Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-27

my sell - tniH tie is q pOfiuClaD ana
would subordinate the interests of all
men and all things TO the interests Of
the Republican party. / am planter
and would subordinate the interests Of
both the Republican and Democratic
parties 10 the true interests Of the plans
tiers.
think there is no doubt that Mr..
Eyarts believes that all laws, usages
and institutions in the Souihern States,
that initiate against the Republican par
ty, oughtto be promptly reconstructed;
bua If they initiate in fayoro Of The Re
publican party, whythai's horse OF
another color.
ut is my opinion and beliefOld Gem
tleman," said The sergeant TO old Baltic
Nichol Jarvic, III you were going to be
hanged yourself, you would not be in
such did hurry" II is my opinion
and belief il the warehouses were now
in the possession OF his friends, Mr..
Eyaris would not be in any hurry at all
10 abolish the system Of State inspec-
ton
Note the tenderness which Ms Fvarts
has suddenly conceived for the planters
Of Maryland. He says be is actuated by
considerations for Our best interests. The
tender mercies Of some people are Cruz
ell. The man who invented the guilo
tine in France declared that be was
actuaied by motives Of tenderness for
hls fellow man.
should not wonder If some or our
Maryland planters, encouraged by Mr..
Eyarls newly awakened sympathy,
should apply TO him for office.
We now come TO that part Of Mr..
Eyarts communication which charges
that much Of the tobacco sent from Bal
timore 70 Bremen is not fairly repre-
sentcd by the samples accompanying II;
that the samples are often much better
than the bulk OF the tobacco from which
they have been drawn.
There is sometimes some truth IN this
charge; and those wbo are unacquaintcd
with ihc tricks Of the trade, very ma
tnralIy suppose that The fault lies with
The Inspector, whereas nine times oct
Of ten. nothing can be farther from the
truth.
The discrepancy between the SAM
pie and the tobacco il represents arises
very often from the custom which pre-
walls in Baltimore, both among the boy
ers and sellers Of tobacco, OF picking
the sampics alter they nave been taken
from the warehouse.
This custom makes very little differ
ence when the tobacco has been care
fully stripped and properly assorted 10
lhc bundles bat when il has been care
fully ifipprd and bad leaves mixed
with good BY pulling DOT the bad leaves
The sample can be greatly enhanced in
value.
You may ask what motive has a to-
bacco buyer In pic z his samples and
making them appc better than when
drawui
The mcu who buy tobacco in Balls
more are generally the agents OF Euro
pean houses They donot buy Tor them.
selves. they buy for their employer
They get dollar a hogshead Tor buying.
The more tobacco They buy tho more
dollars they get. They are anxious 70
buy; but they have been cautioned to
buy at prices that will leave good
margin OF profit 70 their employers
Ba, they cannot always be sure about
this margin. II they give too much.
IN their competition 10 get tobacco, their
employers may blame aud perhaps dis.
charge them. Therefore It is lherln-
terest 10 pick the samples sent 70 Eu-
rope and make them appear 10 the best
advantage. II they are blamed, they
can point TO the samples and say, "here
Is what | bought By; the samples are
worth more ihan the money | paid; it
is not my fault; the Inspector cheated
us."
say that buyer can do this, when
be is doubtful about the margin; aud If
some Of them do sometimes do it, why.
Il only shows that "ihe best OF men are
men al best" There was one rogue
found even among the twelve apos-
ties.
Gov Hamilton can easily bring this
matter 10 satisfactory test. Let hIm 60
10 one Of The warehouses, and there
himself inspect lot Of badly stripped
MARYLAND tobacco-tobacco where good
and bad leaves are mixed togetheT lei
him take care that il be fairly, Justly and
rlghteonsly sampled then LET the sam
pleygo INTO the hands ofan expert to be
picked and manipulated preparatory to
send il TO Bremen. After It has gone
through this process, the Governor
won't know the samples he himself
drew.
And when the Bremen merchant
writes back thit the Gov. cheated him
in The inspection, and demands of his
excelcncy the difference ia value be-
tween the picked samples and the To-
bacco they represent, be will begin to
understand one ofthe causes Of so much
complaint against the inspectors.
That an inspector cannot Justly be
held responsible for the accuracy OF his
samples, if they are picked and manip-
ulated after they pass from his hands,
think all men will agree. II Gov Ham
ilton can devise ways and means of put
ting stop 10 this practice Of picking
samples, he will do much towards es.
tabliShlng the tobacco trade OF Bal,i-
more upon fairer and more satisfactory