Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-05

The New York bunker Democrats, Il appears, are tobe
made to pay the cost Of the fare up among the Southern
Democracy over the purpose Of the President to send
Gen. Dix TO France. on account Of their opposition TO
this long-cherished design Of President Pierce, the New
York conservative Democracy are 10 be sent adrift on
short allowance, and the Free Soil Democrats are to come
in for a double portion Of Federal patronage in New York
These are said to be the terms upon which the Union men
Of the South and the Free Sellers are to be eonciliated.-
All the consolation our Southern Union Democrats are to
get, then, in case the Great Free Soiler don't 90 to France,
is to result in the sacrifice Of their conservative brethren
of the North. We rather think the Free Sellers will get
the best of the bargain, after all. One wing OF the party
must be sacri6ced-tbat Is certain. Under this arrange
uent. the Free Soil Democracy are safe enough. The pc
naty Of dissatisfaction among the Union Democracy must
be paid by one of the wings of their party. The lot falls
ON the Northern wing, or the solemn pledge OF the fresi'
dent must be iulflled, and Mr.. Dix must SO to France
The great Free Soil Democracy must be satisfied upon
some terms. How will the New York Huukcrs like iU-
See, gentlemen Democrats of the South, what YOU have
done by your opposition to the darling desires OF the Pre-
sident to honor his friend Gen. Dix, aud the Free Soilers,
with the French mission. What will you gain by iT
ToBAcco PLANTERS CONVENTIONAL planter Of Prince
Georges county, Maryland, publishes a communication in
II u we AuNONdhe, " WHICH At HhaNN' NN oaip"AhE
suggestion:
That a convention he held in Louisville, Ky, composed
entirely of tobacco planters, and that said convention be
represented by delegates, TO be selected in each county
where tobacco is cultivated il such States OF the Union
where II Is raised. And | would here suggest that the
first convention be held at the aforesaid place, on Wed
uesday, the 10th of November next. The object for
which it is called being To promote the interests of the
planters of tobacco, by interchauging of views and opin-
ions as TO the best mode of its culture, the best descrip-
tons to plant to yield the greatest amount of profit, the
quantities which should be aimed at to be raised to pay
best for its production, and for such other purposes as
may suggest themselves TO the convention as being con-
dueive TO the welfare OF this class of citizcns-among
which, as last, though not least important which l shall
suggest is, that said eution may unitedly petition
Congress To pass such laws a. will be calculated to lower
the duties charged by foreign governments on tobacco
imported into their respective countries.
CorrEE.-A correspondent of the New York Courier
aud Enquirer, dating near Rio Janeiro, on the llth Of Ju-
ly, gives some interesting facts relative to the cultivation
Of Coffee. lie says:
The plant has been known in Brazil for many years; it
is bu; about forty years, however, since the first regular
plantation was made by Nj. Nose, a Belgian, who brought
the cultivation of Coffee to great perfection. His plan,a-
uon j. still in this ncighborhOOd and il still carried on by
bis son with much success. 1t is astonishing to what an
extent coffee has been cultivated since Mr. Moke first made
his plantation. Two millions of bags are annually export.
ed from Rio de Jiuero, and the amount i increasing with
every year, whilst plantations extend for leagues into the
interior. At Birahyba do Sui, which Is within 4 few miles
Of Rio, there are plantations employing six and seven hun.
bred slaves.
The best plantations are those owned and conducted by
io"reiguers-chiehy English, French and Belgian-have an
air OF ncatncss aud comfort about them OF which those
owned by BraHlians and Portuguese are totally destitute.
rne foreigners use improved machinery also in preparing
the berry for market, which the Brazilians, with some ex-
ccpto1s, do not. The coffee berry contains two seeds,
covered with a gummy, mucilagiuous substance, and en-
closed in a skin which Is thick, sweet aud dark and rcd
Shen ripe. The foreigners take of this skin by means OF
machinery, and the beans are then washed until they are
Invested Of the gum which covers them. They are then
Tried and put in bags ready for the market. The Brazil.
ans dry the beans with the skin Oh. In the process OF
irving, the skin first becomes dark, and finally black, aud
becoming crisp, is rubbed OIL the bean, which is then
washed. In tins process, however, there Is a great danger
of fermentation. The skin contains a vast amount Of sac
charine matter, and successful attempts have been made
TO extract from It sugar aud spirit; but either through
poor machinery, or other Encouragement, it was found tn
ne Improbable, aud the experiment was abandoned. The
skin l. exceedingly sweet, almost a. much 50 to the taste
as the sugar caue.
The coffee plant can be propagl;ed from the seed, hut
'hc most prevalent method Is 10y Young plants, which may
he had by the thou>.uis On old plantations. The young
uee i taken oil in AuSust-gcneraIiy when IL i, aUou;
tNO Years Oli-anG planted IN good soil. The fourth
year a. bears coffee, and the fifth year il commeucc- TO
Dear regular CROP, the Weld being from 4 pound and 81
halt 10 three poguis per tree. Trees have been known
% last Tor many years On good rich soil. aud some ON Mr.
Moses plantation are still bearing which were planted
thirty wears ago, on hill sides, however, where the soil l.
light, tie plant decays la TIC course Of eight or ten year.
Tue picking season has already commenced, and iu the
low lands j; generally concludes 10y the end Of August ::
among the hIL, however, where there are frequent show
rrS, and where there Is much shade, the season does not
close Until some time in September.