Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-07-18
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WAR ABOJJT 4 PIG,

1t all happened in this wise: Two citi-
zens of Providence, R. T., fell into most
unseemly discussion on account of the
lawless trespassings of pig owned by one
of them. The aggrieved party possessed
a very fine garden, in which it was his
custom to spend his hours of leisure, weed
ing, grating and transplanting the flowers
and vegetables in which he delighted.
But often, as he entered his garden in the
evening, his ears would be saluted with a
grunt and rustic, and the fat form of his
neighbor's pig might be seen making a
hasty flight from the garden in which it
had been placidly roofing all day.
In high dudgeon the gardener sought
his neighbor and complained of the pigs
frequent visits, declaring that little time
spent in repairing the pig-sty would re-
strain the animals rowing propensities.
But to this the owner of the pig responded
lthatff his neighbors would keep his rick
lety fences in proper repair, the pig might
take its daily airing without temptation,
and the garden would not be endangered.
Repeated misdeeds on the part of the
pig famed the smoldering fires of dissen-
sion into the flames of open hostility At
last the crisis came. The owner of the
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ing, discovered the pig contentedly MUNICH
Ing the last of fine bed of tulip bulbs.
Flesh and blood could stand it no longer.
Seizing pitch-fork, which lay near at
hand, the outraged gardener plunged its
sharp tines into the hapless pig, and bore
the body thus fatally impaled, to the sty,
where it met theg gaze Of its owner an hour
or two later. Thereafter it was war to the
knife between the two neighbors.
Now, what has this to do with the war
of 1872? The answer is simple. The two
neighbors belonged to the political party
known as the Federalists.
Through all the outrages that Great Brit
ain inflicted upon the United States; while
seamen were being impressed, American
vessels stopped on the high seas, and while
every possible indignity was being com.
mitted against the flag of the United
States, the Federalists remained friendly
to Great Britain, and contested every
proposition for the declaration of war.
But the Democratic party was eager for
war, and as British oppression became
more unbearable the strength of the Dem
ocrats increased. It so happened that the
election district in which the two neigh
bors lived had been about equally divided
between Democrats and Federalists, but
| the latter party had always succeeded in
carrying the election. But in 1911 the
owner of the garden was candidate for
the legislature on the Federal ticket: His
neighbor had always voted that ticket; !;
but now, with his mind filled with bitter
recollections of the death of his pig, he
cast his ballot for the Democrat. When
the ballots were counted the Democrat
was found to be elected by a majority of
one.
When the newly elected legislator took
his seat, his first duty was to vote for Uni
ted States senator. He cast his vote for
the candidate of the'Democrats, who was
also elected by a majority of one. When
this senator took his place in the United
States Senate he found the question of war
with Great Britain pending, and after
long and bitter discussion it came to vote.
The Democrats voted for war; and the
Federalists against it. AS result Of the
voting, war was declared-again by ma
iOrity of one yote,-TSt Nicholas.