The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-14
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COMMUNICATION.
To tie Editor of TIE Enoa;,..r.
n Friend ,ftbs Union and IF Truth.

From per!uafion of your liberal difDof,on
TO communicate TO the public whatever may
be d'icovered to be of public utility, il is conf
IDENTIFY expected you will give the following a
place in your Gazette, for the confederation of
the Legislature that is foon to convene on the
approaching FELTON,.
The prefent mode of telling tobacco in Rich
mond, that comes hitler by water or by wag-
CONS, from the ngmerou: AFFECTIONS, eitablfhed
by law, from Carterf:i!.c on 10th lides of the
river to The Blue Ridge, your correfponden. OBJ
ierves calls loudly for an amendment in the In
ipecton 'aw. The amendment commended for is,
that II :hou.d be- made the duty of the infpec-
tors 10 prefcrve famples OF all the tobacco thew
pals, and that they claiS the fame as in quality
into three or four difTelcEt clafTes. The fanplcs
would juftify the infpe9or's Qualifications, and
reconcile the fame. to the purcha!tr, who by
feeling the fample could readily determine which
anfwered his purpofe the SeA, whether for cx
portatlon TO any particular market or port in
Europe, or the Weit-Ind:ss, or for manuf7 ttory
either III this or any other of the United States
that are in the habit of manufacturing this arti-
Gle. 1t is dlcovered that little or no refoetf for
lone years pad is paid to the opinions OF the
lnipectors appointed by law to receive and in
tpeet this important article, notwithstanding
that the inspectors are by law appointed by the
courts, whole duty il is to choofe men the fit
before they can act, are obliged 10 give bond
and fecurity for the faithful difcharEe of their
duty, and who are forever upon oath to d.f-
charge this duty without favor, aift ctun or par
tialIty, TO either planter, merchant or manufac-
turer and notwithstanding that the obitGt and
de'ign of the INFECTION IS acknowledged 60 be-
that the judgment, certificate or note of the in
fpectors ihali he and is etablhed a itandard for
'>.%e- I'D :.c''S9, ~. ut;.e words, Tor Uotn
planter and merchant.
FThe INFECTION law now referred TO, it muh
fe acknowledged was intended by the le-
siil2ture 20 reconcile the parties. planters
and merchants, 70 the good quality ard con-
dition of the tobacco for expectation, but
the intention of the legislature herein, by the pre-
fent mode of re infpetting, is evidently defeated
and contemptucullY fet at nouaht, s. for rene.
oy whereof is thsdmend TleBt re ferred TO the VIII
dom of the Legislature. Your correrpoudent an
r,cpates tina: objections and diff ultes will be
thrown in the way OF the amendment now re-
commended, but coStends that the Juice due
to the planter, who in obedience and refpcct TO
the ntpection law cheerfuliy fubmts his tobac-
co TO the judgment cf the nfpeciors, to be by
them condemned, if found OF bad quality, or
not in order 70 be preferved when priced, &c.
and who of courfc has claim that the buyer
hal alto confde in the judgment of the in
ipectors appointed for the mutual convenience
W tOl4i tbS d.lu or tne
infpe6ton law.
To ohviate objections that probably may be
made to the amendment here recommended,
that the tobacco has or may receive damage by
wet or pilsge on the palIage from the upper
INFECTIONS to Richmond, i; may be made law
that the hoat-men fhall not be permitted to
traniport tobacco 'till they obtain licence, ihal
give bond and fecurity, that they are provided
with fufficieu: boat and the neceHary covering
20 ihe!ter their loads from injury by rain, &c.
and that they will deliver their cargo in as good
order and condition as when the fame was nip
ped (; that in the event OF the cargo being injured
Che fame to be afcertained by the receivers Of
tobacco at the public warchcuie,) the fame fhall
be tufained by the boat man or owner thereof.
1t has long been contemplated that the clafIiug
the tobacco as toquality by the inspectors would
aniwer beneficial end to the planter, by in
citing him, for the beft price to allort and Gull
his tobacco and make as much of it as pofIible
of the frf quality, and it is earneRly TO be
wilAed that the legislature would give the fyftem
fair trial; if then it lhould be difcoyered that
it is not beneficial the law may be altered or re-
peaIed.