The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-21

the only lunes Of the plant, descend from tho
ION to the ground, and sre 50 thick aud heavy
,b., TWO or three would make a mans load.
A, the age Of from six to eight years old, It
Aowers, by shooting up stamina from ten 10
s,xteen feet above tho plant, goigeous'y hoog
with H,wors, like may-pols. just oeio'e u
.snd. forth this exubet aoco, chspgo IN the
color Of tho plant indicates its near approach,
when bo vi ormed Caviy is Cut 10 the head
,f tho plant, a0d cane inlr ohuced IN the sida
Of il 10 draw otf the liquor. Each poni y'e'o'
from 50 TO so gallons Of liquor, and dies im'
medisteiy alter but is succeeded by soesess
left in their cultu'e 10 aeep upa constao. sue
cession. This Juice, carried through Wooos
fermentation, becomes liquor resefDo'ing ei'
der, bat mo'e spifiiuous, which IS 'oosn'
with svduy by oil ranks Of shciey; on DOLL
my and clarifying, it becomes wine ana on
dis,ila,ion sFlld, .iDc brondy. Tho out
ward coat OF The leaves yields meno'aheou'
substance used for the manufacture OF cofo'
sge an inOer coat gives hner sup''aoee
for clolhing and the internal part OF INC 'oa'
is en- article OF food. SO that th's productive
plant, regarded by tho Mex'eans 81 one o! he
most be au' tfui gifts OF nsiuic, sHord' them
cider. wine, brandy, co'dage, cio'h'ng' 1000
and fuel. From /. 20 5000 DoIes are dali
.ly employed 10 supplying 'he Guy OF Mexico,
Il ON the surrounding plant aioOs, with puique,
which is the liquor ~ oidetous s'etc. Great
estates arc held in that country in this article
of culture. Il Is in the iloSeing OF this
plan, 10 a degenerate Hste, in colder eli
mates, that W. sre deceived by suppos!ng il
the aloe tha, divers once IN Q century this
Howcrs in eish or ten years 10 such climates,
sod IS not perhsps of lhe aloe tribe certainly
E psrtakes not of the nauseocs bitter nor ca
lAsrUc qualities o! the s!ocs VIC are aoquaInt-
ed with.
A root called by the indians Comtcc, mc'-
Us much attention. This grows wild IN a
.bund.nce from about 90 miles sonh OF ST
Augustine to the sou,hwaid | have not
found !, moth e thai. but in small quantities.
II produces a root oi The size and appearance
OF q large beet, but at light brown color,
which sT,rds 6ne nDur as white as snow
In June, 1916, saw several hundred oeg, oes
wo king G~s crops Il cotton aud provisions,
fat, healthy and cheerful, who had had bot lit
tie other bread kind for FIVE months, and inc
CGops they wo'e wo king must have been Iost
without IL. /, was the opinion Of D,. Bald.
win, the botanist, who Wa, with me, tha, it
"ugh, not TO be ou,'anked by any Of the ia'i-
nacious zoos, notes, the irish po,a,oe.
The Indigo Of Flor,d, stood higher in cha
rac,er during tho b. itsh occupancy, than thar
ii any Other If their colonies IN ". America.
Mr.. Penerc assured me ,hai the olive trees
~. had s-en 10 Fsance ); and, pe' haps, none
gave finer uit
10 take a general view Of lhc indieeno
vegetable productions Of Florida, and the ex-
uIics TO which It's soil and climate arc fsvora-
Die, would require a scope much TOO wide for
my present purpose suffice IL TO say, that no
part of Amcsica Of no greater extent, or not
Using io tables one shove another, as a part
II NJ, Xico does, furnishing climates by as
leading, can combine SO g'est vaiie,y.-
'Ihe cane, coffee, maguy, comiee, indigo, ol-
we, g'ope, cochIneaL Jesuit's bark, gall nuts,
spanish tobacco, Sc SC. are articles Of value,
whose productions IN this count y must ever
be superior TO any Other par, OF the United
States. Now, add 10 these Advantages our
hshing grounds, differing IN their produce
from all o he's carried 10 the ma, ,kets OF the
United States our wtcckiog grounds, the
richest ot any in this omisphere, not only
fra ,hei' psculiar situation and formation,
but from the enciScling quits, eddics and
winds, for great space OF, having made
them their gcoer al deposit oil goods lloaiog
upder their inHuanee and our healthy cl,-
male and 700 viii bee we can boast n coun.
~ hish;y favored by ns'u'e; and which, rs
section Of the United Slate, rust stand
conspicuous.
Tske this as gepctal sumDsry.-Florida
has large proportion of guod lands, and
hoso tropical; hence her asricul,ursi impor.
tIncc. She is the centTe OF The Ave oak, yell
low pine, and cedar region, has macy good
hatbor,, and fine rivers; hence her mariame
impotpnce. Her Tsmps Bay, and Cha lotia
h.,bor look into the mou rs OF tho Ms.'s,ip-
pi, snd Key West crown, her promoato'y !;
hence her political importance. Ths coa.
contents Of lhcsc, aad her easy susceptibility
uf cove,ei con a,u,0ca'ioo beiween ihe AT.
lsnuc sea b1a'd aud the great weoe, n valley |;
hence her Commercial ,mportance.--And the
trade Winds changing theIe cou'so to putty
her COY, ADD invigorate her nights; hence
irsr fertility, sslubrily, aod many comforts.
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