Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-24
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aud Miller IF Po,ohatnn
Gentlemen'-I observe in The PROCEEDINGS of a..
mar resolution has been adopted elm
t"e committee OF Agriculture, to enquire
""e'"er any, ana " any, what asures are necese,
ry I" promote the agricultural ests of tb,s Con-,
monwealth: and the Committee have leave 70 1919
bv bill or otherwise 'pS''
Permit me. gentlemen To mnIora ,,o ..
hest influence, and all vonr talents tn
serflon at clause in the contemplated hill 70 coI
everv owner of stock to cnntine his horses CO.'S
hogs and sheep, upon his own lands either bn .Ii
OF large enclosures as may suit his nclina.i ions.
but lot tho penalty for failing to do so he etber G.
eure OF me SOCK, or the value thereof-at anv rates
attrr ne "a offence. This will "promote the cause
OF agriculture and the improvement, of orr lands
more than any other thing the Legislature can sa
vse VI thew were to continue in session s;x vears
sfead OF SIX months pray you TO reflect upon the
sub""t-bring tn vour recollections tho c;rcr,s,
ces which have, within the las, twenty 1..r, -
ced contentious and hatred qrarreline and fob,;n n
Your neighhorhoods and you will find verify he
eve, that the depredatons of stock lie at tho f,J
ton ct five siXths of hose Disbursements WI. :
well ca 'cnated TO make man hate his ne;ahh 20 so
lie IN his bed at night 81 relor that his peobbor, +r
m az INA, moment be DESTROYING the crop for whioh
nc mas peen toiing nine month of the yeariand -
often do we rise of morning and find on f Ivy
such destruction realized by the fact need no, ,,
you gentlemen that such law would be beneficial
10 the poor-you must know 1t, if YOU have eyar -;
ven one hours attention to the spbiect ~ e g.
never nave, pray YOU now to do IT. verify beI;su
snch law would reduce the poor rates to alncost
moi be man or woman in the State who would NOT
IN the end applaud your Efforts upon this oil ;ano.
"t.e "ie'e'-or' rest assured, without such n law
eA'enu'ng It's PROVISIONS from the Blue Ridee OF
mount aims to the Eastern b. undarv of tho s,ats VI
at t3o the head of tide water middle V;rr; ;Jl
o'eohie poor despIsed country-all your rail yoads
-s"ce Navigation, and canal schemes to he contra
~ Notwithstanding Such law is worth tho, III
II Is the enclosing system ESQ much insist cd az L. IN
mooern writers on agricultural upon the ayoes, or o1a
"hat Is Sill more desirable, its benefits will he oena
e unu we shoIl Obtain that benefit BY vast saving
Oh money and labor Col. TAYLOR some 90 va.rSS
ago calculated the expense of cutting down t;mbar
nauhng u INTO rails and putting upon deud fences
as equal on very large farm. tenth of all the
labor bestowed upon the cultivation cf that fam, Te
IL Is true IN relation to large farm it il donbIv 60
upon small one, as every arithIneiican knows II
only requires double the number Of rails TO encIosa
tour acres OF land. that il requires TO enclose ono go
consequently, the small farmer is NJ t,v;c ~ ~
expense as ne farmer who has double that ouant;t
or land mean double the expense in propor,;o, -,
the quantity of land cultivated and enclosed ~
PETER STONBR.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESJDENrr
ny ana '0lh The adoiIe and con sent Of he S.nate
James w Ripley. to be Collector of the q, stons
Wa r r G,src, OF paSsamaquoddy in the state of
WhlaTn Claggett, 10 be Naval Officer for Tho NJ;
.Ic' OF portsmouth, IN the State of New Hampsbre
vice Elijah Hall deceased. t''''
Leonard NJ Parker To he Naval 0a.o- r -,
District of Boston and Charlestown. in the State oS
Mas IS, achusetts wee John P Boyd, deceased, -
William 6 Hammond, 10 be Survevor FIR ,ho
s'rict and Inspector of the Revenue for tho Port %
Newport; IN the State of Rhode Island. vice Iobn
Slocum, deceased. 'i'o Jon"
Af'hur Taylnr, Junior. to be Surveyor for tho
is'Iict OF Norfolk and Portsmouth, and Inspector of
th' revenue for the Port of Norfolk in the State OF
virginia vice Copeland Parker, deceased
r ON The National Ioteiiigencey of Der o.
IHE NEW Missouri SzNAToR-trhe St Ior;,
Iirne@ OF the 9TH instant sheds fuller ljoh ON ha SO
cumstances which mark the character of fbo L.
choice o. a Senator TO succeed Mr.. Barton I, c.
nlshes the Yeas and Nays, by which tho elec,;nr,
was decided The gentlemen in nomination vor,
Messrs Buckncr, Miller (Governorl McRce enJ
Ashley. RE votes were for Mr. Buckner "a NJ
Miller IL Ashley 2. OF the 81 who voted for NJ
Bnckner all but five (as issaed by osntlemen f-"r,
Missouri now IN his citv) are opponents nj tb ,ro
sent Administration. Pie Times emnhot,coII pit PIT
that "previou- to tho election. Mr. r. dccIoraI L;
self uDequivocaly the friend Of The Thrift al IS IT,
tefnai Improvement, opposed to tho sysfom oF ~,
scr'pion adopted BY he present administrators -
the friend of HENRY CLAY Under tboso or cru
cnmstances and these pledges our friends co., ~.
her votes, to man and there can be M dob, LII.
me opinions ofthose persons who voted for b;no 60
personal considerations, coincide with hi Own ~ -,
SUBJ 8 o. National Importance" Two verv rosi
pec'a9le ciiIz ms Of Missouri now in this c;,y ,e,
! that thcy heard Mr.. Buckner mako the s.r, 49,
nc c h4-.