Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-02-13

times in year. according to the length o
the season. This is the process of dip.
ping. aud it is done with tin or iror
vessel constructed to fit the cavity in tho
tree.
The turpcntine gathered from the newl,
boxed or virgin tree is very valuable, OF
account Of lis pr oducing a peculiarly cleai
and white rosin. which is used in the man
ufacturc of the finer kinds of soap. and by
.Rosin the Bow and commands. ordinari
ly. nearly FIVE times the price of the com
mon article. When barreled, the turpen
tine is frequently ~ent to market in it,
crude stato. but more often is distilled OF
the plantation. the gathcrers generally pos
scssing means sufficient to own a still.
In the process of distilling. the crude
turpentine is 'dumped' into the boiler
through an opening in the top.-the SAINT
as that on which we saw Junius composed
ly seated.-water is then poured upon it.
the aperture made tight by screwing dowr
the cover and packing it with clay, a fire
built underneath, and when the heat reach
es several hundred degrees Fahrenheit. the
process Of manufacture begins. The vo-
LATHE and more valuable part of the turpen-
tine, by the action Of the heat. rises as va
por, then condensing flows off through q
pipe in the top Of the still. and comes out
spirits of turpentine. while the heavier
portion finds vent at a lower aperture. and
comes out rosin.
No article of commerce is so liable to
waste and leakage as turpentire. The
spirits can only be preserved in tin cans.
or in thorougIy seasoned oak barrels, made
tight by coating of glue on the inner side.
Though the material for these barrels exists
at the South in luxuriant abundance. they
are oil procured fIom the North, and the
closing Of the Southern ports has now en-
tirely cut off the supply; for while the Il Z
pentine farmer may .mprovise coopers. he
can by no process give the oak timber the
seasoning which is needed to render the
barrel spirit-tight. Hence it is certain
that a-large portion Of the last crop Of tur-
pentine must have gone to waste. When
it is remembered that the one state Of North
Carolina exports annually nearly twenty
millions in value- of this product, and EN-
ploys fully three fourihs Of its negroes in
It's productiop =. it will be seen how dearly
the Southis paying for the mad freak Of
secession Putting ont of, view his actual
loss of produce. how does the turpentine
farmer feed and employ his negroes? and,
pressed Is these blacks inevitably are by
both hunger aud idlencss, those prolific
breeders Of sedition, what will keep them
quiet?
What effect would secession have on
your business?' asked the Colonel, after a
while.
"a favorable one I would ship my crop
direct to Liverpool and London, instead
of selling it to New York middlemen.'
But is not the larger portion of the tur-
pentine crop consumed at the NORTH
oh. yes. We should have to deal with
the Yankees anyhow. but we would do as
little with thin as possible
Suppose the Yankees object to your
setting up by yourselves, and put your
ports under lock and key?'
They won't do that, AMI If they did
England would break the blockade.
I'VE might rap John Bull over the
knuckles in that event. Ireplied.
We'll. suppo Sc you did. what then?'
Merely, England would not have ship
in six months to carry your cotton. A
war with her would ruin the shipping
trade of the North. Our marine would
seek employment at privsteering. and soon
sweep every British merchant ship from
the ocean. We could afford to give up
ten years trade with you. and have to put
down secession by force, for the sake of a
pears brush wi,kJohn Bull u
!. But, my good friend. where would the
British navy be all the while?'
Asleep. The Englishhaven't a steamer
that can catch Brookhavcn schooner
The last war proved that vessels of war are
no match for privateers.'
We'll. WE'LL bus the Yankees won't
fight
Suppose thcy do. Suppose they shut
up your ports. and leave you with your
cotton and turpentine unsold? You raise
scarcely anything else-what would you
eat?'
We would turn our cotton-6elds into
corn and wheat Turpentine- makers, OF
course. would suffer- T0CTFy
Then why are not you q Union man.
NV friend. l have two hundred mouths
to feed. l depend on the sale of my crop
to give them food. If our ports are clo-
sed. l can not do it,-they will starve and.
be ruined. But sooner than submit to
the don ina,ion Of the cursed Yankees. /
viii see ung negroes starving and my child
9 beggar.'
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