Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-08
A Tar ON Dogs.

Raising sheep Is Of vital interest to the Southern Con
Sederacy Without increasing that useful animal, the
continuance Of the blockade for another twsvemonth
viii s-ii,cs Us to very serious Inconvenience Much
difficulty hiss already been experienced in procuring SUI
6sut Blankets and woolen clothes for our armies and
our psops. fhe quantity being limited wool has been
eugossed byspecu ator and everybody has had 70 pay
unreasonable prices for it. No country s better adAp'
o. to sheep than large portions Of the Southern s'a
and but for dogs TIE number could be indefinitely null
tipsd But the dogs the dogs-they are the eyerast-
iSp ps,s of innoeent lambs. Everybody knows this
ard vet evefbOds persists in keeping multitude Of
docs I,ssn smlable weakness in Virginia character
tho love for this generous and devoted animal All
share in the irfrnity-baek ard Thite-and there are
few Virginia HON s.eads which cannot boas: Of its FIVE,
TN o. TWENTY. They consume quite as much meat and
bread as so many bipeds; but that makes no differ.
cree. Master uust have his hounds his pointers or
hi, terriers, or ali three the mus. have his
beg catcher and every respectable housekeeping negro
must have his guArddog which has wonderful and in
stinctivs aversion to a white nan. The old passion
for fc1hun,ing that toyll and manly spo. which we
Inherited from our gsh ancestors and which is SUP
posed to improve the breed of and horses, still
lrgers among US. L. s not unusual, even nowadays,
to hear the rural sportsman bag his pack in strains
as fervid as King Theseus
NJ hounds are bre GU, of the Spartan kind.
s,HsEed-sO IAndei and thsif heads are hung
Win that sweep Avsy the morning dew
Crook-Ereei snd dsSlSDprd like Tfersi,n bulls;
But usehed Ia nouIhs IKE BELLS eaeh under eaeh %
cry tu1s1bls halooed To- nor eaeereo WIN
Ia Crete, Ia Sparta. CT IA The5aGla.
L. is this national fondaess for the csniues which has
saved them from the vengeance OF the law and seen 50
many aooks disappear with cOmpOsure Indifference
There is this PECULIARLY connected with the subject no
man is disposed TO believe that his dog is addicted to
sheep kiing-he Is too uu,h of gentlemen for that
ol had as well attempt to convince young mother that
Ger 6rs,-born snt tie phenomenon Of all creation II
W would create hrstrate in neighbOrhood, and
ole tina. WsurviVe for generations charge your neigh
ooT's deg 9Th killing your sdeap This popularity is
pi-t,Gary conspicuous With your regular fox hunter.-
II hounds Kill sheep! hounds don't XII sheep-sueh a
hing vas never heard Of Il is the Of low degree,
the pOssum Digs, the pesrOs dogs, the b2lehlesSed
phice-anything ratherthaa hound. We grant this in
reference 20 the genuine King Theseus breed though
.5srs is he bgA poetic authority Of Gay for saying;
'Hoglds eat sheep well as hAres."
Bu tho nobolya dogs kiDsheep, yet, very certain,
4 great ulsny sheep are killed by dogs.
We had 49, o.. with the intention Of urging the sbso'
u'e necessity O. tax, winch would exingtish dogs but
g zing on pyrS's honest a,s on FidOs aec'iOna'e ad
wstfu opk, and listening to the cry of Tower, AID
S75eethesrt and R.mus and the res.-we relent' We
rait 90 4pshiladon. Blu: the shety of the Southern
cause is az sake, and the evil must be abaed dollar
head vii Suffice. dog not worth a dOlar-taI will
certainly. I'm sheep and should be ncontnently e1cr'
minated Let thai be the Law.