Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-25

sneaking, eNo-fenees goes Oh to speak Of
Ire tarsh fitting bulls, long n0sed, razor
backed hogs do by running at large, and
the great danger cattle do by eating up the
underground of timber on poor worn out
lands. and seys, now if we had the no-fenoe
law we rnishi risnt these lands In black 10
cust. and in twenty years they would pro-
duce forest that would be more valuable
than the original timber was.n Here we
will ask "no- fence" if he ever saw COW
eat ND black locust thieketp If he never
did, be might 20 ahead and plant his black
locust. We have cut some very fine black
locust that stood exposed TO the cattle for
MANY years; If s'no- fence don't understand
how to get good ''crop" of black locust on
his land, we will tell him the mode Of culti-
waiting Is very aimple; II your land has none
on it, get one scion and plant this about the
middle of your plantation, let it grow to be
one year old then cut it down, and we will
assure you that you will never lack for
black locust as long as you cut down and
dig about their roots, whether your cattle
be inside or out. / know "no fence" Is
ready 10 say that the writer of this is Alright
down rebelious tenant of his landed lord,
but we will say to him that we are single
handed batch, owning ne farm TO fence or
turn outside. We write as a matter OF
Justice to all farmers. We know from
actul experience that the presens rates of
rent in this country will get what man
has got in a very short time if he starts in
with anything. In consequence of high
rents (half you tnake,) and "no fence"
around the land, IIbaye give up all my
agricultural notions in this, the best Of
T lzv1O1xr Of of fhsa
best farmers in this country that are ten
ants, who say they are eornpslied to buy or
90 West they cannot stand half rent, and
extra work. Poor encouragement for the
immigrant! This "no fence" class belongs
to the immigration stock company, two OF
the most oppressive, corrupt and unjust
specializing schemes gotten up since the
war. Now there may have been, some OF
our public men deceived in theEe things, and
have advocated them innocently, but we are
satisfied that nothing but speculation, money
is at the bottom of either of them. We
are told that s'straws show which way the
wind blows" and the Bible tells Us that
we shall know a tree by the fruit it bears,
and again that charity begins at home.
Now, sir, if these landlords who sit perched
on top of their high hills OF Middle Tennes-
see, like the American eagle spreading their
wings, as it were, over some dozen or more
smoky novels that ten ants have to occupy,
really wanted this Country settled up ike
Massachusetts,, why don't they open their
hearts, and the advantages of their immi-
grafton scheme to their neighbors, and to
their grown up and married sons, who de-
sire to settle here. Why don't the immi-
grafton elias. divide aud sub-diyide their
farms, if they want to sell their lands, and
want to see the country improved, to the
young men born and raised here. We are
sure they could do so aud make the pay
ment secure. We have large numbers of
Young men, in the bloom and vigor of
youth, who are not afraid to work or marry
if they had farm TO work en- and home
to take an accomplished wife to. But not
having land OF their own, they don't feel
disposed to work fer another man for moth
ing, or marry and drag a decent woman
around from one smoky hut to another.
Consequently, they are 1.-THE list with your
humble writer. We are determined TO die
independent, old bachelors and old maids.
We won't '1azzarit" around for anybody.
While on the fence question we find that
the laws of our State provides that every
planter is required to build fence around
his cultivated land at least five feet high.
When any trespass occurs Justice Of the
Peace will appoint two freeholders to view
the fence as to its suficiency, and to ascer-
tain damages. Ii a person whose fence IS
insufficient should iDjure any animal which
may come upon his land, he is responsible
in damages, etc. Now this is plain English,
and we know of many farms that are Guilt
waited every year with comparatively no
fence around them. We have heard of
some farmers who farm under such fences,
who had the impudence to go to their
neighbors and tell them to keep their stock
up, through sheer negligence and sdnginess
to fix or build fence. There is more stock
killed, more personal difficulties and more
money paid out i'll law suits from the one
cause of bad fences in Lincoln county than
from any other one cause. Men who own
lands and keep such, fences around them,
kill stock and refuse to pay for it, the
owner of the stock may sue for damages
and get them; but then he has lost his stock,
time and lawyers fee. Men who iDjure
stock under such fences, knows nothing OF
theEgolden rule. hope our ever watchful
Representative, Col. j. D. Tillman, and
those who may follow him, will have an eye
to the fence question. We think there is
no duty that our Representative could psr-
form that would be Of so much interest
to the country at large, as to force
people to keep that portion of their
lands they cultivate aud pasture un-
der a good lawful fence. The law ought
| to provide for the collection of damages
when s took is killed or injured without the
owner of the stock having to force dam
ages by prosecuting. If this was done
there would be less stock killed and better
fences. Some of the land owners say they
are not able to fence their lands, and that
! timber is scarce. Well, our answer is,
when timber is failing, God has bounti-
fully supplied this country with rock, which
makes better fence than rails, and almost
as cheap, and if you are not able to fence
your land, you ought to. sell portion of it tc
| get money to fence the rest. God never
intended that you should hold a civil deed
over broad acres 10 the curse and abuse
of your naighbor. We envy no man hi
| lands or riches; neither is it wicked to pos
sess riches if you do not use them to YOU
neighbours hurt. The rich ought to have
compassion on the poor, and allow them
the "wee" privilege of letting theil
stock run Oh the commons. ''No Fence"
repent, and do your first works over.
Respectfully, yours. a SUBSCRIBER.