New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-13

bonded or the taxes paid. But your memoriatists
believe that just construction Of that act would
not mterpOse SO injurious a restriction, which
would operate at once against the interests of the
planter and the government. Such a construction
of the law would therefore be to defeat the very
object for which the law was designed. Werefer
to the provisions contained in the first clause of
section five of the act of July 10, 1866 That sec
| ton declares, That it shall be unlawful for the
/ persons, etc, therein named, to transport any
cotton, the growth of the United States, from any
point in the district in 1Uhich it shall haze been
! produced" until the formalities Of weighing
marking, bonding, etc., shall have been complied
with; ''0r to convey or transport any cotton from
| any Site in lchicb cotton is produced to any
/ port or place in the United States, without GER
tifoate from the collector of internal revenue Of
the district from achich 1t tcdS brought, etc."
But II several States are included in single dis
rict each State is but part of the district. The
law which permits the free movement of cotton
to any point in the district established for weigh
ing 1t would therefore permit the cotton to pass
State line within the district as well as any other
line, TO reach the point of weighing; which, in
tnls case, would also be tho peint of sale. When
| Congress authorizes the President to establish
district composed Of any number of States and
Territories which +" the public interests may re-
quire, and prescrbes that the cotton of that dis
trlet may be moved freely to any point within the
limits OF that district, it authorizes the movement
| without reference to State lines embraced within
the district. To place any other construction upon
its action would be TO declare that part of the
district was greater than The whole, and to reach
the absurd conclusion that while cotton was per-
mltted to be moved freely within the limits of the
! district, such freedom of movement was at the
same time forbidden.
The last clause quoted must therefore be CON
stfued IN reference to the spirit of the entire law
winch is to permit every freedom of movement
within the limits of the cotton growing region
compatible with the collection of the tax The
pfohlolqon to transport cotton from any State
M 3eh9eh cotton is produced to any port or place
IN the United States,n must then beconstrued in
connection with the rest of the law, and evidently
means, that while cotton may be moved, without
any restrictions, anywhere within the limits of
established cotton district, without reference to
the State lines embraced within that district, it
cannot be moved from that district in which the
State il included to ."any port or place in the
United States not included in the cotton growing
district, until ii shall have been weighed marked
and bonded; or until the taxes shall have been
paid, Any other construction than this would be
to interpret the law in opposition to its plain in
tent and meaning, and would tend to defeat the OBJ
jects for which it was framed.
Our view of the proper construction of the law
is further strengthened By the connection of the
points we have been discussing with the clause
Immediately following. That part of the section
We nave already discussed provides, first, for the
tree movement of cotton within the cotton dis
Fct; secondly, it forbids such movement " from
dnY State IN ag1ich cotton as 12r0dpced to any
port or place in the United States, y such az New
fork or Boston, beyond the cotton growing and
collection district The clause which follows
these forbds, in due order, the transportation Of
cotton from any State IN qgBich cotton is l2ro
anced, to any port or place a8itltoltt the United
States" such as Liverpool or Hayre, until certain
formalities shall have been complied with
Your memorialists, therefore, are convinced
that the authority exists to establish single cot
ton collection district which may embrace every
cotton growing State;
That the establishing of such district would be
to permit all the cotton in the possession Of the
planters to be shipped without being shackled by
tj0U 70 Hal ns
Venienf markets to be found within the district
THAT such an arrangement, by effectually remoy.
ing the existing embargo, would afford instantape-
Gus relief to the planter, swell as to the CONNER
clal community, and permit the cotton to come for
ward to the market
That it would result greatly to the benefit of the
government, by insuring more speedy and econ
omcal collection OF the tax, and would greatly
diminish the chances of depressing the planter Of
lnJur1ng the merchant, and of defrauding the
revenue.
Your memorialsts therefore, hope that their
representations, which are earnestly made in be-
lalf OF so many Interests involved, NAV be care.
fully considered and that the Honorable Secretary
OF the Treasury will establish such modified reg1
latl0ns as will meet their views, and remove the
festlcu0n winch existing regulations impose, not |
only upon the industry of the cotton producing |
section, but upon the commercial interests of the
whole community.
New Orleans, Sept. II, 1866. &. -a '73 |
On motion of Mr.. R. w. Estlin; the meeting
unanimously adopted the "memoriain as the full /
md clear expression of its opinions and wishes,
md rendered its thanks to the committee, and
especially to Gen. S. B. Buckner, for the able |
manner in which they had discharged the duty de-
Folved upon them.
Mr.. b. A. CoTen moved that copies of the (
memorial' be left at three designated places to
ecelYe the signatures of snch parties as had not
been able to attend the meeting. Carried.
Places designated: Office of the New Orleans
Times, office of the Factors' and Traders Insu-
ance Company, office of tie Commercial Insu-
anee Company. ..w"..
On motion Of Mr.. A a. May, the president ap-
ointed the following committees
|. a committee to select delegate to proceed TO
Washington TO lay the memorial before the
honorable the secretary Of the treasury.
Committee Messrs. w. NJ. Pinckard R. Nj
ent, f. J. Heron, A. H. May.
The president and vice presidents of the meet.
ag We're, on motion, added to the committee.
2. committee to collect the funds necessary
0 defray the costo advertising and printing Incl
lent to the meeting and the expenses of the dele
,ation to Washington.
Committee Messrs. J. ]. Noble, NJ ellis,
rhos. D. Miller, John Phelps, Chas Hardenberg.
MID. J. Noble offered the following resolution:
6esotced, lhat the proceedings of this meeting |
and the memorial to the honorable the secre- |
tary OF the treasury be published, on Thurs
lay morning, 18th instant, in the Daily Ores |
CENT, Daily Picayune, Daily Times, Daily Bee,
and on Saturday morning, 10th instant, in the
New Orleans Price Current, and that two thou
sand copies Of the same be published in pamphlet |
form, Tor distribution by the committee on the |
collection of funds.
Mr.. J, B, Gribble moved on amendment that
the publication be made also in the Weekly Ores. !,
CENT, Weekly Picayune and Weekly Times
The resolution, as amended, was adopted
Mr.. w. Cooper moved that the secretary be
to present copy of the "memoral u
to the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce. |
Carried.
On motion Of Gen. S. B. Buckner, the meeting
adjourned. c. FEL1owEs, President.
JOSEPH DnNEGRE, Secretary.
The following named factors and merchants
have already signed the memorialto the secretary
Of the treasury:
Bntlsr Terry Il CO.. ROsser Prother & Co
Childers, Tarleton 4 Co James D. Blair Z Cd
a, Henderson, Peale ~ GO. Rawlns Murren !
Aikena6 Raney. Thos X Price.
Martin Il Butts. Levy Il Haas
k j.. Walker BlAkley Il Co
pinckard Y steele a Ailtenberger Il Co.
Fellows, Ferguson d Hervey. w. 5. DOnnel.
Y, O. Gulete. Kahn Adler S 90.
Payne, huntington i Co. YIN. B. Greene d Bros
Bradley, Wilson " Co. Beggs Valley & Co.