New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-25
onOudnCa Salt,
REPLY BY NON. THOMAS SPENCER.

Editor of the Syracuse Star
SIR-My attention has been called 10 an article
published in your paper OF yesterday, copied from
the Nenc- York Ecening Post in which the Editor
of that paper volunteers 10 misrepresen In the gross
est manner the character of domestic Salt in gen
eral, and that manufactured at our salines in this
town. in particular. The article OF the Postwas ev-
dently written for effect al the instlgatlon OF the
New.York dealers in Foreign Salt whose business
has been materially affected during the past two
wears in consequence of the large amount of Onon-
daga Salt which has been sent to that market, and
their customers thereby furnished with purer and
cheaper article than those monopoists had previous
" supplied them with from abroad.
In the pitiful slan6er of the Post il Is asserted
that the Onondaga Salt, when mixed with butter,
changes it to "mere grease" thereby rendering II
unfit for the table and that consequently 1t has 10
be sold for eight per pound, and sent to Eng
land where il is used for smearing sheep; IN con-
sequence of which 1.-THE wool grower OF Europe IS
assisted to underbd the wool grower OF the ohilea
states" But the Farmers of Orange County, who
use FOREIGN SALT in their butter, are enabled 10
obtain eighteen cents per pound
The Post farther asserts, that saited provisions
from the West can only be sent to New-Orleans
during the Winter. and early in the Spring. The
Salt in which they packed. Is so Ill adapted TO
preserve them that if shipped at any other time OF
the year, they become sour And finally, the Post
asserts that 'our Government Is well aware OF the
bad effect of the American Salt upon salted provs
ions, and the health OF seamen In advertising LOT
beef and pork requires that These articles small oe
preserved in foreign Salt.
The consumers of the four millions OF bushels OF
Salt annually manufactured in our town Will rloi-
cule these ignorant assertions OF the Post, III they
chance to see them For this class OF persons
however they were not intended; but are evidently
designed as an attack upon the present Tariff calling
for the repeal of the duty foreign Salt that three
or four wealthy firms in New \ ork may again De
privileged with enjoying monopoly OF the SAT-
trade Of that great market On this account the
article needs TO be retuted.
The annual consumption of Salt IN the lnlted
States is about sixteen millions Of bushels One
quarter part OF this is manufactured our Ononda-
ga Salt Springs-another quarter is manufactured al
other sanes in the United States. The remaining
half is imported from foreign countries.
Now, if the statements OF the Post are true, one
half of the butter made in the United States is mere
grease" only fit to smear sheep and one half the
pork and beefihat is salted would become sour II
sent TO New. Orleans in warm weather. Who be
lieves this Does the EreRiRg PoSt believe II /
doubt il.
No truer test of the purity and consequently pre-
servaiive qualities of salt be had than correct
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. SAVAGE x BENEDICT ex-
tensive dealers in Salt at Albany wishing 10 satisfy
themselves of the quality of the article they were
dealing in that their customers might not be deraud
ed procured an analysis OF the ONoNDAGA SALT 10
be made by DR.. LEWIS c. BECK, OF Rutgers Col'
country.
happen TO have copy of that analysis which
append
have recently analysed specimens OF salt, one
from the Hope Factory in Onondaga County, N Y The
other the Liverpool Ashton. The following are the
results in 1000 grains
"LivERpooI Or ASHTON" ''HoPE FACTORY
Insoube mRiters.... O2ol lnsoluole u:a.ers''' VtS
Sulphate OF Lime...... Its Sulphaie OF Lime ll,o
Suphaie OF Msgnesis. lG6 Chloride e Calcium o US
Chloride agnesium traces Chloride OF Soulun. soe4
Chloride of Sodium a 1890 90
100000
From these results it appears that Hope Factory
Salt is a pure article than Ashton. have here
totorc examined various samples OF Salt manu-
facturcd at Syracuse and Geddes and compared them
with the Turks Island" The results in 1000 grains
are follows
"ruRS,s ISLAND" SYRACUSE COARSE SALT. a
Csrh of Lime and Mag. 2SOISuphale Of Lime 70
Sui OF Lime and Mag. lSl6 Chic Calcium end Mag 60
Chloride of Sodium Oi Chloride OF Sodium e9iU
100000 100000
In another specimen OF coarse Salt made al Geddes
found ee2 !, pure Salt, in 1000 grains
ON referring 10 the analyses OF the best varieties OF
foreign sal, Obtained from Salt Springs, viii be found
,bst fh, proporton of Chloride OF Sodium (pure Sat
which they contain varies from 9c5 10 9eS In CoO but
only one reaches the latter degree OF purity
III now admitted that all other things oeins equh.
the antseptc or preserving power OF different varieties
of Salt, depends upon the proportion OF pure chloride
sodium which they contsn. On the whole 100 not nes
tate TO say that the ONoNpAGA COARSE SALT 10Y "hien
yesn the salt manufactured By solar evaporation at
srTaeuse and Geddes pure than any Of the in.
ported kinds and thai the Hope tacte.y iao.e sS,
will sdvsn,aceousy compare with the best LIverpoo!
brnupb, 70 this country (Signed) LEWIS C. BECK,
Aeain-if the statements of the Post are true,
thai our Goyernmen, are OF the bad quality OF
American Salt because it requires provisions tor the
Army and Navy, to be cured with particular kind
OF Foreign Salt, then il proves more than the saga,
cious Editor intended for the celebrated Liverpool
or Ashton Salt. used bv the Orange County diary
men, to salt their very excellent butter is also e-
clpded IN the forms OF Government contract
equally with American Salt; and bence, and accord
ing 10 the Posts argument, the Salt used by The
Farmers Of Orange County will change butter to
I" mere grease
| The Post should know that the form of the Govern