Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-02
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Mesfs Editors | have with great pleasure ,.,,
fences Permit me- gcnemcn to adi my ,es,monv 60 70, VI
o'tr' M" refer Soner and An old Planter yerilv
GO believe, that much OF the distress aud misery m V,n;
anS ue poo.e PEOPLE IA the country proceeds from the
Pr system ~ fencing. For hraor SAYS is one ,cr,
' '" c' u'ed IA encng, but with many. fourth. and
after the fences DONE the next wear Tho, -. IL,
So '""cn '" me injury OF him who has fence But
'' nov ne principal objection TO the present. system OF
tn'us- one OF serious nature is that NC are comn.
al a" 10 fence our in owing stock running Al arga
-; ISes near rich one-he tolls all the
spring 10 enclose his little farm make his bIead-he s-r,sJ
~ putting up toeIabIe good fence he plants and til and nv
the summer fall the rich stock roaming A. la ana ~
hoss 10 root or die, his cattle espass or stave mn
u phaaN an attack upon the poor fence thew force
" and IN one hours rnc they destroy the poor fellows T
crop ana probably send the poor house Tor cause I., ~
ne makes complaint to the rich is look a, The
sseioly; your fence is not lawful one-and thai
perhaps u all the comfort he gets He stands M, - ~
same ootine with the rich he with his Ioo n.sr 70
enaEe1 TO make fence that will poor mans Little
cattle, (hogs perhaps he has ncne few that If ,he co.
they are unable to do damage large field T3.S '
NessI' Editors, would ak "wa should be done!r an,..'
"u sy' eed our present miserable Law upop the .,hs.,
oil rnces-nr Will confidently assert tina, IF a ,b
cal "Tw az .e 1apol were To make what they would
We, wa. unea out to tTespass siave that thew 81,
turn mschevous anmai-hoss will roo, anS tsn'e s Will
nIow down win their horns, horses will inmp in ih W ~
sometimes take down with their mopp, ~ ey wl
walk in-so, at last, of what are fences "a ben men
suffered to roam al large, half Have no Law & are
SUBJECT ces al all and rake the law Of tresnass . we
~ "n' 'en every man will keep his own STOCK uno' 49,;
own they wll b" better by Re who our, :, is
1h ana plantations, VIII he much better off by bav;n, o
pasture to fence, by keeping shepherd in hs 1hy
sd'y sId Ony Wi answer and pcnnng them at S
poor ma" AMI mIo class will be able TO cuv, ,s 81 DE
more CON, wheat, &C &C or the h,t,ey n ; 20 much
m IA o"p ny BENG occupied in doing in IN, lime h
I'M a.u Nv ''ie no fence system and the more bread ~
the country, The less starvation IN the land liz eau III
,b, I ail.'s w The country for venture 10 predic,
wa. eetn OUT ol twenty quareis between nephbors 49,
ienS from some act OF the cattle horses o, nap
l"sS how they abused with the tongue doc d IIes-
aud sometimes with powder and bali until A. @ and LASH
"i The Manor themselves get by the ears nod ,h iSds
w more V's no more roasted turkey, no roasted CO.
more CAKE" and pudIings Tor neirhbor Joe arS % Pigs no
haId words, and all the III that bcfalI hin, and % Tu'
mun'alnn even go down to the c children B", b nc
INC fence system and all things will 60 nm r,' enanSe
WIN ne got upon lands tn middle Yrgnia) now
neCalse mEer can not he spared fence all and c S
wo0 Too; hat rn"Ud cattle and hors or sV hIe
III" ron one nm 10 one tent; ~ the ncpd soil, o "un'
aud John viii again be Gicuds aud GOOD ne;l soor re
"a 49,, , '"', ~ Hncns would be saved 10 saw pohim1
o. 'lc luh'r where - sCarrr) aud pui n, Tho hIHS
mont "l the soil, aud long Vif-inn land ,yoiJ improve
@ g. ace non what now does and the presen, bar
rem h''l' assume hue relieve tho r,se; odt'
"ea'ied taveer-of now tie poor man has no We
frnres d w., .e o,l Hc Improving lie mendinr OH
as no has icaPed m the p1sers d, not rea f 70 soon
WIZ, can approximate rau of M, force o he " nc
we COSTS &" rIp'me LODJ NOT ten ,in,c , S|Gn'
Gni 50 ON dawn -. the rule bear. the .hal Of 100,
afn ana pc man bot unfortunately the r,, I se small
- Io Uf golden egg, and hence Sc, On S, eIY
En m high state Of cultivation Upon ib,s ,i ni VIZ
much srotudr aud really do beeyc tina, , Jecli ieeI
"""' ." C""Iu cause some crod law upon t,is suta, "
passed or wond could by some pcr,n,n", yeoS 10 DC
.e'cr change the present system would deserve , 'or c
~ ''c'r' !" ms memory. One word more (v vav ~ h;N
anu am done Would it not bc well 10 make ,,S w. I,"l
saves liable Tor the hcspasscs committed ,v iS o
.,i w., counter y" public opinion, IN this particular b,,
"'S' we n'acf well, and think shall FINALLY D.. t', U
ali yo 10y slave steals Jou' hog, happens 10 bs
" ~ ',V'' u u not As easy for pay for ne a. w
' w hc', more so-for f the slave is ~ r,,S wi you
Ir' WGn 90 not own hnlpunsb the slave as
I1ss you'll ,, ,E mm as property only (as the mixs,
,''n would say, you own the n,ops,,v ru %,
1919 hu f'"P--io the fences-G lk, Pete, ~ Pay ul'
Tpy noie MAT something he done in his " uheIs
c STOCK viii not trouble ncrycn a. 4, ~ a,
,i nm, hence he docs not feel the evils ts,, T
' so IS 'rrvcd others stand the same te,Ion . 90
'N' "NeI, 90 THIS our tide water country " 'acu N
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