The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-30

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The following important decision of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has just been promulgated in the follow
ing letter to the United States Inspector
of Tobacco at New York:
n TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
s.' WASHINGTON, November 81 1865. J
Sir: I have received your letter of the
10Th inst, in which you represent that
there are large quantities of tobacco on
the market, manufactured at the South
during the war; that this tobacco was
put up without the Ingredients that are
commonly used in the process of manu-
! facture, such as sugar, licorice, and flavor
! ing compounds of liquids; that this to-
bacco is not only mouldy and funky, but
has lost all its moisture, and is perfectly
dead. You further state that many
parties engaged in manufacturing to6ac-
! co, finding that this can be revoked to
advantage and profit, have applied TO
YOU to know under what conditions tins
| tobacco can be worked.
In reply to the above statement, ! have
to saw that this office will permit the re-
! working of the above described tobacco.
! It must, however, be done in all cases
under the supervision ofan inspector,
who will weigh, and carefully note the
| " eight of the tobacco, both before and
after it has been reworked. And in all
cases where there is an increase OF
weight from the addition Cfnew stock,
sugar. licoric, flavoring liquids, or 9th
erWise, the party so reworking said to-
bacco will return to the assistant asses
sor of his district the amount ofsuch IN
crease, and pay theron the current rate
of duties imposed by the law now in
force.
But should any party, without the
knowledge and consent of the inspector,
and without having the same carefully
and accurately weighed as above stated,
! nroceed to rework any tobacco OH winch
u any less than the current rates of duty
). has been paid, he will be held liable for
!. the PAYMENT of full tax on all sucn re-
y worked tobacco as on tobacco newly
!, manufactured.
Yours, respectfully, o
E. A. ROLLINS, Commissioners
E. J. WHITLOCK, Esq,
U. S. Inspector Tobacco, Brooklyn N
GEN. BANKS AND THE NAVY
The Editors Of the Boston Duly AdpsrtisFr;
In the report of the speech delivered
at Charlestown on the 9th inst. by Gen
Banks, we find the following passage
in relation to captures of cotton by thu
naval forces of the United States on thu
internal waters of Louisiana in thu
spring of 1864:
uMuch has been said of the interest o
tba officers and soldiers of the army II
The nroperty of the country, but 1t Is m,
ri hioh privilege to say that in the 81.
wake or two months that we were en-
:, ragged in this campaign upon the he
A' Eiyer not a single officer or solder c
the army entered into any specuiatio
directlv or indirectly, or had any snare
u ~ advantage, or interest Whatever !
tba nronerty of the country. NO pafut
'tic hut the officers of the navy ana the me
NIL Of the navy were engaged In TINS BUS
,re, uass They organized transport tram
line nv by marines; they went inl1 u
~. ;nterior six. eight or ten miles whe'
nntton was bagged they took II; wnefe
was loose they bagged it; where IL ".
rs, un0inned they put in operatioli WI.
THAR mechanics the cotton-gins, an
cIeansed the cotton Tor the purpose
ore n,aLing the seizure. In passing Oh
= lines they threatened TO shoo. our , ,i !,
ID ohstructed their movements, anu uuii !,
:. the whole time they were, upon u
river they were engaged In THESE 'pe'
tons. c.. nil toll y,
whether this course was In consis'en
r. viii law or duty, or not. Ofthat ma
TS mothing to say, for there is nothing
NV career which requires me to deiel
myself or the men associated Will