Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-09-08

cate. !! contains, we think, an important
suggestion, one that our Tobacco- Planters
should feel in,eres. enough in to cause them
10 lend their assistance to carry on. fully.
AUGUST II, 1853.
TO the Tobacco Gro,csas ofMe
United States, Greeting:
Whereas. Tobacco is one Of the most Or o.
minent staple products of The United States.
to the gow,h Of which large portions Of the
States of Maryland, Virginia, Ohio. Ken,uc-
Nv, Tennessee, Missouri, and small portions
of the States Of North Carolina, Pennsylva.
mia, indiana, Connecticut and Florida, are
devoted, and the growers Of which are, con-
seqnenlly, deeply interested; and whereas
the many fluctuations in prices Of said sta
pie cause great derimenl to the growers
thereof, by alternately enhancing and de-
pressing the value of real and personal pro-
perry in the neighbo,hoods in which it is
cultivated, propose by this address, TO sug-
gest plan which, If carried into practice,
will greatly benefit your interests, individu-
oily and colleclively-and in doing so, am
prompted by no other than The motive of
benefIting you and the communities in
which you live and act. Nor do | claim
for the plan which propose, any individu-
al merit or very novel proceeding, unless
i, be novel as applied 10 this particular sta
pie, 10 hold Convention Of Tobacco-grow-
ers from all the States in which il is cuIlva-
ted.
And this is the foundation of the plan
suggest: That Convention be held in
Louisville, KY, composed entirely of To-
bacco-Plsnters, and ,ha, said Convention
be represented by delegates, to be selected
in each county where Tobacco is cultivated
in such States Of the Union where i, is rails
ed. And would here suggest that the first
Convention be held at the aforesaid place,
on Wednesday, the 10Th of N November next.
The object for which il is called being
10 promote the interests of the Planters of
Tobacco, By interchanging of views and O.
pinions as to the best mode Of lis culture,
the bes, descriptions to plant to yield the
greatest amour, of profit, the quantities
which should be aimed al 10 be raised to
pay best for its production, and for such
other purposes as may sugges. themselves
to the Convention as being conducive 10
the welfare of this class Of c,izens-among
which, as last, though not leas. important
which shall Suggest, is, that said Conven-
lion may uniledly petition Congress 10 pass
such laws as will be calculated to lower
the duties charged by foreign governments
on Tobacco imported into their respective
limits.
individual f forts have, from lime 10 time,
been made By citizens of Maryland and else
where, and BY individual representatives. in
Congress, with bu! little success, as is very
generally the case with individual efforts in
any very great and mportan, enterprise !;
bu. when there is unity of purpose and &C.
ton by individuals, if persevered in, their
greatest enterprises and designs become sue
cessful.
You will find, upon investigation, that
all or nearly all other classes of citizens
have, and still continue to have Conventions
-Coion-Plan,ers, Sugar-PanIers, Wool
Growers, Mechanics, Ply sicans, Lawyers,
SC, &c.,-and with great advantages, no
doubt, TO their respective and various put
sui,s-but the Tobacco-PIanlers, compris-
ing q very large and important and inAu-
entail portion Of the citizens of these Uni
ted States, have all along satisfied Them
selves with County and State Agricul.u
Exhibitions for an interchange Of views a.
mong themselves in regard TO Tobacco
This should not be so. But Tobacco Plan
tiers, allow me TO urge upon you to attend
the Convention, and though the first one
may be composed of but few members, you
quen, ones will be largely attended, and that
good and great benefits will be the results
of the consultations end deliberations Of
such meeting.
might say much more in favor Of the
suggestions herein contained, but less il,
may prove tedious TO be read, if made more
prolix, close by simply stating the reasons
for proposing the time and place for the
meeting Of such Conven,lon-which are,
that the place is central 10 the different To-
bacco growing sections, and easy Of access
and the time such as is the most leisure
Of the whole fall season to Tobacco grow
eIs. A PLANTER,
Of PripeuGsorge's County, Nd
To The above .hesC0Iton Plant adds the
following remark
We regard the suggestion as decidedly
good one, and can see no good reason why
an interest second TO few, if any, in the
country should no! be heard in self protec-'
ton. II is notorious tina: while the To-
bacco growers furnish greater amount of
produce for expectation than any other cul-
tivalors Of the soil, with the exception of
those who raise Cotton, their interests have
been overlooked q, home, and suffered to
be the subjec, Of speculation Of the most,
cxtrsvsgan, kind, by Governments and indi-
viduals sbroad Under the name Of luxu-
~ tobacco has become almos, as essential TO
the comfort Of those who consume il, as the
bread they eat. Now as the use Of il is n OF
confined 10 The rich, who on the contrary