Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-15
REMARKS OF Mn. DODGE.

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REMARKS OF Mn. DODGE.
AS Conrendoa n Jtheeeo Planters he'll an u ash
,Hgtos cifg, alag ], ls4o.
Mr. DODGE. late Special Agent Il tie Eniict
s,at.s TO Germany. having been called upouto al
dress the co srntsn. AID sand:
Mr. Pnr.Inrxr: l. IS new ali u,fhfee and h7l
wears siner had lhc honnr f addressing ihr hrs
Convention he'd by tic tebarcorlantcis ot th,
Unted States .scuibled ct he purpose ofenaalnnr
into tic Of the great a. preston A. the piiee
&c. ofihsf Important So le 81 our coRrny.
The restrictions aid tturosiioas u ohrh Tie 10.
barco trade Of tie United States has hcen subjected
for SO many wears BIZ tie yattnus busrtatse"ts 81
Eunpc have been such and 81 highly ~ ations To
.sery numerous aad highly Influential b"df oi our
fellow. el'izens. thai thru ha'lae su5nticd 10 tn N
Tor such length OF tine can only nave "tisen Iiem
want OF correct information "tthe exaeh"h@ 81 Tor
<;,u countries Bni The sririt Of lrguity las beee
awakened. and IL vii never sIumfer unni We have
obtsined from Enrufca fefealai lheIr meh"n"les.
and a dininniion go Tie enormous dunes winch bear
90 heavy our tubaceo,
Tho tnbacto ri7nfrfs q utr cenuify have, Tor
half century, waited with palcnte winch would
have done honor job. IA tie hope. sctr gcf Nrar,
thai Europe punlJ.see The Necessary even IN rs own
interests treat tie pfoace OF Out sol with
hbrrsiy. ] say their own interests, lnr they beng
tie manufacturing countries. ard the l tied ) ats
the consuming one. II would aiufaliy be supposed
BY any rtfrctnE Government oil Eutnpr thai, az lie
gold and silver 81 tic Am.r.rars consisted n tie
rfoGnfC OF lf u f0li NlfffN ili lff'N HA Tie ftis
10 rrrehe.s sl,r manufactures ul Europe, those
Governments IN Her own Intcicsts, would have euz
eouaeed TO tle ute est tie consumption of the Sleaf
staples al aut canutty.
The paiiiafeh me- uiiuned ,bnve las always ben
cited a. tic great model OF pacuce; but ,Icte vas
great trial snll wanting 10 ui his yrtnc to lie
hgbesi lcst-he shoaii bavr lived in our dn,s, and
have been made tobacco planter. Had lie gone
successfully Though hai aideal one could hen
have doHbtedsha hls plicroc could 81 nd any Thing
But, Mr.. L resident. tlr tp Il -.
planteks b.s, n tst got fary tif.d ou and | AN
happy 10 sceahis eat. lhls NUMEROUS assembly al
cur ltuo~ -eAizens met Tor the ppi pose of inlcr-
changing IDEAS The important sat iert he fore them
and 10 consult together IN the bosi mrt4od 10 b,
pursurd IN otdaf 90 oht ~ success aud am ntl,
iappy, sir, Ia say lhai nm fuzzy Convinced BON a
have seen IN buropr that, II ptoper measures ~,
pursued. onr ultimate success IN doing away Wi
the restncuous aud ueraieus duties which eAist II
Europe 90 Our tobacco Is ccttan.
lew months aner the frsl Convention OF the 10
bsceo planters ~ 1857 | had lie hnuer Of beine ap
pointed III" fret agtrt ever seut 10 Europe by tn,
Government ofout eouafty specially Ia aaena 10 thr
efea interests ot oht fellpw eli engaged ~ tb
cultivation al thu Eteat staple ollhe Unned Siates
second only in1mpoiiHntc To our COTTON.
WIN your permission. geatIemen, wall take tn,
hbrrit ol making some 5c" remarks concerning ouI
ieosceo made "uh the various cnuntt4es ut T. rnpr
md also OF commerce in general with lhuse coun
ties.
will prei1ce my remarks ,, sonc eecrsl obser-
'anoos respecting Tic tobacee hasiness m Europe
In twenty -four eoanIflcs Il Europe thcte per
feot freedom 81 competition ~ every species OF III.
dusiry exercised in tie alIoe OF tobacco: thosc
countries are. Hennafh, Sweden, Russia, Nor.
way, Holland, Belgium. Prussia, Baden, " N.
,embnrg. Bavaria, Grand Dntchy Il llrsse, Eerin.
rate OF Hessc, Nassau. Saxouy i1anuret Buns.
wick, MeckIenbufg Seiweun, En1 Land, lluue.t,
Ind the SASS Capfons, uitl the exception Of ne
laias Aud. also. IN tie l!anse Towns Of B.emee,
Hamburg, aud Laboc.
o. these ~ States. here are 90 here the enlIl.
rsion. The nanuiactufe, audi the sale Of tobacco en-.
JOY absolute bctiy, thai to say. without special
control OF restrictions. ony that IN some OF tn, Sc
States Tie manufacture. Re. ssuhlt ctlo patent ia
c'nse1 lax common 20 al industry. Ofthe nfhtf loli,
STATES VIZ. Prussia, Electorate OF tlesse. kiHp.
dom oi saxory, and Englaad, Tie tliee first hayr
suY"eted the cultivation 10 a lax on the land nrde
cultivation. and the last nsnrd not only alsolul, F.,
mierdicts the eliHafion, bat SUBJECTS Tie manuiac.
'u'r ann me sale 10 severe and tuuumrtabe formal.
nies, restrictions. ard sufveiIl5nce and also 10 n
specia' TAX o. license on tle manuaciute nud sale.
10 1906 FfedeuCk the Great instituted In T. ms
eta kegie OF tubaeco. In 1857, this Rrale wa, =.
hoisied, and The tieht OF cultivation granted bun
iinied 10 small un,het of privileged planters IN.
III l1so ut winch period the cultivation VAS de.
clared entirely free In 1919 tax was established
upon this cultivation according to the una1tiiy #
tobacco grown tie right al cultivation, however.
being accessible 10 all. In 1928 this tax was clas.
sihed. which s the &c ual system IA yteot So far
as regards cultivation.
But II can be sad that in all these Ivcnty.Couf
States the nporiaons. and export.iIons are prrtii.
tea 10 ans one on paying the duly of cnlry aud OF
expottation.
lhe ioiio"ine countries have adopted the system
~ monopoly called State Regies VI Parma.
: pam. rance, the Continental Stacs AID The Ans
ifian Dominlons. wph hr exception OF Hungary.
In 'hrce OF those States, VIZ. SPAN. Parma and
the Conlinen'a al States of Sardfnia the.cuuy,tlou
fs absolutely inter Ioied. In the others viz rance
IN the Island OF Sardinia. the Roman Stales and
Austria, The cultivation Is only restrained But m
all those seren 5 iates the manuiacture the sale
ana the iinpoitati on are absolutely luierdcted to IN
cisicoai industry. il IS that IN many Of ther
snrepots tobacco eau be imported and exported f. r
account vi individuals, but ioI consumption II can
only be sold to the Reggie.
IN the following fse countries. The system OF far
ming he tobacco has been adopted by them. which
70 equal 10 monopoly. viz Portugal, Naples Tusca-
ny,ro.auo,ana The SWISS Canton ol Vaiais. IL Tnsca
~ ~ sod Portugal Tie cultivation is absolutely inei
aicteo. IN Aaprs, ii is restrained. In Poland il
tee. out under some conditions. and probably il
maf nc considered ri TACT restrained. And ~ lie
tesH - direct monopoly al he t;oyernne Ia
sei 'ns fg 10 import purchase, lure nd sch To-
Tire Government - - > ~ ''''
ffar" sthe exclusive privilege crnued hy the Cavern
sr'F of stipulated sunil perenn 81 connnuv IA, i'm