The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-02
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ACTION OF TOBACCO EXCHANGE
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W. Az called meeting Of the. members of, the
Richmond Tobacco Association was held on
Saturday at II NJ to- consider matters Per.
taining to the seizure of, the tobacco on
popl. There was an unusually large number
houseior firm in the city befng represented,
and CREST interest was manifested in the pro.
ceedings. IL was noticeable also that the
most 4 Kindly feeling prevailed between
those who have heretofore been. somewhat
estrsDged on the question Of the, abolition Of
the inspection laws. Mr.. B. C. Gray,
President of the Association, called the
meeting To- Gertier and explained ~ its
object. He declared that the seizure of
the cargo 4, Of the Tarpeian on the
oath Of an infoImer was an, occurrence un-
paralleled ID the commercial history OF this
city ard State. The result threatened seri-
Gus injury to the tobacco trade and impair.
ment of the prosperity Of Richmond. and,
therefore, no subject Of more importance
could claim the attention of the gentlemen
present. Mr. Gray believed that The conse.
auepces to the shippers on the Tarpeian
might have been fatal indeed. but for the
good sense and correct Judgment OF our ex-
celIent Police Justice, who had promptly
dismissed the prosecution. He alluded to
| the fact that Petersburg paper had taken
| occasion to say recently that it was;not i'm.
possible that future developments might es-
| tablish the fact that the. seizure was
| instigated by the opponents Of the
inspection laws. For himself, as chairman,
and Messrs. W. X. Martin, s. M. Bailey.
Peyton, Wise, c.; Il. Barksdale, A. Osterloh,
E. D. Christian. and }. =. Pace, as members
Of the committee appointed TO express to the
Legislature the sense Of the traide 10 rela-
| Ition to Inspections, be would say that there
was no shadow of foundation afc- this
lurking suspicion, and n. that they, one
and all, utterly denied any agency, directly
| or Indirectly, in the seizure. Whoever
may have been the party, Mfr. Gray de-
| nounced him as moral reprobateia de-
spicsble creature, unless indeed he was a
| fool. He recommended that the Association
take such decisive and prompt action in the
matter as would at once show its utter alb.
Ihorrence of the transaction !yrh ,aG"R
., Mr.. Gray spoke calmly. without the ex-
hibition of anger or betraylng any unDeeom'
Ting feeling. His remarks met with great ap'
proval, as was shown by the liberal applause
! given him, 5 Fl sG1nE ,.I}n 2ot EA IN /,
III Mir. Gray, in closing, stated that be had
been requested, by Major Robert p. Archer
to say that he (Msjor Archer) desired TO make
| O statement.
Major Archer stepped forward, and was
] about to commence q personal explanation,
when, by request, he gave the floor to Gene
ral Peyton Wise, E-.s, .ayl,l. lbs III. ~ !.
THE SEIZURE UTTERLY, CONDEMNED.
| General Wise offered for adoption the fol.
| lowing preamble and resolutions, and intro.
duced them in train of remarks similar to
those of Mr.. Gray:ol 1n ,@J12S2 - .'.E.1 - !.
Whereas within the last eight days the
British bark Tarpeian, loaded with; certain
packages. of unmanufactured stemmed to-
bacco, shipped and intended for export to
foreign countries by members or this Asso-
citation, has been seized 9by authorities of
this State; and, whereas fthe warrant under
which said seizure occurred recited substan-
TALLY that such shipment was made in viola.
ton of the 56tb section of chapter So of the
Code Of Virginia, and subjected the shippers
to the enormous penalties prescribed in said
sectiou and whereas said warrant purported
to have been issued and to SO recite because
OF the absence OF certain marks indicating
the inspection required by law; aud
whereas it. was shown 10 evidence
pending an examination by legal tri.
bunals of the State that the absence Of
such marks of inspection to the coh-
trary notwithstanding all the tobacco con-
| tanned in theipackages seized had before ship
ment undergone at least one inspection, as
required by the law of the State, even ii in
| some other form Of packages; and whereas
said warrant seems to have been is
sued and such seizure to have been
made at the instance Of a private
party or parties 10 realize purposes Of self
ish pelf, and not on the motion of the State,
in order to vindiclte its laws; and whereas
the SAID shipment, no matter to what con-
| cluson u literal construction of the said Sec
tion Of said Code may tend, seems to have
been made in accordance, in every respect,
with custom that has prevailed for fifty
years, and not been interfered with by any
4 Of the sworn guardians Of law in this State !;
4
sole article of production which is admins
teripg to the public life in this city. and
therefore any attack on the growth or any
obstacle to the shipment OF tobacco are
essential stabs at the very vitals of the Com
| mon wealth; and whereas, after due exami-
nation by an appropriate tribunal, the said
shipment vas allowed to, clear :,e ,,,+ l.,@,
r. Resolued, That without undertaking TO
4 rnorifp offar q onnatrIlofi0p
OF the said section OF said Code we declare
| the said shippers to be morally guiltless of
any infraction of the laws Of this State, and
that we deeply sympat hize With them in the
delay TO their shipment and the expense to
which they have been subjected, beth, of
| which,. viewed 10 the, light OF their possible
and probable effects, we deem to be almost
public calamIty.sY,a yeaY s!G2u9aI lgo
| ReSolued, That we hold as an unmitigated
outrage upon decency and the common veal
| the conduct of all Who may have counselled,
abetted, contrived, or executed the said sci.
zure; and that while we sincerely hope
no members of this Association come within
| the description just recited, yet, il there be
such, our hearti.st and most unreseryed con-
| demnation follows thenl., .gR .aa.,gs,g.s
Resolued, ThataWe regard with the live
| Iiest satisfaction the course of, the tribunal
which discharged the said shipments from
| the hold of the law q. sss .saG.J
General Wise, in the course of his re-
marks, read the following editorial from the
Petersburg sIader Of July 26th: r ~
| 2-,...,. THE INSPECTION QUESTION. ati1.
We would not be surprised IF subsequent
developments made it appear that the SEIZURE
| of uninspected tobacco on board the bark
| Tarpeian, at Richmond, full particulars of
which are elsewhere copied from the Dis