Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-17

TAe tobacco Tfsde-Poliey Of CO1atsrraiiias Dutis.
To the Editor. Of the Wing
You may remember resolution Offered by the Hon. Ed
w. HUBBARD during the last Congress- constituting by the
bye. the Of his parliamentary lsbours, calling the
Secretary of the Treasury for such information concerning
the Tobacco trade the records OF the Department might
Afford order toenable the members of the H. ofRepesen
tatves undestandngy the policy OF eounierNa
reaatoy duties applied for the beneht OF this ar
telc of commerce. A voluminous report made con-
s.stng principally Of the facts collected by MIR. Dodge,
commercial agent who to Europe for the purpose
OF gaining information concerning this article OF export
from several States OF the Union.
The honorable OF the resolution, with that DIS
finguished ability which charactenzes him hunter
OF Statistics addressed letters the Tobacco traders in all
parts of the State (whcro be ound nqui-
ring their the above mentioned policy Of coun
terya duties applied Tobscco-Sevcral gentlemen
from Fa,ile, Richmond and Petersburg replied to his
letter.
Their replies were published appendix the report
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
Each and every of these gentlemen, OF much eSpe
Renee and long the Trade took the ground tina; counter
vang duties would be OF benefit the Planter for two
reasons chiefly urged by them. First they argued that II
in consequence of increased consumption in the importing
countries the Trade extended, and greater demand
great would be the of the pro-
this country would than supply that de-
mainland than counterbaance deficiency that
might thus be caused in the markets OF the world refer
hero particularly the markets OF Great Britain and
continental Europe Secondly, 1t contendcd, that the
consumption would be much ased inasmuch the
article Of IHrury OF which each person consumed
but small quantity aud he would manage afford pur-
chase prcc-thercforc. that the European GOvc
snts had imposed these duties for raising revenue they
would reduce hc nasmuch the consumption be-
increased any proportional degree the derived
from tins would be diminished 1twas urged that
Tobacco could be produced cheaper parts OF Gca
ny and IN Ireland than in the u. Statesand that would
competition with in their markets, under
selling and thus diminishing the raised this
article. In this may be urged that drive
the Europeans OF their markets Again Ameri-
Tobacco is far superior in quality European This
asserted the authority OF j. r. McCuoch, the author
oi the Commercial Dictionary. lie says-"Tobacco is
now very extensively cultivated in France and other Euro.
pcan countries the Levan and in lndia but the Tobacco
the ned States still very generally admitted be
decidedly superior Others. IL is much higher fla.
vored than the Tobacco OF Europe superiority attribute.
bic degree, perhaps different mode of
ment; but more, believed differences, OF soil and
climate"
Ii Is always the policy of governments foster their
productions. Duties imported articles competing for
market generally resorted to for this purpose I, pro-
bablc that OF these mpoSts Tobacco laid
with eve protecton-bu how have they fallen shor,
of il. They considered only dufies for
Ii European Tobacco, with duties varying 100 1900
per cent compete with American still less they
do so with duty diminished by one half
The other grounds taken shall be replied NV next
\ son OF \ PLANTER.