Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-04-01
10 THE EDIToRs OF THE Wutc.
TOBACCO INSPECTION

interest requires that the Legislature should establish one or
more additional inspecting warehouses ~ "
He makes about the want of warebouse roor
which justified by any thing but the uns ,bso,, -
the facts connected with the su;er, Ga s"o
explain TO our Representatives the Legislature The Public
and Seabook warehouses been filled since the r
established an inspecting house and The who's Of m
fill it. N' ~ 0''' "o"iH MOI
1t is opinion which has but little opposion thu, di
TO the difficulty of collecting the buyers at the time of the
inspections of tobacco would Ger ainv operate 10 neuae IN
great the effect of the come lion ,ba, ha 49,
existed at our public sales of this article course that In
proportion 10 the which you increase the number of
inspecting houses, diminish the attendance o the
buyers at the hours of sale
Indeed can imagine but effect plan could have
upon me interest OF tie planters and that which every
one OF them, well all the regular and fair dealers in 10
baccn, would deprecate which introduce SET of middle
dealers whose sole profit by the trade would by Ia
King advantage OF the planters the value of
their You will then three inspec,ions gon
on at once, and either do away altogether public sales or
make each company small place power those
attending to accommodate each other bidding and thus TO
prevent the article offered from producing its fair price
There by which the trade as far as the
planters are concerned could be conducted with so much IA
cily by auction and none hv which iI.v can no 60
absolutely certain Of obtaining the last tobacco is
worth
State in effect, pays all the salaries of inspecors o Of
the treasury, and each additional inspection will cost her or
$780, since, under the present system paid for all the
tooacco inspected and is certain that there will be
crease of tobacco from adding the inspections Every body
acquainted with the fact, knows that more ware
houses than is wanted The State owns large es,ab
hmen of this sort, and already taken off one half the
duties on onaceo the crop of tobacco is k"ewn be declining
almost destroyed. " "
If your correspondent not signed himself friend r.
the planters should have concluded he belonged TO clas
the merchants call PIN Hookefs' who are as conceive
the only persons interested the he wishes to
except the proprietor of the property he has his eye tc
make an inspecting warehouse I'm old Tobacco Dealer.
For THE WHIG.
1t is gratifying to the Legislature of Virginia
opposed to extend to the West branch of the appel
late Court Two reasons strongly operate controuI
tirst-the natural and geographical line; the Aepha
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 tn
travel to the supreme court of the commonwealth,
from the various western sections, will hereafter be
avoided; while another strong evidence will be aor-
ded by Eastern Virginia. to divide as near as policv
and government will admit of, the benefits which the
west has chafged upon the east of heretofore With
holding
The place of locality, will become the bone of con-
tenuon, if left to be decided by the commissioners
appointed by the Legislature. We daily witness in
trlgue IN parliamentary bodies. Ii then is no wonder
that log rolling forms the prominent characteristic of
all negotiations, when matters of sectional advantages
sought to be obtained and tina, public utility is
disregarded, when private benefits conflict. Comnu,
mites are as corrupt as individuals and more formda-
bic IN using means to secure benefits for section
that naturally and justly belong to another We
hope the Legislature will therefore, in granting the
court, determine by law, the location.
In this age of blended corruption, and preference
tor objects reYertng the order of things invitations
not claims will be ushered forth from quarters r!eadin
preference OF locality: but trust not onlv in the
dsInterested 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 of ameloTating the hardshps of western
siitcrs and locate the court nearly in the centre of
the West of Virginia possible.
The most prominent rule of government ought TO
be applied TheI, if the mother court which is nov,
established at Richmond the extreme end of the
State at least it feels to the western if it does not
appear so to the valley population, and when located
evidently consulted the density of the then populaon
of eastern Frgina-snce the growth of the western
population over extensive territory has become
strong nducemen for the Joint energies of east and
vest TO exercise due regard equality the blending
of policy, equity, and deep eXpediency nj this time
strongly calls for central position in the west for
the location Of the offspring, as governing motives can
dictate. 1t will doubtless be urged, that population
and lateral convenicnces ought obtain at this time
The to that would naturally occur to n reAec
ting mnd-that territory in prospect of settlnr
is paramount for is every day knowledge that per-
60 in quest Of objects, and not objects after
ulalion. "Whereyer the carcasses are there the es
giles will be-" Locate the court and it will he the
supernducing object for increasing in population
convenience, comforts and wealth. For the ,vester,
people know how to appreciate the value Of conve-
nIences and labOur saving remedies Having been
taught in the school Of hardships and Dryao6s ic,
readily improve al advantages thrown in their ya
"The pearl will not be thrown before swinc:', consc
quentiy, with all those eighty and moving cons,era
TONS trust the latent presumption of anv berc,,
fore favoured spot will not its voice or troy in
the firebraud of embaTrassments, in support Of lie
cphemeral claims. We hope The Legislature win