The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-05-05
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From the Guardian.
Horse Stealing.

Horse Stealing. ess va %
Accounts from the Mountain Districts
represent tho cttzcns almost in a strtc ef
siege Scarcely night passes wltiloet sOu,s
depreciation ia the way of horse stealing.
otabics i'ate tu DC guarded and watches
ST Sonic ol the case. Arc of great hard
snip. "A Trend Whites to Us that a woman.
-whose husband has been III the aru,y-arSm
the beginning Vi the war. Ad who, by h.r
own Industry has supported herself aud
eisht children, has lately had her only
horse stolen, and up ~ the latest accounts
he had uot Leen heard from.
The general features war, in the cxhi.
bitlon oi tie bad passiuns cf human na-
ture, when the restraints oi society arc ,re-
moved, are usually t9e .ane in all count
! rics. They are only modified by condi-
tons ot society aud civilization. We have
been surprised by pe,cei, my how many Of
the features oi tho war vi the revolution,
have been reproduced III the pi resent strus-s
gle. he extoriiOners, ..the murierers OF
our cause" as Washington styled them,
the sku kers, Tho heoarler, vi tho necet.
saries oi iiic-housh We hope in fewer
numbers-have reappcared, and now the
horse stculers are coming into view. It,
was this great pest of society, the serious
loss of the horse upon which u ia,uily de-
pended ior supper, IN the caso Of the
poor woman mentioned above, which M
uuced our ancestors to affx the penalty Of
death to tile oGcnce of hoise stealing. It
Is remarkable too, that wnlic very differ.
ent causes were ut work the same section
OF this State, the Northwestern should
again become the principal scene of this
marauding. 1t was there that the celebra-
ted Schofi,es, named from their leader
Col. Schovel, carried on their pcrnicious
practices.
The evil at present prevailing in this
section, is very great. Prompt measures
should be taken for it's suppression. We
do not presume 10 suggest wkat is the /,
proper remedy, but we think the evil is of b
sufficient magnitude to demand the il ter
position OF the Government ami the State
authorities. One or JTo cases of summary
punishment would probably, put stop to
such practices. 1t is especially demanded
Tor the protection Of the families of our
soldiers. We should be recreant to our
duty if We failed to protect those, W hom
the soldier has left b, hind him when IA.
tas gone forth 10 fight for cur safety.
THE TERRIToRY OF MIscFaENIA.-A
New York paper of last week has the fol-
lowing good hit:
Inc hisceyenators may congratulate
themselves that their promised land is al
ready in sight. In the United States SEN
ate, on Thursday, on motion Of Mr. Viii =
kinson, of Minnesota, the word "white"
was stric!:en out of the bill establishing
temporary Government for the new terri
tory of" Montana" This effcctually brings
he negro on an equality with the white iu.
haoitant, and enables both faces to cohabit
alike and alike under the organic law"
In this view OF this pro -nising new terrific
ry, would 1t not be mole appropriate 10
uaine it .'Miscegcna ?" i; is a more Gu
phonIous title than the one proposed. Sen
ator Sumner desired 10 know the meaning
of the name "Slourana" He would labor
under no ignorance in that respect if the
name we suggest should be selected.
Don forget to save your rags. All the
pa. .'ef mills and newspaper pub .ishers are
IA u strait Tor the want of material H.
costs nothing to save rags and high prices
are paid ior them. IT the money the rays
bring IN is not an induuement to take care
OF them, then do ii ior the purpose of keep.
!ns the newspapers from suspendif'A
" hIie rags of course are prefereble, bus
ooiorcd ones will do To make paper OF some
sort. Cotton or linen rags Of any dcscrip.
ton viii make god paper
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