The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912 Page: 304
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beyond its present limit, for travel they will with their energy
and the sooner some arrangement of Mediation for this Country,
with a guarantee of those powers United States, France, and Eng-
land, in mediating a peace with Mexico the better, by this
means the onward march may be arrested some 50 or 60 years and
a good and lucrative trade carried on by them in the introduction
of their manufactures: Every day is bringing the U. States in
competition with us in manufactures of every description, and
latterly the improvement is astonishing. The possession then of
this Market, would afford them an increased stimulus to the export
of their products and drive us completely out of Market. Too
much attention cannot be given to this point unless our Govt. are
really blind to their own interests and they must be made to see
if possible that it is necessary to adopt some course which will at
least for some time give us an outlet for our manufactures.
Let the United States on [ce] possess this Country and where
is She to stop, 10 years will prove it to us in Europe, whereas
10 years hence by a determination that Mexico should recognize
that [then?] you have a Country exporting as much Cotton as
Alabama now does or nearly I the amount of American cottons
which are consumed in England.
There never was so fine an opportunity for Govts. at home shew-
ing their philantrophy and nurturing this new Country the
crisis which every one is suffering from in the United States, high
prices of lands comparative uncertainty of Crops when compared
to this as well as present low prices, will all conspire to force
emigration to Texas, so soon as personal property can be guar-
anteed
It must be remembered that North Alabama, Georgia, Ten-
nessee and Carolina are all Cotton Countrys, but produce on an
average about 3 Bales to the hand, this quantity when prices
were high renumerated the growers, but at the present rates they
cannot make both ends meet, here you will find the averages
about 7 Bales. I have known 10 but seven will be within the mark,
the staple a penny per lb. better and no more expense to convey
to market when once the trade is open, but a decidedly less capital
required to bring the article to maturity. Here lands are worth
from one dollar to five per acre, there from twenty to forty, and
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Texas State Historical Association. The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 15, July 1911 - April, 1912, periodical, 1912; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101056/m1/309/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.