The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-30
The Tax on Tobacco.

a correspondent Of the Petersburg IndeI-
appeal has undertaken TO show up the in
Equities and injustice Of the present internal
taxes. To the men working in tobacco iacto-
ries whose owners put up manufactured to-
bacco for export he says that our present
laws don't help them one cent. and the
laws regarding tobacco manufactured for
export absolutely discriminates against us.
We quote a few of his own words:
1--WE venture the opinion that one Of
our leading firms, engaged in the manufac-
turc of tobacco for export, has 10 pay year.
Nv 10 the United States Government for the
precious privilege OF manufacturing to-
bacco Tor export (and which tobacco, OF
course. must meet the manufactured pro-
duet Of all other countries, especially OF
Canada, as follows:
To cash paid United States duty on 10000
To cash paid United States duty on sugar,
syrup, and flavofing used Ia low est.
TO cash raid officers Of the United states in
New York and Petersburg in order To get
tobacco shipped out of the couniry....... 5000
TO paid for printing papers necessary, &C.. 100
Total amount paid in one year.............s9,l5
No wonder "Nocam" likens this tax to
an export duty.
The vcXatious annoyances ard restrlc-
tons in the way OF the tObacco-manufac-
turers Of Virginia are set forth by "NO-
cam" somewhat in detail. We ask the
WASHINGTON Post to read the following,
and decide whether it will longer stand up
for system OF taxation which thus letters
commerce. discOuragcs manufacturing en-
terprisos, diminishcs consumption, and
narrows the planters market for his to-
bacco. We quote again:
1--WE have only one more point TO make,
and that is the annoyance our exporters Of
tobacco have submit to. First, they have to
request OF (when wanting to export tobacco
from the United States) Mr.. James ID. Bra
dy The privilege OF dong so. Second, they
have to give bond and security il only $500
worth is 10 be exported. Then some clerk
OF Mr.. Brady's has to inspect, weigh, and
mark such tobacco, and certify TO the facts.
Then Mr.. Brady or some clerk Of his gives
permission that such tobacco may be ship
ped to New York, from which point, it
may be, it is to be reshipped to some
port In Australia. When such tobacco
arrives in New York an order is Issued
by some Arthur~Mahone oilicc.holder
there that such shipment is to be eN-
amined. Thereupon some clerk or inSpcc-
tor or Arthur Malone ollice-holder, takes
finger in the pie, and when such in
specior reports, that he has inspected and
seen the 900 worth OF tobacco THAT
Messrs Brady, Young, and Van Auken, Of
Petersburg, had To be called In, so that il
might be shipped To New York; on board
of some vessel bound for foreign port
and when another in New York certifie,
to Mr.. Brady that such vessel on which
such 900 worth OF tobacco was put, hat
cleared, then he or some one else, certi
flies the fact 10 Mr. Brady in Petersburg
III all the papers are (as we understand
the natter signed in red-tape STYLE, anC
are received in Petersburg by Mr.. Brad,
In iorty-iiye days from the time The Pc
tersburg shipper asked permission OF Mr.
Brady 10 ship his tobacco), then we judg,
the shipper will be out OF the clutches o
the law. II, however, such papers are no
received IN foity-fiye DAYS by Mr.. Brady
marx you the shipper in Petersburg j,
liable 10 the specific tax Of eight cents Del
pound. OBJ, how sweet and precious II |,
u our manufacturers of tobacco that the,
I'VE under Government that gives so littll
trouble when they want 10 shin few
boxes OF tobacco 10 some out-oI-tbe-ya,
foreign port.o
And this is the law which the Republl
can party as party supports both in Con
gresS and out.
Again: "Nocam" presents the cues
tion Ia another aspect:
"since the war the acknowledgements tax
on tobacco put up and sold in the Unled
States has. we think. up TO this date, ave
ragged fully twenty cents per pound
Thanks TO Democratic people, they hay,
continued 10 fight such tax until they have
gotten Il down TO eight cents. Think whit
blDthen that this has been TO all parties
growing IL, on to the poor men who have
used iS.v
You often hear. Mr.. Editor, people
holding UP the prosperity Of the North