SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1843
tJJ We invite attention to tbt sugjs
lions oi "nii numoug. i nev were
written by a veteran politician, for many
years a close observer of men md things,
and admirably calculated to detect and ex
pose humbugs, however specious or plausi.
ble they may appear.
rOR THE TARBORO' PRESS.
To the People of Edgecombe County,
and to all others who may feel inter
ested in the subject.
We have latterly heard much upon the
subject of Free Schools, or Common
i i I- A ,1 u i :
DUI1UUI3. 4uu luciuuiuc lids WCC 1 1 UlllI
cised and. taunted, because she did not
choose to be humbugged by the legislative
school system proposed in N. Carolina
When this subject was first spoken of, if I
recollect rightly, the term free schools was
Used. And whether intended or not, did
to some extent carry with it the idea, that
the plan would enable the people to edu
Gate their children free of expense. If in
tentionally so used, the term was equivo
cal and deceptive. According to one of
- the ablest writers in the English language.
"Words without meaning, or of equivocal
meaning, are the everlasting engines ol
fraud and corruption." And a celebrated
French diplomatist has expressed the idea,
that human language was given to conceal,
instead of expressing our meaning and purposes-
No doubt in many, too many in
stances both remarks may be true. The
term free schools, if intended to convey
the idea of the proposed plan's being free
of expense was improper, and comes with
in the category of equivocal and deceptive
terms. Let me say to the people, that
they can commit no greater error for their
own interest, than calling on the Legisla
ture to inteifere in their private concerns,
and do for them, what they can do rr.tich
better and cheaper themselves. Dues not
experience prove beyond all doubt, that he
who appeals to the law inevitably appeals
to the pocket? The true and only purpose
of government in a free Republican coun
try like ours, should be to protect the peo-
de in their rights of person and of proper
y, as well as their civil and religious liber
ty, leaving them free to do every thing ex
cept to infringe the rights of others, or in
jure one another. And beyond this let ev
pv man work out his own salvation.
der this method less applicable than Til
would be in a densely populated country,
or a city? Let the people examine well in
to the subject; and then ask themselves if
they could not establish a school in every
neighborhood of 3 or 4 miles square, when
required or necessary, at which their chil
dren could be taught reading, writing, and
arithmetic, preparatory to further educa
tion if thought expedient, more easily and
cheaply, and quite as well as it would be
done by the legislative plan eventually.'
Let I hem consider this. I hey have many
examples in the county, and can multiph
them at will, and from past experience
know pretty well what the tax would be
A Voluntary tax, which each could assume
according to his ability and the time he
could spare to his children. It is well
known many who would be glad to send
their children, are obliged to have them la
bor such portion of the time as would make
it unequal between them and the more aotf,
who could send theirs all the time. But
there would be no remission or limitation
of the tax to make up for the difference.
It may be said, that the more wealthy
would pay the most of the tax. But it
should be recollected, that the poor man's
little is as much to him as the rich man's
much, to him. And without a discrimina
tion or remission in his favor it would be
unequal, where he could send only a put
or perhaps no part of the time. To say the
least, it is always doubtful legislation which
takes from one to give to another
Perhaps the best way would be to make
the wants and expenses ot the government
as little as possible, leaving the money
with the people to educate their children
themselves. The idea of taking money
from the people by'taxation and returning
it to them by any plan of distribution so as
to be an advantageous operation, seems to
he getting rather obsolete. It is fully illus
truied in the case of the surplus revenue.
And in a few months thereafter to he both
increasing the taxes and rearing up a pub
lic debt to the tune of some 2S or 30 mil
lions, by loans direct and indirect. Let it
not be supposed that the people of Edge
combe do not properly estimate the utility
an I importance of education. It is not
probable that any individual in the county.
having children, would not be glad to have!
ney produced from Ihis source T am not!
prepared to say, or what oart ol that pro i
duced will be at the immeiate disposal of
the Legislature. , I should -However sup
pose a portion of the items, thrown into this
fund are unproductive. Being various olit
exuvise of our humbug system of internal
improvements, a system for which then-
has also been established a fund, consisting
of various items of public property. And
though this system antl fund may have been
productive ol great advantage to the public
I have not been made acquainted with the
fact. If these funds, taking into consider
ation the properly and resources engulphed
in them, have been and are now produc
tive, the combined amounts should be some
thing handsome. And upon the supposi
tion that they have been well managed and
kept in their integrity, they ought now to
be valuable, and by consolidating them and
applying the proceeds to the establishment
of the proposed system, they ought to be
quite sufficient to complete it or go far to
wards its completion, without any addition
al burthen upon the people by taxation.
Someone of the public journals of this
country, has adopted as its motto, the aph
orism, "this world is too much governed.
This is most ui. questionably true, and tho'
to some extent government, and legislation
as a material part of it, are indispensable, it
behooves the people to take care, that there
he not too much. All ought to be and no
doubt every friend to his country will b
willing to advance that which is shown to
be necessary to the maintenance ol goou
government too much legislation is a
curse instead of a useful instiument. We
have only to look at the history of the
world Loth past and present, or recent, to
be entirely satisfied upon this point. Look
at the condition of the people of the world
generally under the dominion of old des
potic governments, and more particularly at
that people from whom we descended, and
see what are their sufferings and priva
. One word more. Our adversaries are
waking up. The long slumbers which
succeeded the debaucheries of 1S40 have
been broken by the efforts of the leaders:
and although the cider has died out, and
coon skins seem -to h ive vanished to the
land of humbug, yet the new cry is alread)
quivering on lips that shout willingly for
any leader that promises to reward them
with offices and spoils. They are lorming
Clay Clubs; they are plotting, they are
nrenarinr to san. to mine, to out work us.
And shall we be idle? No! Let us up then
and be ready for them; and let their onse':
shout be hurled back in stern defiance
We observe, from the Richmond Enqu'
rer, that the democrats of Richmond are
about to throw themselves into a Club.
Why not organize one in Raleigh? Why
not have one in every village aye, tn eve
rv neighborhood in the State? Depend up
on it. we must organise, and the sooner
the better.
Hon. Jibraham lieneher. We learn.
from a correspondent of Hill's New Hamp
shire Patriot, ' writing from Washington
under date of October Sth, that ihe Hon
Abraham Rencher had been appointed by
President Tyler Chirge a" Ji jf aires to
Portugal, in place of Mr. Barrow, who
has received permission to return.
Cotton The holders of this article
would do well, it is thought, to be cautious
in making sales at present. The large
quantity lately on hand at Liverpool isgo
in& off v ith great rapidity ; the crops have
failed in many sections in the South; and
under these circumstances of an increased
demand on the one hand and a diminished
source of supply on the other, the article
is expected to advance still higher in price
It should never be forgotten by the plan
ters, that it is the object of buyers and
speculators m ine article, to raise a cry
i&vittn umm
jt Tarborouirh and .Xew York.
- OCT. 21. per farboro'
LJacon, - lb 7 8
brandy, apple, gallon 40 50
Coffee, - lb 13 15
Coni, - bushel 55 60
Oottoii, lb ' 6 7
uotton bagging, yard 20 25
Flour, - barre $5 5
Iron, lb 5$ 6
Lard, - lb 7
Molasses, - gallon 27 35
Sugar, brown, lb 8 i(j
Salt, T.I. - bushel 45 50
Turpentine barrel 1G0 170
wheat, - bushel G5 75
whiskey, - gallon 35 40
New York
4
40
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47
6
15
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Hons. Ihe greater part ol which is en- about a full market and thus make purcha
tirely the result of excessive taxation, ta- j ses at low prices. ib.
pressing them down to a necessitous pau
perism, woise than any slavery in this
country, about which their government
keeps up such hypocritical cant. And
how much wisdom in legislation have we iu
If the people are desirous of having them
selves taxed and directed by the Legisla
ture, in rhi matter of educating their chil
dren; perhaps the more practicable and ef
ficient method might be to give them the
first rudiments in primary neighborhood
schools as already suggested, and for the
Legislatuie with the means in hand to pay
the expense of tuition, or such part as might
be proper. And if the quota of each coun
ty should be sufficient, establish a central
school in each county, at which, siish of. the
h gher branches could be taught as might
be deemed expedient either to finish the
education or to prepare for a more easy
"quisque sux fori unx fiber1 each the ami .-hoi ter collegiate course at the Univtr
artificer of his own fortune. Or if you sity, by such as might think proper to avail
tvill have a free though homely translation, themselves of its advantages at their own
ext)vnse. i nai irisiituuu" u-is ...
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all ihe more uselul branches ot eduction "" cunijaiaiivciy nee aim iuppy
tm.rht ihpm But i- the proposed plan the country, to boast of for the few past years.
hes?, easiest, cheapest and most practicable?' Have any people been moie bamboozled
every man mind his own business "
The very best way to make a fortune.
This is the grand desideratum. the ne
plus ultra, the very beau ideal of a'l good
government of free, Republican, Demo
cratic government, such as we who call
ourselves Democrats seem to be striving
for, but which we have not certainly yet
attained. Nor shall we. so long as the Le
gislatures, State and Federal, are invoked
or permitted to intermeddle with subjects
they had better let alone.
Is not all government a restriction upon
the natural liberty of man? And though a
certain portion is necessary on account of
our imperfect nature, to prevent our injti
ting one another, should it not be ns little
as possible? Should it go beyond that
point? Would man be worse for only be
ing restrained from wronging his fellow
man, being left the utmost latitude of free
dom in the pursuit of his own happiness,
tinder the universal desire to better his
Condition? Under this all pervading in
centive, left untrammelled by legislation,
aye! and untaxed by legislation, is it to be
sunDOsed that the people, the parents, the
fathers and mothers of the children who
are to form the rising generation,- would
hot be quite as good guardians and super
visors of the interest of their children in re
gard to their primary education as the Le
gislature, in any provision it could make?
Upon examining a little into the propo
sed plan, which is a compound of taxation
and distribution, it would al once be seen
that the fust elements of education could
acqtiiied probably at much less than one
half the expense that would oe entailed b
the proposed System which has too much
machinery, and too mdny hands to manage
jl, not to incur great expense. And for
these reasons would probably either have
to be abandoned as inadequate alter mud
expense, or be used as an entering wedge
to still greater expenditure antf taxation
I say this, because providing as the act
does. For lurtner aia ny taxation, is an ac
knowledginenl that the means on hand are
insufficient. It is also the opinion of ma
ny, that the. expense necessary to organize
and carry the system into effect, would be
greater thau the resources now looked to
Buildings, teachers, superintendents, com
mittee men, the two latter in the propor
tion proposed to each count' and district
would in the Stated amount to a vast num.
ber and no doubt must all be paid. Would
mm population of ri. Carolina reu
by humbug legislation? This is indeed the
very age ol humbug, and all humbugs are
pickpockets. They all more or less under
some pretence or oilier are after your mo
ney. Keep their fingers out of your pock
ets, and they will cease to trouble you.
ANT! HUMBUG.
established, would add no further expense
except as matter of choice to such a might
think proper lo apply it. In this way
jsirong inducements woum uu ncm um u
the parents, friends and guardians oi cnu
dren at very little cost, to give them the
first elements, as well as some, of the high
er branches ol education. l ne luiuon at
the primary, and .secondary schools being
paid for out of such public funds as are now,
or may be, in the hands of public func
tionaries, by appropriations m proportion
to population. And let the County Court
lirect in such manner and oy sucn oinctr
i.i may be proper, the application and pay
ment, of the money. II the lunds already
tccurnulated, should not be suflicient to
)ay for tuition in the primary and seconda
ry schools, then such moderate taxation as
mi"ht be thought preper could be resorted
to. In the plan neie propoeu, u esian-
lished, all might participate to such extent
as they might think proper, lake as much
or as little as ihey pleased. '1 he seconda
ry or intermediate schools are proposed up
on the supposition thMt the money provided
would be sufficient, beside paying teachers
in the prin.ary schools, to establish one
central school, or in large countus such
number as the money and convenience
would authorise. Instead then of the com
plicated and unquestionably expensive sys
tem proposed by the Legislature, you
would have a regular System of education
complete in itself, at an expense not great
ert -no doubt much less because more
simple. If upon due consideration this
pliri might be thought worthy ot adoption,
and in organizing and effecting its details
to render it practically efficient, the action
of hc Legislature should be found indis
pensable,- it could be resorted to without
materially increasing its burthens'.
Now let irs look at funds in' the hands of
public funciionaries. This can he done by
turning to the Revised Statutes and subse
quent acts of the Legislature in relation 16
this subject. The proximate or immediate
means t-ct apart applicable to the subject of
education, "an the annual proceeds ot what
is styled the Literary Fund. jA'hich Fund
consists of various items, which as the' are
pretty numerous (if not very valuable) it
may not be necessary more than to refer lo
the Revised Statutes and subsequent acts of
the Legislature, where they can be seen
under the heads. Literary Fund and Corn
moo; Schools. What is the amount of mo-
(The recent elections in Maryland)
and Georgia, have resulted in favor of ihe
Whigs.
(QThc Synod of North Carolina will
hold its next annual session in Raleigh,
commencing on Thursday evenii g, No
vember 2d. This body consists of 73
Bishops, C4 Ruling Elders, and about 15
Licentiates and Candidates.
From the tTashington Republican
HEALTH OF WASHINGTON.
The cool weather, for the last few days
we are gra'ified to slate, has had a very ma
terid effect upon t he heah h of the town, fur
the belter. Since our last publication there
have been but three deaths, and the-e were
supposed to be of yellow fever. We hope
sincerely, to be able lostate in our next, that
the dreadful scourge with which we have
been visited has entirely disappeared, and
that we shall have it in our power to givej
quite a favorable account of the return of our
unhappy and ill- faied town toils original
health.
Many of our citizen who left town pre
vious to our last publication have returned,
and it is probable that they will all return in
GROCERY
And Commission JHusiuess;
TO! UK Sbcribf is continue ihe Cdni
mission and Grocery Business id
lhl- p. ace.
They iv i II as her. lofbre give parlicula'r
attention o thf sale uf
Country Produce
And promptly i en. lei an account sales of
'he sau e.
A. M ALIh'TfiV &: tiOX&JNS.
Pierburg. Vn gmi.i. )
Ocr 3,d. ISM 39 4
Copartnership;
WARRHN HARRIS & CO., of Nor
f ol k, Va., will on the first October
next, eablish a branch of then- House id
Pelt rs bur;;, Va., under the firm of
m SI. Miarris,
For the tranaeiion of a General Coni
mission Business, and respectfully soli
cit consignments ef C lion, Tobacco, &c.
We will aUo pay strict attention to recei
ving and forwarding Goods, Merchan
dise, &c. iv.nuiKN rLwus.
fiEXHY HJlIiRlS.
S. pt 20' h. 1843. 3S 3m
Notice.
JJ VIG taken letters of administra
tion fr om th Court of Pleas and
Qu rter Se?i ns ot Kdg-c. mbe county.
according to law, on Ihe esiate of Bmj.
Sharp;', dee'd, and having ob.aim d .m
order of Court to that effect, I shall expqse
to PUBLIC SALE, on Thursday, 26th
Oct. next, the fyrishabl.; property belong
ing to said estate, viz: Horse. Mules,
Cattle, Sheep, and Hogs all IheFarmhi
uten-ils, 1 Barouche and Haines's 1 cot
ton Gin, 1 wheat Fan, Blacksmilh's tools,
some Carpenter's ic'ols
1 yoke of Oxen, two barrels of Brandy,
I apple Mil! and Press, 1 lot of Wheat
and Peas, together with his Household
Furniture
10 shares of R. & W. R Road Stock. S
a few days. But let us caution them, not bales of Cotton, I Piano Forte, wiih n.a
to leturn until a hard frost. It would af-1 ny other articles too tedious to mention.
ford os much pleasure to see our town re- Sale lo be opened at 11 o'clock, A. JM.
stored to its trs-ral healt-y and business-like whpn and where the terms will be made
i appearance, but at the same time, we would known
U t . - - I
From the Raleigh Standard.
CONVEN-
sa 10 ine ansenr ones remain were yon j
are until every vusligv of the disease has left
the town.
T'lED,
JOHN P. SrirfRPE'itfdm'r.
Sept. 26 h, 1843 39
JY fticc:
DEMOCRATIC STATE
TION,
We are authorized to state, by the Wake
Corresponding Committee of the Democra
tic party that they have, in pursuance of . C. Pttgh, associate physician with Dr,
the oth Kcsoiuiion oi ine aKe meeting, p. Allen.
determined on In this town, on the 10th inst , Mrs
Thursday the Ath of December next, idllen, formerly a resident of the
as the day for holding the Democratic!"11 ot 1'ungo Kiver, lieaulort bounty
At the residenceof Mr .la R Grist, near! Hp HE ubscribtr is denous to sell his
this town, on the 4th inst., Sarah Smith,
daughter of Benj. F. Havens, Eq., aged 2
years and 8 months.
In this town, on the 7th inst , Dr. Jesse
S.
State Convention in this City.
The objects for the accomplishment of
which the Convention is to assemble, have
been so generally discussed, and so ably and
succinctly set forth, that we deem it quite
unnecessary to advert tp them on this oc
casion. Thus far, a large number of the
counties in the Commonwealth have held
Meetings and appointed Delegates to the
Convention; but there are others which as
yet have held no Meetings. To these we
would say not as an adviser, but as a
friend to the good cause hold your Meet
ings forthwith, or as speedily as possible;
let no means be neglected to arouse and or
ganize ihe democracy ; and be sure to send
to the Convention a large and energetic del
egation. We desire to see the great West
ht re in its full power. Our strength lies in
that section; let it be felt in the nomination
for Governor,- and in all other movements
which may be deemed essential to the tri
umph of democratic principles. Nor
should the East hold back. Let it come
up also; and let what is done at Raleigh
be hailed and sanctioned with equal enthu
siasm upon, the Catawba and the waters of
Aibemarle. For our fellow-citizens may
be well assured, that both at the Conven
tion and before the people after final steps
shall have been taken, we shall find no
room as a party for the indulgence of any
other spirit lhali that of harmony, and
high, persevering, energetic, indomitable
action. Harmony once attained but wh)
talk of harmony? The democracy of North
Carolina have been, and intend to be, true
themselves and I heir great principles and
we shall have harmony. We shall
need, therefore, only the iron will, and
that deep and powerful enthusiasm which
our cause is so well calculated to inspire,
and without which we shall be overpower
ed and our banners torn and scattered to the
winds.
In this town, on the 12th instant, Mr.
William C. Copeland, Saddle & Harness
manufacturer, aged about 40 years.
Interior of Jilabima. The Mobile
Register of the 5ih inst. sa s,
The presnt summer is considered in the
interior as one of the most unhealthy and
fa'al which has occurred for a great .many
years. In Lowndes, Montgomery. Clarke
and Moore counties, more or less sickness
is to be found in every settlement, and
numbers ot old settlers have been carried
off. In the towns of Hayneville and
Claiborne the disease has been more than
usually malignant. In ti e latter, a village
of not exceeding 1000 or 1200 inhabitants,
it was reported about a week since that
oversixty persons were down at one time
wnn the lever,- and the nams ol several
old citizens were mentioned who had fal
len victims to its ravages. The city of
Montgomery has. however, ben favored
with uninterrupted good heath, although
in the vicinity it is very unhealthy. The
disease most common is ihe fever of the
country but where attended with unusual
fatality, congestive, fever is found in its
most virulent character.
House and Lot at Rocky Mount.
Toe situ it ion is. well calculated tor a Store
or a mechanic;.! business pf any. deciip--lion.
Thi Se .who' wish to purchase will
do well to call.. speedily and examine for
l hem St Ives. Teiins will be. made acenrn
moda'ii g. tf. J SKINNER.
S'-pt. I , 1S43. 35 5
Liist of Licttcrsj
Remaining in the Pest Office at Tarbo
rough, the 1st of Oct. 1843, wh'ci
if not taken out before the 1st of
Jan next, will bp sent t't the Gene'
ral Post Office us dead letters.
Adktns William 2 Lawrence John
IVashington Market, Sept. 28. Corn
wholesale, $52 75 per barrel. Bacon
S cents. Lard, 8 to 9 cents. Naval stores.
New dip, SI 85; Old, $1 70. Scrape,
75 cents.- Rep.
DIED,
In this county, on Thursday last, Mrs.
Mildred Jenkins, wife of Mr. James F.
Jenkins.
In Nash county, on Saturday, the 7th
inst. in the 8th year of her age, JlliceJlnn.
daughter of Mr. William Dicken.
Armstrong M E
A I foul Kdmond
A nd rson BerJ
Vllsbiook Divrd
Biaddy S V. Miss
Byiuim Robi
Bradley Benberiy
Uilbry Na icy Mrs
Hrowu Den-on
Barron .lames
Brown Jacob
Bradley J mn
Cnerry Jane Mrs
Cromwell Klisha
Ciomwell Epinetus
i ayo J hn A
D ck u B A
U 'iiIimi Campbell
Lxlge William
Locust Wright
Lee William C
Lee H .
M tgee Win 5
Me C'-r Jese
Mill A vent
Mooring Wm L
Morgan John
Neal David
Pt nder Joshua Col
Pervh Lewis
Piiman Reddin
Pender J irnes
Peel Wm Cipt
Peel Peniah Miss
Parker JUto 2
Parker John H
Dickeo Louisa Miss Parker Arlhur
Drake Wm H
Dew Lirry M
Daniel John H
D for-i J.d.n B
Dunn Mriy
Ellinor J imes
Edmundsnn Joseph
Ellis C. fiieki of
J unes ('obb
Fryer J imes
G irrett Joseph J 3
G bbs Thomas VS
Harvey Jos ph
Junes M.ises
Jdinson Herrv
Knight Martha Mrs
Kouirree Emily Mri
Sh'ffol Edecpmhe
Siaton Susan Mrs
Tay lor A I fen 2
Thomas Jese 2
Thomas Howell
Thorn Wm D
Tyson Olivia -Miss
Taylor Dawson
T ler William
Windom Laiah
Win horn Joseph J
Wilson John
Williams Philip
Wiggins Ann MM
Whitehead Mathe
Kniahl John
84 JJiS. M. REDMOND, P. M