New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-19
THE TAX ON CIGARS.
Meeting Of Cigar Mnnufacturers-A Plat
form Adopted.

form Adopted
The German Cigar Manufacturers met yester-
day afternoon at the Stenben House FOR tie purpose OF
taking measures to the abolition Of the present
Internal Revenue law far as refers TO the taxation
of cigars and 10 have the tax levied upon the Icai o
bicco 4 meeting had been held by ihis sane body'
which represents The cigar manufacturers employing
from three 70 20 hands, and as an Adjournment was
carried for YESTERDAY 10 secure more numerous
attendance which though in numbers perhaps not UP
10 the saaguine expectations Of the orginatoTs OF we
affair was fdy determination for every one oithe
hundred persons present was seemingly impressed WIN
the importance OF the movement and ia DIS uest u
further its success. , -
The meeting wa. presided over by Mr.. Eoeih PIesi.
dent Of The German Segar Manufacurers and Dealers
Association. Mr. Petch ac.ed a. Secretary.
M RAETH IN stating the object OF TIE meeting, re-
marked that the labors OF the Executive Committee
showed plainly that tie efforts of the Society ana ITS
Executive Committee had been more extended than be-
fore and that while this good omen for tue soel'
ETY. the members should Individually not relax In their
efforts 20 further the ends OF The society," but .! uhcd
the success OF the great am tLe sV,e!
The financial report Of the society was then read,
showing the receipts To b. sisl 20 vhe Tue dsbuIse
Incns amounted 20 s2i7 81; which leaves balance IA
the hands OF the Treasurer Of s.4 t. This fund repre-
sen the dues and entrance fees up TO date snee Tie
last general meeting in Janlary.
The Delegates 10 tie National Executive Committee
reported that Mr. Burke lad been cent as representa-.
tive Of the Cigar Trade aud Mr.. David Campbell o!
Newark had been sent as delegates 10 Louisville STEPS
the entire trade the country.
In obedience TO n call, Mir Ed. BURKE tie delegate
of the City Conyenii0n took the floor lie spoke as FOL
lows: Everybody believed great things from the PRO
posed convention Of tobacco people IN Louisville The
Convention was called for "wednesday and y was be
eycd that the Convention would hold over nntl Thur
day He had arrived IN Louisville az O'clock T. M. on
that day an hour after its assembling. He bad 10 oc
clsiOn DO anything. The President OF the Tobacco
Convention had told him that that 10 participation was
xpce,ad from the manufactures as LITTLE interest was
shown from that quartz -eiofc j was not pro-
the purpose Of delivering TO tie Conreniion, could
not be delivered
The Tobacco Manufacturers Of Louisville were IN.
pressed with The importance Of ne movement Of DC
manufacturing interests bat that they bad not reported
in the convention as they too wei knew that they
would bo in the minority Al ia'eT interview VEIL
leading spirits # Interpretations and producers The 1t
ter held forth the plea that taxation o. leaf wa undi'
cious the reason Of rn.d but IL wa courove1tcd 10y
the speaker who argued that the onv fraud OF evasion
would come from the OatiIr population ~ tie city. IL
was the spectators Of Louisville who guide the planters
in theryiews, and what they agreed 10 The planters
would readily assent TO-
tax on the leaf they had not called on tie war ald
therefore could not BE- held responsible ~ The debt E-
CURED through il. The President q that Louisville
Convention re pOnsible for tie mlslniOTMaton
disseminated among The farmers of The idea iu-l held
forth The only way 20 convert The country 90 tho
views Of the Society was To convert tie Louisville
spectators and through them the state. The speaker
had finally bis proposed address to the Corycnon pub.
shcd in Tie LOAsrHc Journal and i VIII thus reach
every planter In Kentucky All that could be done by
the delegates had been done Hul theg only action
was In tie bands Of t4c masses.
Mr.. MOREs remarked that a great advantage Lad
been gained by sending delegate 10 Louisville for Z
nothing else had been gained the state q he opposition
10 taxing Leaf tobacco Lad been clearly defined The
called at Louisville had not done hat the
people expected from them for Composed as Il was Of
spectators and dealers tue CONVECTION 81 one L0lrs
duration had taken action. The Nation1. Executive
Committee should represent tie true state og affairs 10
the world and rcute the resolutions adopted by that 30
called National Convention.
Mr.. G.SI-cH moved 10 instruct the delegate 70 tie
National Executive Committee 20 induce that body 20
protest against tie action OF tue so-c4led Louisville
Convention.
Mr. Bu RgE stated that the proceedings q this Louis
vile body had been entirely magnied 81 tie 20
called delegates having merely arrived in LouIve for
the purpose Of making their fall purchases aud had
neither any knowledge Of nor authority to represent
the views OF their different States. So for instance /
had Western Virginia been represented by one dele.
gate Of this class Eastern Virginia by another one. /
Michigan by another one. while tie OHIO doegpe. wlO
was counted present Gid nor arrive until ~ hours
after the adjournment aud the New.York inen, VITO
arrived Just al The moment OF adjournment. were also
counted az one Of the y States represented have
participated in the deliberations.
Mr.. BUHKE then read the official proceedings Of the
Louisville body, who adopted the following Tesiu-
EAeeq The heavy tax on tobacco and the growing arrr.
heon Of tax on leaf tobacco have greatly essen.d o.,
consumption aud prevented pTodlcors from planting the
extent they did before the commodity was taxed aud
parimen of Agriculture, for August exIics, tie opinion
that the crop only barely able to sustain itself and qlesto.
the policy Of further taxation having The eject Of crckIg
the production Of the article aud finally depvIs the Gov
crlIucut Of the tax; therefore,
Re.olreg That in judgment Of this Convention the ia,
tistics Of the tobacco trade show that export leaf
tobacco Of American growth would ofectualy exclude II from
fore IN mGrkes and Of sop It, production tls
desirOyia tie important agricultural interest and tepr.ug
us Of OoOD0)O annually aud u the ac isut II our
commercial exchanges with the balance OF the world.
Iea9rcd That On excise .ea tobacco would iu the
uI,u eat OF tie Convention be very detrimental. t. cu
lure a the great burdens that WoId be imposed upon tie
grower srecuior manufacturer By the Government Ia
lney oil bonded warehouses, ass"ssors, col ct1r, etc.
ould in short time reduce the production q Tie cscp
Reored That this Convention proceed TO appoint com.
nttee Of three with SECRETARY to meet committee up
pointed by the Secretary The Treasury n the United States
Government on manufactured tobacco, protect tie
Interests OF n parties aud make it. operations lair lnd
a0ri' aDlc IL possible.
The motion of Mr. Gentsch was then put TO vote and
carried without dissenting vote.
The motion to reOrgaBiSc the Society which had
been laid from the las, meeting was then taken
Mr. PAULTscH opposed any Reorganization by dis. I,
rics as being entirely judicOus measure, for no
District Society could muster than Fix or eight
men. while general association would secure anoIe
inn basis.
Mr. GESIsCH seconded the views Of tie las. speaker
Mr.. RAKE opposed any measure which tended 10 F.
Freak up the district organizations, there being no
power vested in ills body; and The only movement 10
hat effect could come from the district organizations
themselves. aud only from them.
ME- RENlZ spoke IN favor VI tie dissolution - the /
IistLict organizations
Mr.. scHRoEDER spoke strongly in favor Of the dsso.
lt0n 81 the district societies.
Mr.. NOUS moved that the trade meet az a whole /
very month for the discussion Of the question Of taxa
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