The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-08
MEETING OF THE TOBACCO PLANTERS OF
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,.


MEETING OF THE TOBACCO PLANTERS OF
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.
We noticed, few days ago, that a meeting CT
the Tobacco Planters of Prince Georges county
was called to take place at Upper Marlborough on
Friday last, June LIST, to consider the law passed
at the last session of the Legislature, providing
for the removal of the State Tobacco w arehouses
to point upon deep water.
In response, number of gentlemen assembled at
that place on the day named, and upon motion OF
Gen. I. f. Bowie, William b. Hill, Esq. was called
to the chair, and Richard b. B. Chew, Esq,
appointed Secretary.
Gen. Bowie offered the following res olutions,
which were adopted:
Resolved by the Tobacco Planters Of Prince Georges
Coaaty in meeting assembled That in view of the pro-
posed of the Tobacco Warehouses in Baltimore au
horized act of the last Gener al Assembly, and
their removal deep water it becomes tho imperative
duty of the Tobacco Growers of Maryland to express
their opinions on subjects so vitality affecting their inter
Resolved That the of the warehousing system
of Tobacco from the counties where the article grown
consequent change of the places of sale and
spection has from experience of thirtyfve years
proved disastrous the best interest of the planters and
remedy for the evils inflicted on them should now
| be provided.
Resolred That the natural course of trade will bring
all who wish purchase to the place where the article
sought be found and this nvarabe principle of
commercial enterprise will be found to exist in all its
force whether the places oil SAFE are ocau III cites Vi
| rural districts.
Resolved That the entire tobacco growing region of
Maryland ought to be represented in General Conven
on to be composed of delegates hereom to take into
consideration the various subjects connected with the
subject embraced in these resolutions, and for that pur-
recommended that delegates be sent to Gener-
al Convention of Tobacco Growers to be held at Upper
| Marlborough, on Tuesday, the 18th of July next.
RESOLVED. That the Commissioners appointed to sell
and dispose of the said Warehouses in Baltimore by the
act of the last session. be- and they hereby earnestly
requested to suspend all proceedings under said law
TIL the general voice of the Tobacco Growers of Maryland
can be heard on the subject
} The following amendment, offered by Mr.. Hill,
: was also adopted:
Resolved, That committee of five be appointed
chair to proceed to Baltimore and investigate the whole
subject of the removal of the Tobacco Warehouses;
to report thereon to adjourned meeting of Tobacco
Planters and friends of the Tobacco Interest
Upper Marlborough Tuesday, the 18th day of July
next.
The Marlborough Gazette makes the following
comments:
The meeting of Tobacco Planters, held in this
village on Friday last, was too thinly attended tt
be consded expressing by their action the senti
ments of the people of the county on the subject
the removal of the State Tobacco Warehouses il
Baltimore from their present position to point OF
deeper water. No two persons. in the meeting
seemed to agree fully on any of the proposition
; submitted, and it is hard to tell what was the &C
| ton ola majority of the meeting.
MERRILL THOMAS & Co.'s BREEcH-LoADING CAR
BINE.-At a recent meeting of the "Montgomer,
Mounted Guards of Montgomery county, reso
luton was adopted expressing decided preference
for this new gum desiring the officers to communi
cate with the Governor, and, if possible, procur
arms of this kind for the of the corps.