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out his remarks ; they were listened to witli 

 great interest, aiid contained many valuable 

 suggestions.] 



The question was taken sejiarate'y on each 

 resolution, and they were unanimously 

 adopted. 



The Chaiiman, whowaa empowered toap- 

 ])oint a Committee to prepare a Memorial un- 

 der the 4th Resolution, named the following 

 . gentlemen : Thomas F. Bowie, Alexander 

 Keech, John D. Bowling, Geo. W. Maiiiott, 

 W. W. W. Bowie. 



Alexandkr Keech, Esq., submitted the 

 'bllowing Resolutions, and prefaced their in- 

 troduction by a pertinent speech : 



Resolved, That so long as the present system 

 in regard to the sales of tobacco exists, the buy- 

 ing and selling of the article by the same agent 

 is inadmissible, and that the planters be recom- 

 mended to dismiss said agent. 



Resolved, That this meeting recommend a 

 per centum compensation to agents instead of 

 die iixed price per hogshead. 



Thomas W. Clagett, Esq., offered the 

 following Resolutions, and sjioke in favor of 

 tlieir adoption ; they were adopted ; 



Resolved, That it be recommended to the 

 planters of Prince George's County to appoint 

 and constitute three Special Agents from among 

 the tobacco planters of said county, who are in- 

 terested in the prosperity of the tobacco interest, 

 to go to Baltimore and sell their produce, until 

 the inspection of tobacco is brought back to the 

 count}'. 



Resolved, That it be recommended to the to- 

 bacco planters to meet in Convention at Upper 

 Marlboro^ on Saturday, the 18th April lust., 

 to appoint the Special Agents for the purposes 

 expressed in the above Resolution. 



Geo. W. Marriott, E.sq,, offered the fol- 

 lowing Resolution, which was unanimously 

 adopted. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be 

 unanimously tendered to Thomas F. Bowie, 

 Esq., for the great exertion and labor lie has 

 undergone in behalf of the tobacco planters. 



Resolved, That these proceedings be pub- 

 lished in the Marlboro' Gazette, and that the 

 thanks of the meeting be tendered to the Ed- 

 itor for his aid in behalf of the tobacco interest. 

 WJI. R. BARKER, President. 

 C. R. CoNNicK, Vice Pres't. 



George W. Wilson, Secretaiy. 



[Upper Marlboro' Gazette. 



In olden time, England, France, and many other countries of Europe had laws 

 regulatmg the material and manufacture of cloth, and of an infinite variety of 

 other articles, and State inspectors were appointed to see that the various com- 

 modities brought to market were such as the law permitted the consumer of 

 clothing and food to purchase, it being assumed almost universally that the latter 

 were liable to be imposed upon, and that Government interference was necessary 

 for their protection. By degrees, with advancing civilization, it began to be per- 

 ceived that men were capable of self-government to a certain extent, and inspec- 

 tion laws fell gradually into disuse, leaving the consumers of cloth to determine 

 for themselves whether they preferred their coats to be composed of one material, 

 or of two ; and whether a cloth of 27 or of 36 inches could most economically 

 produce the garment desired. The disappearance of these laws from various 

 countries was in tne exact ratio of ihegrowlh of wealth, of civilization, and of the 

 knowledge of the true laws that regulate the intercourse between man and man. 

 At the time that they had fallen almost entirely into disuse in England, they were 

 still in full force in France, and millions of dollars of property were destroyed in 

 the years shortly previous to the commencement of the Revolution, to the utter 

 ruin of its owners, because of the failure of the manufacturers to govern them- 

 selves by laws made, perhaps, a century before : possibly, even, differing but lit- 

 tle from those of St. Louis, or of Philip Augustus, with Avhom the system ori- 

 ginated. The object of those laws was to prevent frauds, yet frauds are found to 

 exist in the precise ratio of regulation and restriction. So numerous are they in 

 France, that it has been stated by several agents of the Government, traveling 

 in foreign countries, that their trade is almost ruined by them, and it has been 

 urged upon the State to establish an inspection of silks, and cloths, and paper, 

 and of various other commodities — prohibiting the export of all such as had 

 not been weighed and marked by Government, and certified to have been manu- 

 factured according to law.* Our countrymen look upon this as the bight of ab- 



* The Bakers of Paris are still subjected to certain old ordonnanccs, as old-os that of the Provost of Paris of 

 C3d Nov. 1540, which says the bread " must be without mixture, well kneaded, fermented, properly shaped, 

 well baked and dusted, cooled and dressed by half-past six in the morning. It is forbidden, to use any re- 

 jected or damaged flour, or injured gi'ain or bran, re-giound." Even the uniform of the bakers' opprcnticee 

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