Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-07
4ailp Niraiuian.
How an Irishman Raised Tobacco and the
Wind at the Same Time.

How an Irishman Raised Tobacco and the
Wind at the Same Time.
The cultivation Of tubaccn has long boon forbid
den in Great Britain but by some oversight the pro-
hibit:on not extended to Ireland until the fol-
lowing ncid' Mt. narrated by DR.. Shelton Macken-
sic. rendered it's necessity obvious:
About the year 1899 mn Irishmnn named Car
roll returned to his native land after many years
residence in tho United States. where he had
realized sufficient means w purchase the estate in
Tlppcrary, upon which his forefathers had rcsid-
Cd from immemoral time. Mr.. Carroll, who was
an artivc.,ninded; speculative man, had lived In
our Southern Statos for several years, whero he
had made himself familiar with all relating to the
growth, and treatment. and preparation oftobac-
CO. lie had accidentally asccrtaned that there
was law prohibiting the cultivation OF the
plant in Ireland Accordingly, having brought
over with him, by another accident, as much of
the tobacco seed ns wonld suffice for few acres
Of land. ho Ind tho ground carefully prepared.
and committed the seed to it. Devoting himself
I" wedding. hoeng, aud nil the other regulates
for success. he hnd tho satisfaction, in due time,
oi sending into the market in Dublin and in
Cork, sundry hogsh,als Of leaf tobacco, equal to
the average quality Of that usually imported frum
the United States Hc put on It the American
prices, too and got them, But the Excise officers
soon aequnintod with what he had done, seized
every pound Of this Irish tobacco, and proceeded
TO take the usual steps 70 "excheqner' him. They
believed themselves very wide-awake, while
their intended victim alone was in that situa-
ton. Ia due time. the legal measures having
reached maturity, Mr.. Carroll presented himself
to the Irish Attorney General informed him
the tnlncinr prohibition did not legally extend TO
Ireland. and recommended him to make .
,i,tne o necessity, and withdraw all the Ex-
chequcr suits Mt law. The Attorney General
would gladly have done this. as his own legal
ignorance or carclessness wonld have been
publicly proclaimed had they proceeded. But
shrewd Mr.. Carroll did not stop with this. lie
exactcd from the Irish Government full com.
pen-ntion for the damage he had sustained, In
character and purse. by the public seizure of
hls prduce IA smuggled-nor did he put .
small estimate upon his damages. However, the
money was paid and tho Excise Commissioners
nattcrcd themselves that they had seen the Inst Of
Mr.. Carroll. Not SO; for they Ind seen a letter
from him, some six months later, saying that he
had put the whole of his land into tobacco cult.
yation, and AZ they had paid him 80 we'll for tho
last CROP wished Ia know whether they would
purchase tho forthcoming at the same rate. The
result was the Excise Bonrd had to compromise
and agreed to pny 100000 for Mr.. Carroll's next
tobacco crop. he undertaking not again to 60 into
that branch Of agriculture, Finally, in the year
1881, tho Government had to got an act Of Parlia-
mcnt wholly prohibiting tobacco growing ~ Ire
land and. in March 1882. got second act passed
authorizing the purchase Of Irish grown tobacco
with view To ts being destroyed.
Mr.. CAROLS ne glbors declare tO this day that
the sowing and consequent growing, OF tobacco
in the second year, was only ono Of his ingenious
devices. and thnt be really had sown grain where
the Exciscmen believed he had placed tobacco
seed. The whole transaction put some $3.50, 600
into this nmiable gentleman y pocket.