The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-05-07
The Loading Policy Of sIIinoi-.
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| perimeHfs, ard which h"ar upon this sulJ"Ct
closely. Que is the willingness Of the People 1t
this State TO he taxed f. the purpose Of meeting
iiy Of managing IN agricultural country wiih"ut
The intervention Of fences. From the time oi
the unfortunate suspension in Is 0 until the Lass
session hu, one, " hen the imperative necessity
Of nhandunirg the Canal nr resulting to taxation
wa. first Discovered Ivy the legislature the mem
btrs of that body had ever 'e,rd the lcvylng nj
y tax fnr the pHymen, Of intcrcsi-cnrh doubling
he ell Ct il might have up n his individual pop
ulariy; yet new, | think it would be dlih,uIl
iir .hcsc tactical quc,linncrs Of the integrity OF
he People If this state IT, me d. z"n lnll-
vijuals having any prcicnsions 10 responsibility
who raise the slightcs, ohj'c m To the cnlcc,
ton Of the sp'cie tax Indeed, lhe " ritter of lhs
has lately met many persons who have express
c,l their Willingness tn subscribe | ugc sums prn-
vilcd it would secure the certain and speedy
payment of the pubic debt.
| IL England, even within tho memory Of men
now living, not hncc nor a hedge Of any kind
~as to be und in large districts of country
and, il mistake not. some portions are without
them Ia the present day Throughout Germany
we are told hy the natives Of that county. thai
the uses of fn'e are not even known yet IN
tina, country. agriculture is in q higher state OF
p"rf' c,lon Than in any other on which the sun
shines, saving only Englard Cattle are eS'cn-
sivcy grrznd, and its Wool is not only remarka-
ii, Tor its quality bu, quantity. Yet both cattle
and sheep are hrr,lcl in perfect security 10y the
side Of the bcs, cultivated grain fields in the
World.
/ Bu, 10 ccmc nearer home Who t',aI has
'ravcrscd that beautiful portion Of New Engisnd'
| { he Nsl'y Of The Connecticut rivcD has failed
to notice It's surprising fertility, produciv'ness
and state oi improvement In wha, section Of
| ihs " idcly spread Union do we find mare cx-
icnsive in,m buildings. or o greater display OF
agricultural we ldi Yet, in the whole length OF
that valley from the vicinity of Northampton t.
| II rf RI. do not rccoeci to have seen single
fence, Will on each side of the main road are Ia
he iouni extensive crops Of grain uninjured by
either the numerous travellers, or the frequent
lroves # hogs, cattle ard sheep Which seek a
daily market in the cities Of Hartford and New
! Haven. Tn, cause Of is section being unien.
ccd was, originally, the same as that which up.
plies with 50 much frcc here; the expense Of
erecting and mnintarg suitable fcncc--fur rh,
liver, risin; to considerable hosh, over The ev.
nunI,y swrpt the ordinary fences Of the coun'y
I'll the Gn'ing Of those Lands was abandoned
1 while the lands themselves were still cultivated.
] This plan WIS found to succeed 50 well, TIA,
am I'll the fences on The higher lands and even
back on the bluff are now Disappearing.
! But il is not alone TO countries where the f. n.
cling is most expensive that the idea ufdi.pcnsiug
with them is c,nfined. Even in the State Of
New York. some Of the most intelligent, pr1cii-
cal and scientific men, whose yocalions during
life have brought them into intimate connoxion
with the agricultural interests, are, and for the
pas, year have been, advocating the aieanta Gcs
and importance Of dispensing with fences IN that
state, mud throughout the Union.
| |, is now upwards Of year since some well
written and ably sustained articles appeared in
the New York Agriculurlst, which advocated
this cirinc, and il was clearly shown 10y figures
that the value Of the labor expended in support
Of fences in this Union, annually. is sufficient to
carry on and drfray the expenses OF such war
as our last with Great Britain. But il these ar
rumcn,s can he nationally applied 10 the State Of
New York or 10 the Union generally, where tim
her ahcnnds, with how much more force must i,
come harne a. thu State Of Illinois Indeed, 50
strange seems 10 me the strength Of this pr"jl-
dire hrouph, from our older States. that can
but compare it with The similar feeling entertain
ed ly the early Dutch settlers Of New Amslcr-
dam (now Nrw Yorh) which Induced them to
suppose that clay suitable Cor good bdck could
not ex-, in q now country, and to impot, from
Holland all the hiick with which they built the
goodly city Of the Stuyvcsans and Knickcrb'ck-
era. An idea, than which. IL would but little
more absurd, to take but one more step in our
laws relative 10 fencing and compel farmers in
,h. county Ia fence their lands with brick and
stone, and 10 bring the materials from New York
or Michigan.