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gfc*forte? Voi' WEU.\ES?iV, JlXl a, 1834. \<>. UlLLSBOROir.H, N. C. PC BI.19K K D WEEKLY by in: wis 11 r. \ r it, |f fMRKK DOLLAR* A TSAR, l> F Ti DOLLARS I pirrf CCMTa ir r*io in ad\ a k*pi. | fh'*" *11 'lo tot ?'?? notice n" *Seir wish i w,?v their oaper di#cont inued f* * thecxpira I 1>|0| i-ic yev, will bo presumed a- 'Irnring | , ,11 tance until comit Tinand'd. Ami no I _ ? will *??! !?????? itiniie<l ii til u' I arrearages I gMUMiil 1 1I41* iliA iiptioa of 1m iMpUiihcf^ j.r??n? ??rocurtnts ?ix -"ibscribcrs, shall re jtitet'ie seventh *iati*. ^!vertis?vnet)t? not -xcoedint? sixteen lines .. , frt?l t'> 'e tiiuea for one ({??liar, and tir. ,tv-hv*' < r its for ''ach ?* jntinu fice. < ,,.?'-ri|??int? rocrireH hy the printer, anH pn, ?t t ie iMll-mntitri in th* ?tate. ^ l: ui?ra ipouSuiineii relativrto t hepaper ,??<t b?> post l?aid. flittabor'Uigli \c;itleiiiy. SrptlM fru?ter? of tt|0 llillsborotigli Male \.i.'r'ny ?{ive noli -e tbat the exorcise* of tin institution wil' contin- n?*e its 'all session on ? ,e fc?'i <I?V ?r \ ii"Xt, under the sn Mr IV. J. 8INGH \M, A M. ? o.-c well k'ljwii repututi ?n a* a classical ?c .?lar -"'I .*culi*f tact of impartial; instruc tion. H- :*??*?" reputation to tin* *ch<?<.| which I, }, ( 10 in t"e e^'ilhorn state*. Til ? ? fi,v ???tuttion uf HilUhjrough, the p, ort?', a.id rawjioud socicty, yive it 1: <? 1 4 t? public pi Klronuge. ; 'n^iir 1 d-pirtment Will be taught by y 1 C N^>K VOOD, <jw*'ific ? t iun<, to, iff ?n I literary, arc of the first or.ler II .4 -I r ja be had in private families at $8 pc .v."' ?? \o it.'J-nt will be received that does not boird nap i*at?* bouse By oider of !'??? Board. J. ' I'm > lor. Ste'y. \<CT> The Ilarhi^per at ('bap' I Mill, Star Register at Ba ni|ib. People'* Prf?n mi V 'liin"^ion, Observir at Fayettevilk, ipccta tor at srwb?rn, ate' man at Salisbury, wil' pnh'isn the a?w?ve tJ.r* times a-ni forward ti.nr account* to tins ??th^e. June it 28 ? 1 rn N n r I (' K Sll \Lf. atund at the <"<? i ?iwinc times ain< ? ? ;,>.r . n for l?e |nirj ?*?? ? if Collcrtii. j? tlie T?i due for the yar ?>?n: tt P^fr S. Clark ? on MoriJay 1 1. e 7th ol Jalv it Jo?m Ncwli" * on T tesday th? 8th - )? K trtinS m'l* nil W edti?-sd??y the t*th at lir Albnjfht * on fliurpd-ty t' e 1 < ,?t >i ? i-t J >:;i Lenjj ? on Friday the It to ? at Vlwiihel foil's on Saturday the I2t:? ? at John S Tur ???? '.irie'son Monday t e 14ih? at Umrge Fall tt # Store on Tui*?<fay the 15c>- a? C F Ftucetl's on WedneaHay the ! I?* ?* ? at latn?? ll.itchi son's on Thursday ifie 17?h--it Vn dr- * McCauley 9 on Fttday tho I *?t ?i ? i*t G-- *.? \ M- bane a on Satu'iiay the l'>th :* ...if i 'lr i ?e tn fl lUhoronjli ???> Mo dj' ? -Jl-t a. Itirhar.l Niehola' on Tti?-r .i_v |l.r i'?l tt iiankiii McKeo i <>n *>Hnrmi?y the I 23: at I* ik rV More on I hursday the 24i>. ? at l?i?.s ("!d place) on t-riday the 25th ? at ?l > Witkera .ii's on satur ay the v'Ot'i ? *i Jarit? Tnie'n on MuiiJay toe ?H..i ? at H ' ?> V.iaV on Tuesday the 2iM'i nt C: ir>c ill on A ?,?l,t?sd. v t ie 30lb--at Hur {?)*? ?ki?' on rhn'??iay the 3lst ?? \| 'islidlf" aj>poi-.*M to take the Tax 1 ?? ? r IS14, wiii at:?- tl i i their respective is t<>r that purpose >n the data and at tii* via* rs abo\e 'lamed. Punctually is re Tut remitte, Sh'JT W ON AM) l.\ul> A *1 ? .N i l I'V of it \CON ni .(J I. \KD, f.-r ? l?y M I--' 1 25 4 m Mali' </!' v ??i tli ( nrolina. /'t ;>.)? County SiijifM.ir ? < I Imu, ? Sjuing r. rin. i k.?4. E&tW /;, i'?. m, ii i , , . , f I'd it hiti f<?r Divorce and Bt i ? 1 Ali'it" v. ? " ? l? 1. ? I. . \ Jjf ri,' I" t H >'! In' '""iit ' ' i i ? .!? fendan' ii T an itil?a!> Idol ni I - ?. 1' is i rdrri thul |Mil?ii. alion t i" ??n;l? KecMrilcr anil Mill n r I , ? i y. tiiat. irt il ? u?j ? 1 1 ?}> ir .il llir t: ? x t fi rm ?' ????? ? . to Im? h M el !:???* i>uri lotim- r? '? ? ! ? <?l? mi i*'?' 7lli Y? >ii<!?\ ufi<-r * !??? I'll V ?! . '?!" Srptrn Ii * f n? \;, tli* ?i ami tljcir lo '?* ilf'i., t-rrcr. i?l>'u or .1 ??rr tn t1 ?? p?? i th'? r.M'Ju, ll><* "into w 1 \>f- I ik?'ii wAno, ,?n<l in I 'Inwit lor h< niing ts jittrlr. I <Tl, I ilfH'ati liose, <; . s. r. Prirc llfU SI .?!) "I"* - ?;V% .N O I ! r K. I.I. Ilium; lio mo ii l"l>i -I to mo, *%- i ? ! 'i t . call ??> roil ii< i?i? aiblc mill j?n > | -?it' ,.|r. ? (? c i.i|f Mrtllif ?Ol Si in.l K1TCHK.N ? ' *- 1 . I - RK, o?i 'I u-mmy tlip ? i i' I cav nt v'nv court At '?"I ?1. Mud I.OTS. i.o rs. i iris. Ji'lV. Fa'Mis. A|.?i' 2 I ?I '20 i' u w v ?, <> r s rou sji.e ' > ' ? ? ! pay off hor ImwCiiI di-htP, will o( ;T "tl puol < in>. ?t tin* Court llmiAfs in IIi'Ih (i.. tlir fiiat Mitnr'lay in .li ly nr*i. ' " n??-'i ?t. hi mjp ahso'UtP mi Ihc following '''Is vii I. ??i No. Hfi, nortli wml of I ill** "??rwnif'i, |> m^onc afro; l.ot* No. 110 l.5l. ' * Mini | .i t, i i 1 1 1 li wrm ui' liiilnlioroiigli. bor ' C <>n Hi riV4vrF.no; tli6H I <!? arr mibjrrt Mm ? ?i ?* Wood*' III* inlvri M. *nd Sl*o I ?' Nc? t14. Kiibjrcl In llio tiff 'ntrrcM of Mr* < y O'Fmrlull. F.acli I. of t ?? bf wpt* V u no Marin Jiaimaii. J'ir.? 10. JIG? 3w BOORS LOST. Vfr HAVE eit'ier lotnwl or lost the following ^ Book*. * Letters on Patriotism, by Lord Bolingbrook, I vol. Don Qiuxotte 2 roll. Gray's Hudibraa, 2 vols. Tales of the Genii I at. vol. Bumit'a History of the Reformation vol not recollected This book belongs to the State Library, and I am extremely anxious to pro cure it. Prisons havine %ny of the above named books or any others belonging to me, will please leturn them. V. M Murplicv. iune 21. 23- 3w MK I1IOIMS IMMI 1KSTA N I C.UMP MEETING A CAMP MF.F.riNG will h- h.ldhy the mi niHtT* and ?Member* of the MRTHODIST PRO TF.S I'A NT CHI'RCH at the RiHr.- Veei ine-ho'iae about seven miles south west of tlilisboroush, to commence on the 15th of \u (just. Mint-'cra and christians of all d^noini nutiona, are n spcctfullv invited to attend and join in the work of the Lord. May 25 ? N <) T I r K subsciber having qualified ut Vav I Icrni, 1S34. of Orange ( ounty Court. hp Adu)ini.?tr >t?>r ol the estate of J \ M !?> < \1N, Hf rrasrd, hornhy t>ivi-s iiolu f to uil piTs'inu indebted fn nid estate, to roine forward anil s?<tl lc* the earn*, and all persons who hive claim* against the ultilc w ill present tli? in du ly nutheiiiiriitpil, within the titia** prescribed by law, or tins notice w.ll be pled in bur of re covery. \ r<*liil>n!<l Cain, .Mm>. June 7. *26? 3wi> "V* /V?\M *? k< i' m mm m\ W ? -S ?>-'?' W J J ? W M 1' iiK s \ 1 K. 'IMIF ihrr having di*cnr? tinned ilie ptiblii nt ?<??> . f the \ ai>kis AND Catawba JocknaL off- r? tne wi-'tie prilling csaliiif-h tlll'M* I 'I fl f <??! ?l? ?? t*r|||t It cnn?i?l!) ? f .? tir*t ratf Siijht Royal R>m ai'e S r w !?'??<?* Ty ;*?? from Ki?ht I. "tit: I'ira t B ?* v i <* r n cr? *1 variMy of fit!*, ltu.es, I.c I? Flowers (i>llet!>, l'a>c*i" Clian*4, ? in al> I i at is ne?*fi?arv for t^e immediate i'Mat)1ii>l meat of a Printing Offi.i \ny p ritleman. desi-mg li> cmhar' ,n tue Printing U sine** can c t a pood bargain by applying "? 1 1 ii <rli V? elcli. 15 Tost age mu?t be pan! ?>?? letters, or they w ' not taken out o! t;u* office. ?SB i<}i itv, j> '??1 <J6? s K K I ) .*>. Tree*. Plants. Dimestic iuimuls , Implements. Itonks ?.yc For Sa'e at tin* AMF.Uir ,\N FVRMtK F.-T \ If I.I II M KNT, .Vo 10, S l.'alrert *trfel, baitunore. -Mi/. 'Pill*. ?iib*cnher presu- ; ti? tin respects to 1 l.trni'T*. yardt er . an-' i!r.i!'-r? m >t ed? i ru !*!i<itit t lit- I i.itril St t (.a 1 1 ic ula t y lii* i ikIuiiitji, and i i fi>i iik tlicin 1 'nit In* Ii.ih rt ? ? ived from Kurt pc from bis n\ n #????! Ijar ?Ifii !iitif * t ? ?in various part* <>t th:.* country, i i innal - ;m> y f ? IKLI> \"?l> UAKDI N SI.KI)"'; i"?l itiat In* i? ?i ? (Mr-d to ? v-rute or ? Iff', wlnde-ale and retail. v ?ih |>r ?mptucn and .i cwa* y. at a* low |?? i? # ?>, ami on a* la Vm il>lf I rui? a- t an In* all ? ? r ? ' ? i| t?> any d. al cr ?! ? ?: United Si?tw,/?rjiril rait urlicltt. I l<( IT and ori.a-m it.,1 Irvts and |>Uiilf, C*i'i?t vines, shr'ibN- v. ^ >? seh?:rr*, i.i-i?Si*rrv, (Ml r r a t. ar?' ?l ra ?% In'rr V J-' of- Im'bctiv and ot'.rr ll >*\ cr r-> ' w ill .il . j? pr- p?T !?< anon", !> fir ? ? t r ?? i ? t<? iird r I r ? ? lii t'.c !>? ??! t><iiircca>> < a? ihe prririp il nur*' ro :? ami gur ? |fi ? in flit* < ??Illitry, I . iii> ? - 1 <i! Miljcll lit#* rtli : r I* ic n(; n o IM.OUOH- Mff ???????. i1 *>t>a\vrul> ? ?? i?? ii I i"?. firn * ? - ' . .dim'? ina ? hiiii"', iiimI a' <?tli?T I* ?il 1 * ? ? I n "iniltur i' ami hnrtn'<iltiir i! imtil'Miir-i-t . ' I. proi'im n from ? h l?"?t in >nnl ?<t?i irs ii Ml iuioic, at l;i< in i i ii ? r '?> pi I? ? ?ll. > III' \ '? I ?'ALS, I ir*. ?' ? rl v ca tie nf ( ?? i -ij f.xi.l I' s: lam vli.*rt.i>iT i, ti.o Ho von, ii'ul I . . ?* Mo -i in brri- In, Vi* < |> , i t'ir II i k \\ !. "? in' ''low n nn'l ? -in mm Jim n .fled tirinlj", mi'iiic 'i| si-i i-rai va!n i'i I. ?tnli, o^pe. ? iaii\ 'if tin1 Hum' 7. Iirerd: l> i n| ?t\'ial vaiie it"1 f??r Hie 1 1- 1 ht a iiJ *|?>i tu'.nn; \ .i r i i. :?? Poii trv. s*'i? 'i in w iti> iiirki* Ilr men nn I Ve?tn i ii. i .??< . L'ii'ii" anil olh ?r|uv?U ;i ii several ullii-r ?? ' ? n ^ ol animnN, all ?il c' lirerd*, (U'kI nr> o''irra.) art' < ither lii |>? lor fnlo at the etpcrimriit-ii and bieedrij; faun hi lli>? otabSt.* uncnt, oi ? an In* procured Ir 'in r .<? hi Riiiiriu'fl, t<? ? ?* ilfr I! a;'ricult>ir<?'. b??rtn nllurul, and br?. ? in a! i'i lit ffi eater varit-'\ tlrin at tlie |.ni's?t. in <(iiii? i I I' 'in m. i- iiiul particn la, iv vain ilil". an* kept < oasla it v lor sale. lo -ii.nl. n l ni tirlt* inted I \ l ir io r 'and ? ir ii i i- in t ii- ji'.i^rr i?i-.ii i if liii'ir ''ii-inr <.<, ir i ll* -i.fi >| < it'.er I > In- |??-pt ii i i,n. il oi pro c hi I un > orclt'i r<l, foi a *nia:i eoniinwioit. I p* A'id ihniifi'i l.is"! in o.ilcr Ii re, Vfl nn?r is import am fc '? every Ullrr ??!' t >?< soil am! hi'Piior oi I) ? H * ii \ 1 1 : na'i?, I'm* miS -ti her "11*. r ? I i I hem fill) HfcKI)S OK KNUW I KlH.i. in lii- ir * M iilionn. " fn ?!i nik| genu mi'." 'diving ? >'M enreftilly L'alllrrutl ltein ll'.C lii- d nf c*("'ii? 'i-r, a. id fi" Kardrn of in irrii r ? l!if Mrliol*' d >'iii nf i'i /in/im aild lulicll* d ?rill l-'MtWI.K \ ? l? (i \ It I ? I . N KK AM) I.I VI. sriH K HH. l.DI.K \NIIMW \<;kk, ? and do jirti-i il ir on 1 1.0 rrinfi/i? /irr.?j ol tint) ? <1 i'iIkchoi oi v\ t'ty Friday in tin- form of a weekly Nrnciillural I'api r. at a yenr, ('a> abl?' in a'lva' re. N. B. 'I'll" p?'tio lu nl i* rs*?"ntiii!l v cnnilar lo the Into AMI.HH' \ M FAUMKH, llir j.nbli rati hi ol w liirli lias been lor sornu tunc pasl Rii^pondcd. Addr''is I. IKVINK IIITCHrol'K. \rnrrn a i Farmer K^lnblisluncnt. Nolo An " F.ilrn" nunihi r ol t!ir Farmr'1, containins a |?ro<pri tuR ol llir* e*tah'i*iimcittf and n cataloffilo of Scfd?, and otbrr nrlir lo* for nalo, will b' fill urnlts to any |iripoo wlio sha'l fiirnmli In" addrciis, pott paiil, lor '.bat jmu pone May 20 '21 J OH I'UIN I I N (t. Exoculed nl thin Offirfl with ncatur**, ?cct> racy auddcupatcli. north cako'lina For tb? bonefit of the SALISBURY ACADEMY. riHSl CLASV HIGH ?hD L ?W SYiIkM Tu be drawn at Salisbury on the 10th dc v of July, 1834. STEVENSON** POINTS, Managers. o l l- :? $ ? c a o S C U K M K. I !'? iz?? ot S3 <?Oo is S3, 000 5 Frizes of 1.000 is 5.000 4 I'rizrft uf 500 is ?000 5 Prizes of 300 is I 5()0 10 Pt ?z-s of 200 is 2-000 50 Pr izes ol 100 is 5.000 60 PriZ'Hof 50 is 3 000 100 Pr z^s of ?0 is 5 00" ?50 Prizes of 10 is C 500 ? 20,000 Pi ?Z' S of 4 70 Is 94 OO'i j 20.48f? Prtzn, amounting to ISO, 000 j MtMiK l'KIZKS THAN IILVNK9 Ticklts $4 -Halves ?2? CJo iktki.s SI. ? Moll K ??F UlUKIMi. Tins' SrliPDK, fonii'ltd on the High and I.ow 1 System, bos 4>?.00U Tickets, numbered I J to 40,0 0 i .Motive. On the day of iIhmikj, the 4'> 0 ,0 numbers will be put into one u it? #?|, atu! a I :lie prizes above t lie denomination oi 54.7U in un ? i b ?? r : tiny will b<' drawn i.ut a!- ? teriintrly, fi st n number and ti.cn u pr.ze un til al' the arc drawn. From 1 *20 I Mil I, ine'rsive mi l'?w. a'H from 5{'i,00l to 4(IU<I0, inclusive, art mtl'i The pnzea uf $4 "(I to l>e a ' ;?r.l d ti? t' " hij{h or low division, to be de t? rinincd hv that which may dr ? the capital ' pr ze o! $3 00. The prizes ol t>4 70 [taxable ? i.i tie ? t* ri i'ie next Scheme ? alt olh>-r pnzes j payable in cash lorty day- after the drawi:i}>. f All prizes * object to a deduction ot fifteen per ; rent. , rZr' Tii k? ts. Shores and Pack iges, to be hail in the yreateut variety of numbers, of AI.IjKM 1' A IJKS, Jgent. HILLSBOROUGH, NoKTH CAROLINA. *?* All ord?rs from a diMonce. (post paid,) ene u>ii'? \ he fast , will be thankfully received, and promptly attended to, if addressed to V I Icii i'arks, J^oii. Hillsborough Juno 17. 27? 4wp rj/.v $ icr n R'LJvVD VKK now receiving, from New York and ri.il t'Ic'ph;a their Sto< k of which renders their assortment complete rh> v therefore solicit their former customers, nm! the pub ;e generaMv, to rail and exam;: e them, as lU v are determined to sc'.' as d.ca|< as goods of lite same ijualitv can be pur? Ii:im d e!sewli? re in .North Carolina. jL,'/5' They earnest!* request nil those in di bled to tin firm to call and si ttit* Ihnr ac counts; and as this notice is intended i.>r till md-bted in li.' hi wuhout ^ x. eptlon, lilt) I ? j none v\ !. exempt t It* uiscl'vr s fr< in it. C. fv K. April 2D ' iU ( forh taut 11 \tfrSt ? littkrv an if JftrrNvr. ' ? ? r--P!"( I n l.l.\ inform* It'C ?? i T zens of lli'i-(>' . ftipli anJ the pim i oini - ? in j conn Ifv, t >1 ' k at'nm coin men red business in in-- tin* i "I IliiJfb^ro^ch. in tlio hnn.'c former ly <?? pied !>v Messrs. Turner & Phillips, Mr has on hand .1 uood as'ortmi lit of W Atrli Ma terials, a : 1 (I *\ tl 1 r? pair nil kind of work en tru li >1 to lust art- with neatness anil tit spatcli. Hatches Clinks and Tune Pieces. repaired by him. will in .si! rases he warranted f?>r twelve month!); and tim-e disposed to pat* rnnize httn, are a *911 red tliat 110 pains will he spared t<> ijivc the most general and entire sa tisfaction Thankful for firmer favors, he re s|iei t Inlly solicits a renewal of patronage. All kinds of SIl.VI.R WORK made accord ing to 01 dcr. He has on hand a small assortment of n\rrvnKH .i.vn jeh ellkhv which will enable hiin to accommodate Ins r n< lomer*. All kinds of work from a distance will he thankfully received, and executed ? itii punctu ality and according to order. March 18th. 14 ? W A N T EI). \S AN APPRr.NTICF. to the Watch Mak ini? uml Silversmith's tradff, a boy four Icoii or filirrn ycaia of age. Lemuel Lynch. April if. 20? W A N 1 K l>, AS APPRrNTICKS to tlio Tailoring Busi iirjtf., two boys of moml an?l industrious 1 abits. from fourteen to til teen year* of age. F.arly application is desired. John Coo lev. Dtccmbcr 31 ? 50? From the Italfitfh Kwjjisicr. internal improvement. Much has been spoken and written up on tin' subject of the Internal Improve ment of this state, during the last twelve months; and although no practical results have flowed from the discussion, it is be lieved not to have been entirely unprofit able. Interesting and important informa tion lias been extensively diffused, public attention has been excited, a spirit of in quiry has gone abroad, the community have Iw-tn induced to examine the sub ject, and with communities, as with in dividuals, "Knowledge is Power.*' With out intelligence, no people will long con tinue either prosperous or free. Igno rance, slavery and poverty never exist separately. There is no more accurate criterion by which to determine the advance of a coun try in intellectual improvement, than the scale upon which physical improvements have been constructed. The existence of one gives rise to the other. There is no i one who doubts that the desire to im- . prove our internal condition would be universal, if a good common school edu- ? cation bad been the inheritance of e\try ? youth in the state. On the other linnd, ' if we shall succeed in our attempts- to iui- ; prove the system of agriculture, accele rare and redouble commerce, and thus af- J ford the necessary excitement to univer sal industry , the means of education will be brought within the reach of all classes ' of society. Nothing more is necessary. ' It is only when it is forbidden fruit, that J men hesitate to pluck of the tree of know- ? ledge. i nose positions seem to he nearly sell evident. The history of the world is but ! a series of examples all tending to prove ] their truth. We may ascend from the | lowest grade of savage life to the highest eminence of civilized society, and meet with demonstration at every step of our progress. There is nowhere in North Carolina, a like extent of country, abounding in more fruitful vallies, or blessed with a j more salubrious and propitious climate, than that possessed by the Cherokee In dians upon our borders. We have by no . nu-rns attained tli?* utmost degree of iin- [ proveiuer.t w ithiu our reach, but our con- ' dition is immensely better than theirs. H'c have ordinary wagon roads, and, at wide intervals, schools and academies. They have neither roads nor schools; if they had the one, they would have the other. History furnishes no instance to the contrary. The system of Internal Improvements, devised and executed by the state of New \ ork, gigantic as it is, is not more decidedly superior to ours, than her common school'system is to the scheme of education which prevails a inong us. We may lake occasion to lay before our readers at no distant day, some j dci.uls upon this subject which have both ! astonished and delighted us. It cannot be necessary i<? purMie this subject furth er. Those who doubt, if there be any such, by an < xamination into the history and condi ion of our sister states, and oth er civili/.id communities, will find that the same causes produce like effects eve ry where. ii then, physical produces intellectual, aiu! inn li? dual, physical improvement, it heroines important, where we have not the requisite means to prosecute both at once, to ascertain w hich Jirst demands our attention. 1 pon this question, there has been some diversity of opinion, but we are (Vee to confess that we have never been aMe to perceive substantial ground for doubt. It is true, that the constitu tion under which we live makes the sup port of common schools and universities an imperative duty upon the General As sembly ; but the time and the manner in which this important duty shall be effect ed, is confided entirely to the discretion of that department of the government. If we advert to the course pursued by the Legislature , we shall find that that body, as if hesitating about the proper point of beginning, have directed their attention almost simultaneously to each, without doing any tiling very effectual for either. Ten thousand dollars in money and a li beral giant of western lands, were at an early period in our history given to the University, and we have now a fund, a mounting probably to ?140,000, as the foundation of a system of common schools. The history of our efforts to provide a system of inland transport is accurately and minutely slated in the report of the Hoard of Internal Improvements to the last General Assembly ? a document which we shall presently take occasion to recommend more particularly to the public attention. It exhibits the striking fact, that the foundation of all the preju dice and misrepresentation which exists upon this subject, is an actual loss to the i state, resulting from inexperience, the ab- ? scnec of professional skill, and the em- i ployment of incompetent and faithless agents, of something more than ?50.000. . It shows us further, that as the loss sus- 1 tained by a btate^ the wraith of which is equal to a hundred ttnd fif'y millions, is not greater than is frequently the result of a single mercantile misadventure, so the amount annually expended during '.he period the system was in progress, wan lea* than the actual capita) employed by various individuals in North Carolina up on their respective farms. These, then, are the initialise sacrifices, the gigantic ctforls, of tnree quarters t?f a million of people, of one hundred and fifty millions of wealth, diffused over a surface of fifty thousand square miles, in the treat cause of physical and intellectual improvement! Taii'se ni'ili* eiat ?<>? o* i? geut> in But to return to the immediate point of discussion, we do not know that we can express die views we entertain, willi respect to the inquiry, wliirh object i irst demands attention ? physical or intellec tual improvement ? more clearly or forci bly, than by extracting a few sentences from the last Kxecunve Message to the (General Assembly. ? i hp agi^regaie amount ol ilk* tund i<i at ?>rf>.'in UK) mna!l to justify our Alter ing ii j" n ;(nv general system n' educa tion. Indctd. were this fund much lar ger, it u ;iy well be doubled w bother the period has yet arrived, when it can be judiciously expended for the promo tion of .lie wise and benevolent purposes contemplated b\ lit*- founders ?j|" our go vernment. '1 he sparseness of our popu lation presents great, perhaps insupera ble difficulties. When, as the result of a wise and liberal system of legislation, the inlets upon our coast shall receive the improvement of which they arc- suscepti ble; when onr great natural highways, the rivers connected with them, shall as sume that condition in which Providence designs thein to be placed by our hands ? w lien these channels of conimuncatiou shall he intersected by i ail-roads and ca nals. and as the natural consequence of this state of things, agriculture shall re ceive her appropriate reward, we will have laid the foundation of a school sys tem, as extensive as our limits, and as en during as our prosperity. A few indivi duals will not have been selected and che rished as the peculiar objects of public patronage: but the general character of the country will be elevated, and thou sands now too poor to afford the blessings of education to their children, will find this, though the most important, but one of many advantages incident to an im proved condition of life. Extended com mercial facilities will stimulate to agricul tural exertion ? increased production af ford the means of education, and the dif fusion of knowledge operate as the most certain preventive of crime." Ii scents to us, that little reflection is necessary, to satisfy any one of the cor rectness of these views. In the natural order of things, national wealth must pre cede national education. All analogies point to this conclusion. The individu al who settles in a wilderness, must first t uhdiie a portion of the wild lauds, before his attention can safely he diverted to any other object. The soil must he first till ed, and then the first fruits may be well devoted to the cultivation and improve ment of the mind and the heart. If this point be conceded, the remain ing subjects to be considered, -arc ? 1st, What plan of improvement is best calcu lated to advance the general prosperity of the state.' 2d. In what manner can the funds be obtained, necessary for the suc cessful prosecution of this plan? These inquiries engaged the attention of both the Internal Improvement Conventions which were held in this city last year, and are fully discussed in the report of the board for Internal Improvements, lly a comparison of this report with the me morial of the convention to the legisla ture, it will be seen, that similar opinions are expressed, and the same conclusions (substantially at least) arrived at by both. Wc h ave not sufficient confidence in our own judgment, to suppose that wc could devise abetter plan, and if we had, we should forbear to recommend it, be cause the one under consideration was the result of liberal concession and compro mise, on the part of the gentlemen of high respectability and intelligence represent ing the interests and wishes of a very h r-re portion of the state. We will no 1<i ;:er detain the reader fiom the report referred to, but copy so much of it a* re lates to the topics we have discussed. We ask for it an attentuc perusal, and engage to consider it more full), at a convenient season. R E HO K T. " The board arc aware ol the increas ed interest the subject has awakened in every sertion of the state, and of the prat responsibility it imposes upon them. The partial failure of plans hitherto devised, admonishes them of the necessity of giv ing to every scheme suggested thorough examination, and requiring the clearest evidence ol its practicability and useful ness, before it is recommended to public patronage. Another unsuccessful attempt to improve our condition, will leave the community in a state of deeper lethargy
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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July 2, 1834, edition 1
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