The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Tho TOBACCO Tag. 6c.. &c.

within extract 1--WE published it yesterday
IN expose of one Of the tricks which the cut
Tins interest has rcsorted to to throw dust in
The ewes Of the Committee of Ways aud
Means, and through them influence the nc
.ior Of Congress since the tobacco tax has
been In agitation.
This minor interest, paving one-tlfth to the
rryenucS Of the Government which the plug
nr greater interest pays, has influenced, and
tx most aGroit management seeks still to iu-
iuerCe, the action of Congress on this sub
,.ct: in other words, TO perpetuate on the
sflt,Itr books Of the nation that disCrin,t-
,caac feature of the present laws most
unjust and irequitahe in principle, and in It's
workings tending to build up one class of
manufacturers at the expense Of the other
lass engaged Oh the same material, and when
rl.at cas- Is the larger far in point of mum.
hers. capital engaged, and in revenue paid
tie Government, as will be shown by the
figures below taken from those furnished by
tic Treasury Department Of Internal Reye-
uuc.
Number Of plug manufacturers in United
states. 81; amount Of their bonds, $685.
go. Number Of both fine-cut and smokers
~; smount Of bonds; Sl,47Soo0 While
IN sNuuIt paid by the present &c. class
nicn /, $20,250,669.SS, that paid by the CO
f;ns or IGc. class + s., 49, .S2l.S3.
There will be seen that there are nearly
ti,rce times a. many manufacturers of
ping as Of tine-cut and smoking men in the
United States, three and half times the
amount Of bonds given by former over lat
Ter. while the major class pay over four-fifths
81 the revenue Of the Government paid from
ais source; and II Is fair deduction from
rhc;c figures 10 suppose that five times the
mount Of capital is engaged in the plug
lat there is Ia the other interest, and more
ham i've times the number of operatives
employed in the plug factories that are in
the cutting ones. Yet, Mr.. Editor, in the
face Of these facts and figures, this interest Is
.-kinS hy most adrot management TO shape
,up.ic opluiou. and to throw the same into
the ha!ls Of Congress, TO enable them, If not
10 keep up the present graded tax OF l6c.
and Sc, nj least to have 1Gc, and 24c., and
tnlls continue n discriminating one OF nifty
,sr cent. against our industry.
Another Of their efforts to influence the
seton Of the Committee Of Ways and Means
a.;cr the Virginia delegation appeared before
TIA, committee on the 9Th February urging
,ulI.WDhy retrospective Of rate Of tax, was ole
morning afterwards to flood the private
apart,nerts Of the honorable chairman Of that
committee. Mr.. Dawes, while dams son dis
hdiuie. with fifty telegrams protesting against
31v acuon raising smoking tobacco above
,ixt.cn cents. as this would be dctrimentaltO
ibe growers Of tobacco. Thirty-nIne alone OF
these fifty kilograms animated from Gin
r.nnati. and two.thirtls Of these being spccu-
,,for- Vi leaf and warehouse men for cutters.
ilviNg no interest in this controversy; and it
las been stated that many Of these, unin-
fiucncrd by these tine-cut men, believe that
:. ,nHfurm tax on tabacco would be right and
inst.
These are the men who lave lately met in
convention, by secret action intending to III
i,lrncc the action Of Congress by such means
in regard to an industry which affects Vii.
2nia. North Carolina, Kentucky, and Mis-
souri,.
You will see stated III the Chronicle Of yes
teriiay that the tax is TO be uniform, and The
report of the committee will be soon before
the House. RICHMOND.
The liberals.
WAsurNGToS. April 3.-The Liberal Re
publican politicians here are to-day talking
Of nominating at Cincinnati Senator Logan
.. Illinois, for President, and Ex-Governor
curtain, OF Pennsylvania, for Nicc-Presi
dent. The latter will be here IN about tiflees
days, having virtually resigned the mission
20 Russia 10 come home and take part in The
campaign against Grant. AdviceS were re
crived here to-day from Austin. Texas, thai
delegation Of one hundred Liberal RepuO
hens have signed u cail for State convcn
lion 10 send delegates to Cincinnati. 4 let
r1r from California also speaks Of dclega
il"n from that state.
Preparing for War.
Owing To the condition of the Washington
;ieaty. Congress will do nothing TO the hsll
CIV question. The fishermen seem to b
aWarc OF this. rs letters were received her
today from New England stating that the
intend IL start ont Oh their cruise with armc'
boats tcr their own defence. They evidcnt
anticipate u serious revival OF then Oh
troubles.
stamps on Cigar Boxes.
Tie Commissioner of Internal Rcvenu
h:- decided, in regard to the use of labels o.
li@ar packages and the manner OF ufhXln
them thereto that whenever the ,nanufac
tuf.r or dealer covers up the caution motto
On packages OF cigars by aflIXing over the!
any labels OF imitation stamps, such package
ore 10 be regarded Us not having Oh them til
caution notice prescribed by law, and revenu
oilicers are warranted In the seizure of al
boxes oi cigars when the caution notices ar
thus concealed Washington Patriot.
Postal.
\ new post-ofiice Is established at Older
place, Dinwiddie county, VA, with James
Haker rs postmaster, at "Darvis," in TIL
same county, with Lvttleton Hardy as post
muster, and at Harpen's Home, Brunswic
comfy, Va, with William 3. Jones as posi-