Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-04
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roa TIE Wiya.
Messrs Editors have seen with great pleasure several
fences Permit gentlemen to adj my testimony
Peter Stoner, Philo Peter Soner and Planter Verify
60 believe, that much of the distress amt misery Virginia
among the poorer penpe in tho proceeds from
present system of fencing For An,nr
OIL the year occupied in fencing, but with many fourth:
after the fences are done, by The year they down
again So much 10 the injury OF him who has fence l:u
srs that is not the principal objection the present system Of
fencins-one nj mare serious is that compelled
C d'e 10 renee our crops IN owing to socK runGng at large
poor man unfortunately lives rich tolls all the
III putting up teabe good fence plants and ;s, and
the fall the rich stock oany at LARGE This
hogs 10 die his cattle resrass arve make IN one
s PnaaN an attack upon the poor mans ie"ce; they force
H. and III one hours they destroy puo fellow hole
ne maize upon the parish for the support OF the whole family
he makes complaint, To the rich manhis at the
Act at ssemhiy your fence is lawful one-and that
perhaps all the comfort he gets He stands upon the
same oating with the rich he his 100 neg rocs is
c lhog perhaps he has none so few, that f they get in
.,ey are unable to do damage large fed Then YOU
NcSsr Editors, would ak 'wla; should he done" answer
r our present miserable law urOn the subject
OF ences-hr vii confidently assert lint if all the law
call law ul fence, under law that nudes and cat
u, that turned out to respas starrc that hav you'd
turn mischievous ani,a-hoss will root under cattle viii
throw down with their horns, horses will Jump IN thew will
walk n-so at last Of what fences when stock arc
suffered to roam large, half Have no law unon the
s ana fhen every will keep his own stock unnn bs
own land they will be better by it. who owns
ID Onlv
pasture TO ience or by keeping shepherd in the day
lany s'al hoy Will answer and penning them nsht-the
more corn WHEAT &C &c the to improve his Iand
lor ms crops, by being occupied i'll doing in the time he
the country, the less the land This would 40
ven, many quarrsis in the country for predict
at nineteen out OF twenty quarres between neghbors
pens from some of the cau or ho,snoor
lures how meg are abuGd with the tongue dog, lash
aud sometimes with powder and ball. until al last the IorIs
ct the Manor themselves get by ears and then there =;
no more visis roasted turkey no roasted ,ca no
lace
hard woods and all the i'll that bcfa him, and the de-
the fence system and al things will 90 On rros,
YIN &c St upon lands I'm middle Fgna nov Inorcniei
because timber he spared TO f,ncc ali and C G
wood too; but pound your and hos 6r pnstTe he
ana from one MIN TO one tenth of fencing will answcr
and John will again friends and good nebogs rec
labor now lost III fencing would saved no saw no,h;mo
OF the tnbcr where scarce) and put to the n
ment of The SOIL and long Virginia land would m" M
Verv dneTent lace fiom what does aud the nreser
ren hes assume green hnc relieve the passing eve Of tho
wearied traveller for poor man has no vi e
improve, for whilst he should he improving he is en
fences, and when they done, time to plant and @
as he has Icaped, (f the ,respascrs do not rea r on
has to mend old fences MOI with the rich ~
the OF incosins ono acres is not ion ] M Sasnn
and So on down TO- the rule the harder pom b %
farm and Por man. but unfortunately the rich man eener
goes Tor the golden and hence so few farms in
gina M high state of cultivation Upon this snbect f,s
cn soc'ude, and really do believe that the man Who
wou OF cou cause some good law upon this subject u, he
passed. or would or could by permanent plan r b
better change the present SYSTEM would deserve
TO be erected to his memory. One word more INV a, ~ nv
ana am Toe-Wnud it not he well make the o,vner 81
slaves liable Tor the espasses by them? nny
am running counter 10 public opinion this particular bu,
Weleh t9e matter we'll and think shall finally be found 10 he
% suppose my slave steals your hog haprens To he
All you nave, is 1t not as easy for pay for il as r o -,
ose ~ yes more so--for if the slave profit is to me
dhu nor 10 you who do not own hm(pmn;si the slave as
presen-hen, viewing HIM property only las the
nas would say as they pay The taxes, they must hold tho
ieNs lhen would say, as you the property nav rho
respass But snp-o the fences- Ike Peter and o;be
humoy nope that something may be done in this matte All
theimy neighhors stock will trouble n,e-even as !, %
never troubles him. hence he does feel the evils thai m
ana so IL believed others stand the same relation each
the other, III this our tide couniry "' '' ~
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