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two "year, in equivalent td! a, new
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!l Utters, , Communications, &c. to
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. Price fur dfotr tiring, i
Advertisements will bo conspicuously
d handsomely inserted it Ki f.rt ;U
;aarc 01 10 lines r ana w cents for cv
tf'i subsequent ' !ncrtionfto adver
mciU thowcvcr hurt, )vlll tio ctah.
Court Orders and judicial" advertise -
cats will bo charged percent high-
i (we sometimes have to i ait L?n.r
Ihosc who idvctliso by the year will
: tautled to a deduction of 331 tier rent
jvJe4 they pay in idvancc. . ,!t
couMdN seiibotis.
N ACT Ut divide the Counties into
School Districts, tnd' for otJicf bur.
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ZZr iY tnacted b'j ike- Ctnrrnl Jfm.
tyfJH Siet or Korfh , Car
iia,una tt 1$ Aerety erutcUJ bt the
Mwiy V w wte, jr.at o shall be
dutv of the ShcriiTi of the
autiea of yhiV State, hen they, adver
ktWncit election ;for tnembtrt at
ngres, to giro notice, at tlie aame
ie, by jiutlia drcrtiterocnt in every
ction precinct, tlmt an elcctioo Vill
heU to ascertain thei voice of the
L'plo upon tbo lubject of Common
tools 1 and all who are in favor, of
iing by taxation, one dollar for every
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.posit
batho word
"befioor. wrntcn on itj
l nxwed
to it. tWiUt vote "No
.huoP upon their and all "trho
Jc tbr niembcri of iho House 6f Conv
.1 Jos shall be ntiUod to ,yoie j . end it
w be tlie, duty of tle poll, keepert to
iiiuovuici given ai cacn.prcmfcl
Sclwol or no School, and to return
t.ao to the SherilL who shall count
.tflicr ajl.the votes; and if a majority
r4 oe lound in lavor ol Schools, il
H be tho duty of tho feherilf to fur.
,1 a curti&ate U the samo to the next
miy Court of his Coutjty : ; and aay
Vrifffiilinjr to comply Willi the requi.
1ms of this Aet,'iiuail suffer ill J the
J
til I 1...... Lf. J..... f' i ... 0 j.
jit 1 ung us uuiy in any . ciceuon tior
dit ft0 Iterwy.Fwd, for the establish,
free ff &mnon School' in each
j M district Will 'deposit their
u 1 1
i in'w:rs 01 A$enibly. '
1
ji. M a Jurlher KnocteJ. Thu th
cral Courts of Plea knA O
sioni in each County of tho .State of
fb Caroliiw, shall, in such Cbnnty
1 I 1 ,WJ determine in iKoov
...wf.j iwivto,
w first Court,, that may happen
ffch election, a majority 'cf the
i:'Qcs oHuclTCounty rbciijj present,
, t4 ta elect not toss Vm, fjvc, nor
c than t , person, n$ Sujieriaten'
fy; niU in such election, it : shall
'cciwary lor u choice, that cacb of
persons elected shall receive V nut.
ilJ
'yof tho votes oTjill the Justices pre
it . ... ' '- ' 1
, m ! " ir further enacts Thru
Vi r Snl)tr'n,c":Ui, ra majority 61"
p il ;i)cetj within a reasonable
cw I O ihcreafter? tnct thall h.ne 'power
Ihkwo i,e of their numlxir' as Chair-
J1. and shall proceed to 'divide" their
oclivo Counties into School districts,
ins purposu of etaVli$uii3 Cortmoti
containing hotmorb, Ihaq ,ui
r- -jiiu, uui uavin regard , 10 me
-v. U llw wiuio cuiiaren in cacn,
fsas they citniecrlain thorsame
1 71 P' they citnuetrtain thosame : States for (ha DHct bfiNorhVCiroK-? O'ngress. : PctiUons and memorials are w pcrioctiy lair. ' ,, if-00 toiq marine
ftMeKfrifafAe'tMhM M greater' m, or wilh jiis deputies in f the .scveralj forthwith; drawn by Charles Fisher- Goyerument and pcopla of , Mississippi
ltf )'r of -School districts shall be Jaid couptics, or with such other persoa orj. who bocomes their solicitor: and ad- wo greatly defraudedfor ;Uiat pf. five
Vrf v (Vnmiy thuri shall Ueqhkl to persons as ho'lniy- 'dccm 'proper, to5 vo'clte, tThis Ewnv&ttraarfary and hundred reservations under; the. treaty,
I f"r ve'ry wi milwi Kiuirb of inhab- raosc loch census to bo asccTtafcuTdtoroi Court of ff ft manufactured; as many thou?aud-
,1 f Jerritof-yla-idCouiity, ( f , f 2vther with aov other tnlormitbn whkht.Wdsblngtdd City. -And- that the tntcY ms.reply still ts -a ,fair .bargain t Uans-
f , lie, it further enacted; That ho may decm i'miiortant to the Establish-, est of the aoetaw nation rnay : not sut action pcrfeutljr, fair sir M itI ask lr
fa Supciinladaai shall dumber ! ilib. ihchuf ajustand erjual system ofCom-Jfor want or legislation or:cttiM at-lFishcr, aod.te who support him,
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dlstrictMod make; return thereof to jto
first Count V Court in their several Cmt
tie,, which shall bcheld aller thevfirbt
. ' r 7 ",": . , . . ,7-;;rj r"v. w"t "un m m .several counues ana tne
fjTW ;: lhe rd, ofCommoi.
of said hoTieriritendants. in makimr iKik ii.-.r. ..:r.: .1.: '...'
retUni. If) ilSfnatP !! no tl.no m
districts : 'aid it shall be the
Coort. to CJUS8 Buch return Iia rornr.
ded in the RegistcWofficeof saidcoun'
ifr .? V fil I ) r-.5 U
V 7l itfutltier enacted; That the
aforesaid Boards of
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each County, after "compleiing tho di vi
bivii as Biorcraia. snail appoint: not; less
than threes nor mow 'six' W
Committee Meji. in each tliatru;!. ,'kr.
,u,il s!,al) ) 0,?sw! wid,' Supcrin-
ieiidahts'in all ink ftrra 'iWf it.inn i il.
establishment i( Schools for their res
pective districts. -
VI. JUiiMther ecriTliaVif
ny person w!m shall to Umi appointed
Pr neject la do so after having accepted
ad arp.Mhtmrti be' shall furfelt and
IKlV tins sum of hTtv dollars, to be reoriv
ered by action of debt, in any Court of
ti : a i . .
uccoft in nm Mate,- aud suth penalty,
wlenTecoverelf, to bo Md over to he
I'jcstdcnt and Directors of the Literary
j uno, na to oe appropnattxr to too Ui
crarv Fund and it shal be the duty ol
Uio Cunty4 Attorney for the State, to
prosecute suit in all mch ca"ses fur , and
on behalf of the PrcsKfeat and Directors
of the Literary BoordA
X Wh Jit it further enrtcloi. ThVt in
any county . where a ' maioritv of tho
votes 4 have bern for Common Schools,
and a certificate cf the same has been
furnished Lv lha Shr.riiTln thn ! Kn.
pcriatendants of Common Schools,
.1.-11 I - .L J .Jl. :.r: r . .
iiau uo uta amy 01 um Dupcrinirnuants
to transmiL lhn amr. with . rvnlfut
of tho number , of School Districts in
mini rcMJccirvo counucs, 10 me rrcsi
dent of the Lhera'rv Board. r. z 1 ". ? . u"-; w . '.
VIIL it furtkeri eWe. f hat
in every county jn tho State, where the
vote snail oouitavor oi Lommon schools
it shall be (he du(V of the said Countv
Courts, at the first term that' ha mien fter
the. first Monday to Jancary, one thou
nna ecu nundrea anrt lorty, a msjonty
o( thet Justices being present, to levy a
tax to the k mount of twepty' dollars for
each 'district' hi said countyin the same
manner! that other- countv tixes are
now icyied for othcr county purposes,
ice of the rcrooctiva districts, 'unon lhe
cenificate of the Chairman of the Board
of Sunerintendants. . -IX.
e it fuiihver tnaetrA. Thai
forty dollars out of the nctt Income of
-l w . . . .
me literary t-uad, lor the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine,
is hereby appropriate tocach district
in (if id counties where the vote shall bo
in favor of the estnblifhment of Com-
n.i. VaK.vI. klAk .1.11 I ' :j ) u
tlie Pubfic' Treasurer upon the warrant
of ther Governor, upon the certificate", ol
tho Chairman of tha Board of Superin
tendanli of said counties, that taxes ha ve
bi.cn levied 1 to the amount of wcuty
dollar for each School District in Uicir
resicctive counties.' and that , School
houses have been erected In each d is-
cs nave been erected to each dis-
Scholarship i-H
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tnct, futitct
fifty
I X. lie it farther enaetr rf. iThat eve
rv r.ounttf tvhirh ri'.fusn nr nc Wl
to Idvy the tlx; ani tiiiifd 'the ; Slwo)
Ik um.i herein specified, shall at any1 time
hcrcaficr ,U cnfijled ,to receive jha. forty
dollars hereby appropriated to eaci dis
trict, upon eouiplyine with the terms
ncrctn octore speciucq, ,a .
. I I. . ... r f -
mc vera I School Districii of Nnrtli-Cnro-'of
liha. it ahs II be the Ak v of the ? Govern-
ornc Preiidcntof the Kanrd ?of Chm-
niort Schools, ,to jnako .such arranee
incnt with thet Marsh ill of thi United
vStates for (ha DtHct bniCorth Caroli
,1AL . further tvnc!ed That ir denco which one christian reposes in
in taking the next ewtsus of the United another. All thijls To be sanctioned bv
Slates, Congress sliall fail 16 provida for stich leal formalities', ; as those that will
ascertaining the number "of iphdhitanta, give eUect to bargainVsile and convey,
nnd esneciallv of white rhildrcn. iu the aticcbv the existing Uws'.of-the Slate
; Schools ihrghoudiie &&; a? uj
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; full report of h$ telutas of Oio Superb
I 'VII n i r ' i ''
in each county, to transmit' 'id the Gov
cruur, as rresiaeni 01 yie ixa ra ci uom
mbn Schools, a full "and 'acurafa sfnfn
luent of tha whole alriDunt oftaxes lev
ied and colected iu his couti'y for tU
years vm inisaiiii eu!it ,j.a;jdred and
diiriy-jsjuesai oii'ifaian pight Jmn
dred. and fortv.' 7etiici)tlnr thft
Ueveiwas jjaid ..lijtOjthe Tblb Treasury
by tLo lheiiif) srje'cifvip '"n aticliitatOf
ment u liiu wira tlie Vuljejuts from wluch
such takes were levied, anH Ww, much
froai "each source of taxaWn; also, a
fuli acd true account 1 "..of the disburse
luents of the monies so pollecied, ;thow:
ing specially what amounts Lave been
paid, - for . the prosecution of insolvent
J!rimilin!)f: nmt thfir inninlvnnnfia In
Jail ; and that uch statements shall be
: -. wwm . Mnwiiiuui.u mlm
returned to the Governor ouof bufore
the first day , of December, ono thou.
sand ' eght Jiuiidrcd and forjy and, if
buy isouuiv irusiee or omer Arrant m
Public accounts shalj. fail, ft fnake re-1
turn as aforesaid, he tliall tarfeit' nA
pair tfie sum of tiro hundred 4uilar;to4uatifi
oe ?uaca 10 uie iuna t tor tjommott
School ; 'and h shall bo the',eaj)eci4i
duiv of lhe SH-O.ir nrearli r.-mnfu t.-.
uojorjhija
nt in sua coumy , q k,, .. u
, Ratified 8ih Jaouwy, , rV'
v-r1! S ,
v.
r. 1. 0 1 .t rptV THE CITIZEN.
'Hfr. Swaimt t When our prejudices
are fiied. inJ our 'feelin'fs sand seasibi.
lilies are aroused by oartr friction, ob
the evo'of ah feteerion-i-and ?especinlly
where the oppoaing Candidates are men
of ack noK lodged menul prowess, ' and
deeply"1 skilled, a eleciidneeririg tactics j
it is difficult to direst oursdvesi of pre
bonceited partialities i"so far, as to weigh
with proper candor.theevMeace that may
be ehcited m these contests jtut every
honest voter will admit that we are mor
ally bound to do so ; both' in justice to
the Candidalpt. and as a measure of
safety to ourselves, as members of (he
same community, who cab have but one
common interest namely the public
weal, or good of the country. , 1 '?
I will tako the liberty, throogh year
pspcr, to make a ' few hasty rernarks o
the attitude in "which Chailes Fishof,
Eitu stands before u a-Candidats for
Congrcss.j It shall my aim to avoid
those boros of party rancor and wanton
personal invective wnicn are too olten
made thfl weanona of tmTilIral wnrtir
and I shall equally 'reject . that JaUe
uvutocy -.anu jsicsiyJ .circumiocuuon
which Dermits us not to call things bv
their right names. ' '
;r.isncr is gravely charged, in
leaTua ahdrnnneerinn with rtlhnr.' with
an attempt to practice a fraiid on a part
-rk- .k irJj: 1- 1 t t
ui uci;:iyciaw inoe.oijnoian3,wnicn a'so
involves a fraud on tho Government
This, if true, presents , an , attempt at
traudon a larcer scale. ' and ' marked
with dpcrjurpetiiiij, Ithan i:any per
t '- -j-y
SSfr 4
Kcqarag n tts.prasacuioo. the most
ext.tisjnanagenjent.... ct complicated
lorai michjiiery janJ tt!wj most conw-
tnorai
mato denravitv rf the human Knarf ' The
confidence of those simple, and abused
k:i i,.i-lriL' r. - a a'.'i i
luiiuiuij uj uic inruov is nrsi lo pe won
by a course ,of .deep dcceDpon.?' Their
interest in these' reserved homes is thou
o oo jiciaea up wim mai noiy conn
Mississipoiv and all diHaculllea which
it is feared mav stand in the wav from
hrex!stfnz. treatiosi- or the: breroira
tiVcs of the General Government are td
to svept out of the way i by an ; actrof f rvauonst; ins reply is, - tne transaction
ana, P,l"f Wdeoco, hkt, a t,timo.;:naiuo-fcf.A that "is', bbwsi
XieaJ4ntfaitt AAtart.;..- ..-.-.....-v.
i 'h : ; ' "! I ?,..
.uenee on whcK terq
heir; seua, orsraUJ representatives, w
imp with a request that thev- brin'ir
tore both branches (uf tha MmWinMl f.
jsUure?;,ThesV'
vviih the betkionk' memorial &c. wera
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refered to committee! of 'tho eaaie i
ui uiiuiu rfuue.mac was enjairmao
and ori the Dart of the Ifoiise of lter.re.
t.T-.l-M;.....; ,i .k. Jf.Ti'
rr..r,r t""'t K. iuS7il.uJ?.t
ble' uTt auin that would defeat the
bencvoleat intentTohs of the, ,Go vernmeut
lo.warusne inociaw neaus .ot tamihes,
p wfiooi reservations of f fud oh certain
conditions had JbeeViJowed by' treaty,
j &Nowjif Ihese things"' are so Avery
6
rsa
klive of a! vuW'tieoblb.' at 'anv iiihe."
or imdejapjr eircu'pstatjces:' But let 'it
be born iu !iniud llat; lie seek to take a
tzi m Cphgress at Ui'e very-iimd wbed
Um titiat1 actioti! of ! thai: body will be
likely to take place, 'otubj' more than
I uspicXOui looking tuatterin wiich he
admits he holds a deep 'interest'? '
ihaLthec.J mv fellow-citizenik is ifia
documentary .evidence Irdua, which ,ye
"v w uiaw vw cuutiusiju3,nwoi pniy
as to f-iij character, of. the 'tiansacildn.'
but also if iui Wgerd to, the extent of
All', i lailfir i n&riicinnnrv in i ml ihn
purity .of 'the" motivo Imoellin? him to
seek a, seat ui Cougress, at : this tunev
v ti"o yiviimou: aua sirmg 01 res
olutions passed', bv 1 the LeifkLiturQ' of
Mississippi, based on tho evidence of
muicsava, cworo Deiore a coramuiee 01
that bodyseveral of whom were them.
solves representatives of the people of
mill iaiu, cuargms nomo jne laci 01
this monstrous attempt Dreirn'ant with
injustice to' the Indians and fraud upon
uiu uovcrnmcni, on v-nanes r isnci, by
namei and. a lew. othersl who are also
named Jal-'lh said. documents. . i The
LeaUire U sustained in these charges
by tlie report of the committee '.'of the
Senate bt the Vniled Slates, ft, whom'
inoia documents, also tno memorials ol
of Mr. Fisher's pwn drawingwere, re-
fhMva VI PSVUI UUy . AJitaA Was
chairman and bv the report of the
committee, of the llouo of j Kepreseata
Uvea of whom Mr. Boll was chairman."
Tjesa documcuis arej, bread Ibefore us
they arewhat they purport to be, or
that the. originals ..wero not in tho sever
al offices, froui which I they; origiuatcd.
Yet under4 his'v'iry nob his low minions
are swenrinrr. uri'thnni n nhnl- fntm
him, that they are.' all 'Whig labnca-
Imna ifn ivoa struts K.-a .
o8otemnjyjcal
" J " ' J ..w.. .
011 Mr. Fishei bunseif, to refer us to tlie
uMucui.'. ui.ii u iu leiuitj or even e((ya.
uate this' diargtv , uWo loow tho gentle
maa has writtcala pamphlet of. many
w drds, ,we kuow that itjis iodustriouily
handed about by bis agents who patient
ly read them .over to such voter's as
cannot read, but we def v .nun. or . an v
other, to put their finger 00 tlie first word
in its ample pages . that (!contatus ou?
title of proof in his favor. It is true, he
asserts gcntraUy roundly , and, repeat-
eaiy, m his harangues, that the , " trans
action.' so far as ha . is : concerned, is
"pcrioctiy iir and honest," but he does
not take issue on anyu point- connected
with it is he told that the indiaus.wcre
shamefully duped niii overreached in
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iui mw uuyropuious evcni OCCUrs. not i.rodn t r,. 1. '.
wichthrcateuVtopr
PfPfiVTv. lh? Sould,8pkl" as toipnumuui; '
If'J1 & of.MpijWJien'ite Mississipf, Rcsolutuv ., 7 A
tn IF Vfj' iWrtPt' Sector tBlcckaud 1 1
ir''H- V Afreet. Bail au spoken of as' hinging' som sV
og uhe Cpveruor to, transmit -the, sa a, abou ,this trarS w
resolutions tuirether wuh ih wnm - I IJ .t-
aiul LjJj-
-tw., 4..,-1 -v.,
u,f, m, iu u.umao-.Dfeai,.av&.,
wha afert he c?nprk himself hi
to. and with what Lh tnAX. i
r 'rfm;tt;'-:ttw. . j"
:.--'n 2 to'4;,J5,ut
its. iCotitpon4,iorgans,'aa4 .cl;nrgef
uieiuoviji yi a a,cgisi.uure,i aua othcr..
vffbvsi M-TOVy.W' ,Voa naveiieapi
him for several successive ,days growl-,
inir hke-aa ancrvLion at Jud-m HhrL-'
and the. Missisippf. Legislature,-je?t .this,
Hw asit! you, lotiow
voters, faavp we ever. S9en. every Udn2
like modesty so completely : '.outraged,
and vanquished . by a , Republican Cn-r '
didate T one, i6Q, whq teJU us he was
A.- ty. il.- 'n tt ..
been reserved for these da(Tonp.rat Avm"
of party, and for, Charles Ffsher as the -hero,,
to aqhieve Ibis victory ??fT stand)
before the people, without a wushsnd,
ask them to believe bis ucsupporte4 as
serVionfdgainst lbelegijaiivo-yp)ce pf af '
sjsler, tate," and' tho reports of botli1
branches of he-Naiona, Legislature T-' ".
And further, jhatwajsJljileWl
ty our votes, ft constituta biro u-pm-t
ber pf that body, who is virtually to, pas:
UIXJQ his Own VUrma tn ihn
several hundred thousand dollars. ;'fl. -.
oo gentleman .doubtless,, makes, to- :
liiinaotf a deceptive estimate of pur peo-,
plo-ii Did he ,not calculate on U10, jtnosti '
gross want, of public intejligeiicei and
yjnue T-j I see pot, how h could stand.
in,Ahe auuude io which be has chosen
to place himself before the !m i
10TH QOXGUESSIONAL
1 fr '
9 II '
m.WSTRICT,,
Ffvmtht (HeniborVf Patriot, t f:
,; - lrrrri"t'''cri-'w .i "1
ii.v r
. 'f f ; Nd VL nids' r ;
, , fcf iior It was decmea esi
sentialto,a, thorough Understanding of,
the whole sublet, tha t actsi3 'should be,
collected relative to the , present, cpndi
uoq of schools ia; ourrcounty. ' In" tn
Swer to inquiries eliciting this informal , -two,
very satisfactor)' sialcments, have
been received. TSe'kmd prompt res- '
ponso of the individuals addressed, sliow; :
clearly the interest taken by our cit!25ni
in tha cauie. of ednrntinn S,.k
dismtercsted and spontaneous, deserves
the fullest fruition.,. May their generous.'
and patriotic .operations in' its behalf
gratified, and their .excrudns consnraa '
ted in a irlorious success. . Everv nstnl
of the county, bas; beca heard frora-
ym iw corners to ma centre,
and the result is as follows intn;n a
ip Greensborougli 2 .tnale.-aod 2 f,
iHiirc, u4 uib ouc.ai icw , uarden, uni
tiojt in itself a male and fdinnle
ment, there is now b operation! in Vuii- .
lora 4U scnoois, ana 0, school , housc
not in use. . In tnwn ihn rkl.
. l . WlllkJ
the teacher greater, so we will not tako
the above o into our calculation! Pnr
the, rest, the numbef ,pf scholars. arte.-
amg eacn, runs gcuerauy IromSO to I
aud ihu couimon charira is SS2 ner nn-.
tcr, or !i..tho year fur every scholar,
the teacher boarding, hlras'ellj I have
heard' of two .instances vhom m
of tlie teacher "was greaterr-pne of 3r .
ou, anq ine 1 other per, quarter, secar '
inn the services of instructors imn!
qualified,: and , equal to such as thosa '
niwtuivu'O louinainy, normal scnoo'.j
could furnish.. I ha vq heard, olso, cf
cases where $10 and $1,73 , was thi
pay, lhe roaster boarding .himself. - fjjt ,
11 uajuiiu iuc4iiuu, uiai mo icachorj
now engaged in the .inr.ruction; of our
youth, will generally take op, a school,
with 20 scholars at $4 per quarter, and .
board themselves. .When, the employ-x.
ers provida boarding f 1,50 per' quarter "
can with safoty bq set dqwn.as the pay.
Ve pod furllicr that school are under-,
taken for, various periods soma for on .'
ly 3 others 6, 0 and. 13 months. , Sp it '
appears that tha anticipated: difficulty r
tha tcacliers cculd D,otbe cmploLJ'
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