The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-11

uere intended for him. be would pronouute
them nrqnslifedly false.
The CHAR: he Senator mnst ls Al.:,.n'a
that TITS ii bot The place fef sueh feana ,. ~,
i, Mr.. SMITH: fftbe gentle manath,nks ns J,
has been insui,ed,H aud duesn't supuelsshspo
my remarks, be eau resent IL elsewhere.
Mr.. Hrsros declared that 90 far as be was Wa
cancerned he was done with the mater. ne
mud expressed his opinion anont u. m
H,,roy then reviewed the delays that Dau
taken place, and referred to the remarks OF
the Senator from Nelson, who he tnougnt
md accused him of having advocated tne
varions ieIsys.-s-He said,-that, tine recofo
from which be then read was not prepared
by the senator from Nelson, ont oy 'ne
CLERK the official officer OF the Sena.e. ~
could not, therefore, be questioned os .ue
senator from Nelson, who makes such nlHsy
and contradictory statements. DIR. HINTON
said tina. he was placed In an embarrassing
position on this question because ne repre-
seuted in part city and country const'tu.
encv. But he was satisfied that the peopie
he renreseuted did not desire repeal o! the
jnspection laws. He then proceedea 70
aro,e ut length that the tobacco growing
districts did not desire the inspection laws
repealed. I@.st ~.
Mr. Johnson reminded him that the trade
IF Richmond bad asserted that the inspec'
lion of tobacco didn't amount to anything.
No tobacco in the country, except perha 9s
that raised in a portion Of North Caroline,
can eoual the Virginia tob1cco. -. d.
MIR, HINTON: What makes the Virginia
tobacco OF such superior quality r4,
/, Mr., JOHNSON: 1t is because Of It's peculiar
excellence of quality. / am not~an expert,
however.
Mr.. B1sroN asserted that it was folly to
ssy that this reputation was on account Of It's
Quality alone. Continuing his remarks, be
said that the Senator and trade OF Richmond
didn't know what they were talking about
if they asserted that three (ourths OF the
tobacco Of The Virginia crop was SOLD Wild
out beiGg inspected. ....
Mr.. JOHNSON called the attention OF the
Senator to his language as not being very
courteous. He could bring the president oil
the Board of Trade to the Senate and by
him prove that three fonrths Of the fine Nir-
pinia tobacco which stands so high Ia the
markets Of tee world was not inspected.
Mr.. HINTON declared that be meant no dis.
courtesy to the Senator, but merely desired
to state that he could prove that the tobacco
was inspected, and that inspection laws ex.
istt d in all the States, except possibly Con-
neclicut, and he didn't know anything about
that State.
MIR. hinton proceeded to review the
present law and the changes proposed to
answer the argument of Dir. JOHNSON, oil
Richmond, m,de yesterday; to assert that if
The 56h section Is repealed that the whole
system of inspection vas abolished. In the
course of these remarks be asked Dir. JOHN
SON one Or two questions.
Mr. JOHNSON replied that as be seemed to
be of an inquiring turn of mind, it would
afford him great pleasure 10 give the Senator
Information, as he knew of no one who
stood more in need of it.
Mr.. Hinton: The sclf-coDplacency OF
some people is beyond anything have ever
seen in my life. -. s-..-
Dir. JOHNSON: 1t is only equslled by the
selfconceil Of some others l know. Laugh
teri ..-.--------~~
Mr.. HINTON concluded his remarks by adj
vccating the minority report or the subSti-
tu,e proposed by Mir. ALLAN this morning.
He stated that when the Tobacco committee
was appointed it stood ten TO five against in.
spec,ioD. He did not mean to reflect upon
the appointing power, but merely stated 1t
as fact that the committee came from in
and around DanYille and in and around
Lynchburg.
Mr.. Jou:soS called the attention of Mr.
H1sroN rozz,shc very Injurious statement he
hsd. usd EN- the outset of bis remarks in re.
gard to Ouid e. Carrnyton and Alayo's
warehouse, and read a letter from MIR. Ould
denying the statement made by Mr. HINTON.
Mr.. HINTON repeated that Mes.rs. Oud d
Darlington ,Cere employed outside Of the
Legislature, in the courts, in the prosecution
OF measure in relation to this tobacco ques.
ton, while Judge Ould, who was member
of the House of Delegates, advocated in the
House (but not in connection with the out
side CASEY measures which would tend to
bring about the same results that the firm en-.
deavored to bring about in the courts.
Mr.. JOHNSON said that the question before
the Senate is as old as government and as
parliamentary bodies. 1t Is the question as
to how much of the earnings of the people
shall be taken for the support Of patronage
and Ctfice-holderS. 1t is the question as 10
whether the people are capable of taking
care Of their own business, or whether they
shall! pay officers and inspectors to watch
over them. 1t is the fight of vested rights
vested only by immemorial usage-and those
who eat the peoples bread against free trade
and free dealing between man and map.
EVERYWHERE, at all times, this gatherer OF
tolls has sat by the avenues Of trade and
taken from the passing merchant and laborer
his 1.-THE of their bread. He erected stiles
on the crags Of the Rnine and in the passes Of
the Alps, and stood for centuries at the gates
of cities, eXacting taxes from the pasSers by.
But as civilization advances, all these tram.
meS on trade are one by one swept away.
Inspectors, gaugers, measurers, have gone
with the systems and ideas which supported
them, aud now nowhere Is any guard.
ianshp exercised over the trade and
transactions or industry of the people
on prelence Of protecting them save in
those countries where the paternal system
prevails. The law of commerce, the law Of
trade, which controls all nations who are
civilized, has ruthlessly swept them all away.
For the law OF trade is the law of the world,
and will always override mere local regua-
TORS, or else leave that community which
cLngs to its superstitions out of the course
of it's benefcent Influence. .-. .4-..:a .r.a.
The great products of the world-wheat,
corn, iron, cotton-are all handled without
interference by government or governnan:
officers, and nowhere does this govern.
ment inspection of tobacco prevail except
in Virginia and Maryland. .@-..s'.
The total annual products Of Virginia are
$62,000,00o. Of these tobacco is worth Sl0,.
600, 900. Now, are all the farmers, all the
planters, all the cattle.raisers of Virginia, so
wise that they can take care Of themselves,
and the tobacco planter alone SO simple, so
credulous, that be requires the protection Of
pnvernmpnt tn keen the buver from cheat.
ing him? .-.. -....
The producer of tobacco is not interested,
and this opposition is not based In his In