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1. "That it contributes vastly to their social well- 
being by furnishing labor, sustenance, and cheap and com- 
fortable clothing to many thousands of their subjects or 
citizens. 
2. " That to commerce, it contributes immensely by 
famishing a great variety of articles, by which its ex- 
changes are in a considerable degree regulated, and large 
profits continually realized. That to capital, it offers the 
means of profitable investment and returns, and aids 
greatly in its accumulation. 
3. " That its political influence arises from the fact, 
that, by opening and extending commercial relations be- 
tween different nations, it has created sympathies and ties 
of common interest, which make the policy of peace and 
its attendant blessings far more easy to maintain than was 
once the case ; that it adds to the national wealth and re- 
sources, and by furnishing employment and support to 
many thousands who might otherwise be without either, 
it makes contented those who would, through idleness or 
suffering, become burdens to the State. 
4. " That the permanent and adequate supply of raw 
cotton thus becomes to Great Britain and Continental Eu- 
rope a subject of vital importance, and indeed of absolute 
necessity; and that any considerable diminution in the 
crop of the United States would cause the gravest incon- 
veniences, while the occurrence of any state of things 
whereby it should be entirely cut off would be followed 
by social, commercial, and political revulsions, the effect 
of which can scarcely be imagined." 
