Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments / Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on this Important Subject

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[40] Mr. C. Buxton, in Edinburgh Review, April, 1859, from which these extracts are made.

[41] North British Review, August, 1848.

[42] This point will be examined more fully in a subsequent chapter.

[43] Mr. C. Buxton, in Edinburgh Review, April, 1859.

[44] London Economist, Feb. 12, 1859.

[45] See African Repository, October, 1859.

[46] See African Repository, October, 1859.

[47] The progressive increase is indicated by the following figures:

	1820.	1830.	1840.	1853.
Total slaves in United States,	1,538,098	2,009,043	2,487,356	3,296,408
Cotton exported, lbs.,	127,800,000	298,459,102	743,941,061	1,111,570,370
Average export to each slave, lbs.,	83	143	295	337

[48] The remarks in this chapter remain as they were in the first edition.