Cotton is king, and pro-slavery arguments : $b comprising the writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartwright, on this important subject
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Cotton is king, and pro-slavery arguments : $b comprising the writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartwright, on this important subject
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858; Slavery -- Justification; Slavery -- United States; United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850)
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| West | | | |
| Indies | | | |
| and | Other | Total | Amount | Stocks,
YEARS.| Guiana. |Countries.| Imported. | Exported. |December 31.
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1840.| 866,157|3,649,402 | 592,488,010| 38,673,229|233,600,000
1841.|1,533,197|5,061,513 | 487,992,355| 37,673,586|247,760,000
1842.| 593,603|4,441,250 | 531,750,086| 45,251,248|269,760,000
1843.|1,260,444|3,135,224 | 673,193,116| 39,620,000|368,280,000
1844.|1,707,194|5,054,641 | 646,111,304| 47,222,560|414,760,000
1845.|1,394,447| 725,336 | 721,979,953| 42,916,384|478,160,000
1846.|1,201,857|1,140,113 | 467,856,274| 65,930,704|263,520,000
1847.| 793,933| 598,587 | 474,707,615| 74,954,320|204,760,000
1848.| 640,437| 827,036 | 713,020,161| 74,019,792|239,440,000
1849.| 944,307|1,074,164 | 755,469,012| 98,893,536|263,760,000
1850.| 228,913|2,090,698 | 663,576,861|102,469,696|248,960,000
1851.| 446,529|1,377,653 | 757,379,749|111,980,400|237,600,000
1852.| 703,696|3,960,992 | 929,782,448|111,894,303|322,960,000
1853.| 350,428|2,084,162 | 895,278,749|148,596,680|327,000,000
1854.| 409,110|1,730,081 | 887,333,149|123,326,112|282,520,000
1855.| 468,452|6,992,755 | 891,751,952|124,368,100|226,600,000
1856.| 462,784|6,439,328 |1,023,886,304|146,660,864|197,080,000
1857.|1,443,568|7,986,160 | 969,318,896|131,928,720|217,040,000
1858.| 9,862,272 | 931,847,056|153,035,680|184,782,000
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AVERAGE WEEKLY CONSUMPTION OF COTTON IN EUROPE, FOR A SERIES OF YEARS,
IN POUNDS.[135]
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