The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-03-16
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NO FENCE LAW.

Ems JouRNAL-As q citizen OF
Cobb county, / have been thinking
some time on this think called stock
law. The time was once when
had come to the conclusion to vote
no fence, but have read both sides
of the question, | think, Thoroughly
and there seems to be something
lurking within this thing called no
fence that does not sound right to
me now. As far as ! am concerned
individually I can do with or With
ont the stock law. | have been
here among my friends neighbors
for near fifty years, and we have
been moving along under our faith,
er's government. and doing we'll, and
why should we not let we'll enough
alone If we want to test the stock
law let Fl. w. Hooper stop SO
much fuss and commence at home
and see how il will work before ne
undertakes to vote it on bis neigh
bor. | for one do not believe 10
compulsory measures neither prl-
va,ely, politically nor religiously'
Nv motto is do unto all men as you
would they should do unto you. l
have a right to fence as much OF my
land for cultivation as | choose and
| can leave the balance for my stock
and my neighbours stock to roam
upon. whose business is it. Some
saw | have not got the timber to
fence my land Well, if we pass
the stock law is that doing away
with fenceg No, it will be more
fence and better. You all know
we have got to have pastures and
shifting pastures. We have got to
have a fence if we have it to pay
for. and it is not reasonable TO sup
pose we will get it without 80 doing.
As far as timber is concerned, our
good old Cobb County abounds with
timber and at reasonable rates, and
fence will last from II to 10 years,
so | think we need not keep so much
fuss about no timber, bat let US all
take hold and put our farms and
fencing 10 good order and prepare
pastures and go into the stock law
on a gentlemanly basis and broth>
ly understanding, and let US look
and think well before we leap. We
might not leap far enough to injure
ourselves very bad, but we might in
the dark leap upon our poor neigh
Dor. am weak mortal and as
wicked as many ought to be, but /
do not wish to injure or Cypress any
of my fellow men, had the power
TO do so. Live and let live is my
motto.
Now 10 regard to county lice.
Some, and good many thinking
men, too, say that if we pass
the stock law chat the sister coun-
ties will have to- a county line fence
is built, build it to keep her stock off
of us. | cannot so see it. Let us
have no fuss with our brethren if we
will secede. l say we must build
our own walls for our protection.
This is going to cost us money snd
trouble, and we had better be pay
ing what we owe bsfore contracting
new debts. II has already cost us
enough. | understand there is a
a good many anxious tor another
election soon. AS for me and my
district, we want no more elections
on that question at present. We
hear Of some hard names spoken of
our district 90 this account, but we
care not and will treat all gentleman
ly. |, for one, feel proud of my
district and neighbors. We all get
along with the best of feeling and
brotherly love. And by the way
we are pretty solid shot.
Again | hear it remarked that if
we get the stock law passed 10 Cobb
county, that it will drive sister coun-
ties into it. Now, if you mean to
drive, you may mark H. w. Hooper
out of the drive. | hope we will
consider we'll and not act too hastily
but be sure we are right and then go
ahead.
Fl, w, Hooper.