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

fnfreasfu ~ HtHcs and pupul iiah
II W AXE The consumption at tobacco N 'he
Uniled States a. tie criterion Of What 1t woud be
~ Great Rulaa i admitted into that country At
low raie Of duiy. there would IN that ease be con
spa.odin Gear Bran over 100000 hogsheads'
equal a iao 200 600 b. t.; luf tie consumption IN
the Io'rrd States. bayiHe a population Oh ahoni
p 100000, IS nearly 100, 600 hoGsbcads : tis
nigh appear 10 be cxaleersied qHanuiy but
WHEN Iske INTO consideration the iaei thai Tor
m~fl ~ a tobacco was grown m Virginia anu
Nm lsnd, and hai ~ then expette near a muell
/ We do nov, ard thai NOW 20 addton 10 those IN"
S'sles. Which produce nratly o. quite IS much IS
shcs DID then. OHIO. Kentucky. Tennessee. Con
neefeut. PeHnsylYaaia lndians. aud Missouri. pro-
duer much Is Virginia x Maryland. II cannoi there
Lite be deublei rbat he quantity consumed IN the
tsaod States IS equal to nha we eHpp't 10 ioteisn
countries.
G,es, Bftajn, in case Of a considerable reduction
~ the duiy would slsa a large sum winch Is
eos expended IN eud, ayotiug 10 prevent SNUG
e'{nc.
Greu B,rlin should also laLe info consideration
HAT ti#cte IS daty iesird 10 The tGed slnies on
any Il the produce or manufactures oi EHeland
NhIch can ~ my manner be compared win me
/ eotmous duty of72a eeuls per ouHd on our To-
baero Geirg oe'f roo per cent on the hfsi cost an"
lhts duty weighing particularly hea', won those
srl lions Of our county, winch hive been Tie most
fttntahls dis ased 10 a low rae Of duties in The
+ Timed States. should think thIs cnnsIder.ulnE
I certainly dem nds Tie serious attention Of the But
/ isa Government.
Fraece.-l'he same obscrya,iops can be made 10
/ that county IS h Gfcat Bdfap. In frHoe, the
monopoly OF lie Rteie Weighs stiil heayier our
fubacco interests, iot NJ le'si, III + ghud there
ate 1000 h"g-hrads consumed, whist ~ fauce,
|WHh u l1fgrr population, not much more than ono
bdb OF Niat qnantify - consumed. Ffhace like
" 81 exports This country much greater amount
ularlcie, admitted free at duiy luan EnglaHd pr"
portion 1" our commerce wuh those countries FOR
/ G. per cent Of The total lnpouatous from FfaDce
into he Lnned States are admitted free Of duly,
whist ieom Gfeat Bfif,in only "a per cent
~ imports nom France ice al duI, ($l7 1908
els) arc abnui equdl u lhe exports oil our domrs-
nc produce is17,IGo.922) 10 that country whilst
Eng.a tahes N IL dian double The amount Of
our doineSnc pfeducc, tS52 l0l .9u2) Han The a
mount . nnltcd from that county iuto tbs Tree OF
dniNlSl9ld6. have no doubt that, II The
amoupi al duiy obtained by our Government
Fen h produce could he aseeHained, Il would be
found 10 be less ihan 10 percent the total mpor
i"ttousi whilst France Is deriving Immense ptuhs
iram us Reggie on our tobacco. BY tie statistical
statement winch has been handed 10 YOU, YOU vii Oh
scisr that the profits paid INTO the French treasury
by The Rrrlc N 1881 amounted 10 over eleven m,l-
ions OF dollms. 1hese we're HE nett plufts;
aud u The expenses Of Tire Rye, winch
very great, should BE- aided 10 that amount.
thcfe Is no doubt that the total gross revenue
would be haeen millions Of dol ars; aud. as
= considerable proportion of American tobacco
IS employed to mix with The native tobacco
IN ordcr to render the quality manufactured more
va,u' bic, II appears 10 that the revenue derived
by Fence, directly or indirectly, from American
tobacco alaue, may be safely estimated AT five aud
hail millions Of dollars. be,ug probably more than
double the amount oil revenue obtained by the Unit
I'd States from all the lmpofalluns INTO Tins conn-
ny ilnm France. That the ffonch must have our
tobacco 10 NIX wlth thrir own IN order Ia reudel
any nay paalablr, has been hequcnty aclnowl.
cdg d by de Rrg,e; and Tie restrictions and vexa-
uons Attending ~ CULTIVATION IN Fnncc are
such one wopld ruth TO high spirited NATION,
which ih, peo; e are uulger.p,,, ,caow, = - 10
b., would submit 10; for every plant is counted
aS every l'al On each plant is counted by tie FL
Gers ol he Rfsm. The result Of an tverage ycar
OF HE Gro sol 80 1881. 1922. la33, ana 1884
SHOWS produce al "03 41O 5G6 pM,4. having
l71i.12O232 leaves. Aud 10 lre,ent 4 c cnll
'alor from using even the refuse leaves ~ hlcl The
Krgie viii MOI take. they immediately destrn, ed
the dong Which has frequently oclasoned blond
shed; and 10 Pr eren the culivalof from even having
rhoIce Il getting ,w lcavcs from the al3rrerlw h.
the lnnls, Immediately aiter the gathering Of the
er"p ATE pulled up by the officers Of the Reggie J
GlbfaItar ~ i ice pur, aud the tobacco winch IS
/ shpped There IS ior The purpose OF tcshpment 10
LAZY, OF 10 be smagged into Spain: the SNUG ding
9'de Is very acuVe from thence INTO SPAN, where
tie high ruces, occasoucd Wv lis beIug Il Gov m.
men' monopoly, encourage smuggling 10 4 v,fy
/ efeal extent.
M'itt Is aso frcc port. and the tobacco Which
sect tbe'e IS afterwards distributed mo laly, the
Adt'nc and the Lrvant.
NP7p'-ln tbs county monopoly OF the Rrgie
eNists.ln le20, dalng the Revolution. IL was dune
AWAY Hnh lnr a irn Acn,; the decree was d,l-
Ell 9th November $50, take Ell CT f,om the
lsi NJ tch 1881, bh immediately ON Fcrdlnand's
gam seitlng TIE supreme power, lac le-estab,h
tie htste, which has continued to exist from that
pcuod.
. Inc average exports direct from tie United
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