The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-10-13


II n REPEALED:
OsAvA, Nsssoa Co., Oct 3, LEGO.
Nh. Epsssa :-Thses ysars sgs The eiii-
..ss q Nssssa Cssssy adopted the he.
LAs With great ssaaiaisy; many Of ths
largest hss-raissrs being glad Of . ehancs
70 vsss for il. The principal reason
for it, sdsp,iso, then gives By iss friends,
vss this: soar settlers are laberisg usdss
mary dissdr.n:sges, suffering many hard
s.iss, AID Is viii be diGeals Tor the noss oi
them 70 feses their ereps Il oil, much !es'
10 lear the sspersasss burdsa Of fsneins
szaia.s hsgs; therefore, il 10 jass SD gen
srsas tia: We should have Hog Law
Tbs sane psineiSls not oniy holds g7sd
nov, bat 10 aaiss a. fssesbls, ssrs %,
sLisk, than i. Vas then. And for tbs res-
500: Our psrs!a,isn 10 suaii. ssd i - 'sry
nsesssary that ve sboaid oass every possible
isdueenens TO immigrants, facilitating the
operation Of spesing nsv farms in every
feasible manner. Although lumber 10 cheap,
the great body Of the settlers will have 70
draw il . ioas distance, and the ezrsrisoes
Of slI settlers proves sha: fencing qr. Sec
in ibis nss country, 10 long, IabsriSas and
sspensiys sss1. This 10 Why the reason
shove given for passing the Hog Law, VA"
gosd ns,and Why i:s impsrsspcs Is enhanced
instead Of d,asinissed. for vs shall undsaos'
sdly hsss more settlers come into ths County
within tbs n.xs two or three years thso are
nov 10 il. A. our prosperity depends mainly
upon immigration, ~ should BE- very care
fol hss ~ plses obstacles 10 ito way. Net
wishs.sadipg this, . portion Of oar citizens
sre circulating . petition log the repeal Of
the Hog Law, and veh.mensly advocating
ito passage. They attempted 70 repeal it a
the las. election, ts, failed. Influences are
nov being brought to bear which may give
the rsp.a!efs more votes, and for that res-
son, I wish to explain why myself and others
Ere. voted for the Hog Law, Why ws voted
sga!ns, its rsp.al la,s year, and Why we feel
called upon to oppose smother attempt in
the same direction, in order that our voters,
IL they think Ne have the RICH: Of the mat
ter, may DO stirred to promptly &C: with Us
in our opposition. VI doubt shs arguments
Of tn. rspsalsrs arc entirely satisfactory to
themselves; bat, wish to state why they
have a directly contrary effect on their
Fsrs, oppose in b,balf Of justice. Il
10 no. ifhcuI; 10 readily understand Why this
repeal would DO an set Of injustice, aud it
seems 10 me that but little need be said to
tbs doubling ones. The practical
siTse. Of the repeal would be to heavily tax
ane bali Of the County that tho other half
nigh. enjoy . small increase Of profit on
the raising Of hogs. tis worse than that.
l havo DO, 'airly stated the case, because a
large portion Of tho voters for . repeal
would BE- persons not directly interested in
ihs ma,,er--vs,iny yea for ,riainS reasons,
such as 10 aeeommoiase-to get their msa,
. little cheaper, etc., or for NJ reason at all;
80 ,hs. in reality, tbs largest and most en-
,.rpri.ins portion Of the farming commuui-
~ would be be hardened with large extra
expense, merely for the private bensdt Of
. few hog raisers! Shall those men who
have been energetic and industrious enough
to open largs farms, and fence them, DO
compelled TO expcnd thousands Of dollars
in the course Of time for fencing, that few
Of their ncighbars may pocket some hun
drsds? Can any man say it is just9 Yet,
il IL understood that this repeal will accom-
pli.h this, and more. The largo farmer.
are almost unanimously opposed TO the re-
peal, for these reasons that | enumersss !;
and, ! canno, doubt, that il tho injustice Of
the affair which 10 80 manifss, 10 them could
DO fairly placed before Tho whole people, the
attempt would Do promptly voted down.
Secondly, Oppose it in behalf Of Grill.
cation. Any man who has livod in a aeigh-
borhooi where hogs were plenty, and allow.
sa to DO pretty much as they plss'si-h
they on'y kept out Of the cabin and corn
sher. fruit, flower and vegetable gardens
we're unknown where refinement and good
taste were continually violated by an utter
ab.euss Of all those artistic adjoining.
thu, make homo beautiful, and who has
lived in = nsighhorhood where quiet and
cleanliness rei:nsd-whe.s each family took
pain. in smhclls.hing iss dwellings and sur
roundings-- mad. home n delish, to tho re-
fusd snd cultivated eve, and where hogs
were kept gu: Of the public sigh. and sound.
| say. any person who has done this, will
not bs guilty OF asking ms wha, hogs have
10 do With civilization. They have much 10
DO With IL. II any person here in onawa
,hinss there would be nothing very disa-
srssshls about having large drove OF hogs
rowing through tho streets, let him need
no, say hero that woman could vote
ounce J inquire Of some rss,aen, Of Masno-
ia, or any village where the people are
,nbitious, add hear the emphatic response.
"a curse 90 the hogs. They are we'll enough
in their place. but perfect pesis in the public
streets. Things can't be Kept decent where
they are plenty Thus much on The sccrs
Of civilization. A fs~ words more and
will Leave the hogs to their destiny. Tn.
other day I vas talking On this subject with
enc Of eur wsal,hies, fsrmers-a heg raiser
when he pat the essence Of the matter in
= nussh-li. thus: Lax or no lar, wont
let nv hpss among nv nsishsers. | won't
Do il bscan.s il 10 urcag. and il eaa',
keep hog. without their annoying nv neigh.
hsrs won't keep them At air. Spoken
HE trss nan you will ssy. What riSai,
massllv. has any msn To annoy his nsighber
Per ess.ra: An sassrpsisins farmer, whom
re sill mana jones, MAS IN town = fs~ day,
.;ns., when the following Dialogue spsasa,
wiih ens u eur sissrsus.
Jsaa Why did yaa sisn The uoS Las
p.ssttaa, Mr.. SAITH
N,s,.,h ~- Bsessss Oh Ns4dl.r opposes