Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-07-30
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jet to the remedy now proposed, it il their
duty to propose one equally or more likely To-
prove efficient.
Entirety, protests, attempts al negotiation,
urged with a zeal and ability by orr Govern.
rnent at nome and our ministers abroad, equal
to the importance Of the subject,f for fifty years,
have failed, and there is no other remedy but
eotintervailing duties.
In the words of Mr.. Jefferson, in a report ha
made to Congress on the 10th of December.
i7ss, on The subject of commercial privileges
aud restrictions, "Shonld any nation. contra
~ 10 our wishes, suppose it may better find
It's advantage by continuing its system OF pro-
h%lbitlons, duties, aud regulations, il behooves
US TO protect onr citizens, their and
navigation. By counter prohibitions, duties and
regulations, also. Free Commerce and navi-
CATION are not to be given in exchange for re-
strlctions and vexatjohs nor are they likely
70 produce a relaxation of Them"
Ny own opinion is, that an additional duly
Of ten per cent, with Il prospective annual in
crease OF I'VE per cent. on such articles as
might be selected blythe committee, when i'm
ported from nations Of whose prohibitions and
dates we have cause 10 complain, with a pro-
yiso that such additional duties should cease
with a cessation of the regulations and duties
OF which We complain, would speedily bring
the relief we desire.
The average annual Consumption Of Great
Britain for 1883 and 1889, Of Che. leaf tobacco
of the United States, may be fairly estimated
at $4,000 hogsheads annually, which, at | 200
pounds, is 2I,600,00O pounds. The duty on
which, at three ~shillings per pound. renders a
nett revenue Of E3,24O,000
Licenses $4,000
Neil revenue 1882 900
Charge ofcollecting, estimated at 270,0 0
Gross revenue, G3,562, 600
Which, ats4,s5 per pound sterling. is equal III
sl7,275, 7o0-being equal 10 about tWo-fhirds
ofthe expenses efhheir nory, and about equal 10
the whole expenses Of The Government of the
i United States of America.
In 1897 the monopoly Of tobacco producef
to the French treasury a nett profit Of 3d. 0O.-
600 francs equal 10 81 ,0f3.333. The profits
gained by the 1889 authorised retailers
amounted to l1,s09,77 francs, equal IL
5000 400.
Russia levies a ddty Of over 200 per cent.
England over 500 per cent; in a great part Of
Germany near 100 per cent. on first cost: and
France, Spain. Italy and Austria, derive cnor-
nous profits from their system of monopoly:
1t may safely be said that Europe leyies a re-
venue of about 80 millions of doiiars on about
100000 bogsheads Of american tobacco. which
cost in the United States about z millions:
These enormous duties and restrictions are of
the most serious injury to our agricultural
commercial interests the total nett revenue Of
the United States, derived from all ARTICLES of
importations from all parts Of the world. sc~
cording TO the report Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, for the two years ending .3lst De-
cember, 1888, was an average Of S16,566, or.
YtvxrE Observation-Disclosures in the civil
zed world is this not felt, the enterprise Of our
hardy New Englanders. or in which quarter
of the Globe is it that their weather beatcn
conntenances are not seen. They have ear
rled ice to Canton and Calcutta, .raachineryt3
India and the Islands in the Southern Ocean,
navigated our ships in every known sea-theY
are found in the steppes of Russia, keeping
%taverns in the Islands Of the South Pacific
fishing and teaching the natives civilization.
and It is SAID that in Afghanistan they are
dlscipiining the armies of Do<t Mahoned.
But the greatest stretch of Yankee enterprise
and daring is shown by an announcement in
the ] ondon papers Of the establishment 81 a
stage coach communication between Cairo
and SueZ. and the erection Of iayerns in those
arid and parched up plains Of the desert, hi
therto considered impossible except by cameis
and dremedaries, on account Of the entire abb
seHce of water or vegetation. We should
have considered this announcement j bur
lesque upon Yankee enterprise; were it moi for
The fact that we have a letter before us, writ.
ten from one of those very houses in the de-
sert. Our informant writes that the owners of
these taverns are brothers, from Boston, one
stationed at each tavern. He SAYS they have
not forgotten one of their old habits, not even
that of knowing how to chargc or make money
and that they are amassing a fortune where
not one drop of water has run or blade of
grass grown since the morning stars first sang
to~gether.-(Natehe Free TraderJ
VEGETABLE Ivoa TIT is said that the
French dlscovery-ships have introduced from
the South seas, a new vegetable. resembling
the cocoa-uut, but much smaller. When the
outer shell is removed, the interior presents
the appearance, and possesses all the proper.
ties of the finest ivory.
in the manufacture OF articles 10 which its
size is adaptedfit rs supposed that HIS regeta-
BILE product will entirely sup5efsede the more
costly tooth OF the elephant af1itrH Plant.
LupfeR8us-One snltry afternoon. in the
month of june while the copyrighted WIS
dom of New Hampshire were assembled in
the Capitol, an honest r9ember Of the Hcnse,
who had been reluctantly summoned to the
scene of his duties from the dinner table.
where he had been freely indulging, stretched
himself out on one Of the seats and was qui-
city enjoying a nap, when one Of the sove-
reign people," who had Seated himself in the
gallery, to overlook his servants. happened to
observe the aforesaid member in his recum-
bent position, and without ceremony bawled
ou.-s Halo. master. You man that's nap
ping it on the BENCH there-the state don't
pay you two dollars a day for sleeping, | can
tell you. So, wake up-wake mp By the
time the above speech3 which was delivered
in no ordinary tore Of voice. was concluded.
the hous e was in a roar-the sseaper arose.,
frightened half out of his wlts--and TIE Speak
er ordered the galleries to be cleared.
A CIT pfR Eef-The locofoeos and Tyler
men, in Philadelphia, celebrated the 4,h OF
July By partaking OF a dinner at Pascail's Ho-
tel. PhA Tyler men, in order to make capt
tai for their leader, sidled up to the locofocos.
with this eoaxlng bit Of a toast -
! "Our democratic feIlow-citizsns, dining at
PascalI's va hail them on the anniversary Of
our National independence az worthy dlsci-
pies of shs father Of democraey."
The locos. after a short consultation, sent
back the following cut direct =
TIL President af the limited Statas !,