Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-11

now supported by the following officers.
Thomas Richie, jr., senior Let Lieutenant.
James Rawlings, Junior lst do
). Randolph Tucker senior ID do
Robert d. Waddell, junior ID do
To the Editors of The Enquirer.
Gentemen-l noticed in the Enquirer OF IN,
Isl inst. CIuesday) a communication signed
y" IN opposition 10 The proposed change in III,
Law Of Enclosures, in which an attempt is mad,
10 place The advocates OF this change 10 an unia
vorable and false position. With all possible re
spectior your correspondent, who, perhaps, NEAR
no harm and is smart fellow, We, does no
know every thing, q doubt if he could lay III,
worm OF fence | must say that his article neet
cause us but lille uneasiness, when il is duly ex
amined and properly estimated. The DANCE
lies in The appeal made 10 the sympathies VI ou
people for The poor man : an appeal which all
persuaded would moi be disregarded by myself Of
the community, whenever a good reason existed
for lis being made. That such is not the case il
The matter before us, is evident
"Anolher Of whom2" cries "F"-"oi these who
wish 10 make the poor man maui" sc. Anc
why, would ask, should not the poor man mau
as well as The rich2 Does poverty rid us OF The
necessity of labor, or give choice OF what kind
we will engage in2 II so, il is one of It's bles
sings which have never experienced, though
may be very properly classed among those whom,
"F" has taken under his protection. And here
let me ask him ii be knows what he has, by in
ference at least, charged US poor folks wilh2
trow not: il is nothing more nor less than thai
we live by sponging upon the RICH Yes, Terri.
BILE would our situation be if our stock should be
deprived OF the few blades Of grass that they
have not enclosed or, worse still, can't get fill
now and then out of their cornfields. Does he
think because we are poor, that We have no idea
OF honestly can make no distinction between
what is ours and what belongs 10 our ncighbors7
Have mol we The command from God, Thou
shalt not covct any thing that is thy neghbor's?'
or does he regard poverty and want of principle
as inseparably unled2 Ii your correspondent
can't defend our rights without destroying our
characters, we will simply ask him not again 10
take us under his kind protection without
being solicited, especially when no harm may
have been meditated against US. He deals
his "srape and canister" loo indiscriminaley
alike 10 friend and foe. Save us from such friends
But the worst is mol told we poor folks have
been thus getting our living time immcmorial-
we have Prescripnve right; antiquity is on ouI
side, and IN support OF the claims OF antiquity &c
reverence, he cites The continuance virtually d
S'Si IL llSIuhl, USCll ldtdI W lllc
poor What an argument TO bring forward in
this case. The trash that encounters our laws
loo, has been sancIitled By antiquity, and conse
quently continues TO constitute part OF Them
hence all Trash should be deemed sacred @. +. d.
He would lead us TO believe that The farmers
are all nabobs drinking Champagne, "Sub leg.
mine tagi." Now this may be the case in Pow.
halan. | am unacquainled there, but here in
Goochland, the land of gals and guilies they are
generally, in my estimation, not much richer than
we poor iolks. They, many ofthem, own a curse
in the shape OF poor farm and goCdly number
OF negroes, glad by hard scuilling 10 make corn
hold out Till peas come, and some Of them hardly
able 10 keep up fences. Give them help il they
ask il; lake of every unnecessary burden; lei
them have all The Time they can possibly get Ia
raise manure for their exhaus fields that seem
10 blush 10 the red clay Tor shame OF their power
rditIris: IIuu ,uiun VIC ,n,.. -, -,
our claims 10 your grass or your corn. fields TO
cramp your efforts. We should know that your
prosperity is TO our interest These Luxurious
necessaries OF lie," for which some may think
we would sacrifice honesty 10 obtain them, will,
even il We have TO buy Them, be chpaply Dough,
when improved cultivation shall have rendered
them abundant. You will be able 10 pay us tor our
labor, whereas now you can't afford to employ
mode of action through The medium which is
kindly afforded you-thc press. Don't mind a
few plumbers, nor heed the Idicuc which some
may attempt TO cast on you. Don't be discour-
aged, though some pert young lawyer, having no
clients 10 attend u, may, 10 amuse himself, with
out considering whether he is doing good or doing
evil, bring up arguments aganstyou too lriling
to hurt any save those whose cause he prelrnds
to espouse. Compare your views on such sub
jec,s as you may think proper. See what can
be done on The Law oil Enclosures. If change is
impracticable or unwise, ask no change; il 9th.
erwise, il il be lound 10 give great relief 10 one
class while itdeprives none oiheir rights, seek it
You must not be surprised or discouraged ityou
hear the demagogue raise the silly cry Of oppres.
sion 10 The poor, hoping thereby to gain vote
Our legislators may perhaps be slo \ 10 hear OIL
heed your appeal Make them, by your unilec
action feel an interest in II, which sense duty
never may. They generally feel loo much con
Germ for The whole Union TO take care Of any
thing about their own Stale or feel an interest ir
The welfare OF an oppressed portion Of The com
muniiy. PAUPER.
Goochland, June A.