave
grown cotton Of the Southern States Coz
her supply. Cur civil war compelled her
20 !oos abroad Coz I: substitute 20. liner
:caE cotton. and she has succeeded: ty an
expenditure Of more than s5G'} 900. 00o il
railroads IN bringing Up tie production
OK indian cotton to sbou: one-tiir; Of her
present consumption. witt. az incidental
lndia. market for l.ore than 4 tt;:d par.
Ct her exported manufactured cotton
goods.
This is what England: has 4: stake rpor
a permanent cotton supply. TIE Russian
tongues: Q: British India may involve the
same disturbance o: supply IS was occa-
stoned by our way. !. renders the future
cotton supply Of England precar;o,'s.
Why. then, should 10: England hedge
agains: the possible interruption OF Rus
sian policy: Why should she 20: fall
back upon the cotton States O: the Union
as the hes: basis OF cotton supply: Why.
j: she be destined to lose lie. trade G.
Calcutta. may she no: more :iar replace
i: with that O: New Orleans. -ne Gotten
States have now settled and adequate
labor. An alliance between the two gov
e'nments Will keep unbroken tie thread
which unites the gin and the spindle. The
population o: the cotton States are Eng
Hsh IL their language and habits {: con-
sumption. The commerce 0: reciprocal
trade would be conducted with British
capital il British shipping. There would
be then every attribute 0; manufacturing
production secured by developing the
cotton area Of the Southern States in the |
interest. Q: British capita! and industry.
The mos: obvious mode OF affecting
such policy would be by giving such !.
direction to the British labor immigra.
ton as would place and plan: !: II
the a.luviai valley OF tie Mississippi:
adapted to cotton culture.
The Ptccyne expresses some io"b:
whether England would consen: &c give
such direction to this labor. J: suggests,
in TIE first place, that England has mo
surplus Of subjects" Yet she annually
sends to her colonies Of Africa and Amer
ica very large number o! people. The
census 0: 1870 shows tia: .here are in
The United States. natives OF England,
49,. 100; Wales, 1856; Scotland, 40, 500:
ireland, 1856. G27- total. 2.605.G7.G.
Here there is in this country alone,
wo and two-thirds millions 0: English
objects WHO have chosen &c become
American citizens. The "tcaye:n: also ,
ays:
With the colonial want, Of G.ea: Britain
nd jealous as she is 0: losing d solitary
ubiect. is i reasonable to suppose that she
.ould walk over domestic claims amt
contribute 20 :!.e develop.
.eu: Of q rival nation. }
We have stated the reasons WY Eng
nd nay be disposed to plan: I. colony OF i
:bor in the cotton States. and especially
l tia: delta which, properly reclaimed
y levees, can produce an annual crop Of )
0Cc.006 bales Of best quality of cotton.
pom lands more fertile and less destcucti- =
e than those Of the Nile. !. IS q ques- :,
OF 70: discussion by the British cabinet.
is placed On no consideration @; phi D
nthropy. but OF the mos: so,did interests a
safety and Of gain. i. IS Intended Il
develop no ''rival nation bl:: to con- b
ltute q basis Of international! alliance. ! :,
is to de'ea: a 'riva! nation" in q policy T
nding to deprive England Of her manu- a
curing supremacy and reduce her 70 Ii
pendence upon rival hostile il e:
ntiment. in system and II interests.
lch is the apparen: and probable policy p
Russia. Such are the possible conse-
ences OF its success 20 England. and
Oh, in our opinion. is the true policy Of
lgland to defeat its consummat:on. y