, 1864-01-09
The Fence Question.

The MArysvIle (Cai.) Appeal says the
question whether the majority who have n"
live stock should be compelled To fence
their prem ,ses to prevent the property OF
the minority from c"mmit'ing dePreoa'
tions, or VIII, ther every man should he res
punsibIe for his own. is coming up f'r dis
cu>si,,,, aud is bound to take prominent
place anmrg the problems Of the day.
Wilson Flint strikes uut "n tn" subject III
his usual f,rcbIe way. We fnd portion
of his REMARKS in late number Of the
Union, c"pied from the reports Of the
Stale Agricultural 5 'cic,y. He says:
It is ie atel that a ptr,un in London had
trained raven u watch at the Oprn WIN.
dows "f the dwellings "f "puicnt pors,n
and when il discovered pieces Of c"ln III
articles uf jewelry, to fly IN, SEIZE them, AM
straightway carry its rIch prizes tO ih
d.uniciI uf its master. Win il be pre-
tended that il should be obligatory Oh thr
owners uf these yaluableN to erect such
barriers rs would prevent the thlevIue
raven from obtaining access IT, the coveted
article, and that It would be III felony iu
III. party emp "ying the raven t" d" his ne
f.ri,,us huldmy IL receIvethe t'u Is Of the' e
roooeries ahu convert W us Wv" " use :"
proceeds OF such Dnrg'arl"us ele'Pr,s.s
Or. 10 make Closer aPP''e"'"'I VI y"
Prihe'pir. mas Tue Jaw eNen ~" .tn ,., I,sI'e" ''
per>'h's zen |" !" eu'er "Po" ."e anu, "
INTO IN hou 'es oi "n"''i '"ey may "m
take ~ e'ry away "aa'essl 'ney ."oos' ''.'",
s'mi cause thc party 'IeHPa"Seu "Po"
has OF 4Hardea MS properly WIN suou o"i
ric''des as wo"'u rehuer 'ne .respasc ar 'N'''
ter I" physical lmp'sS'o'''y ine Gus
toms ot society a'e qule 20 'ne c'n'raa!' n
ni'a 'e9ai maS"h-'e"era",e o''n ose"us' sI''s'
OF age ana IT'S eqn'ty-'na' II Is lelon.
tnr olle Individual % 90 oPo! '"e PIe''IsoS
"m"her inul'luuai anu se'L' "'u ,; ea''s
on nis eheces Wtnous 'ea.e VI "S'uos'
why, then, Is u ti't' wneh Tue sl.'u.e PR
scr'Oes Pa'ns ana Pe''a'ties asa'ns' 'ne ~
gressioiis OF Pers"hs upon ,ne Pr'leI9 :"
OILERS, u SHOULD reverse us 'neory "uo "p.
ply q d.fierrilt RUE wnen u IS .ne case u
,ne aggressl1n :" property on PtoP.rV
IL mas oeeu su"wh '"a' !" 'ne e"se VI s-e
Pliterlng raven rs owner ahu ni,l'ai eou
federate beca'ne aln'nSo'e 10 c,i'nlnh Pros'
ecutIon t'r Tue lolni onelse. IS ~ - s.,,S any
c"gent reason why .n'S Is'e1. e4un.y snu. y,
NOT be Applied 70 tne ouenonns omners -
oil other Kinds o. niPeus OF a"'n'als wa,en s..
may nave Deem P''ier'"g upon Jus P'e""'es
Of o'hersI
u cerlainiy snoula oe 'ne r'gus =, a'' :"
dividual vi" Is ~ tenancy 9i piece "
land Ia r'g'y It's nnuisturoeu use PAi'ou
larry wne't US an ev'oence ol ns sIoo
nelghlr'rs, NJ should give 'nem notlce 'na'
they need apPrellelio 20 encroacniien' Z"
the'r a'i'nin rom nlirseli Q, any Ming uni
ger ms c,n'tr''i, ana WIN wnicu assu.a"0s
ms he gho"r = relieved 81 Inc neses .y VI
ereetlng 5arr'cades. Vuyh. not ,ne s.a'u.e M "
" Pr"s.ue hr h'utnal P,euse oe'~"e'' Wv
parties ihat iie'tner sn"ulu e',eroash ~ 'H'
o'ner MOI 50 Is Us Ptacilce' = e"'u
Pe!s ihe paiy wno s"iul'a'Iy Mnss : y
sllisni wnsreoy De eau 90 no wro'ig " o'nets
10 erect cs'stiy barrleaues y Pt".e n's own
industry m hlsown premises Iro'n tls wan
ton aggre.sioils "t his nelghours: Wnete
!. the moral difference between tne acls Q.
the owuer ot tue raven ana " Owner :"