Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-30
A NATIVE SoUTHRON.
Ja,dc Ed,,o,s me Eaoyi,e

Messrs. E1itors: Although am not in ths ma
BIZ d writing Tor newspaper, YET my own m
ieres, aud The interest o. lie Toor farmers, d.
mand that some ole shonli again bring 10 notice
the proprirty, the justice, rnf 'hr advantage of
the anti-icnce law, as has been heretofore recon-
mrnded in your columns. have been very i'm
patiently waiting 10 see some one, more able than
| feel myself 10 he, IL ke up Inc subject and pre-
sent II fairly before the people; but il seems all
are silent. Therefore ! am induced 10 say some
Thing, though eeblen be, in order 10 induce some
ADLER pen 10 lay down lis advantages IN their
true light. That there would b. many b,nefs
arising from the passage ot such a law, i un-
questionable; and ! can see no jus, cause why
any one should oppose il, as il would do injustice
IL none. | venture 10 say, that majority OF
those who would oppose such a Law, are those
whose stock Craze their ncis hbors' land. have
heard some object 10 il upon The ground that the
poor people, who have no land, would have no
where Tor their stock 10 run, and therefore, Il
would be oppressive law upon the poor Now,
| know am as ready 10 consider The interest Of
he poor as any man can be. Were not, |
should entirely forget sELT-ior God knows am
as poor as any man need be. But should con.
siter myself great deal better off, AMI that hat
received rich legacy, could know hat such a
law had been passed that would lit from nv al.
ready sors shoulders the burden OF 50 many hea-
w rails Notwilhsta nding am The decided
friend Il The poor man, yet jnslice predomina'es
| with me-and The man who OWES no land, ~
rents none, justice says, should raise u" STOCK
| see no justice in compelling The man wn" mas
grass, 10 furnish his neishoor's stock, VINO has no
| grass; and, under the present system, he must
| either do il. or fence in his land. With equal
Justice il might be said, il he leaves his crib door
| or meat house door open, he who has M corn OF
no meat may help themselves 10 their neighbours
| and can any one say there would be Justice in
| hiatt answer Tor all-No!
The beauty OF the anli-fe1cc law is, that il
would prohibit no man from keeping as much
fence as he now has, and, il he chooses, make as
much more: Al The same time, il would mol com
pei The POOR man 10 spend such large portion Q
his time in cutting, mauing hauling and fencing
in large, worn out fields, in ORDER TO enclose {
few scattering fats on The creeks and branches
] ,uud th.s great amount oil labor and time b,
! savei 10 every poor man as am, We would
men, not only have more time 10 prepare on
land better Tor crop, but We would have mor'
time 10 attend TO our elections, and cast ouT vote
10 The rue cause OF Democracy, and keep $
many high Tariff Wings OUT Of Office, who ar
ready and willing 10 RLEss rs win that CURSE
High fences and high Tariffs don't suit a poo
A
can and will leave that Tor wiser heals; but
know The effects produced from fencing all daY
with heavy rails, as we'll as Philadelphia la V
yer.
will here name some of The advantages Whicl
would result from The passage Of such law :
The value al land would be enhanced al leas
twenty per cent; because one oi me greatest I'M
poverIshers to lacd, al present, is me continue
grazing and iramplirg Il by STOCK. ~h'ch Wonl'
not be the case under different law. Wout
recommend the Keeping fewer STOCK, ana nave
them herIed and carried 10 the wei, inafshj
places IN The farm, which are 100 wet 20 cuf
! iiyate, and The best Tor grass. 1 would Nc
cost one tenth the expense TO employ nerds
men that il now Is 10 Keep up nc lehcf'
IN a common farm; and, by pennlns the si0cI
al nish,, there might be large quantity Q
manure raised during the year. lnstead 0
hauling rails all the Winter, We would hav
manure 10 haul; and in a few years our farm
would he 81 greatly improved thai we wOu
make sufEiciency over aud above What We nov
make 10 keep our stock up and IN coed ofef 10
year round, were they not IA see spfig Of grass
The number OF stock, though fewer, we'll attend
ed 10. would ne worth double the number nnce
the present management | have o'sn seen ina
there was no MI. or butter from Keeping 'n'
many cows. have known persons iail IL fais
a suiIiclency Of PORK Tor their families ~ ha'io
TOO many hogs, and inc finest sheep are away
fond IN the smallest h1cks.
|, must be remembered also ina u iaaes
large qUanliy OF timber 10 Keep Up 'e"rrs-
en- ugh every year ~ lie Stale OF sHsn,ih
build railroad iron Name 10 Georgia. ohu-
the present system II fencing, together WIN IN
h,lo ot ,he nine-bue. We snail soon nave n'es
m,ny Of our farms as lean 81 ,iciher as Tres
mawo meadow is II hay In listening 10 the d:
cussion Of the subject, | have heard II propose
10 make every mans line his lawful fence; hu
10 have TWO or three years TO run before the la
GOES into force. see no reason why 1t Shout
mol 90 into force from lis passage II such ma
been the law and il had TO be changed 10 what