Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-01

the design IN 'iolatiol Of the wishes oftiie pTopr
etors, Of fetaoving the Inspectors Of two Of tbs
warehouses in Petersburg, and during the time
the old inspectors We're cut, thepropretors Of the
warehouses lest thousands of dollars. Mr.. C. sale
he had this from proprietor of one of the ware
houses in Petersburg.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Stuart
and Stovall. The latter gentleman is reported to
have expressed himself opposed to the whole
system OF tobacco inspection. ''Men called In
spectors said Mr.. s., marked the growers tobac-
co refused and sharpers stood by to cheat the
planter out of half his tobacco was worth. With
III the last twenty five years his constituents had
paid halt million of dollars to these inspections,
and he was in favor of abolishing the whole sys-
tenn, and appointing samplers, who should be SUI
perlntendents of the warehouses;" We turn
this senator over to the Inspectors, with the re-
maek, that so far as Richmond is concerned, his
aspersions are wholly gratuitous. The Inspectors
here are faithful and competent officers; and if
there be any ''sharpers' in the Tobacco market,
we can only say, they are unknown to the trade
unknown to the community at large, and probably
unknown to the astute senator from Hall
fax.
The question was til en- taken ON the amend
ment of Mr. Darlington, and determined in the
negative, as follows;
AYEs-Messrs. Barnett, Braxton, Brown, eabel. Car
rngon Creign Meredith, Saunders, Shelley sherrard
StovaH. Thomas, Ward, Watson, Witcher-l5
NeEs-Messrs Amber, Bussell, Brent Boykn, Camp
bell. Cowan, Daniel Deneae Douglas, Funsten Grant
ham, Martini Mason, McDearnon. Moncure Parker Pax
ton Ptman Roger, Shackelford, Shands Smith, Stuart,
Tate. Thomson.
The question then being Shall the Bill pass
Mr.. Braxton said he was satisfied, from the dis
cussion which had ensued, that the tobacco grow
were opposed to the bill, and should therefore
vote against it, without regard to party After
some farther discussion, the previous question
was demanded and sustained when the bill passed
by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs. Amber, Bassell Brent, Boykin Camp
bell, Cowan, Daniel Funston, Granham Greaver, Layne,
Martin, Mason, McDearmen, Moncure Parker Paxton,
Pltman, Reger Shackeltord, Shands Smith, Stuart Tate
| Thompson-25.
| NoEs-Messrs Barnett Braxtos, Brown, Cabel, Car
rngton, Cregh Meredith, Saunders, Shelley, Sherrard,
| Stoval, Sweeney, Thomas, Watson Witcher--15.
! lMessrs. DENEALE and WARD tied off
| Previous to the vote upon the passage of the
BILL the Senate, at the instance of Mr.. Meredith,
so amended the section relative to the commence
kment of the term of office of the new Inspectors
as to cause them to enter upon the discharge of
their duties on the first of January.
Thus ended one of the SMALLEST acts of that very
small body. All the Offices Of the State now
in the hands of the dominant party; and unless
we are greatly deceived, not a solitary Wing will
be permitted to retain employment under the
State Government after the first of January, 1858.
Now, we do not complain of this state of things
The Democratic party have long since proclaimed
the free -booting principle that To the victors
belong the spoiIs"-in grasping the smallest Off
ces, then, the large ones they have always appro-
priated-they only carrying out of their
delectable principles.