Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-12

-od sorg.
Hessrs. BIitors': -" There are humbuss
everywhere, whether va seek than abroad,
or look at hom', this truth is manifest"
aud il neryer was more clearly demoustra-
tod than ia the communication Of +" Sports
man." in your issle Of the 2oth uIt., a re, /,
to wbish would not trouble you with, but
for the $. 'ir of AgrAriati i-m pervsding the
article which is too transp& to escape ob-
servatiou. Ia the plcnitude Of his vision,
n ID the potency Of bis wlrds neither the
one. NOR the other Of which we will question :;
lest in the "Hge orr, gress and LIBERAL
i'd as" we might fnd ourselves drifting int1
the b, ef that Solomon WAS q mystical
character, he decl ,res the Law heretofore
quoted, 4" obsolete" Nor dOss be stop here
bat with the sspitnce of the Serpent,
uutibgsd by the benignant spirit Of the
wooing dove he announces in tones Of
unmistakabls superiority. the wonderful
discovery, and (hut for his say SOY Astound
Ing humbug, that" the LIs wIs passed,
years ago, At the iustig stion Of a few lordiy
ViFziai1 lAnd-SEaers. who Wish=d o ape
the mHnaers asd customs Of Aristocrstic
England, where law. are made to protect
the few aud oppress the many"
NV, with all due Difference to the feel
iugs of the gentleman, would humbly
" suggest" that this language smaeks of
sedition, for when We reflect how distin-
guished the source whence this "liberai
idea = emanstes, We are bouud to conclude
that soon we viR bear Of mighty revolu-
ton 10 Z gland, such A. the worlds history
has never before exhibited. And tAen will
the fiery blood that no doubt courses
through views of Sportsman, kindle
.nto wrArhful indignation, ~ he wOuId stride
in all the " pride, pomp, and circumstances
Of glorious war" at the head Of at asst q
corpsrals guard, ia defence Of his grand
idea" which ignores altogether the right.
Of ths few in its eagerness to comprehend
the "many."
With a profound appreciation CT the
compliment he bestows, in the use Of the
charming appeIlAtion of "old Fogy NJ
would nevertheless beg TO assure the " gen
tleman," that though but a plain and un
pretending farmer. am not so FAR destituts
Of mother w.t." unless unfortunately, In
his estimationl As not TO be able to distin
Euish hawk fron . handsaw." r lser
tiou therefore to the effect that " this law I
obnoxious to nine-tsutha of the State, i
simply, altogether gratuitous, and Of
lisce with his stat ment above qloted no
Is there anymore substantial foundation
for the declaration {" that any attempt O
the part Of Farmer, +" to enforce it
provisions will only bring down upon hin
the ridicule and contempt of the communi
ty-unl,ss IS he means the commonly {
sportsmen, (the " many, according to hi
idea) of whom be may be the self consti
tuted, but 1 doubt, not very beatting repre-
sentative.
some men aspire TO great things-Other
tain them. Nov, whether" S,iortsmAn
has succeeded In reaching the lofty height
OF an inordinass self-eonceit, the atmos
phere around which, is laden with the upai
like poison Of Damasogism, iadgs ye, frou
the spirit and tone OF his article. o. or
thing, however, We may be Assured-if
I would devots more Of bis time to the Oh
ssrvance Of the rights Of H'sum and af's
, and less to sporting, he would theneeto
, ward bs regarded, in this community, as
! better citizen, AMI none surely, would ha
with m,re sincere delight, this rsformatic
IN his chpsacter, than plain
= FARMER.
? Ocr. 16sh 1863.