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to the serious detriment of those who have invested their
fortunes in its cultivation, and who, unless they procure
a modification of the excessive duties and burdens thus
imposed, will be compelled to abandon its cultivation,
Which failing, the navigation and all other subordi-
pate interests and advantages dependent thereon, must
fail with it; and whereas, the liberal policy of the United
States in lessening, as far as practicable, the duties upon
the exports of those countries has not been reciprocated
by them in this particular; and whereas, so long as other
nations refuse a lair and reciprocal exchange of pro-
ducts, our commercial relations with them must be inju-
rious to the agricultural welfare of the country, which is
repugnant to that spirit of reciprocity which should cha-
racterise the commercial intercourse of every enlighten-
ed nation; and whereas, the State having surrendered to
the Government of the United States the power to regu-
late commerce and to form commercial treaties with fo-
reign Governments — Therefore,
Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Executive of Maryland be requested to communicate
with the President of the United States upon this subject,
with the view of inducing the Government of the United
States, by instructions to our diplomatic agents, to use
their efforts in obtaining from foreign nations a reduction
of the existing duties imposed on the introduction of
tobacco within their respective limits.
Resolved, That the Executive of this State be further
requested to communicate with the Executives of the
several States interested in the cultivation of tobacco,
asking their co-operation in procuring, through the me-
dium of the General Government, a reduction of the
duties imposed on tobacco by foreign nations, and that
they be requested to call the attention of the Legislature
of their respective States to this subject.
Resolved, That the Senators and Representatives of
this State, in the Congress of the United States, be re-
quested to take under their especial care this highly im-
portant and much neglected interest, and to call the se-
rious attention of Congress to the subject, in order to
effect a reduction of the high duties imposed upon to-
bacco by foreign governments to a fair and equitable scale
of commercial reciprocity.
Resolved, That the Governor be requested to transmit
copy of the aloregoing preamble and resolutions to the
Senators and Representatives in Congress from this
State.
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