Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-06-08
DOMESTIC EVVEalGGuNcp.

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Aitle Cofreniion II Tobacco Planter, b,LI !, u,,t
in8ton cty. Nay ! lao.
Mr.. TRIPLErf, Of kentucky. sud that. At tn.
request OF several gentlemen Who surrounded hlm.
and as he was a'so q member Of tn Select Conwi,
Tee on Tobacco, he would detail blea, to Tho 20,
sentien SOME Of he statistical Information g. nia,ne5
10 the doeumeots referred lo-(Ducumeni No. 1875.
Tobacco Siatsticsl 49,
we are assembled here CONTINUED Mr.. T.3 10 as.
eef'aih WHAT Is Tie bcsi mei bod to relieve the IoLar.
co planters oftle Unied States from The ons,ans
outies aud reslficiinns imposed upon that ,t.ule Inv
the oovotnments Of Europe. BY the lorumtn,
winch ] hold in my hand, II will be seen thai The ma.
'ous on bu'oPe faiSe. upon out tobacco, n teycnn.
~ iaihet upwards of hurry millions ofdolIars-he.
rug al amount double hat OF lhe whole revenue
"efi'ed by the UHited States hom ln,po,ts. SO
'"'" :" 'el' me that We do not possess The means. if
VT are wiling 10 use Them, Of compelling these Go.
.einnenist modify The duties 10 u very cons,Je,a
~ extent The revenue OF Great Britain derived
IRON dulles on tobacco IS sixteen million SIX hmm.
dfed ard hty. three thuuseud five I'm died and six.
s' dollats. whilst the Whole revenue or Inc un,..d
states 'ef'ed ttom imports, in HE year ;S3s. Vas
siAieen millions eight hundred and ,ixty.six Ihon
ssnu aud s 1ehty seyrn dollars. II, then. Gtru
b'nain md cite her first as an example OF Tie
nations that ly a direct TX for Le, orn ,u,ra..
upon our lobatco)-lf, | say. Great Britain realizes
annually such a heavy amount of nancy mo, an,
saP'f' Is II not right and proper thdt means shopld
oe 'aheh 70 protect our interests by raising a dnert
'.'enne on those imports winch a great maiot,ty NJ
n RECIPE oil The unied States can do wiihon, +,
We 6Boie that a great number Of ariiclqs ~ -,
ported from GrcM Britain, The w,pt ~ .lu,L -"
ufels prob blIed, the great mass Of this na,ion
would not feel. w """o"
Leg US now look TO France. The evil unde,
~h'eh we labor, as respects Ibis country, a,,ses. no,
ho" a oifect tarill, bat from the eslabiishment of
what Is called a Regie, that is 10 saw The u bole Ia.
DdGto tTddc there IL IN The baY,ls If .-..t -
ni men, formerly niue. but now reduced ,o s.ye,
"eieIote' lhefe Is no competition and The f,cI IL
,na' an tobacco used IN France Ia purchased nv ,b,
AnS'e' or persons employed by them. And vel The
eiiks ana vines which are shawn 10 he ,nno,,,,l
rom FRANCE INTO The United States. almns, .nti,el,
nee 81 duty. constitute an enormots ,monn, NJ an,
''Iotts' LIE imports irum France amo,nt an.
huaily TO tweoty FIVE million faur hunJ,ed anI NM.
" Thousand Two hundred aud seven,y.sx dollars
anu that amount, seventeen million sixt,-th,ca
."o"s1nu e'ghl hundred and eighteen dollars are mn
ported Tree 81 duty. From The exaroin nm, b a..
s"en' me SUBJECT, have no hesitation In sa,i,o
.'a' iouf-l'ths OF these aflille are luxurles. DUNES
Imposed therefore, o , these luS.tie, viii ope,a,e
800 ~ . :" rance whilst they will not affect inju.
'pus'y ihc cuizahs Of he United Sla,es
ne next country which takes frorn ,hc uoi,o5
STATES any lage amount Of tobacco is Holland w.
'it 10 Holland nine hu d ed aud 6Ey five ,bou.
- eg" hunditd aud thiuy five dollars in v,lne
.s No"' we import from thar country a
-" comparatively sneakinp. tLnt il
'psay' ohe million SIX hundred and rh,t,tIwo r.
e - anu 'nniy-h'e dollars in value; but il i, 10 be
.ousneten that' OF ths amnnnt, six bu,d,et AL
fons thousand iiree hundred aoJ ,w.o,y.x
aon"i y ''ige IS Tree Of duty. The artic,es inn
poieu tfee OF duty from Holland. and unon wb,ch
Il. - ''ise d revenue for ourselves. are sncb a.
cfizens OF The United States could IN .'aa,
eA'eot, dispense with that is To saw siI.
wines. say SILKS and
~ Is to be confessed, however. HAT some ii ..L,
:" a,se on nus subj CT, because we mus, he c,u'
- i"a' "n''s' we steer clear Of one evil we do ~,
~" loui oil another. Oar manufacu,ing ;o,a.a..
''",' y. possipHiiy take up the idea tbst if,be =,
venue OF me county ~ as raised upon autcles yh,ch
are iuAufles, and not u anufdctures com M !, cor,
petition WITH lheits, The smaller would S.,Ls"
mount Of revenue which would he necesn,y, "a l..
'"iSea afterwards, aud which, OF course. vouII n,
.'"'o 'ap upon ntanuiacinIed articles vl:ob m,sb,
son'f 10 eo"'pettiohNw sh theirs. That j, t,e o1I,
.,,no ne avoided, and III is the a " obs /. /
|"si me Committee will find i, rhei,. ~ a ~.
I OF exports 81 tobacco by lie United S,,,,s
-. ,e"afAsole proportion 10 he M tbsr ol midi. |
s'e"'' 10 The United Ssa.es who are now int,,r.e