Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-30
TO THE EpIToRs or THE WHrG.
TOBACCO INSPECTION


interest requires that the Legislature should establish one or
more additional inspecting warehouses
He makes statements about of warehouse room,
winch are not justified by any thing absolute pno
of the facts subject he IN
explain to Representatives in Leg Stature The Pubc
ana Seaook warehouses have filed the first
was established as inspecting house. the whole of ITS
inspection for any year. brought all once would not
opinion which has but little opposition tina, addip,
10 me dhcuiy Of collecting the buyers at the the
inspections OF tobacco would certainly operate neuae
great the effect competition that has aIways
existed al our public sales OF this Article and OF
proportion 10 the extent to which the number of
inspecting houses must you diminish the attendance OF the
buyers at the houis Of sale.
Indeed imagine one effect that this plap ro,I
upon the interest OF the planters and that every
one of then well all the regular fair dealers in TO-
bacco would depecae which is introduce of middle
dealers whose sole profit by the trade derived by ia
king advantage Of the Of the planters value OF
their crops You will then have INSPECTIONS going
on at once and either do away altogether the public sales
make each company small place power OF those
attending 10 accommodate other bidding and ,hps 10
prevent the article offered from producing fair market prce
There no system nv which trade far as the
are onoerned could be conducted mulch IA.
ey as the sale by auction and by which they be 81
absolutely certain of obtaining the last their tobacco is
worth 10000 -
The Stae effect pays all salaries of npec,o,s M, N
the treasury and each additional inspection will cos, her or
1910 SINCE under the present system paid for all the
tobacco inspected and il is that there will be no in
crease of tobacco from adding the inspections Every body
acquainted with the fact knows tina, more ware
houses now than wanted The State owns large eab
lshment Of this and has already taken of one half the
duties on tohacco the tobacco be declining
rapidly quantity and the Legislature soes on to add to the
expense of inspection, the from that source will no
almost destroyed "' w
IF ynur correspondent had signed himself friend 10
the planters should have concluded he belonged TO class
the merchants call "Pn Hookersr who are a, conca;u
the only persons Interested in the he wishes TO promote
toe proprietor Of the property he has in his eye
Eos THE VINO.
, IL 70 gratifying to see the Legislature OF Virginia
opposed to extend to the West branch of the appel
late Court. Two strongly operate 10 confront
hrst-the natural and geographical line the AlleRhs.
ny Mountain, recommends the necessity on the one
hand' and the magnanmity of Eastern Virginia, die
tates the policy on the other.
The immense distance which individuals have IN
travei TO the supreme court Of the commonwealth
from the various western sections will hereafter he
avoided; while another strong evidence will be affor
ded by Eastern Virginia, to divide as near as pol;ev
ana government will admit Of the benefits which the
west has charged upon the east, of heretofore with
holding "''
The place Of locality. will become the bone Of CON-
tent'on, If left to be decided by the commissioners
appointed by the Legislature. We daily witness in
tnsue IN parliamentary bodies. II then is no wonder
tha log rolling forms the prominent Characteristic of
AT negotiations when matters Of sectional advantages
are sought to be obtained; and that public utility ia
dsregaRded, when private benefits conflict Comm.
mites are as corrupt individuals and more formula
That naturally and justly belong to another. We
hope the Legislature will therefore in granting tho
court determine by Law, the location.
In this age Of blended corruption and preference
tor objects, reyerting the rider of things invitations i'll
not claims will be ushered FORTH from quarters pleading
preference Of locality but we trust not onIv in the
dslnerested wisdom Of the Legislature but the intent
and purpose in creating the contemplated court that
they will be governed not by any temporary recon
mendations which some may rely on, but look TO the
main object ct ameoratIng the hardships Of western
sntcrs, and locate the court nearly in the centre of
the West Of Virginia possible.
The most prominent rule of government onrht IN
be applied. Ther,if the mother court which il now
established at Richmond, the most extreme end of the
State, at least feels to the western if il does not
appear so to the valley population and when located
evidently consulted the density Of the then population
OF eastern Frgins-snce the growth of the western
population over an extensive territory has become
strong nducement for the joint energies of east and
vest to exercise due regard to equality, the blending
OF policy, equity, and deep expectancy, at this time
as strongly calls for central position in the vest for
the location OF the offspring, governing motives can
dictate II will doubtless be urged that population
and lateral conVeniences ought TO obtain at this time
The answer to that would naturally occur to reRec.
ting mnd-that territory in prospect Of settling,
IS paramount for is every day knowledge that per-
sons go IN quest OF objects, and objects after pop
ulation. wherever the carcasses arc, there the c.
giles will be-. Locate the court, and il will be the
superinduc'ng object for increasing in population,
convenience, comforts and wealth For the western
people know how to appreciate the value Of conye-
n'ences' ana iabour saving remedies. Having been
taught IN the school of hardshps and pryations tbev
readily improve all advantages thrown in ,tcip way