Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-18
To the Editors Of the Uhig.

10 "e hdttoTS Of the Uhig
nr ~, MECKLENBURG. a.
Messrs Editors-Reading the Whig of the eA,b
OF December, my attention was directed nv an edto
RAJ remark, to observations over the sipnatnra
or Peter Stoner, the proprlety of some Legal nro
vision to prevent stock from running at large II is
subject that had often thought Of but never verv
epuSis, aho having seen much evil row out of too
uch legislation had concluded that it was best for
TO require nothing of the Legsla ure but
10 let 1t aione Peter set me TO thinkno and an
deaV0ured to calculate the effect of such law on
myseif and neighbours: Perhaps the best mode hI,
WHICH PLAIN estimate the nolcv of ~
general law:-Some Of my neighbours are JveaIth,JJ
anu nave large farms some poor, and have small
ones on some OF them, there is plenty of rail tin
uv, on p.hers, there is scarcity. 1t occurred to
me; on Ihe hst view, that my neighbour who wanted
tihoer ana whose farms badly inclosed ,nuet
ee gamer oy such law, as he would be reIieve5
rom the depredalions of all the stock in the neigh
b0cSh"od, 10 which he is now exposed Rnt ub39 :;
to 5ec6::'a of his stock, was nuerv tht " "@ LIE 10
startled me? - do without he cannot and tn nroans
ITS running at large, he INST have fences and anI
sufes Where is the difference between incIosnor
MS farm and permitting his stock 10 run at arge n
hciosihg meadows and past for his stock and Iea
ing MS farm open 1t required but little arithmetic to
settie ths question. Twenty acres of land incloeed
ana prepared, will support the stock thar eboIJ -
Kept on farm of one hundred acres n non 70
huNGred acres OF arabic cultivated landA So ,boro
Mou'u oe saving OF the timber, and labour of inclos
ny eIsny acres an object of great Importance.
Where timber IS scarce and abour higb TT sncb aro
the benefits of the proposed law where tirnSar ~
scarce would not the benefits be equally great
timber is plenty? Certainly Though j. NAV mt
oe equdy necessary for the convenience of the pro-
Pr'etors' 1t would be equal SAVING of Iabonr nc
one NTH OF the fencing which now inclooes IT,;
IaIl9S Womb incIose meadows and pastures for their
stoth' viewing the subject in this way concluded
tddC sucn law would promote the interest of every
BODY, and was surprised that had mot boon od..Y
"hen reco!ected two or three of INV ,Uesl,h,,
HeI9hoSurS' VINO are strong advocates for the i'm
J { OF l1no' and much opposed to GRAZING
pyynrt e. &
STOCK daily orancs the lands of o,bar a1ii I
suppose Lnat the OLD system has been kent I'm for tho
0ehrht-But the saving Of timber and Iabour is not
thlk, the only advantage to be derved f-or, ~ ~
posed law-T believe # uonId nrod - o"I t'e pro-
ProVetnent in the quality and value of our socI, +;
our horned-cattle particularly Tbov ara hi
"Tc 10 OBTAIN subsistence on the omen barrens m
WHICH they are regularly turned In tho enrinryS -
consequently, are small and Indifferent. and 49, &c
ncH' from sheer poverty, are unable IN 1.-Two tbroy1b
me winter One half the labonr which ;s ren";reJ
,,,Id 49, -, arms bestowed on meadows and lots
"ouIu keep them IN fine order, by which their arc
ana qualty would be much increased rPboso ,hsnr
nations would apply 10 our hors with tbis adJit;+
tHs' hogs' when permitted 10 run ut larre are emo
g. ~ 'no oeOreua'ions OF slaves, and to diseases
.'oi' seVeTal causes, mushrooms Eel TO which tbe
arc hot SUBJECT when pastured o thai the pIontcr
"Io WlSnes toralse given number has to feed G,r
7 IoItoh OF the year, near double that duantitv
.u Iaye inng since been satisfied that the cbeapesf
way OF raising hogs, in nv neirbbouobood 49,
people are fond Of shoats is to keen them nm in
80 anu s'9a lncosures at least to prevent their
Iuunhg at large. The Inconvenience of incIosino
noer' as from the exhausted and inpovorisbaS 80
OF our lands On old farms 10 nrocnrc 1 a.,
acres OF arabic land you have to incose one bnndreG
one nan ocing too much wasted and worn to be cnl
so'eei anu many OF us, cbaiF of whose Iabonr is
now thrown away, if permitted to select MI The
spots on our farms, for cultivation, would make
.ne "ho,' productive This we cannot do. for we
mnJnS Yoc one thousand acres 10 get two or three
10. nd fh1 Lot b1ch i-
CeSSaIy 10 cultivate the one cannot keep up the fenc
lug a,9und Tie other. hope you viii publish the
Ia . OF pennsylvania on the subject, and call1be
attention Of ADLER men 10 it than
AN OLD PLANTER
p We will publish those laws "a soo, 40 rva