Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-04-18
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III N u Az u Mss IOBACCO-NikG MA.
Some ofthe northern prints have shown
no little industry III convincing the na'ion
oil the proprieiy and necessity OF encou-
raging domestic manufactures, hy means
Of high duties on foreign goods. II il
strange TO see the dislngenuops articles
10 which some OF them are driven, in sup
port OF the proposition. Lorsl prciudiccs
and sectional feelings, are Appealed 10, 10
supply the place OF sound reasoning. If
facts he wanted, they are fabricated With
an alacri,y and hartiihoOd, which are O.
Qualled only by the violence Of their de-
HuDcialions To encourage manufactures
so such AN extent as they desire, IL seems
necessary 10 impose an oppressive tax on
agriculture aud commerce, the two great
and VITA !uicrCsiS of The nation. For
the present however, we shall not eXAn,.
me the arguments which have boIs,crcd
up this hobby of the day. We shall re-
serve these for smother opportunity
But III re are statements which have been
laid bclor. The pubic, in tie shape Of
ia Is. and have been urged VITA such
astonishing holdness that they NAV have
an improper Impression on the minds
o! .ho~e who arc unacquainied With the
subJect. They cast an imputatiou upon
the character of Virginia; aud we feel
NJ our duiy TO contradict them. Ii is
state IN the Aurora ofthe Sd OF March.
that The duty and excise paid in Enslap
on me iohaccoe Imported from HE do
mrnians of Spaia aud Portugal amour.
90 Is cd and that tie tobacco of III u.
States rs only Is I'D. pc; pound-iti,
M over alleged in lie same article up-
on he authority Of a letter from Eng
tdnd, tia, none bu; American tobacco
is permitted - be manufactured there,
aatt ,rrlt I al.
from Havana &c. II IS trans sbipt 10 o.
ther countries
The author sagaciously concludes ;ha,
these Fabricated facts, disclose the mystery
OF The ayr culu,a! hostility 10 manulac
fnreS-ihal t'.ose important facts must
be the resu! of some Secrtt article, or If
some secret treafy, or of somc order of
Gonncil for, III DOES NOT APPEARINTHE
LAWS! HE stalls that th-sr . acts of
Kindness arr calculated 10 purchase, iafirect
ty, ne re Subsection 10 HE colonial sys
tenn al TIC expense Of The people Of this
nation and Thai they are sad com
menlary nn agricultural independence
A state" (meaning Virginia." boasring Of
lis superiority, and n,enscins tile nation
with separation of the Union in support
a. slavery, presents Illuminating CON
trasi, with This English preference"
Ii were, Indeed, a waste Of lime. but
for In crisis which Is before us, ia notice
such pr JUDGED and Indignant reprCsen-
Ia 'ns. They serve only 10 show 10
what unreasOna = Cx,remiii,s men will
permit their feelings and pr, JUDGES to
transport them. Nov, HE fact il, thai i'm
England dHiobaccO pays ihe same duty,
except that imported from BritiSA coIJnirs.
There is ~ preference given TO the q. S.
IN this respect. Every ibid. of obacco
ldndefiin England Is stored in the Kings
Warehouse where 1t remains Until il Is
sold for consumption n the English mar>
ket, or for re-eXpOriation. When il is
removed from The warehouse for the for.
mrrpurposc, a duty is paid by tia pur-
chaser, of nearly As. per ponnd-equai TO
S 90 the 100 ibs.--A IBID. weighing 1900
lbs. must therefore pay 1850 ready cash
before il is delivered, Wills, the cost Of
1he article Itself i, but about 8 i2Ot!!-
B't Nh ben tits re-shipped to other coun-
tries, il pays no duty whaieyer.-These
facts are known te every individual en-
gagged III The tobacco trade, both in this
country and In Europe.
iii sam Aurora article tells us, tha.
tobacco 10 brought into the European
markets from Syria. the Morea, Niaceho-
MIA, aud PelOpOBessuS, ana that the TO.
bacco of Bengal, Brazil, Guayaua and
NaInhas is much superior in quality TO
that OF the United Slatcs.- Besides what
is brought FROM these places, ii is said 10
be cultivated extensively ia Europe,
particularly IN the northern paris Of it
The Ue'y iuteiHeent dtd liberal n,iH,ed wri.
Ter insinuaies, tbat bal Tor the especial
blindness OF The British government. the
tobacco Of the United Sialcs, would be
wholly super, cded. -Sjrang" indeed, thar
ygitfI Suf,t au,t,i.i ytnauS 80 49,.
portaut blow al or agricultural indeprn.
dence, the British government should 40
long defer it-The hnlirni Dominion 100,
ls said 10 reap The Chief benefit o! ijIs kind
iOrbearaHce "A state in ~ kich the ball
al the revolution was first set ISL motion
Does tlle conduct OF Virginia since that
proud era, eviDce anS sense of obliya-
iiOn 10 England Has she not on the
contrary, been anUug The foremost i'm
denOunclDs the aggressons Of lhe British
government, and IN supporting The in
teresls of tie sOnuiry, a8d particularly
OF the northern sIaies, which were inyOlv.
ed IN tie late var! The man, who say
otherwise, is al GORGEOUS ignoramus or
knave.
The fact is, Tia jhe wires Of Bureun.
dy are not more suited 10 the soil wfirh
produces them. nor The sea-isIaud cotton
TO The district which grows it, than the
tobacco seems 10 be To Virginia. The
Havana or Brazil may suit better for CT
gaFs bun what is equal TO ours for chew
ing, or Tor snuff? The universe produces
no ne equal to IT,.
Tie Aurora improved however, as it
advanced. VIII The reader believe mat
tie following calumny appeared in that
paper Of the 23d uli
30 JOHN PEGRAM, Esq.
PrcSiRcHt Of me (freJ Uqitcd 4sricuHnyat ,yocie.
gfre- 0e.cybfcd nj U,ggret,r,