St. Mary's gazette., 1865-02-02


'a'' r TAN ON TOBACCO. zs.'ss-swF /
IS So %a~a .@i----~aa 49, - 0sNs ~ as L
Al an adjourned meeting of Receivers /
aud Shippers Of American Leaf Tebocco. !
.ieeaas atssE s<Sss -as. sss.' 5sz4s'' saE Ssst.t
Baltimore, on the i7shu iuasr. testake into
consideration the proposed change in tax-
ing Tobacco. the following preamble and
resolutions submitted by the Committee
previously appointed Consisting Of A.
Schumacher. Glass Vocke, L. W.. Gun
sher. Win. Lamping .iand George Cook
were unanimo usiy adopted: - I. =
| Whereas, we have watched with deep,
concern the strenuous efforts now being
made to iuduce Congress 10 change the
prcseut mode Of taxisg Tobacco. by traus-r
ferring the duty from the manufactured
article to leaf; aud "a. -
Whereas. the proposed change would be
unjust, as we'll as inexpcdient, inasmuch
as it would subject Planters raising com
mon descriptions of Tobacco to the same
3 rate of duty as those who. by reason, of
superior soil and climate. are enabled to
produce an article of double and triple
value. and would require an army of Ex-
i. else Officers and variety Of costly ar
\ rangemenss; aud IS.
: Whereas, duty on the Leaf would. in
: the opinion Of this meeting fail to yield as
n much revenue as the present duty Of man
Il ufac,ured Tobacco. it being utterly impos-
.ble to exercise the proper control III q
i. country Of such vast extent us ours, when
i. We fiud that the French Government, even
II with their comprehensive system of super
! vision, was unable to do so. aud bad tc
limit The cultivation of Tobacco 70 small
districts: -.3. ,a i..-
a Whereas. the Introduction Of system
a preventing the planter from using his lane
,e a, free will, aud subjecting him to, serie
Of regulations and restrictions which b.
- could no. bus consider unjust and aoppres
"A sire. ,rus.- have the same effect here - i,
,e the Island of Cuba, where the exIerimen
of taxing Leaf Tobacco was tried son,
years ago, but had soon to be abandoned
and
:, Whereas. duty on Leaf Tobacco, eve
:. if its collection should be practicable. mus
:. always be attended with heavy expense
!, both to the producer and the Governm en-
which would enhance the cost of the art
:. Gle to the consumer and prevent success
- full competition of American Tobacco Wit
that of other countries 10 foreign market
and ~ ~ .75-
Whereas. the main. if not the only caus
: Of the present law not having produced a
the revenue expected from it. will be four
: in the fact that manufacturers took adval
~ tage Of the interval between the time
>. its introduction in Congress and the da
ran of it's going into operation. to work d.
aud night for nearly six moaths. thus SD
plying dealers and retailers with lar
stocks OF Manufactured Tobacco, viii
''n -, did not pay the increased excise tax; an
'"o Whereas. a tax on the Leaf, provided
mel other objections could be surm0unte
a would fail to yield any revenue for an
tor definite period. uuless the entire stock
- Tobacco In the country. estimated to
red mount to four hundred millions of peun
the. or more, is At once placed under the 90
The r.rol of the Government; therefore ? sat
Reselred. That 10 the opinion If ii
meeting, there is no necessity for rs,
- cal change in the present law, as We
one lieve that its execution can be so perfect
Is to yield all the revenue originally q
'ber pected from it. if sufficient time should
= allowed to give it fair trial
Resolved. That as good citizens. We
SAY cognize the importance of upholding I
National credit; that we are willing to ,
our share of the taxes necessary to Il
end. and that We regard tobacco as IL
Of ury which should contribute largely to
support of the Government. and can
a made to- doso without injury 10 other i
portaut interests a-. &C. arsa7 -.
,Also resloed, That the COMMITTEES ma
ed absve be invited to visit Washington
."s behalf of this meeting. TO present its vie
$40" to the Committee Of Ways and Means. q
0's' to take such other action in the premi
nces ,h :. a.. ...
lecpt . FR tNfas NE.LE ch.n
l.. w. GusrHsR. Sec'y.