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ID. 100000 7so,75O, 900

Total 10. 43O,OUO,OUO ISO, IoU,OuO
The most marked increase in this production is
in Brazil and various circumstances have conspired
to produce that result. The climate was fonnd to
be most congenia the tree yielding double that of
the West Indies. The slave trade was very active,
and the blacks could be sold long credits 1t 5000
to $500 each, and at the time improved
mode of preparing the coffee for market had remov
ed some of the objections to the Brazil article in
Europe. The entire stoppage of the slave trade in
1850, involved rise of two hundred per cent in
blacks, and seriously checked the growth Of the
plant Nevertheless, the growth of the crop in the
Brazils is more rapid than elsewhere, under the in
luence of the general causes. The supply is
everywhere checked by the inefficient means of pre-
pairing the berries for market. The coffee berry
contains two seeds covered with gummy, mucila
ginous substance, and enclosed in skin, which is
thick, sweet and dark red when ripe. The mode
pursued by the Brazans is to dry the beans with
the skin on and in the process the skin becomes
dark, and finally black and crisp 1t is then rubbed
off and the bean washed. In this process great
danger of fermentation is incurred This is avoided
by the English, French, and Begians, who own the
best plan atons by the use Of improved machinery
1t may be remarked that the skin of the berries is
as rich in saccharine matter the sugar cane, and
could be pro6tably worked by the use of appropr
ate machinery. The coffee plant will grow from
seed, but is mostly propagated by young plants
which are taken off at two years old and planted in
good soil. 1t bears on the fourth year. but gives q
regular crop at the nItn-LWO or three 10. tree
Ten years is the average life of the tree. The
picking commences in July, and concludes by the
end of August.
The culture in Arabia Felix is extensive, and the
crop is gathered by spreading cloths under the trees
The fruit is then shaken into them and the berries
then dried on mats, when they are passed under
heavy roller. They are then winnow ed and again
dried. The Arabs make decoction of the pulp,
which they call Sutan's Coffee and it is an agreea-
BILE and refreshing be> ersge The qualities Of coffee
as they come upon the market are, in some degree,
known by their derivation. That Of Mocha has tho
first rank, The beans are small in general, and
round. Some Of them are, however, large and fat
They have yellow or greenish color. They hAxe
strong perfume and more agreeable favor than
any other species It requires an exercised taste to
distinguished the true Mocha. o. * xss
The manner ct gathering the berry. and its prep.
aration u thus described in Tomlnson's Cycopsedla
of Useful rts: ~ ST.
"In ArabiA planters spread clothg under the
trees and by shaking the RIPE ilEop on thsm.
nthe West Indies the, 80 IN no
grosl In curing cur ri TO
expose the besriess 10 10 3 Or 6
inches deep % phtfos Ilfa III D
few daya and thus having = acids-
oas dliiss s,adaaal1 ssks.
%SefFss~@E3 'Sse asszfF7efs
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husks are aflervarde sepa,s.ed fom.he seeds
I'm : mill. ST Is s75s
\ a,sDther planters ssmovs The pulp fomsthe seeds
% SION a tie berries asssg st6ereds TT pulp'ng
mill used for this, purpss consse6 OF AShor'sontaf
6uted roller, turned by crank and acting against
movable breast board, placed as to prevent the
passage Of whole berries between itself and the ro-
ier The pulp is then separated from the seeds BY
crushing them and the latter are spread out 10 the
sun to dry them. 1t is then necessary to remove
the membrAneous skin parchment, which is effect
"a BY heavy rollers running IN 1 trough wherein
the seeds are put. The mill is worked by cattle
The seeds are afterwards winnowed to separate the
chat, and if any among them appear to have es-
capped the action of the roller they are again passed
through the mil" - tSl EA.
In the British West Indies the berries when gath.
cred are Immediately fed into the hopper Of MILL
which consists of two wooden rollers revolving over
third, which strips the berries of their pulp. These
fall into a sieve, which Sits them from the outer
skin. They are then stepped in water over night,
washed and again dried, when they are subjected to
the peeling mill, which is large wooden wheel
made 10 revolve vertically by means of horse
yoked to the end of the prolonged axis. This pass
ing over the beans, brushes off the parchment like
skin. The whole is then subjected to rude win.
moving mill.
The quantities Of coffee imported in the last Of
fetal years into the leading nations we're as fol-
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f96S.132.57l
Total

Total tJ6S, I32, 81
These, of course, to considerable extent embrace
re-imptrts, as the receipts in the Zollverein and
Switzerland repetitions of the imports into the
Hanse towns, Holland and Trieste. The figures in
dcate however the direction in which coffee finds ITS
destination, and the localities which have the great
est ultimate interest in the supply. The United
States where the article is free of duty, by far
the largest consumers. The consumption is, how
ever, elsewhere increasing In England, in 1s4O
the consumption was ID. per head, at a duty of
Gid per h. and it has risen to II h. per head with
the duty at 3d. In Europe the use Of coffee is in
creasing although it has been much retarded by the
use of chicory, which became extensive in Europe,
under the Continental system Of Napoleon, when
colonial produce of all kinds difficult to be had
The chicory coffee it is called, is still used, be-
cause it can be made much cheaper coffee. and is
an excellent article for aduteraon. United States
Economist
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es4,51s,555
26.325,500
24O,243,684
96,Ol2,l01
13.70O,0 900
S,836,106
130,lll,11O
16,716,741
l57,66l,O4l
7,814,865
682,O6l
12,2S5,OOO
77,?26.ss0
91,l71,l01
4,607,11l
1,421,l02
281.l0l
4l,452,438
6,661,l01
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Public No. 81

u.
RESOLUTION to extend for further time tbe nrOr
sions of the Joint resolution approved March 10 s5S
relation to certain dropped and retired officers Of the
navy. " '
Resolced By the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVE,
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That
tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty eight entitled JOINT
resolution to extend and define the authority of the Pr
dent under the act approved January sixteenth eighteen
hundred and seven, entitled An act to amend an act
t" promote the efficiency of the navy in respect to du
ped and retired naval officers be- and hereby is extended
to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and 6ityu
In lieu OF six months as provided therein.
Approved May IL, 1858.
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[Publlc No. 81

payment of expenses Of investigating of the
House Of Representatives. -r-- -.
Resoued by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the Used States If america C6ngrsss ussesaJLed, That
the of thrtyve Thousand dollars be- and the is
hereby appropriated out of in the treasury
the several investigating committees of the House Of Re-
during present session. and that the
shall be added the miscellaneous item of the contingent
fund of said House.
Ap,,ro vod Eoh
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ment Of Congress- in which he charges that the last
Democratic Congress had made appropriations to
the amount of 100, O0O, 900 of dollars. There is not
one word Of truth in it, said Mr.. b. have partci-
pated in the passing rejecting of every bill appro-
priating money, and that 81 600 900 of dollars is
the sum total OF all the money appropriated at the
last session from beginning to end, which, when
taking in consideration the war in Utah, showed an
economical management of public affairs The last
Congress, when the opposition had majority, the
appropriations reached 85 600 600 of dollars showing
decrease of nearly $25 Ooo and he felt confident
that in future under Democratic rule, the expenses
would be still farther reduced He desired to make
this statement to correct the gross and glaring mis-
take, for he would not charge Mr.. Crittenden OF
wiiifully making false statement, that was now
charged by the opposition prints against Demo-
cratic Congress.
Mr.. Branch then touched upon Kansas affairs
He did not desire to 60 into q full consideration oil
this question Mr.. Miller had SO ably argued it.
but Mr.. Branch satisfied the audience that the LIE.
compton bill defeated by the entire vote of the
Black Republican party with six Americans, and
among them the only American member from this
State. Mr. B. went into an able argument to sustain
the views OF the administration, and to prove that
the great opposition was because it contained
the csAase hyoring SLAYER; and breaking down The
objections to it, as urged by Mr.. McRae and his
friends on account Of the land grants ; y -
Z Mr. Branch next referred to distribution. Here
again he was precluded from entering into an extern
dsd argument. without going the grounds taken
in his letter to them. which was probably in the
possession of neariy oil present, touching upon
points 20 ably and fully argued BY Ar. Miller. liz
showed wkat suicidal policy it in to make ths
issue Of distribution paramount The only hop,
for the Union was in the unity, of the Democratic
paEty, and here Ar. Branch made IN eloquent appsa
M sctizeuu on the importance Of sustaining
the nalnistrstion and to foster the only partynp6f
~htch - Ia psessnt stats ef afairs, they ooulf
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Did Mr.. Fillmore represent the national party, re-
ceiving only SEQ 600 votes at the North, carrying
but one State at the South, or does Mr.. Buchanan
represent that party! He had ticket in every
State in the Union; he made strong and bold fight
against the fanatical hosts of the North he received
the electoral votes of every Southern State, save
one, which with Pennsylvania and Indiapa elected
him, having the rest of the Northern States which
ne received, to spare he received more than twice
as many OF the popular votes as Fillmore, and six
teen times IS many electoral votes. Which then,
exclaimed Mr. Miller, was the national partyi It
was conceded by both the parties that Buchanan
and Fillmore were sound and reliable men, and when
the Democratic party had defeated Fremont every
just man at the South declared his intention to give
Mr.. Buchanan . fair trial And then Mr.. Miller
iumphantly referred to the patriotic and statesman
like course Of Mr.. Buchanan since his electon-he
referred to bis inaugural-his other Official docu.
ments-his fearless position on Kansas affairs-his
patriotic rebuke Of the fanatical New England cler-
gythat in every respect he had received the almost
unanimous approval Of the South; and win we now,
said Mr. Miller allow questions of minor Importance
to divide and distract usa Will the South refuse to
stand by her only friends at the North
Ar. Miller next spoke Of the coalition. of the
American party at the North with the Black Re-
Reoncans In Maine, Connecticut, Vermont and ID
the city Of Phladsiphia elections had taken place
ana tne administration party had been defeated, and
IN fennsyivania there was union Of those parties
and strong efforts were being made to bring ahout
the same result 10 New York What was al this
done for Wbyf The American panerx .hoiaIv
declared the reasons, and say .they,if thew ma
KNOWN the positions NJ. Buchanan would have 6.
saIed 70 regard % slavery, they would have united
Sata Fremont. thereby securing his election The
eoa:a can not be blind to ell these JAixgs. Such
sisnrs hets wil don TO our psopls III his friends
ny - eoiy sSlanes 6e the pefpesuft1 or the con-
SUMMON As handed down to assby our fathefs S
~S speaker neat took up ths subject Of kansas.
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Public No. ~

expenses Of holding the United States eo" r Of certain
ritory Of Utah. ''u''s IN the Ter
Rssoeve9 By the Senate and House Of Rsp,ess,,,
the the en,.s% sates Of Ans, h T. ag
Territory Of Utah during the continuance Of fo 'a IN The
disturbances therein be paid out of the udcr .e present
der the Limitations contained in the existing laws und un
Territory the expenses of said courts when :e said
isdction under the Territorial laws, shall be cs nr
to the territory, or the counties in other
Approved, May 4, 1858. 'e'''O''ss
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-05
uslAH ~. CANNING,
Post Master, Gill, Mass

The SEASON. This is truly remarkable
season. Vide the following from the Provi-
dence journal
"A butterfly emerged from his chrysalis, at
the Marine Hospital, yesterday, and seemed
greatly surprised to find that no better prep
aration had been made for him, in the way OF
leaves and flowers. His beautiful wings OF
green and gold were folded in disgust, and he
seemed inclined to go back and wait till the
fields and gardens correspond better with the
temperature
And the following from the New Bedford
Mercury
ave hear that the May flower is in bloom
in this neighborhood. In Plymouth woods
these beautiful flowers were in full perfection
last week
The Newpuryport Herald acknowledge
the receipt of a beautiful boquot of flowers
from lady of that CITY, who gathered them
in open air from her garden on the 2Ist ult.
There were garden pinks and oelandinc in full
grown leaf and as fresh as in Juno, with va
riegated pansies in bloom.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-02-05
STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.


We publish in another column an article
from a worthy correspondent, on the action of
the State Temperance Society, in reply to our
correspondent Of last week There is an APP
that will command the respect of both friends
and opponents of the resolution adopted by
the Convention.
He assures us that II was very evident that
the resolution was the voice of great ma
jority of the Convention. We were inform
ed, however, at the time, that the resolution
was passed by only two or three majority
barely enough to carry it. And gentleman
from this place. who was in attendance at the
Convention, says that Just before the vote was
taken the mover of the resolution went to a
resident of Mortified, and that Immediately
he (the resident of Northfeld) left his seat
and went into the gallery, and brought down
to the body Of the house several young men
and boys, who were induced to vote for the res
olution, and that by this means it passed by a
very small majority. The resolution met with
decided opposition by portion of the Conven-
ton, and we can but regret that their coun-
ellis did not prevail.
At the time the present prohibitory law was
passed by the Legislature, the present as
sistant editor of the JVatchman 49, as editor
of paper in another part of this State,-ad-
vocated its ratification by the people and
has ever since been one of the strongest of
the friends of the law, and sees no cause now
to quietly eat his own words and turn his
back upon a statute which only lacks the aid
and assistance Of its friends to give it that vi
tality which it requires to accomplish the end
desired. The placing of law upon our stat
ute books by the Legislature, is one thing
but giving to that law the vitality requisite to
its due observance, is quite another And so
long the friends Of temperance lie SUI.
pinely on their backs and allow their enc
mics to ride rough shod over Them it matters
not what law they have for or against them
1t will not do to quietly fold our arms and
express our horror at the want of respect
which our enemies pay to this or that statute ;
but we must be up and at work. and let our
actions correspond with our professions Ev-
cry violation Of the law should be met with
its accompanying penalty. To accomplish
this requires the united efforts of all its
friends; one man alone cannot do it. Every
one must feel that on him rests an individual
responsibility. Then, and not till then, will
there be a union of action that will drive our
enemies from their entertainments. We con-
tend that the present prohibitory law, ifprop-
erly executed, would accomplish all that its
friends sought by it. But so long as temper
anco men confine their action to the narrow
circle of few temperance conventions, and
the passing Of a few stringent resolutions,
then leave the law to execute ITSELF without
giving it vitality by personal action, so long
must We expect to find our efforts thwartcd,
and our statute dead letter
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WYANDorr CRY, k. n. Jan.

WYANDoTT CITY, X. T., Jan. Is.
Mr.. EDITOR IL infer that my last com
munication was not well received, on account
of some doubts therein expressed as to the
correctness of the position of the Free State
party in regard to the October election.
looked upon the action proposed by some of
the leaders as impolitic, likely to divide the
party upon an immaterial issue and as com
plicating our affairs when it was really unnec-
essary. held the opinion, in common with
a large portion of our citizens, that that was
the time TO establish our principles, and, by a
vigorous stroke Of policy, to avoid further
contention and dispute. Our sentiments and
propositions did not prevail, for number of
reasons that il is not worth while. at this
time, to enumerate. But our refusal TO CO.
operate in that movement by no means pre-
cludes us from acting in other matters OF inn
portance to the Territory; for both wings Of
the Free State party are striving for the ac-
complishment of the same objects and ends.
and however much we may differ as to the
means, We shall equally rejoice in the success
OF either part of the party. j would like,
and intend, to devote an article, at some flu
ture time, TO description Of the nature, COM
position and future prospects of the particu-
lar parties now in the Territory for believe
that their nature is very generally misunder-
stood. Both the Free and Slave State are
species of omnibus parties. of whom it is
hardly rational TO expect unanimity Of opin-
ion or unity of purpose.
am not at present in position to get the
earliest general news, or the most reliable re-
ports, aud am obliged TO wait until everything
Is confirmed. In fact, one might as well at
tempt to report French affairs out of Paris, as
TO relate Kansas news while living away from
Lawrence. There is considerable excitement
IN all parts Of the Territory, growing ont Of
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~ William Carey, an insane person be-
longing to Gill, Mass, escaped from the Luz
matte Hospital in that State sometime in No
vember last His friends, (relatives) in that
place, who are in INDECENT circumstances,
think that they have heard from him lately,
from report that man answering his des-
cription has been seen in the southern part OF
Vermont. Was last seen on the way, and in
the vicinity of Marlboro. Said Carey is
about SO years of age, rather tall, light com
plexioned' and getting to be rather idotic.
Should any one know of the whereabouts OF
such a wandorer. they will confer an act Of
humanity by informing
JOSIAH ID. CANNING,
Post-Master, Gill. Mass.
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an article, written by correspondent. beaded
New Programme" in which the writer sees
nj to criticise severely the proceedings of the
state Temperance Convention held at North
field. or rather resolution passed at that
Convention. The writer censures. in no
measured terms, the supporters Of the resolu-
ton, and sees in il nothing but ruin and de-
struction to the Temperance movements
That alcohol is poison all seem ready to
admit, and that intemperance is great evil
but the idea that man can live without the
use Of ardent spirits in any of It's forms, TO
some is preposterous. There are among us
men who, so long as the grog shops were
closed upon the drunkard, and they left TO
guzzle the "juice Of the apple" and occasion
ally to partake Of their "pure wine" with
out one dop of the juice Of the grape in it,
would cry out with old Shylock, "a wise
judge-a Daniel come to Judgment but
when attempt is made to strike tho ax at
the root of the evil, condemning the use of
all that intoxicates, in all places and upon all
occasions, regarding it as useless in medicine.
almost needless in the arts and blasphemous
for religious purposes, ft only to be cast out
Of the world and remembered as the greatest
curse ever known to humanity, then they
viii, with great wisdom, raise the cry Of "a
naticism, that old expression always used to
stigmatise all reforms when no real argument
can be adduced 60 check its advance But It
Is now too late to sound that cry the real
friends of temperance are not thus TO be driv-
en- from noble purpose. Knowing that truth
and right are on their side, they will urge
forward their work. and never faltor at the
cry Of radcalism fanatcism. The same
cry was raised by our enemies, and seconded
ny the timld ana lukewarm' when a few years
~hee tue MAINE Law was proposed. Its
ilenas were then told that so extreme meas
nre couid never DC forced upon the people
We shou'u only rose the ground already gam
ca oy years OF arduous toll. But Their conn-
rs were not needed ana, with Excelsior
i'l 'neir MOTTO, they pushod forward their
enterprise "hlch was soon crowned with sue
c'ss' oy 'le votes Oh large majority Of the
,eo'neu vi umo state ana so u VIII be IN
'ns o'so INC people never heeu the muir
muir VI orohes ana uced heads' put are ever
iooklhg Forward tor success. temperance
men are getting hred OF attempting to en-
"'cs 'he law WINE inc hres oil the opposition
are kept constantly raging by the great flood
"' Intoxicating liquors that Is constantly roll
" III upon us, directly or indirectly through
nc ,heuiums oil our nquor agencies Those
noou gates should be stopped at once or in
importance VIII again De the order OF the
gay ana inc long cherished hopes Of temper
ance men blasted The present law, ineiii- |
''en. as we thlnk 1t Is, has done much good,
did tue license law before It but the great
oJec' Is not yet accomplished The coils OF
'lc serpent arc sun upon us and we must
''rlke more deadly blow, or never rid our
elves OF its Shiny folds. True men who are
engaged IN any reform Will never shrink from
in