Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-21
FoR TIRE Wnrs.

inohu papers, relative 10 the Cass,np al n Las, ,..,
ing all owners t. contine their stock up,o tlrr a-l
iahas NO law That the Legislature. comb, mas
would be 50 immediately beneficial 10 The comuutit,
rue Idnds IN TINS Country are various I'M soil Nh
we hear the owners constantly saying certain per,s
: VI our land are well adapted To wheat-,tbe,s 10
corn, oats, &c. Now tie stock eonfo,,g ,y,,,n,
would enable every 20 adapt his crop TO the 1ta
ny OF hls iond-he could plant and sow whore N,
p"seu' anu would not, as no'e be compelled to cul-
''ate ohe-iuuTih or one third. of his land I'M corn
uie same quantity IN VIII, al &c well knowing at th,
time oil planting and seeding he would never gather
suiiicency 10 pay for the labour of Jsnco,-
anu nave to enclose at least double as
nnuch ANA tinciuding woods and my neiphbors,
many OF ihe have 20 enclose At lens three times 40
ihucn as they cultivate ! could state many ,e,sops
IN ADDITION 10 those already stated by others bu, j.
surely cannot be necessary do th. in order TO con-
vince the members of Assembly of the necess;ty or
passing such law Most of them are tarmsrs and
thef own observation and experience ha va not SAL
'."eo the'n upon Hs SUBJECT, 1t is time their places
were supplied by better acquainted wah the
true Interests of theu constituents and l. for one
WIZ vote Tor no man who Will net advocate the mas
OF law requiring all IF stock 10 confne
Am stock upon their kands If the L.eg,s,aiuro
would even pass the law such manner as 10 hermit
the different counties 10 adopt reject II ty q voa
OF tho inhabi'snts* IL would answer every nureose
and h's they can surely do without endaagerng their
p"Puiarry-because, the law would be a dead Ieiter
ant ssnQfvrity should think fii to sanction 1T In
FVte you to make calculation of the sapi,o thu.
would result from such law-m1ke it, first for vopr
wi I'I'utipO--tbci. Tor the county yrhich
H'e--anl then extend 4 10 the whole S.:.c nv
nearest nc'gnbgr end myself after SPENDING sar1o
"onrs IN making calculations have committed no mis-
ta"e the stgnS TO the STATE, in tie single item of
JehtWg, VIII amount TO not less Than $50 600 dollars
annudI'v sum greatly above the revenue tax of the
State. The saving the better security of stool,
from thieves would be euormuus-and the vrier cnn
TESTIFY from an experience OF twenty wears that
every man may render his confined stock particularly
OF hogs and cattle infinitely more profitable than
they now are. By raising hogs or small Grass Ios
and Keeping, treN reduced number Ina We frcnucoti
sold, lat have never been under the necessity If buv
ing rk, with tGr above time. | verify believe il
has not cost me more than three dollars Tie huphref
weight Ny cows are also much confined--the
number upon plantation of 100 acres of open land
not exceeding tFuCl FIVE seven including q pair of
oxen From this stock Of c. tile We have a redundancy
Of mix anI bn ter through he summer and fall sea-
sons; and an ample supply ia winter and spring. Nv
Ee!gAa2-s, W.th few cHCepticcS, generally without
milk IN the winter and have an indifferent SUNNY i'm
o, Ter seasons Of the year, while they keep twice nv
number 4! cattle plantations of equal value and
extent. Nor do they succeed half well in raising
their pork, though most Of them keep twice my
number Of hugsor rather they tura out three times
that number m the sprlng--but rarely collect more
than oBe-thlrd at the fa OF the year. Let any one
who doubts the correctness OF this sote.nent make
The eTDeTIm'n NJ, End two years vii be sufficient To
satisfy him of is truth.
understand 1t is probable the Legislature will
sanction the scheme of carrying on the canal &c
Lynchburg-if So, the public saving upon hat work
ne sioux cD'y;EsES System, would Thousand
dollars for % miles vs pubic fence, which this law
would render totally unnecessary. Oae Of the great
est inducements with the icopi OF this State in con-
scntHg to The call OF 4 Convention, was the sayiDr
of expense by reducing the number of representa-
tves: thai saving, it Is supposed, will amount to
10000 dollars per aDnum-aDd the new Constitution
! is thereby rendered very popular. Now assure
You, that the scheme here prese led to public cons-
drration will save. instead OF so OOO at Leaf $50 OOO
dollars Year, and challenge evc-y calrulai or from
Claude Cro>et, down to The smallest od.f.d school
master, 10 gansay deny the truth of this state
ment. t farmers will !;i; with onc anothsT on ihia
subject, they will all become satisfied OF the necessi
" of the measure in contemplation. Every mans
land scarce of timber, viii b. Immediately raised so
per cent III value-Thor ncrfatlons for emirratip-
to the west VIII cease they will have fre-wood e.
nough, and 1t "ll. reQurc but little timber to enclose
their stOgE:-tyvO cowS-Cnc Two horses eight OF
te"hogs, ana rs many sheep will be ma ample supply
for five, out of six o! poor Il rmeEs-und wo rood
grass lois OF four or five acres will supply them
abundint!y with food during the warm season, and
the o.il Of our crops VIII doubly supply their wants
IN winter
This subject is one upon which every ia-mer can
cay something convince others who have not re-
lectcd upon 1t. have convinced more than 20 per-
sons-and have met with but one whom could not
convince, and he lived in old F---he seemed f.,
prefer he range and the ticES t1 any thing like an
abriGrcmcn of 4 mans berry 10 craze his styc, IN
on other people LAID assert and believe can
sustain the assertion by facts that the stock enclosing
system VIII remove the Carolina dlsem or rom
among cattle and entirely destroy the ficks Let
the people below the head Of tide wa or look TO tho
one, and those little above look well 20 the other.
ONE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
.rnis understand to be the Pennsylvania Law upon tho
T. ; Jupas. law take the Of the people upon
the pupuey OF passing The law question, the cleo.
tons--h you ate not s" Hing to 90 farther
u To enable Us to meet the demand on our col
unlng the Country Wing Nh be issued thrice this