Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-06

/ himself must go, the blacksmith must be paid
the harness maker rsust be paid the tax gath
or must be paid, the scythe must 90. tho rake
must go, the wagon must 60 TO haul IN the har
vest. the fail must 30. the fan must go, IN.
man, horse and bag must go 20 mill, the mil
must 10, the miler's toil.disb must 60 for hi,
| legal tenth aud his illegal tenth, the boy .sas
come back from mill, the cutting knit mus
/ go, the horses grinders must 20, years labor
goes, the owner goes TO jail. thu children go tn
| service, aud the wife goes 10 distraction or the
grave. In this estimate have omitted the Z
| Tons Of hay, which horse will eat or tramp un.
der his feet through eareiessness, and he will
| not eat straw and have said nothing Of the
many hours which mus, be spent in polishing
his hide with the curry comb and brush.
The patient or chews his clover N summer.
his straw IN winter, and # nubbin Of corn or
the bran of your -four Is given to cheer him in
cold winters night, he thanks you for Il.
thrives, and pays you when dead more fhnn
you gave for him when living. The facilities
therefore which oxen present 10 poo, msn. OF
one in moderate circumstances, commencing
farming, arc 8" grea, tina, nothing but ,gno.
rance or vanity amounting TO the grossest alb
surdiy eau induce him TO wish for horses |
have known many farmers who begao the world
with good outfit, aud who died bankrupt
from no other cause than having kept too ma
ny horses. or who have shoilled on through life
with their noses TO the sr,nd-stone, ill their
heads were gray, and the marrow dried In their
bones. This horse mania pcrvades the whole
earth, China excepted the Chinese, the wisest
people on the face Of our planet. have long since
abolished the use OF horses, whore men or oxen
can perform the service. The Norwesiaus
rank next. because they eat them.
There is no one circumstance which retards
the population of Pennsylvania 30 much as the
excessive multiplication OF horses. They oc
cupy thousands ofacres thet ought TO be oceu-
aled by men. Tney raise The price Of grain on
be poor. because by consuming so much there
is "a corresponding increase OF ,,rice, aud no
diminuiion in the price OF meat. Decrease the
number pf horses. increase the number oil oxen,
look upon him with suspicion who kills calf
grain and meat will be cheaper and population
greater. This position could easily be demon.
sirated, but this Ia no placn for IL. | hope ne
vcrtheless The first direct tax laid by the general
government will be on horses Lei IL not br
supposed, however, that am DESTROYS of pro
scribing our noble fnyorie. | am only oppos.
ed TO his inordinate multiplication, bscause
| am satisfied il conflicts with the multiplication
aud happiaess ofihe human species aud as II
is said that horses have no souls, and that men
have souls, we certainly ough, 10 be most desi-
| rous Of propagating the animal viii n sonl
provided we can find out way whereby ma
lority Of them will not be damned. There are
many uses 10 which the h brse Ia peculiarly II
dapted, aud 10 those uses he should he assigned
| aud 10 no other he never should be permitted
10 usurp the province OF an w.
The most conclusive way Of settling this con
troversy between the horse and the OK j. 10 ash
| A wlse man or wise nation this question
Were you compelled 10 relnqush forever The
whole tribe of horses or the entire breed Of neat
| cattle, which would you hold on TO" Would
| not a wise man answer thus, /" The Oh requires
but little care and little feed tina, would sustain
a man he can draw "A plough or a wagon a.
well as a horse when he is dead his meat iur
nisbes snstepnnce 10 me and my family hi'
hide furnishes protection 10 my feet winter ant
summer; his horns are useful for many parpo
ses his bones produce valuable oil the ,ur
ner will purchase them, OF can grind then
aud enrich my sol, his hair is necessary IL
constructing my dwelling; his enlrails Gun b,
converted into soap or glue his very hoois ar
valuable; I will not part with an animal. ever
part Of which Is necessary TO my comfortable
existence md you may take the horse az th
least valuable thing OF the two, and which, n
he Is the principal instrument in war, 80 is h
| often the cause OF war aud tumuh.