Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-09


the difference value in the foreign market, be-
tween one cask containing ninety gallons, and six
CASKS containing each fifteen gallons. This can be
.ne only result, If the object fthe bilbe honest -
, Inc gentleman from Maryland, (Mr. Barney }
mas, however, informed the House, and beliey e
DIS information 10 be correct, that Mexico has ex-
Guided Spanish brandy, and the practice is TO carry
the article there without marks, and the Peopie
know it by the taste.
"hat, then, becomes Of the argument in favor
OF this bill? We have en- told. over and over
again, that the Mexicans ould not buy the brandy
unless It was imported in the original casks from
spain; and that the casSs which contained it must
De small that they might be transported over the
mountains on the backs of mules. We are now
Informed, tina, the article must be taken TO Mexico
without maras, SO that the revenue laws of that
sis'er hepubiic may be violated, and the article be
Illegally introduced into Consumption Is this am
OBJECT worthy of our legislation
1he gentleman says they know the article to be
genuine by the taste. Then might it not as well,
and better, be put into small casks in Mexico than
/ IN SPAN! Are you determined to pass law to
enable the merchants 10 eyade the revenue laws of
mexico Are you about to force an article into
,lat country which they have prohibited! If this
be not the object, What is il?
w nat can be the reason of the extreme interest
ieit In THIS bill! Why has the American nercan-
TIE world been put in motion TO accomplish a pur
/ pose so triAins' The answer is, that the mer.
chants are united body they move in solid
phaian1 they meet daily their coffee houses in
our large cities--they are represented by Chambers
OF commerce, and whenever they act, they act
with concert. Every thing which regards them
Is inasnihed into importance, and they are success
they embark
| On the othsr hand, the farmers, upon whom his
Dbl must, and will operate iniurously are scatter
eu over an immense extent of country, and rarely
act IN concert,sunless upon great occasions They
generously confde their interests 10 their Repre-
| sentatives and TO Heaven
Inc Representatives OF the merchants uron this
moor are always united and alive 10 The commercial
interest We have already heard upon this subiec,
the Representatives OF all The large commercial ci-
lies OF the Union. except New Orleans; and said.
MY. D. that gentleman is this moment taking
noies and preparing 10 speak
he real question for Consideration, then. is
would moi the tTifiins advantage which this bill
proposes In favor oS,ae mei chants, be puI chased
al TOO 'Ash price! Would not The injury to the
revenue, and 10 the agricultural interest, far more
| than counteTbalance it, MIR. E. said he would
make lew remarks on each Of these topics.
Linen, as to the revenue, when the frs. law was
passed upon this subject, in 1890, spirits were al
lowed 10 be imported in casks of any cap,ci,v
Nlhe'years experience taught US the necessity M
limiting the importation to casks contsinng at Ieas,
r"''~''c cHSH 10 the existing law IfoD
Would this alteration have ever been made. if .x
Perience had no, proclaimed lis necessity Would
distinction have been made between Brandy and
WINE, without rea-on? The truth H. that The dan
ger OF smuggling Wine is not at ali the same a,
that OF smuggling Brandy. Those who purchase
ana drink w ine are not generally such people as
would buy from smugsler. The -nuggDg of
Sp''l's mas oeen business IN every country. The
experience OF England proves that all The guards
winch can be interposed are not sufficient to pre-
vent It, BY this bill you throw wide Oman tho
whole coast OF the United States 10 smugeIers and
invite them to defraud your rev enue by pernitting
The importation of small casks of Is gallons Had
the amendment OF the gentleman from Ohio. (AIr !
"Fisnt) prevailed this objection would in con- |
siderable degree, have been destroyed. One of the
most respectable merchants in the United States
mas informed me that Spanish E;.andy is of a Quail
ity entirely unsulied for the consunption of This
country That II l. quite white, almo.t as strono
as aqua or'is, and OF very disagreeable taste
Lao PERMISSION been granted TO import Brandy in
sinai' casks Tor the purpose of expectation. and
no otber, ana this was all the merchants asked \
none would have been imported except villa, yyss
Intended Tor the South American market In that
case there could have been compsrativelv by, ,,,I
danger OF smuggling; because no rerson would
! nave used the article after it had been Struggled
lDIs Dill, as II now stands, opens our " hole sea
coast 10 the introduction OF every kind of snri,s
in small casks, as well Tor hoiGe consumption a.
Tor ioTej IN expiration.
In opposition 10 that amendment Il was ,s,..d
by the gentleman from Delaware and Massacbu-
sets, (Air. Nj Lane and MIR. Webster \ ,vb.,
would become OF these small casks OF Bfaodv af
ter Tie year within which they might be exported
mad expired, ii they were not permitted 10
go INTO The consumption of the counttv,
answer, the merchants who placed them in
the warehouses; would take care to dspose
| OF them within The year. They would eibs,
export them, or sell them to others who vvould
Nei'ner Is this new thing in commerce. The
warehous'ng system Of Great Britain proceeds I'm.
on the same principle. They admit the importa-
ton oil our flour for export but do NOT sufFe, !,
10 be introduced into home consump,ion. The cen
tleTan from Massachusetts referred to Great Ri.
Iain' ana the amendment Of the gentleman from
Cino' lMr' Wright $, proposed nothing but what
nad oeen sanctioned by the experience of ,hat
country. " '''"'
What will be the effect OF this bill on the ,ori
cultural Interest! 1t will necessarily enlist p1oo
'hs sale OF Spanish bfsndy all the skill and enter
Prise OF our merchants in the South American
markets, against our domestic article Whiskey
Wha' IS the nature OF the Drawback system as
applied to these articles? We have already es
tablished public ware hou,es, in which sverv Lind
Of foreign Spirits ere deposited by the merchants.
ioT the purpose OF Transporting them TO South 4
merica' We have granted a drawback of the d,
ties upon their expectation. In truth these warn
houses aye magazines established by ourselves. in
which the merchants can deposte immense stores
OF foreign spirits be seat abroad over the world
and TO 20 into competition with our own |Vbj.tev'
DO not at present propose 10 curail this system
though might d. II in this particular with great
Tsason' all ak IS that 1t shall not be extended
The merchants ask foi still greater fsrilnjes: but
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