The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-12-04
TERvs or :2DrERrrsr.yG.
THE FENCE LAW .

The citizens Of Gailfard. considering seri>
o 81, the question Of the adop' on of the
Fsn,e l.ss llDsl is vpgaigp giu sssssL.
counties ia tne State. appointed Coinlni,'
tee to investigate the sp5ject,and gather all
the lights which experience iaid cst upon
IL. That Committee depaiizsd DR.. D. "
q. Benbow Of Greensboro to Wait Mecklen>
burg County and witness the praciicalnPera-'
tioa Of the Law and learn the popular senti,
Hent. -
fIe gives tie fesilt ofhis sbsersaiiSn M
the following rePart which we publish for
the benefit OF those Sho oppose the Fence
Law rs one Of unmiiigated evil. and one u
the weapons Of tie rich against the poor
That is the demagogne's argument; nut in
a cUua,ry where We are all poor, aud where
the spontaneous bounty of nature is wen
nigh exbavstssls making Is ali grow s'eadi
poorer aud poorer. il Is wisdom TO look a,
round aud see il We are not mistaken IN
our ccBslssieu : and il a law. The operation
Of which has certainly improved At least one
county in the State We have no report Of
any Other--may nos BE adopted in. other
counties inpelled ~ the ssa.e necessities
to turn into new pa,lss; shirh paths To- 9th.
ers have proved paths % plenty; aud peace
and Ple.s.utars slr. FOR We, Lsar. u lno
discord Or dis-aiisfsetiyn With the il " sys-
tan.-REc0RDE. W.
EDIToR oF Greensbora PHriUt: Will
YOU please allow me Through the Patriot 10
tell its readers some facts lobtainsd during
NY late si-it to Mceklenburg in reference
to the fesce question:. -. -.
The cossmIitee. II which Twas M IN.
ber. was very cordially received 10y the
Kind- hearted Horefs sNetsrs. and shown
every eoufteSy.~ We We're ihrrodnecIs 10
every farmer upon the fair ground il seem
ed 10 me. uuF chairman. Mr.. ". :. bat
tie. Of Eigepa,he. generally propauni-
ing questions calculated 10 fni out the
ssniineDt q The people with whom we we're
talking. and also that nf their neighbours At
home. xhich brought one unaniui"us res
tonse IN favor % tLe foek ". leDee Law.
The poor and rich. white and black, ~
favor it. talked with . number Of color.
cd men ~ the subject and found only tine
opposed 20 IL. lie was 4 renter. bad ohe
COW. which was allowed 20 rur 10 the pts.
ture with the proprietor stuck. aud as "a
her he said the lsw was sll right aud wars
ed we'll. but he sid he had eight hogs which
were not 50 fat A. be Thought they would
have besn could be hive le. ihem run out
sn the lands Of his neighlofs. ..- +....-
Ssw positively this one sIhs only ap
poneli | saw. AMI I 4n surs | talked Suh
one hundred men EhG lived on farms.
They tsld nsf there vrre seirrey Isnd
there for sile: that any one roa q see aver,
percetible impfosement IN their lahd.. un
dsrgroEih springiHs sp 10 the wmIs. =
better covering IT TIE groBh4 with sc leta.
tion in the unchliu-ed Sel,ls! 6e.
| vent into Eve buichsrs' gsnes and esel
sfihem insured ne tI,atsiBcsths Adoption
Of the az The qszlits of beef lad iniprey
ed wonderfully.
The cifiEsps q Charlotte tay they do no
nos haSe 10 buy Ndnheii iltier. iha
their market i toHaiifdlly supplied viii
ihs hsst sepsiiy yfpelgl. OrhsOi u,zie bpi
,,.. g =, = Z. z lsssr g.''. DIP
Nos ibs bat corroboa,ss The uniye'sIll!
connected opinion that stock ven ii en ear
Of will produce letter qalliiy u beef an
butter aud yield more ptsht tban wIs
allowed 70 roam. s.5s-fe= ...-..+.s
Then to ccouo,ny. Men xbo we're rio
lently opposed 70 II u trst assured u. thu
they voelj pot 70 bsck u tle I'D systi
fgr 20 per cent sf The aseesse6 value q
their isbds. TBs AbkesiIle, :. E. Pre-.
says Il cosis thai county annually otter o.
hsnafed tSoosmd sdollais 60 .ksev fsd
,housssd dollars worth Of I'D hogs and co.'s
out Of their 6slds. aaas F
vent out IN The country and saw fclt
II grain without fences. the pppristors ii
seriing that the dsyrcdaiials VI siosk h.
not been ons.tentb ~ much - nndsf N
Old system that tbe feeling tcsHeeu neisl
herz bad improved. which vas one Of j
hsst features; That the actual eos, I
fsacing 40 the stock was less Than cse-lifi
thst bfks7fng tbs ersps uadyt f-pce "
III know that there u scarcely ME fsri
under lawful fence (Gte feet high. pI
tight and strong tbOugh t. keep hsigi
] hr's bsuFfy kF Sa,ll Vt he e.si q the.
inferior feneesi. hys tines - msri W II
rood fences Of our Mecklebburg nrigbbOr'
KesE.ecilally, e..
d. W. G. BEsBow