Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-06

to Parliament The SUBJECT, or lend the sane non
vf the Government n any alteration OF the present
system
In communicating the result il may be proper that
I should accompany II with general statement Of
the grounds which deemed It my duty TO take a.
rains the justice and policy olths whole system.
Nv first object explain the Importance Of
our tobacco trade. and tire injury which il sustained
under the restrictions ana duties OF foreign nations.
and especially those Of Great Britain. stated the
Ici. that although the cultivation OF tobacco 10 lr
United 5 airs had Increased within late years, II
would have done In much larger extent. but Tor
the heavy aud unequal burdens which 1t had 10 hear
that although tie consumption OF dniy pau fobae-
IN Great Britain tai increased from eiet 10 6tf-
teen millions Of pounds yearly there was every fea-
son for believing that The consumption would
have been (ully foarfh faH greater 1.-THE duty
had been less. took OCCASION also TO feier 10 tue
late edings in Congress- and to the report OIL Sc
ect committee Of the llnnse Of Representatives, to
show that the subject was attracting the attention oil
the Government aud People OF the United States,
aud that efforts were making 10 relieve tins important
branch Of Their uaiioual industry itun the burdens
imposed on II by foreign Governments that the
benefit to be derived from the reduction OF the pc
sent duty mol, bad been supposed, 10 The en-
HANGED price OF the arlcc, but III ITS increased con
sumption, thereby enlarging the means OF produc-
ton, and giving employment IL more culiHators Of
the soil ~ regions peculiarly calculated ioi the
growth of the plant l hat. besides the planter II
was OF importance 10 the shipping and navigating
interests Cf he Uuled States that the consumption Of
tobacco should he augm,ged III Europe, nasmuch as,
Of all the American staples, tobacco was the one
which united III peculiar degree from its heaV-
an! buIkl the greatest advantages TO the freight
shipping Interests; the exploration Of the article ia
crcasinc, Of course. with increased consumption.
That. moreover, nearly the whole Of the tobac-
brought INTO Great Bllatn WAS the growth Of the
United States. in selecting for exclusive taxation,
and putting 50 high duty it operated, IN fact,
no, only as a duty, but prohibition upon all to-
baccncs except those II a incr quality.
With these explanations, rutccdcd to state the
objections 10 the y stem, upon the general principles
OF commercial policy aud free made ; lhat IN the
first lacc, nothing tended more to coun,etact com
mercia h slills and bud nation, together. than
! the adoption OF liberal aud enlightened policy
that duiy of ihtre shllngs pound article OF
fur pence OF sir peacc uaiue, was not only depdr
turc from the general pinclples OF free trade and
commercial reciprocity, but in direct hostility
tire IuSt and liberal principles which characterized
the Commercial relations Of the two counties.
That such duty MS contrary 10 the principles OF
commcrcal policy upon winch Great Britain herself
prutrsscd 10 act VIZ that oil lowering the duties OF
customs upon Tie Importation Of the products OF
those couuuies Hlo consented 10 receive Brush
goods upon Ike liberal terms. and only taxing hea-
rly OF prohibiting the productions OF those States
who lad burdens On B.lfish products add industry.
I By way Of ILLUSTRATION, ronlfdstcd such system
With that adopted Is tie ntcd States, IN It's inter
course with fntrzu cations. uall their treaties with
Great Btaiu, from thu Independence TO the pre-
sent time, desle had been manifested to place lie
, commerce OF both countries the most liberal
footing. That al The momeut when the United
States were admitting Blush manufactures almost
Tee OF duty, the was taXlug one Of the important
st7res OF American industry with duty of the most
injurious and Iudtitnsibe character. | next pro-
cocded to consider lie subject. A. atit cied Brush
in'rrest, and here the ir,i inquiry naturally WIS.
whether the bsnets IHleacd b, The measure as one
#ffeyenUc. Ial lcsg SECURED. II ofhcra statements
aud ine oreioss oil eiia hieued statesmen and putl-
COB economists we 10 be frhsd on, tie answer
would be ha. they Lad rot. Indeed So far from IT.
Thai TIE better npiHiuu seemed 10 be that that the
whole system Lad OPERATED not only lnjuuou.ly a, Al
a.ca scheme but a'ally 10 the interests Of the But
isn ~ adler aud manufacturer.
Ou Tins bfauea ID lie subject. reference was made
n The bod, ol esIjesrc aud official statements before
committees IT Parliament. siIch established con
clusvely the following results: That the amount
OF tobacco consumed Al ihr present time IA Ireland
c' "a, not less thap 10000 GOO rounds; that the
auiN pad on tobacco IN s30 less than 600
Geo pounds. producing ouly about geo 600 OF re-
venue 50 iha', un1tr tie operation Of the present
duty of tiu,e sbnzs the smnerle r extracted from
the lAbottng classes OF Ireland about { 400 GOO
sterling per auuam. Hence the Government
Gas Mr.. McGulloeh shoms) collected It's exotbllanf
duty upon one iaWh p1H only Of tho tobacco
actually consumed IN ireland the other three.
iourlhs beng supplied by the smuegier, the du.
~ OF three shllllngs being at once an incentive
10 his energies, and a premium TO indemt,f,
him lut the rlsh fourth, also, Of tie demand IN
Great Britain being supplied m the same way-
Ih1t the consumption III the United Kingdom uas
not less than 50.uo0.000 pounds of thus onapiily
duty was only pad ON f,ceay tlc0 millions of pouni,
Upon the difference (anlountlng To thirty II iIionsl
the smuggler and these associated with him receive
he whole duty, amounting to more than A. 600 OooI
sterling per annnn Tie cost OF the tobacco then
to the smuggier, being less than sir peucc n i3,,0g
he IS, under this protection oil The three shilling dny
enabled 10 realize profit Of Two shllnrs and under.
sell the far trader by Que shilling pound-a suffi
cteht nducemcnt both IN the smnggl er and BUYER 10
extend the trade 10 the utmost OF the extent of
SinuEehng' single example would be sufficient: II
Al peaIed, from Tie evidence of the revenue officers
OF the Gu'ernmcut, gwen before committee of the
ti"use OF Commons. Thai along half OF the Irish
coast, EooO,O0O pounds oil tobacco we've Struggled
IN one year; making II almost certain hat on the re-
mainder OF The coast, aud IN cases unknown 10 the
revenue officers from $4,000 600 to IL 600 600
pounds,or Rrec times The quantity upon iohich The dpiu
t'dS Pdi8, we're sinuggled III year. That The
coast guard, which established at a cost of 7,o =
Ooos. per annumio put down smuggling, had wholly
tailed IN doing so and, Notwithstanding the incren
sing wealth, Commerce, aud population Of the Uni
ted kInGdoni,t clearly ascertaincd that the oman,
uy ct tobacco upon which The dhy was paid for fem
years subsequent 10 the estabshmc Mt of the guard was
lrSsby upwards oi sireen millions oCpounds weigh,
IMAM Tor The ten preceding yrais.-llence IL was tba
thc commissioners of Tie revenue in their recent Re-
port the Government, declared "that the snnn,e.
SION OF smuggling tobaeco cannot be c0ectuaIly pro
wded against, ercept By rcmor,ng the cQuie. n,
NE efceSSite rate u duty So too in 1880 81 the
present President OF the Board OF Trade declared IN
"fiiamenl, " that, from all the evidence before the
al olu Ia,