Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-04
ToBAc 20 TRADE wIrn ENGLAND.
An adiiiioaai dniY eaa.emplatel on Sltips.

DENTAL elsclion-and very few intelligent men, pre-
sumo, therefore, were sof enough 10 be caught by i,
That evea, being nov The If taking place. the
mask begins already Ia drop of. As learn ty the
following letter from dis iingushed Commercial house
in London 10 their correspondent this place received
by the steamer Great Western, which reached Boston
few days since, mol only nothing mite said about
reduction u duties Tobacco but We are told that il ia
IN contemplation To increase much Of that duty as
hears upon stnpsl And whyl One of the principal
reasons assigned fol this Deasure is, that il designed
to optnie upon tie smuggling trade. Bot doubtless
there Is another far influential with the far
sighted British salesneh--and that Is to protect Brit
ish labor and capital against American competi
! lion III this by unimporlsnt department Of
'lle 1obacco rade-he same which has induced
them. exorbIlanlIy high the duly upon Leaf To
bacco, to levy still exorbitant duty upon thai
which Is manufactured, and which consequently has
portion OF American labor aud capital expended upon it,
alter 1t has passed the planters hands, and beioe it
reaches the consumers.
vi course THIS letter IS not published for election
eerlng purposes. Tie extent Of lis circulation will be
af too limited pror 10 tie hour Of election exert any
material influence. II is Transferred our columns as
an interesting article OF commercial intelligence and as
particularly important to those heretofore engaged or
who have contemplated hereafter embarking in the bu
suess OF making Strips for the British market. Yet if
there be one man. whose eye may la upon ii before he
goes 10 the polls, and who intends to vote against tie
Wings under the delusive hope thai Great Britain has
ever really designed modification of her tariff laws
and that she is only waiting for To lead the way in
so important revolution in her commercial system let
him be no lenger deceived by such representalion,-
a representation even mole dec,p live than auIul:
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their correspondent IN LyuchJtpg dated
'LorooS, | lih October, 1874
"The proceedings ofihe select committee of The 'ro
baceo duties have recently been published ina folio vol
ume Of 794 pages, Involving qutsons which it is i'm
pofant that we should shortly direcl your attention.
The general question raised on the means that
could mos wisely be adopted for the avoidance Of fraud
by Smuggling aud by adulemtion in the manufacture Of
tobacco. The subjects Of enquiry which appear 10 us
The more especially interesting you are as follows
VIZ:
Il. The direct and natural cause Of removing the in
dueement Ia fraud by reduction duty sufficient to ac
comrlIsh the desired object, consistently due ne
gard 10 THE maintenance Of the amount of revenue
heretofore derived from this article
- Inc rractcabillty OF adopting measures for sue.
cessully checking the existing frauds by greater vlp
lance IN the coast guard and other officers appointed Tor
the purpose aud by stringent laws for con
trolling the operations Of the manufacture.
IS. The puprlety Of admitting Strips or Stemmed al
The same duty as that charged on Leaf Tobacco with
advantages wed fran
the exclusive ol Leaf, which assumed as the ne
cessary consequence Of derenila duty chargeable on
steamed.
81 The general question of increase by the use of wa
Ter IN Inc manufacture. with the nducement afforded
thereby to prepare The Tobacco intended for The use of
The United Kingdom in such manner as 10 imbihe the
largest possible quantity Of waller fur The purpose Of eva
ding the duy1hs question arose out of the preceding
one under ihe asserunh ny Of the witnesses that
Strips dried 10 exent which would not be pracli-
cable with Leaf Tobacco.
''Ater long and minute examination Of msny wit
hesses the details OF which occupy 4o7 pages OF the
published proceedings, the committee yided ca The gen
eral question: to aud The majority decided with the
Chancellor ot theExcheqner, against reduction of duty.
and IN iavur of greater vigilance the part Of the
coast guard and cesom officers, ard of more stringent
regulations OF excise. Bnt,-aud his is most npur
isnt 10 rensrkon the general question of d6crentia
d,hy the committee unanimous! The Eeport OF
the minority as well as that Of The majority recon
mended difierenal duty Strips or Siemmed Is
bacco. and IN terms such as to make apparent that
Is intended by the operation Of the prop sed ,.,v c
exclude the use If Strips, in order that the importation o
Leaf Tobacco may be encouraged and The altered ai
caniagcs dervabe thcretfun may be realized: and this
also with the evidence before the committee of al the oh
ections which could be offered to The measure in 1929
when di,lefeniial duty was proposed and we believe
fully intended by the governn, nt and was afterwards
abandoned IN consequence oi The objections thereto ale
ged by the Trade The first and second If these sub.
Jecis Of enquiry questions with which we are not i'm
meda,cly concerned but the third On the dferential
duty. raises question Of the utmost Importance with
respect The interest of the Strips on hand and as
to the prudence Of preparing stock for the npoa-
tios ot next year
"On this qeson speculate but no man can
determine. Looking at The language cf the Rep, TT.
which seems to intend the dfeenal duty to operate as
mea.s q excluding Strips altogether from use we can
scarcely Conceive the government determine
that Strips imported a"corlmy 10 law shall afterwards be
excluded subjected to she 'nnhilatng effect OF
and er post idcte law. But on his ooInt variety OF
questions oi difficulty will certainly arse, and with con
sequences sumporiaul depending the great tngen-
ey, US we cannot rest with early confidence ourse,e s
50 also we feel impossible advise. Until we can
have some assurance this great and exciting question:
we fear the marke, is likely stagnae under the slug
gish demand Of The immediate wants of the Trade.
I The questions Tor consideration follows viz:
u. W neither tie recommendation ct the committee
in favor Of dlerentia duty viii be adopted or not,
| ~. IfadoPled, whether any, and what, exceptions
will be made IN favor Of stock hand; and especially
whether such exception, itany may be allowed be for on
" limited time and IN such manner render il ONLY
an aevall0n of the evil be sustained instead of DO
sItise benefit {, The holder.
IS. Whether the publication Of this Report nav or
not, be esteemed authority sufficient io5 sues ng to The
operation Of the new law. whatever il NAV he any
stock that may hereafter be prepared and therefore
whether there be any, and what, special risk pfepar
ing Strips for season.
! 8y- The ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the NJ eth
odsl Episcopal Church Will convene in lynchburg on
"Wednesday The l5lh inst. Bishop Andrew, whose re