Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-20
rHE nnFFEE TRADE

In tnhment of promise, made some tine sinoe,
We transfer 70 our oolumns this morning. the able
article Of Dr.. Jones, Of the New York Herald, on
"the Coffee Tfads-is production and consump.
ton over the word. Il giVea . most Interesting
narrative Of the origin Of the culture, il AFahis
the early expectation Of ooass from Mocha, whence
the name Of Mocha COTE; its introduction into
Europe; lie 6nt uBe In the 18th century, in the
form Of an infusion from the roasted and crushed
berries the establishment Of the first Oofise House.
Ia London, in 1854 for the preparation and sale Of
the aromatic beverage; and she gradual sonveF-
sion Of Oofss hks sugar, from luxury, into
necessary Of life. Il also details the Introduction
and expansion Of she culture, in ST. Domingo,
Cubs, Jamsica Surinam and Brasil, and its sxcsSd-
ingy hourishing state, in those rsgionA under the
Institution Of African slavery, and IS dscadsncs
and ultimate destruction, under obsIuctiona and
abolition of the slave trade. The more profitable
culture of sugar has superseded that Of coffee, il
Cuba, While abolition has destroyed the latter, in
st. Domingo and Jamaica, and I has auctustsd, in
Brazil, with the fluctuations Of the slave trade.
The minute acGount Of the OofsO plant, given,
in the aEtieIs; embracing its nature uBss and M,
tritious Virtuez is mode Of preparation for use;
and Its liability to RdulisrAton with, or Bubstitu-
ton by an srtcle, called chicory, slightly medci.
nal, without nutritious cement and positively in.
furious, & be7eFsg; will be found equally inter
esting to the naturalist, tina sgriculturst Snd tie
house keeper
The statistics Of slavery, which it eootans, gives
it an added interest aud value It shows that the
entire importation Of African slaves in the United
State, as colonies and as States, from the origin
of the slave trade, in 1920, 70 its abolition, here,
| in 1908, comprised but 375,0O0 souls, waicl has
been now sWslled, By natural increase alone into
| four millions; while tast, into the British West
| Indies, during the continuance Of the slave trade
there, until 1917, nine years longer than 10 the
country, reached the enormous cure Of l zoo 900,
| of whom, and their descendants, tut 800 600 re-
manned, TO receive the benefit Of the British act
Of Emancipation, passed in 1893 Upwards Of
one million lad disappeared, ia the British West
Ladies, sDd, in this country, they have multiplied
| into 100000. The decrease under British aus.
pces and rule, was more than two out of Ave; the
Increase, under American auspices and rule, is now
more than teu-tOld. Does not this speak volumes
of the humanity, well as usefulness, Of the in
stitutiou Of slavery, in the Southern S;stssi
Another very interesting topic and disclosure,
in the article, tie s-oE Of the slave trade and
Of its obstruction, on the pTcs Of negroes 10 Bra
zL While the trade was legal and unobslructed
negroes averaged SEC, the head. When the trade
was prohibiiOl, under treaties with Great Britain
and It was yet cAndestiney conducted, negroes
advanced to $3.50, the head. Since the almost On
tire suppression Of the trade in 1850 aided By %
annual decrease Of per cent, they advanced, in
1853, to $500, and they have now, under an an
nuRl decrease Of 10 per cant chiefly from cholera
advanced to the high average Of tS25 From
review of this state Of things, We may derive
lesson for our own profit, as to what would Do the
effect OF rc-opening the African IaTe trade, among
ourselves, on the price Of negroes. L would sOOr
come down to az average Of lees than 8l00 and
would lead ct OncS to bArbariEaton of our slaves
and EQUALIZATION Of many Of their owners; besides
making the culture Of cotton 90 cheap, in th
South Western States and FsKls, IS to render
worthless and inpraoticabls in the Atlantic States
Indeed, 90 fer Is the Southern border and Atlantis
Sta'es are conceTcel, the revival Of the Africa
slave trade would be the most deCiled aboltio
7 movementthat could Pc Eibly bs made Charles
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