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less wilderness can blossom with the fleecy whiteness of the 

 sheep and the goat, they must be protected from the dogs. 

 This is no doubt really the duty of the States a humane 

 and economic duty. But if the States fail of their duty in 

 the premises, the farmers must do it. And if no higher or 

 nobler motive impels them, let a mercenary one suffice to 

 stop the neglect and waste of wool and mutton, and so pro- 

 mote the universal increase of the flocks and herds, the 

 wealth of the nation and the prosperity of all." 



