The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-08-05
COTTON BLOCkADES.
Historic Incidents Connected With
the Confederacy.

ton came in. Perhaps somewhat lels-
urely at first, for the town had petl-
Toned parliament that the abolition
of the slave trade would rum IT,
and there was naturally required a
little time to recover from the shock
of its own prediction not coming true.
However, cotton has remained a
prince of commerce ever since, out
today is rather puzzling the experts
as to whether it is really contrabano
of war or not. Cotton has sood
deal to answer for in Liverpool which
is lust awakening to the fact that Its
great commodity is the principal in
gredient of explosive shells. Yet ou'
brokers keep smiling and will ind the
government all they want and more
besides. Just now cotton enjoys the
,uxurv of a German submarine block
ade at home but once upon a time II
used to have that OF the federal gun
boats abroad.
Liverpool is pretty we'll built OF
cotton and cotton goes on extending
it yet.
At the time of the American Civil
war, we were nearly all pro-Confeo-
crates and anti-federals. We had let
the Alabama slip out of the river, and'
nrivately. we're very proud Of the
fact The Alabama always stuck
layally to Liverpool. We had oullt
her here, and some of those VINO
knocked riverts into her still remain.
The gentleman who made the leatheE
buckets for the powder she carried
only died a few months back. one OF
his treasured trophies being the ori-
sinal order, signed personally by MT.
laird and the old stevedore VINO
helped to put munitions on board OF
her-at sea near the northwest slip
vet survives. When the kearsage
sunk her the crew we're saved by the
. Yacht Deerhound, of the Royal Mer-
sey club, and her commander Cap
tain semmes, retired to an avocation
ON shore at St. Helena, accompanied
nv the boat in which he was roweo
away.
Her sailing master became Liver
moo, cotton broker, retired with his
gains while quite young, and died al
I,landudno. But his partner is still
alive-looking annually little
Younger than the year beforehand
it is he who gave the writer sketcn
of those days when cotton had It's
other blockade.
AS before remarked when the
strife began we were optlmistlca.ly
;. Confederate. Magnates from the
Southern States constantly arrived
here and. as some of them grew TO-
bacco as well as cotton, spittoons
were placed in the exchange news
rooms for their convenience. Who re-
members this fact? Tremendous op-
erations-never equaled since cen
tered round the exchange. One day
3 a broker cody posted up notice IN
side that he had settled loo'ooo
pounds on his wife, having previous
" discharged all the debts ne was
aware of, but if anybody could prove
that he owed them even single cop
ner he would settle on the spot.
But they were not all as wise as
he. Another long since deceased, OIL
fered a large sum of money for an
estate and mansion at Wavertree'
then a charming country dominion
His solicitor advised him to copy the
example already quoted, and settle
so much on his wife. He was indls-
nant. do you think cannot take
care of my own money? I intend to
double it, But the crash came ee-
fore the house was ready for occupa-
ton, which it never got.
Cotton was responsible for the
most successful charity bazaar ever
held 1t was for the relief of Con-
foderate sufferers interned in federal
prisons. 1t began at St. George
hall. Liverpool, on October IS, 1864
and was open for 2.64o minutes. dur
ing which time the young ladies al
the stalls squeezed 4 pounds per min
ute from those attending, while over
8 pounds minute was gotten from
all sources combined. Thls IS
worlds record. as we'll as Liver
noo} cotton one.-London journal OF
Commerce.
One-Sided.