The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-08-08
For the Camden Journal.

Having noticed desire by some "f the w"r
by and intelligent citizens OF kersfmw District
% raise their own meat, the Indispensable hog,
also to reduce the necessity of purchasing
heir w"llrn clothes. by rearing the sherp-a
,ubl., nv. liberal animal l-co!i: nlimg I" The
of ulan, not ON. b, protecting his
pack lroiu the winIIy LASTS, ": np"asing III"
lupgry appetite. must plrah ~ apology i"! to-
esprt article
1t j. n we'll known fact t;''nl bv all Tar
mrs Mho make any pre;rDso 'tr the raising
II their own meat including h"gs and sheep
that there is an mptinenl, =" gigantic IN
IS operations, So re-istlpsS through its very So
psv, as T., prove insurmnuntable. even ~ tie
oSest vigilance In order that we may he
! Iy understood by the practical farmer--the
md clizrn>, ny, Legislators t"o. "f south Car.
ina-we will present the Ell"wing pr"po~'
'ir>, viz: lsl D"g> il The sScs >''n of negr"
aves a,e detrimental tn tine success iul rpa inn
hogs, sheep nv, aud poultr, too. 2d. The
yucr of the dog is tempted, through IT. t;,'i'
e~, tn become mnre dishonest. ard .cquelh.
Il less profitable servant. 81. Neg,m >"Nr
= dog, moi only freq 'enly d sroy ,hc:r mas
RS stock, but that IF their ma IelS nrighn'r~.
hereby causing cold feelings, ,ner, disputes,
nd not very seldom veAali"u- law -uiI> be
cen nei- hbur>. who, we're II 1T i"r negro
|ugs. might live socially. III peace ;nd h.r'n'
y. 4lh, and lastly -"nr Patrol system will
yer he inefficient, H. bong as ncgr",'> are per.
hit ied to Owl d"gs.
Verify, no intelligent, ob>,c,ant farmer. ar
if you please, planter, c"nv"r::!t With tie -.
rial habits OF mr"rurs, could. fer a nnnieEl,
doubt the cnrrrclne~s of The a'''Te PROPOSITIONS.
in fact it would be u sure puzzle to pave the
negative Of either. Were il Customary ar pro
fi'abe to record in Il public journal cach >ola
ted case OF damage to stock, I,rip''ralrd by
negro dogs, an ovrraheming bundle OF r,i
dence would sustain earh of thu above pr0ru
>iions. But tie Question ma, he asked. how
=" i'll the negr"'s dog be useful t" him in aFp'o.
rraIng to himself The contents of tie poultry
rnost9 In what manner will The dog render
inefficient the patrol system? Reader have
you ever owned or lived upon plantation,
worked by negro slaves, ON which hogs sheep.
and poultry were raised! Have l"n ever done
on anegro plantations. i,"u have.
then to you, reader, We appeal, To prov" by
you, that the following m"dm "pcr'nh is re-
sorted T." (and perhaps inventr'D b! nrgr" sa
.ac.ty: The ueuro inclined tn ,h,mg, owner
ship Of property, Whether OF tie chicken roosi
tie meat hou>e, the corn crib, the potato or
melon patch. or any Other by him dr>idrrated
,pecies of P'"perty, vii. take along with hin his
faithful d"g, whi' b will keep guard whilst the
uegr" is modify ing the law "f Sou h Car lima
by Substituting the, to him more cnng"uial .aw
Of Africa. In the meantime, hnnld he hr seen
nr heard by the dogs Of the pla 'ati"n tro"
which he is filchng, ar by the master &" his
faithful servants, or pcradvrnlu'e sone rare
patrol, his faithful argus gives him the hint
holds paIley with the enemy. inlerrepts h'>
pursuit, untiths master filcher is beyond ap
prehrnsiDu. ..
Such instances, Mr.. Editor, are so prevalent
hat it would puzzle you t" point ont, among
the ohservant farmers Of South Carolina, any
individual, presumably experimenting his farm'
VIII" could not verify the ab've assertions
Admitting then, the incOntrovertibillty. "f the
facts have we not The right. yea, Is
It not Incumbent upon the farmers OF South Gar
'lna, to procure, through their Legislature,
aw prohibiting negroes from owning dogs e
Would it not be better, yea, more, economical
% give our negroes pig or calf to r"l"es-
Would We not, by so doing, encourage them
% d" something more beneficial for themselves
instead Of permitting them to be armed with
Instruments tempting them to destroy our ow"
Ind neighb,rs' stock, thereby involving them.
selves in difficulties. frequently pr'durt've, OF
'ngry disputes and sometimes vexatlous law
uts between neighbors9 Verify we think we
,ear one universal, affirmative response, t" the
bove questions, by the farmers of South Car
,lina.
But just here, where we all may be OF the
anne opinion, two questions present themselves