Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-08-02

lucky from Locust Point. This branch of this
trade they hope greatly to increase. They hope
the advantages Of Baltimore will make it the
mart Of other States, and attract the foreign de-
mand always tending to that market which af-
fords to fill all orders. They build part of this
expectations on our convenience to Richmond,
aud on the heat and humidity of the climate Of
New Orleans counteracting in some degree their
cheaper inland transportation, and on the mani
fest tendencies of our Western trade towards the
North and East. Finally, if the Warehouses are
removed from Baltimore under this law, it will
be to Canton, or to a worse and cheaper lacation.
In fact, the law accepts the ''lowest offer per
foot" That is the language Of the 4th section,
without considering, perhaps, that the cheapest
may be the worst. The law also requires it to
be where the whole establishment complete will
not cost more than the old houses will sell for.
At Fels Point, or the other shipping points of
the city trade on deep water, the property is too
valuable to afford us the necessary room at the
cost limited by the law. Why the shipping
business has sought those points, and avoided
Canton, we need not enquire. They may be at
more convenient distance or afford better an
cborage or harbor
The Canton Company made to us the most
liberal Offers to build complete and commodi-
GUS establishments on water 20 feet deep in ex-
change for the old houses, or for $500, OOO and
to leave the State what ever excess the old houses
may sell for. These offers surely come as near
the requirements of the law as could be expec-
ted. The Canton Company candidly admit the
benefit to their interests and urge that il will be
to ours We see the one but not the other
We see the benefit to Canton, of removing to it
a great and Important shipping business; but
we do not see the benefit to the trade itself and
the interests connected with IT,, of diverting it
from the channel where the conveniences of
commerce have taken it, and we see no reason
for forcing the Tobacco any more than the Grain
or other heavy export freight from the basin to
deep water.
In conclusion, the report recommends that the
Tobacco Commissioners be requested not to en-
force the law for the removal of the warehouses,
and if they refuse to comply, that legal mea-
sures be resorted to in order to delay its opera
ton until the Legislature meets.
In the meantime committee of one from each
county on resolutions was appointed by the
meeting, and next reported. The majority sub
mitted a series of resolutions, which, in sub
stance, approve Of the act authorizing the re-
moval to deep water; declare that such removal
meets with the appreciation of the planting in
terest, and will be advantageous to that interest
IN high degree; recommending the commits
sioners to proceed at once to the execution of
their duties under the law, and to give thirty
days notice to property holders on deep water,
&c. Also that the counties vote in the Conven-
ton according to their relative production of to-
bacco, and in case any delegation be divided,
both the majority aud minority to cast proper
tomato number Of the votes to which the county
is entitled
The resolutions were signed by Messrs. Bris-
cue, Of Calvert; Harding, of Montgomery; Hor-
sey, of Frederick; Tongue, Of Anne Arundel,
Gardiner, of Charles.
Gen. Thomas F. Bowie on behalf of himself
nority of the committee, submitted report re-
commencing the adoption of the report of the
Investigating Committee as submitted by Mr..
ELL, and recommended that each county shall
vote in Convention according to it's relative
to tobacco.
The reports having been read gave rise to
lengthy and very animated discussion, in which
many gentlemen participated. After which S.
H. Berry, ESQ., offered the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas, it appears that in this Convention
some of the counties are represented en- naosse,
others by regularly appointed delegates, and
others again by gentlemen not formally author
lied and therefore the bodyis irregularly consti
suted and great obstruction is offered to the
ne buc md tboc
of the removal of the State Tobacco Warehouses
is one of great importance, evidently deserving
more consideration than it has yet received from
the planting interest,
Resolred, That the Planters and friends of
the Tobacco interest, in each Of the Tobacco
Growing Counties, be requested to assemble in
primary meetings in their several Election Dis
{ lets, and appoint delegates in the usual man
ner to County Convention, which Convention
shall appoint delegates to represent the county
in Convention of Tobacco Growers of Mary
land, to assemble at Upper Marlboro on Thurs
day, the 25th day of October next.
2 Resozred, That each county shall send
delegation equal in numbers to its representation
in the General Assembly.
8. Resolved That in the said Convention, the
several counties represented shall be entitled to
q number of votes in proportion to their respec-
tive production of Tobacco
i. Resolued That the Commissioners for the
removal of the Warehouses be respectfully re-
quested to suspend any further action under the
law, until after the meeting Of the Convention
in October.
Mr.. Berry advocated the adoption of this pro-
position as the only one likely to harmonic the
meeting, and to obtain ultimately fair and can
did decision of the important question under
consideration He offered it in spirit of COM
promise, and urged the expediency of the plan
contemplated by it.
Hon. George w. Hughes seconded the motion
of Mr.. Berry and spoke at some length in advo-
cacy Of it. He explained how the delegates
from Anne Arundel were present. He also ad-
verted to the great Importance of the question
before the Convention, and urged the proposed
delay that all the Tobacco counties might be
ragularly representcd and a consderate conclu-