Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-06-08

Ma. EDIroR:--In your last issue fad com |
nunication signed &C" and published, as a supple
mental to that issue, Is circular signed "Reformer"
both in reply TO my article upon the proposed To-
bacco Exchange published in the Chronicle Of the
25th May. Without Wishing to affect any contempt
for these productions, must say that find in them
but very little Of argument pertinent to the question
at issue. The circular signed "Reformern seems
rather Than "Cs article, to be bv authority and
shall, therefore, FIRST il not mainly direct what
now may say to that, In the first place, think
may well retort upon 'Reformer' the charge of
tbcgging the question" since in the very outset OIL
his circular he turns the whole argument upon the
question of the Inspection Ia'es. The whole burden
and force of his article is complaint Of violation
of these laws, and of neglect of duty on the part
of the Inspectors. With these questions we have
nothing at all 10 do in the discussion of the Tobacco
Exchange. There is not in the whole circular a
single argument TO sustain that deectable institu-
ton, unless indeed, the appeal in behalf of the
convenience of some decrepd old gentlemen, "who
have grown gray in the service" may be considered
as such. This zeal for these old gentlemen is GER
tainly newborn and not to be outdone in reve-
renee for age, and consideration for the nfrmities
of these old stagers "wbo have grown gray in the
service we suggest that the Exchanges shall send
its samples around to their houses on waiter, and
let the bearer bring back their bid
"Reformer' says that seem to be egregiously
gnorantsof the fact that very great dissatisfaction
has existed for long time with certain features of
the old system of warehouse sales and then he brings
in his complaint of the violation of the inspection
laws. Now, it is not at all necessary that shall
become the apoogiss defenders of the Inspectors
They are abundantly able to take care of them
Selves but in justice to them as well as to serve
as an answer to "Reformerp we may here say that
the violations of the inspection laws or rather the
omission of some of their requirements is not justly
chargeable on the Inspectors alone. These laws
have been materially departed from at the ware
houses we all know, but no one we reckon will
charge the responsibility entirely upon the Inspec-
tors These departures from the law were by the
general assent of all parties, and certainly to
accommodate either the planters the buyers more
than any other parties since rigid adherence to
the laws would certainly result in the greatest con-
venience to the Inspectors and warehousemen.
These departures have come about in this way a
dlanter would come in on the day of sale, and with
out having previously notified the warehouseman,
would ask him then to open his tobacco, and sell it
that day. Now this would put the warehouseman
to extra trouble of course, yet he wishing to obge
the planter, agrees to do it, and the Inspectors wish
ing to oblige the warehouseman and because no one
objects inspects and samples che tobacco, although
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buyers not only perhaps would not object to this,
but in many cases, might even desire that it should
be done-as in case where the tobacco to be opened
was fine and desirable crop This is the explana-
ton Of this matter; and in the feature of it that
seems particularly Objectionable with the buyers
now-that is, that the sample is often resold
without their knowing it etc.-hey themselves hav,
oftener done this than anybody else Many of those
who now contend against this practice have otter
done itsome of the advocates of this Exchange anG
II its Performers have had tobacco priced in the fac
tories and sold at the warehouses; and some of hes
$ exchange men have not only had samples they haC
: bought resoLd, but have not unfrequently stooC
around, and bid on their own tobacco against othe
buyers And now, orsooth, they hold up their clear
6 hands in horror at the abuses they are trying t
reform.
These Irregularities being admitted, what hav
they to do with the question OF an Exchange2 w
do not deny that the requirements of the inspection
laws have been violated, but we do contend that
has been done by general consent--that no one ha
been injured by it-and above this we contend tina
if remedy is needed it can be applied as well a
# the warehouses as at the Exchange. The buyer
p know that they could by simply asking it, or a
y most by demanding it at any time have had tn
inspection laws carried out for both the Inspector
nc and the warehousemen would have been glad t
N get rid of the extra trouble that arose from thei
,s violation. With these remarks we think we hav
shown that this cutlery about the inspection wa
,e made only for buncombe.
1t has also been said that buyers from other point
ut have desired to come here to make purchases
of tobacco but have declined to do it because of
objection to some feature of our manner of selling
" we know not what, exactly. About this we kno,
i nothing. We believe, though, that we have abou
Of as many buyers from other places, and man
nc orders from them any other market and we b(
v lieve that many facilities are afforded them her
G. as elsewhere. One thing in this controversy ain
st seems strange TO is, that heard of hes
n objections to the warehouse sales till the advocate
of the Exchange took it into their heads to estabs
re that And then too it seems to that tn
e arguments and explanations they are now maxim
its to sustain it, ought to have been laid before tn
al people before it was established. Why did the
On not call the planters, who have deep interest
he the matter, together and lay the project befoI
by them? Instead of that, they had meeting or tw
as of portion Of The buyers and there resolved to
ry tablish the Exchange-did get it up, in fct-ar
he then turn around to prove that it is the best thin
re in the world, Really, this looks like trying for
of their project through What was known as to Il
,e feelings of the planters in the matter2 Literal
n nothing and yet these Exchange men say to theI
or yrtually-we have got up this Exchange hecau