The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-06
For the Marietta journal.
A MATTER OF PUBLIC INTEREST.

per for sifUrtsaFtiele upon matte
of public interest. There EXISTS il
this State law prohibiting huntin,
and fishing upon the lands of other,
when such land is posted. Our opin
ion is that it is an extremely tyrani
cal and oppressive law, and woulC
have overdone the thing even in the
days and dominion of Nero. 1t il
not measure for a civilized country
and should be repealed. We know i
is claimed that hunters damage tim
Der, fencing, crops, etc, but we have
lived in this country thirty years
owned land fifteen years, been famil-
lar with the hunting done in this
country all this time and have never
known any one damaged one dollar
by hunters. Ask every man con-
corning his damages. The thing is
accessible and will show for itself.
If there should occur damages is
there not other and more mild meas.
ures by which we could readily re-
cover or prevent them? Let us have
laws that will protect our property
and yet not exterminate or Cypress
any honest class of citizens. 1t APP
pears to us that this law might Lave
been of great accommodation to Di-
YES, provided he would have resorted
to it, in Kidding his promises of such
people as Lazarus was.
We understand there is a club on
combination of landlords in this
country who are gaining some noto-
riety by enforcing this law. Now,
would it not amuse you to hear one
of them ask his neighbors to support
him in an election, help him roll
logs, raise house, go for doc tor, OF
assist in attending his sick family,
and then have him order them off OF
his precious domain, if found thereon
hunting for such game as the Creator
doeth so graciously supply our coun-
try with ? Suppose the members OF
a club of this variety should make
pretentions to thepossession of Chris
tian charity and liberality, would you
not begin to suspect that of a truth
that consistency was getting to be q
jewel in their vicinity? With all the
freedom Of hunting formerly allowed
our citizens, we find parts of oul
country infested almost to the exten
of pestilence with wild and mis-
chievous animals, fowls, snakes ant
so on. Yet we understand that som,
of those landlords claim all fish O
the brooks and fowls of the air whicl
come on to their places. Would i
surprise you to hear them next max
ing an effort to monopolize all tn,
wind and water that happens to pas
that way?
Let us continue to enact and en-
force such laws and where will oul
boosted American freedom soon be
1t would not surprise us to hear o
such measures in u heather nation
but it does astonish us to find then
in country that claims both civil
and Characterization. 1t may be tina
1t is because we are not posted, but
there seems to be this consolation, il
all this country we are not informed
of but few other clubs that exhibit
the necessary qualifications to equa
the new departure of this one. Be
hold what condescension to small
things yes, and wonderful feat o
STOPPING. Just imagine the EN- bar
RAISING, helpless and pitiful situation
of tenant in community in which
such measures are enforced.
The principle of such laws is to be
dreaded by the inhabitants of Amer
ca. We wish to have the generosit,
to say here to the credit of this par
ticular club that we have been agree
ably informed that many of them ar,
considered good citizens; hence W,
are inclined to believe that they mis-
understand the measure they have
adopted.
We are aware that it is very un
popular Of late to manifest sympath,
with the weak or under dog in tn
fight, yet we believe he is entitled t.
something like a fair showing. W
write this not to provoke luminosity
nor to misrepresent anything, but t
call the attention of the public to tn
matter that all may scrutinize it 70
themselves. In making this feebl
effort we only attempt to give gu
views on the subject, and as we ar
not infallible said views may be er
roneous. w. II.
Dallas Ga.
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