Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-05


express great emotion, even to the shedding
of tears, only raise, as before, the Cigar so az
to touch the end of the nose For ,in Mte,ro
cation it is only necessary to open the lips
and draw the cigarr round to the corner of tht
mouth.
Taking the cigar from the mouth ane
knocking the fire from the end, is the concm
sion of a paragraph and throwing it in TIKI
fire, is final and stylish pause
Never begin story with half smoked
cigar; for to light another while talking, i:
not only a breach of poiteness, but interferes
with the above svstcM of punctuation, which
destroys ali energy and harmony of express
sion. FUMIGATOR:
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FRENCH DEGREES re&hecHng TOBACCO,
~ We present our readers with the follow
ing interesting paper, as it comes to LIS.
Palace Of the Ta,aLe,Ies, Dec 90.
Napoleon, Emperor Of the French, King
4of ltily, protector Of tie confederation of the
Rhine, mediator Of the Swiss confederation,
sc. -,
4" The finances have been the constant object
OF my thoughts, the finances of a great king
against circumstances, and to provide for the
extraordinary or accidental circumstances of
War, without having recourse to new imposts,
which always produce but little in the first
year in which they are imposed.
"Ihe nations most enlightened in these
matters have thought, that the only means
which could fulfill this object was to have had
recourse to advantageous loans by these they
lay bulthcns, by anticipation on the following
generation, and sacrifice to the present mo-
mcnt what is the dearest to nlen---the welfare
OF Their children. They consign one genera
ton to the curses of those that follow it.
We have adopted otl4er principles. We
are aware that great number OF taxes are ne
cessary, which in ordinary times may press
little on the people, the rate not being high,
and that they MY be In condition, in cxtrior-
binary times, TO supply all the necessaries of
the treasury by merely augncnting the tariff.
We have conskierabiv diminished the real
and personal taxes.
We have established the consolidated
duties, and the tax upon salt, avoiding the
errors aud abuses otwhich France had solnuch
to complain, under The system. of the farmers
general and the gabees. Tobacco, which of
all other things is most suitable to taxation,
has not escaped our attention. Experience
has shcwn us the impropriety of all the inca
surcs hitherto adopted. Ehe manufacturers
were not very numerous, yet it was evident
that 1t was necessary still to diminish the
number The price of the fabricated to-
bacco was as high as at the time of the
general exclusion, The smallest part of the
produce came into the treasury, the rest was
divided amongst the manufacturers. To so
many abuses was added another---that the plan
tcrhwere entirely dependent Oh the manufac-
turers. After mature delibcration, we were
OF opinion that all these considerations and the
very interest OF agriculture, lender it neces-
sary that the manuiactory of tobacco and Snuff
should be carried on by particular committee,
tor the benefit of the public chest thatth re-
venue arising theretron will be sufficiently SC
cured by the said committee being obliged cx-
clusively tomanufacture the said article of he
produce OF the French ground that the prin-
cipels and customs of the said manuE.Ctorv re-
manning the same, the planter will not be iniu.
red by the establishment of the said committee:
and lastly, that, without increasing the Ll1theps
OF our people, we Shall obtain branch of the
public revenue, which il estimated at about
3o,ooo,ooo ct franks lnd which, while it
permits US to abate an equal sum of real and
personal taxes, reserves to the Exchequer of
our Kingdom measure which will at all times
meet the circumstances and necessities of the
times.
Our fullest establishment requires an annu.
al sum of 6oo,ooo,ooo francs, and 100000. 900
are rcGuiredin times ola maritime war, which.
however, IN the present critical and extraordi-
nary circumstances, when the dearest interest
OF the realm, & the honour of the crown, are 70
be defended and asserted, may rise to
l,ooo,ooo,ooo. In order to obtain that sum. we
stand not lnneed Of loans, sales, or new taxes
the sole Increase or decrease Of the tariff OF
taxes will suffice to attain that grand object.
Alter having heard our Council of State. we
have decreed sc. SC.
The decree that follows declares the DUR
chase OF Tobacco, 20 be vested exclusively
In the committee Of consolidated duties, in
all the departments, except those beyond the
Alps, and the seven on the other side of the
Scheidt. The committee are IN ,par,,E,ct,,re