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Page 61
... equal surface of the globe , and is entirely owing to the development of the cot- ton trade . In 1856 there were in the United King- dom 2210 factories , running 28,000,000 spindles , and 209,000 looms , by 97,000 horse power . Since ...
... equal surface of the globe , and is entirely owing to the development of the cot- ton trade . In 1856 there were in the United King- dom 2210 factories , running 28,000,000 spindles , and 209,000 looms , by 97,000 horse power . Since ...
Page 62
... equal to £ 30,000,000 sterling ; but of 2,829,110 bales of cotton imported into Great Britain , America has supplied us with 2,086,341 — that is , 5-7ths of the whole . In other words , out of every 7 lbs . imported from all countries ...
... equal to £ 30,000,000 sterling ; but of 2,829,110 bales of cotton imported into Great Britain , America has supplied us with 2,086,341 — that is , 5-7ths of the whole . In other words , out of every 7 lbs . imported from all countries ...
Page 80
... equal to the production , and the sale tonnage is now 91,192 tons less than at the highest point in 1855. The cotton crop has , however , increased , until it has resumed its proportion of one bale to a ton . There can be no clearer ...
... equal to the production , and the sale tonnage is now 91,192 tons less than at the highest point in 1855. The cotton crop has , however , increased , until it has resumed its proportion of one bale to a ton . There can be no clearer ...
Page 99
... equal rights throughout the land . " Brave words , Mr. Helper ! His oligarchy are the " knights of the whip and the lash , " " haughty cavaliers of shackles and handcuffs , " whose " dema- gogical manoeuvrings , " " tricks of ...
... equal rights throughout the land . " Brave words , Mr. Helper ! His oligarchy are the " knights of the whip and the lash , " " haughty cavaliers of shackles and handcuffs , " whose " dema- gogical manoeuvrings , " " tricks of ...
Page 122
... equal . The free States , hemmed in by Canada on the north and the slave Confederacy of the south , would have no room for expansion ; and should the South Confederacy at- tempt to extend its empire the movement would be opposed by the ...
... equal . The free States , hemmed in by Canada on the north and the slave Confederacy of the south , would have no room for expansion ; and should the South Confederacy at- tempt to extend its empire the movement would be opposed by the ...
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