Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-05-06


them, the inspectors, the additional charge of 40
cents per hid sampling-declaring it as their opln.
ion that the law did not require them to furnish a
sample Of the hhd--thus arrogating to themselves
the high perogative Of discriminating the judicial
construction Of law, enacted by Sovereign State,
for the protection of large and growing interest
of Sister States; and whereas the most prominent
factors in New Orleans did at the time of the as
sertion of the construction of the law by the said
inspectors, oppose by all means of remonstrance
in their power. the exercise of such an injustice
to the interest which they represented; and where
as their acquiescence was alone obtained by con-
straint and not willingly, the Inspectors refusing
to inspect tobacco unless their exaction was sub.
mtted to and whereas the said Inspectors have
continued from that day to the decision of the
Court in the case Of Messrs. Hill D. Snnott vs.
the Tobacco Inspectors, on the 29th March last,
in the exaction Of the aforesaid extra and illegal
charge Of 40 cents per hid. in despite of every
ren,onstrance both persuasive and legal; and
whereas, since tho decision Of the said Court in
the aforesaid case, they have at one time said to
the Factor. 1--WE will but charge the legal fee of
sixty cents;" at another time saying the factor.
"You must render your bill for inspection at one
dollar to the planter, but we will not receive more
than sixty cents from Both March last, unless the
Supreme Court, in its final decision should aacard
the same to us; so, we aOiH make you, the factor,
pay orer to US, for all tobacco inspected after said
30h March, tie 40 cents per hid extra. And,
whereas. the Tobacco interest in magnitude stands
second in the Union only to the great staple of the
South and, whereas the position we occupy is
one of high trust and responsibility, and from the
vasciflating course of the aforesaid inspectors,
ono of great danger, therefore in Justice to our
selves, and the interest which we represent, be it
Resolred, That his Excellency Alexander Mou-
ton Eovarnrr Of ho State ~ o,,;son, bo ro-
spectfully requested to grant unto us, and those
we represent, that relief and redress from the
grievances under which We labor, as is invested in
him by the laws of the State, and that he will ap-
point faithful and competent men for inspectors
of Tobacco, for the city and port Of New Orleans.
Upon which the ayes and noes were called for
by Mr.. Kelly, and decided by the following vote /:
Ayes, Messrs. Heran, Hill, Kelly, Cony CHAM,
Hopkins, Bowe, Steele, Chenoweth, Nalle, Pc
gram, Payne, Foreman, and Sinnott-13. Nays.
Messrs. Price, West, Lonsdale, Yeatman, Ray
burn. Rogers, Galbraith, Garland, Crockett, Buck
ley, Lynch. ElImaker, Martin, O'Noi, J. w.
Ferguson, Peter Ferguson, Show and Reid lis.
Tho resolution of Mr.. Galbraith was then taken
up, amended, and adopted as follows:
Resoiped. That so far as the communication
from the Tobacco Inspectors relates to the discon.
finuance of the charge of 40 C. per hid, it meets
with the appreciation of this meeting, and IN PART
accomPishes the object had in view in calling the
meeting, the discontinuance of the unlauful charge;
and we now construe their communication to i'm
ply they will perform the same duties as hereto
fore, for which their fee will be sixty cents per
hid.
The chair appointed Messrs. Bowe, Kelly, Hop
kins, Price and Yeatman, tho Committee to exam.
inc into and report upon the defects in the exist
ing Tobacco laws of this State, when on molten
the Chairman of the meeting was added to the
Committee. On motion, ll r...
Resolred. That the foregoing Committee be.ro
qulred to make their report to meeting of tho
Tobacco Factors and buyers on the frs, Monday
in December next, and it shall be the duty of the
Chairman to call such meeting by public notice in
the city papers, at the expense of the Factors.
On motion, Resolved, That whom this meeting
adjourns, it will be 10 meet again on Thursday
evening next, 18th inst, at half past seven o'clock.
On motion tho meeting adjourned.
AT an adjourned meeting of the Tobacco Fac
tors held on April 18th, lS43 the proceedings
of the previous meeting we're read and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Kelly, copy Of the cores
pondence that took place on Goth March, 1886,
between the Committee of the Receivers of To-
bacco, and The Tobacco Inspectors, was read to
the meeting, showing that the assertions made by
the Tobacco Inspectors in their communication Of
the 18th inst, were unwnrranted by facts.
On motion of Mr.. Bowe, se
Resolred, That while we depreciute extortiou,
whether in the shape of exorbitant charges or 9TH
erwise, we hold it undeniabIy due to our character
at home and abroad, that all charges for the trans.
action of the Same business, should be uniform,
and uniformly adhered to, by respectable Factors
throughout, tho city. -, . d r., ... -
On motion Of Mr.. Galbraith, ~ IA. szr~
Resolped, That in the opinion Of this meeting,
it is inconsistent with ordinary courtesy, and de.
rogatory to the character of an individual aspir-
ing to respectable association with New Orleans
Factors and Commission Merchants, to Interfere
with the customs of their neighbors seeking their
business by propositions to do it for less commits.
sion than that established by common usage.
Resoired. That this meeting cannot too omphat.
icalIy condemn the course practised by some, of
employing strikers, drnn,mer, or underatrappers,
to board steamboats, when landing-seekine OF.
owners of produce and introducing themselves af.
tor the style Of porters and acqueys at the North,
drumming for hotels-producing the cards of
their principals, and soliciting tho sale Of produce
thereby not only showing a want Of self.respect,
but compromising the character Of respectable
ho,xss hv Lending sfranuers "a believe that The