Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-03
DOMESTIC hNTas4E.gslNCE.
REPORT ON THE TOBACCO TRADE.
housr OF REPRESENTATIVES,. F,n. o. 1898

was ''Itiied 50 u.neh ol The Presidents MESSAGE n
relates 10 the Tobacco Ttade with rorri,n st,tcs
omitted the following Urronr.
The select co nmttee. To winch VAS ,eip,,rd 9
much Of the Presidents Message rs relates to IN,
Tobacco Trade with foreign noions, report:
lhat the Message ot the President OF tie mite,
STATES 10 Congress al the roinnenc cment Of It's m
sent session, contains the irst notice in an nnnna
Message oil any reference to Tie tobacco lia,c wil
foreign nations. The commute, therefore. see " ilIl
pleasure tins evdcaee Of dsposuiou on The talt a
Tie Executive, TO calty ont the dispositions If on
e'cSs, and OF thosr Immediately Interested II
tins trade, so 10 secure for IT that liberal CON.
sldcra,ion 10 which Is eutliled
lie Let that tins product Of the American sol
h'S tehaineH so long unuonerd IN our CONNER, ial
regulations and IA our negotiations with those
cohnttes with which We have treaties seeu#s 10 have
gwen ttse 10 the impression thai tie value Il the sta
pie too lncousdefabc to clalm the attention al
our own or foreign Goycuments
80 long as the cultivation ui tobacco WIS confined
to but Two or three States in the Union II was moi
matter Of SO much Importance rs to draw the az
tent on OF the country, require legislation in lrcafl
TO IT, Bu now, when II is grown IN ucaf1, one hail
OF the States IN the Union and with cotton aud nee
constitutes HE principal product II The Statcs OF the
South. IN which they are particularly interested II
Is night that the Government al the Ugiicd States
should look 10 those Interests and see Wheer lhry
sand upon proper footing IN the countries nom
winch e receive 50 large quantity Of their pro-
ducts and manufactures.
In arcpoft winch was made 10 the House durine
The last Congress, couclse view was presented ul
duties and restrictions imposed nIon Anrucan to-
bacco IN En- Land, Franco, Russia. AustlI1 S,,ee
den, Denmark. Holland. and Belgium. and thry
were conllas,ed with lie varons aad valuable in.
ports from those countries into lhn United States
nnuy articles of which ale admitted here nIlh II
nominal day whist others arr rntpclN Ire. TIN,
want OF reciprocity, TIA pan oflhcSr Governments
induced tongress 10 pass resolution requesting
President iuI
hesenratlves 10 negotiate with le respective Govern
nen's 10 winch they me accredited, f0r Il mophd-
Gallon OF tie duties aud restrictions upon tobacco
imported from the United States and two ministers
were, TT the flrst tmr appoiuted-ouc to Prussia,
and I Other to Ausiia--ofh special aecats to nc.
eollate in likr manner ior th' protection tie to
barcu Interests.
Su scqeently, the President ofric United States
Transmitted report 81 the Secretary ut Sta'e N re
terence TO resolution 81 the House Of Representa-
lives, ealing Tor IA urmllIun. ewing cXuacis from
lettcrs received hom ministers and agents
abroad, up Ia that peaod, winch. although not vc-
y encouraging TO m imm dIte PhHugr Of The pot
ICY h rc'oiore adopted srl' gave fcsson = lopct.
more liberal councils vii prevail and lie Spccra-
irons OF tie country rot be DISAPPOINTED.
By permission Of the Secretary Of stare access
has been bad to the correspondence IN his Depart
niru. N relation 10 lhe tobacco trade. up to rhe
present Tim; aud II affords great p'oasure to God
that cn1ns have bccumade by some Of oar agents
upon u proper footing.
Great difficulties ne pro- cnted in the long cstab-
lislIed policy which la, marked out tins st,pr rs
source of revenue II some Of the European Go
sernuents, aud ii does Mt YET appear 10 have en-
tated into then views that reduction Of duties and
mobilization OF restrictions wen'd enhance rhat
revenue beyond its present amount, 10y admitting
greater consumption Of The lotegn, aud lesscung
that OF the indigenous plant.
The duty tobacco in Great Britain is three
shrlngN sIeil1rg per pound. Is admission iuru
France is so limited 70 rruder the market There
precaiIous IN the extreme. In Austria and Russia,
total prohibition.
In Great Britain France aed Austria where the
duties AID restrictions most onerous, obtt
perm tuent object 81 revenue; and, IN tie two lar-
Ter, Government monopoly. Their adherence 10
this policy, without anriluratlon. furnishes The 9th
er Govurnr of Europe. where The duties are less
burdensome, with argument 10 sustain the inn
positions.
Experience has sufficiently demonstrated thar a
reduction of excessive duties imposed upon articles
OF necessity or Of lnxniv. winch. from long haht.
have brcane almost indispensable to the comior
OF always folio" ed by increase of cousump
ION. This rtIucrple applies mnre cs ecnily hen
the reduction of The former duties is cons dcrabc.
The Unued States lurniSha an example too recent
not u be recollecred by all. In 1890. Go financial
situation was such rs to render ii cNprdieuf, 10 re-
ducr the duties on several oi The most important
articles OF consumption, such rs tet, coli e. &c IN
order To reduce the revenue TO the wants oI the
Government. The consumption Of these articles
decreased To such degree, and thereby su1ncrcd>ed
the revenue, that it WIS sp0n necessary 10 abolish
the duties entutly. SimIl r eX fmpes have been
furnished By British legislation. Bat ills not ne
cessaty 10 insist upon truth 50 generally reeognz
ed.
1t then becomes us 10 inquire what should be
the pol cy ofthe nite1 States should those Goyrra-
menrs persevere IN continuing those unequal and
/ exccs i've duties. An IMPRESSION seems 10 prevail
abroad that until the year 1872 the UnHtd States.
by her own legislation, has precludcd hetseii from
any alteration IN her tarlil, from making discrm
alton upon articles OF importation. 1t Is trGc there
IS and should be, indIspoettion on tie part at
Congress 10 disturb the question OF the tanH, nn-
less for urgent reasons. uuIl that period. But THIS
applies exclusively 10 tie internal policy OF the l.
nilcd States, and cannot be construed rs 10 give
ton Of onerous duties American products IN
foreign countries or an Argument for the contnn-
| ance Of those already existing.
The act Of 1892, which proposed non,ln' cr'er-
once win the operations Of that law untl the year
le42 had in view the domestic poIlty OF the United
States and At the same tine ha- operated literally
npon foreign mpotlauons. II cannot. therefore
be expected, should these countries continue TO per
sst IN loading productions with onetons an"
prob bi,ory duties that rctl'Itofy measures VIII moi
be adopted.
When we look upon the list OF articles admitted
into the United State, some Tree of. and Others wh
merely a nominal dutv, we cannot hut be surprised
, Al ,he continued Impostons III Europe upon a
. mercan products. Whist from Great britain We re
ceiye her manufactures OF almost every description
potw outstanding the injurious effects upon oar 90
/ nestle fairies from Frncc her silks wines aud 9th
cr'artcles, TO immense an cunt from Gffinan'FS