The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-08-02
FOR TIE pICKENs SENTINEL.
GARyIN TOWNSHIP. July 2

SENTINEL stand open to tho public for
Tho discussion of the subject Of tho 10
fence law, [ will ondeavor TO give my
views in favor of no fonce, Or tUncing
stock. Tboro is nothing that has over
presented ilself to my mind that
would elevate tho down stricken poo
lple of Piokens County and of the
State of South Carolina from tho sen
coast to the mountains, in q financial
point of view, more than tho foncing
of stock, in liou Of fencing crops. Tho
first thing that notice, not the most
Important, but which, naturally pro-
sents itself, is tho saving of the best
timber in the country, which would
DO Of immense value to US used in
other ways In tho next place thcrc
are sound rails enough in tho County
Of Pickcns, if properly cared for, to
fence the stock Of tho samo for 20
years to como, which in our oppressed
condition would bo rolicf to Ills that
no immagination could reach. Just
think for moment what it would cost
the citizens of Pickens to keep up the
plantations oven for ono ycar,-thcn
multiply by twenty. What an i'm
menso sum-it would pay the taxes
OF tho whole people. In the second
place, we would soon have beautiful
pastures Of Blue Grass and Glover on
our old worn out, cast away lands,
which would bo improving yearly
without any labor, if onco properly
started, and tho consequence would
be an improvement in our stock, an
increase In tho yiold Of milk and but
tor, the only thing that the people
stand so much in ncod of in this coun
try, and tho cry, no milk, no but
ter, will coniINnr 70 be heard na ioI,
as wo depend on turning out Our dis
lappointed cattle to feed upon the
wind, or to grazo upon old turned
out fields that have been tramped
down, which were exhausted twenty
years ago. Another thing to be no.
ticed just hcrc-you are not disap-
pointed when you step out to the
pasture 10 milk. your cow-sho is
whore you expect to find her, and
twico day or threo times if you
choose you get her rich milk. You
can also pen your stock on tho poor.
est spots in your pastures, changing
as often as necessary, making the
poorest DIRT you have the richest. But
what docs tho rentor have to say?
Oh! he says thore is q disadvantage
in itH Ask him what it is-tho ans
wore will bo, we will eventually have
to pay half on all tho. lands wo ront,
and will havo to take worn out folds
for pastures. Worry we'll, admitting
that which would not bo at all the
case. Docs no not take worn out
folds where droves of poor cattle
may be seen working hard to live,
and the lands are washing away year
by year, and in the course of time
vegetation will disappear, while on the
other hand our lands grow richer,
our labor is diminished, and the result
is we are getting wealth, and the soil.
Of South Carolina may yet be made
loose and rich and the people happy .
! a Ask tho colored man, what do you
think of the nortence question: We'll,
sir, itsa good thing, but can't vote
for it.. Why2 Well some of tho white
folks sNy it will mako slaves of us.
| Others toll us land holders will make
US pay for pasturage. You SOC we
oolored people can't live. Ono of tho
worst things / blame the people Of the
State for, is trying to mix this thing
with politics, leading large number
astray, who know no bettor than to
believe them, although they have
been 30 often deceived by this GLASS;
Such orc the stops of some of the
people Of Pickens Comfy. There is
a large majority Of tho best citizens in
favor of fencing of stock, and If there
are silly negroes and few low char
acters { don't include all opposed) of
white men who will stick together as
they have always dono heretofore, tho