The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-24
The Tobacco Reconsideration OF the Maryland
Legislature.


Legislature.
We happy to state that the legislature of Mary
have been anticipated in their wishes The Secretary OF
State has devoted little attention to the object which
they would accomplish In laying the following resou
tons before its readers the Baltimore Sun expresses the
hope that they will be successful in efeciing satisfac
tory reduction of the duties which imposed
on American tobacco in various parts OF Europe This
hope for reduction in the duties referred TO has long
been favorte with ourselves; and although for
long time past 1t has seemed to be hoping against hope
we have faithfully chung to it, And nor we feel most
happy in informing the Baltimore editor, CLEAN OF
sunshine has suddenly shot athwar the sky our con-
sancy is al length rewarded by what hail an ear
of better times for friends the tobacco planters
We refer treaty recently concluded with of the
States of Germany, the passage of which through the
Senate gave TO the newspaper rumor, circulated some
weeks ago, respecting the "Zol-V erein treaty. We
may be too sanguine but confident that
the treaty in question is destined TO prove the
opening of quite new era for our tobacco trade.
One thing at least, is certain when the proper time
shall come for making it public, the country will in
most convincing and satisfactory proof that, if the
belief expressed in the resolutions be well founded and
be true that arrangements may be made and negoa
tons had with foreign governments by which the artl-
Gle of tobacco may be more freely admitted and with
less duty than present imposed if proper and rea
sonabe degree of socude entertained and manifest
ed by the government IN It's ulpiOmauc relatlons uie
may the early accomplishment of this great object be
fdenly counted upon We hope TO have early oppor-
tunity of recurring TO this deeply interesting subject
Meanwhile, we assure the tobacco planters OF the south
and of the west, that the administration anxiousy
bent on promoting their interests, by pressing the intro
ducton of their staples into the ports OF Europe the
most advantageous terms that possibly be obtained.
From the Baltimore Sun
THE TOBACCO INTEREsT.--The following resolutions
he al
interest have passed the Legislature OF Maryland. We
hope they will be successful in eectng satisfactory
ducton of the enormous duties which imposed on
American tobacco in various parts of Europe:
Whereas is rendered eminenty essential and highly
Important in view of the distressed condition of the obac
interest of the States of Maryland, Virginia, Missouri
Ohio and Kentucky that effort should be made by the
government of the United States procure reduction
the high duties imposed by foreign nations upon its intro
duction their ports, which operate prohibition up
on its consumption and consequently tend the manifest
injury grower by diminishing its value and where
as believed that arrangements may be made and nego
taons had with foreign governments by which the article
of tobacco may be freely admitted and with less d-
ty than Is present imposed if proper and reasonable
degree of socude entertained and manifested by the
government in It's diplomatic relations with those nations
'And whereas tits but just and proper that other
tons should extend 70 the agricultural products of the Uni