, 1862-04-25
The Bacchar1ne Question.

LAroE==<, 1ad. april II, 1864.
R1tto1s Chicago Tribune:
Beliertng It 10 be, ordinarily, the duty .as
well ae the privilege Of every individual to
contribute to the public fund Of knowledge
character, lending to the common interest Of
his country, and not prejudicil TO his own,
fhat he may add something to the cause pro-
Epeeelon, and beliestng, ,too, TINT there neVerhas
been more propftlous time than the present
the public mind such facts, with q view to
their just appreciation. have been induced
to oHer few thoughts, addressed more par
ucu1ar1y tethe farming portion Of the comInu-
nifty, upon the uow acknowledged importance
Of engaging e. raore extena!vely into the cult.
Hartng proEed b. ye21s Of experiments, con-
dncted chiefly with o view Of escertaining the
p1actlcabllity OF successfully growing and naa-
1tactufng It into sugar md syrup, the juices Of
production, and these experiments having
ripened into facts Of q most satisfactory
character, feel warranted In recommending
its continuous growth On more extended
Scale; and an additional incentive to this
Recommendation is found in the extraordinary
time, Events Of 3 nost momentous char
acte1, lnTo1ring consequences of i'm
menae magnitude to thus nation, are
nov making our daily history to be looked
back upon by future generations, and read
With thrilling interest, among which Is the
the Southern States is now cut OF, and
the channels Of trade through which We have
hitherto drawn chiefly our supplies Of sugar
and syrup are now closed against Us, and that
heavy duties have been le7ied By Govern
meat upon foreign nportatIons Of this 45an esar,
duly considered, sufficient to render apparent
to eve=y mind the Importance ct relying upon
cur own resources and energy, tor the supply
of these southern staples: The ,14 timely H. intro
ductlon Of this sacehafine p.1nt into our
stance, afording Us time to gnin sufd-
cient information respecting its growth.
and manufacture to render 1t at least, good
substitute for southern syrups. The crude ar
ttcae Of tsorghnmE-wh!e3n E!3 properly nsnutae!ur-
Orleans molaEses, and When refined, is found
to be in point Of 11ayor inferior to none OF tue
Southern refined Eyrups, This refining pro-
cess, by removing the vegetable coloring mat
ter, and mineral salts, such US eulphate of lime,
DC, originally present in the juice, has reyealed
tahlished the fact, that il this form
it will take its place in the markets Of at least
all the region Of country where it is produced,
to the exclusion Of Ill foreign and southern
Eyrnps. Recent observations and experiments
in the refining process, as well ss tie expert
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strengthen the conviction so confidently
Expressed in ny three preceding annual state
ments, upon tie cultivation and manufacture
OF the sorghum; that sugar Of good quality
can be readily pFoduced from this species Of
eaae, Il a properly o,.1a managed: S3ubsequent
my mind he in3ortance Of q thorougn
classification Of the Juice in the early stages Of
the process; in order to the removal ofcertain
In .r-Tf
long in the juicc, cc,-espeeial1y if the acetic acid
formed by exposure to the atmosphere be not
remoyed,-wiN cause the ca1e-suear to be
transformed into Whist is termed grape or reg
stable sugar, OF in other words, changes
ne c1ystalizah1e sngar contained in
the the juice zof into nnsfta1i5aole, to
incapable Of separation, by dralaing
Or pressure To this CAUSE principally,
attribute the Elilure in SO many IN
stsuces to produce sugar directly from the
!n7ee OF the cane, under consideration. This
stroying the acid in the juice by tie use Of
Ime, il sufficient quantities, which is deter
mined By the frequent use Of litfmus paper;
and then by q thorough Classification In the
eyaporator, otherwise the efforts to produce
d 4 @ Ssfansd aasd IS 9uGsr W. d PFoys 70 snu nnaraa
made fson sorghum, when in reality
the tnuufe Is wholly the result Of mismanage-
ment. These crTor5 and m;sapp1chcnsioas
20 prevalent in the public mind, arising
IN q great measure from q want Of
tzpfr1cuce,-timc and observation will
correct, and thus establish confidence and
stimulate to an increased cultivation of the
artic,e, commensurate with the rapiilg in
c!easioE demand for it throughout the cen
t1a! and Northwestern StAtes. The results
slrcad5 obtained in the Manufacture Of molas-
ses, although comparatively inconsfderable-
having proved satisfactorily raMuueIatiTe to
the pnoducer-are as drops, to the ocean Of
Tealta, which must ere long well up from the
hitherto hidden resource Of our own free, and
generous, soil; which, flowing through the
various channels OF trade, cannot fail to result
bc1edcln1ly to all classes OF community, con-
sumer as well IS producer; and to establish
in our oTn cherished country, anothern pat
ent element OF Independence, bnt Inadequate
II appreciated ut the present time. In
view Of the, foregoing considerations, and
for converting the crude article into pure
the producer. thereby, to dispose Of his
stock in either for1n,-to the refiner,
at rclatiye Falne attached for re-
firing parposcs; OF in the Ordinary
markets Of the country in its refined state,
where price corresponding to its quality will
readily be psld- I would, therefore, most un-
hc6lta1lnEly recommend its extended growth
the coming season, believing that ! given sur
face nus appropriated, will yiri6 4 much
larger profit to the proprietor than any of the
4 & MILLER.