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"Onn are tlie plans of fair delightful peace, nuwarp'd iy party rage, to live like brothers." j NO. 37. SATURDAY, JULY13, 1S39. JOSEPH GAINES $ SON, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS. SoBscntrTiosr, three dollars per annum one half in advance. . qj" Persons residing withouf the Slate will be required to pajr the trnoix amount of the year's ubscription in advance. JTE op AnwnTisTJrG. - - . Foreyery 16 lines tis size type") first insertion one dollar ; each subsequent insertion 25 cents. Court Orders and Judicial Advertisements will he charged 25 per cent, higher and a deduction of 33$ per cent, will be made from the regular prices, for advertisers hy the year. Lbttkiis to the Editors must be post-paid. WMUlsborough Jlcademv. - THE Fall Session will begin on Thursday the 8th of August. Such is the arrangement of classes, (hat any pnfbable number of scholars can receive immediate and efficient attention. . . . , t fW. J, Bingham, L . .C,a!8'" VT A. Bingham, u union in """" i A. H. Kay. English Pep. Tuition $15 in advance. kC A. II. Kay, VV. Hughes. June 19, 1839. 35 3w. JPMTTSBORO' ACdinEMir. THE Exercises of this Institution will commence on the 8th July next, under the superintend ence of the former Instructor, Mr. J. M. Lovejoy. TrMi: 7 Classics, $18 V Per Session. English, 15 J The following are the branches taught in this In ablation, viz.- Latin.Greek, French, A fgebra, Arith metic, Geometry, History, English Grammar, An cient and Modern Geag'raphy, Navigation and Sur veying. Reading, Writing and Spelling. , In addition to the preparatory coarse in the Clas sics. Mr. Lovejoy will give unremitted attention to young gentlemen, in Algebra, Geometry, History, Ancient and Modern Geography, and will permit no 'Scholar' to pass out of his hands, without a compe tent knowledge of the above branches. The Trustees of this Institution, under a deep sense of the great evil Sowing from imperfect Teach ing in some of our Academics, hesitate not in re commending this School to the public, having had ample testimony, during a twehre months residence among us, of the ability, propriety and geaexaLJifc telligence of Mr. Lovejoy in all matters connected' with Teaching. ' Pittsboro', June 1839. 36 fjr The Fayetteville Observer, Wilmington Ad vertiser andTarboro Free Press, will insert the a bove four weeks each, and forward bills, j 'mWO Bonds of the Raleigh and Gas X ton Rail Road Company one No. 35, dated June 1st, 1838, for $436 56, payable to J. C Rogers & Co. seven months after date, with interest from the date the other, No. 192, dated January 1st, 1839, for $1600, payable to'L. F. Browne, three months after date, with interest from 4 the date both bonds endorsed generally. They can be of no value to any one finding them, and the person so doing shall be compensated- for his trouble, on returning the bonds to me in Raleigh, or to Charles F. Osborne, in Petersburg. 36 tf q. F. M. GARNETT. Just Received, 53 Bbls. best family 'FIour, BMa. Scuppernong Wine, ft Do. Re Grape do. 1 Qr. Cask Madeira do. . 1 Do. Malaga do, 1 Hhd. gooti Country Whiskey, 2 Bbls. do do do. 3 Boxes Manufactured Tobacco, 50O lbs. Span Cotton, Sole, Upper, Harness, V Ie&tfier. Skirting, Sheep Skin. Saddle-trees, Shoe thread, frc. rc For Sale by FREEMAN sf STITH8. Raleigh, June 28, 1839. 36 BO OK 8. TURNER & HUGHES have en hand some of the best Books for House Keepers, that have ever been published, viz: House Keeper's Manual, American Cookery, Seventy-five Receipts by Miss Lesley, American Frugal Housewife, Virginia Housewife by Mrs. Randolph, Miss Leslie's Two Hundred Receipts, The House Keeper's Book, Miss Leslie's complete Cookery, Mackenzie's Five thousand Receipts, The Art of Dining, The Family Dyer and Scourer, being a complete art of Dyeing and Cleaning every, article of Dress, Furniture, Bonnets, Feathers, &c Moubray on Poultry, The New American Orchordist, " Farmer's Own Book or Family Receipts, " New American Gardener, Brtdgcmaii'a Gardener's Assistant, fclarke on tne Mulberry and the Silk Worm. FOR THE LADIES. " The American Flower Garden Directory, Florist's Guide, Flora's Dictionary, Language of Flowers, Book of Flowers, &c , We invite all those who wish to get cheap Books; rox cash, to call at the North QaYvlina Book Store where we shall be pleased (o see oar friends -at all times. TURNER & HUGHES ; Jujy 6; 1839. 3S 03" COLOGNE!! F ARINA'8 Genuine German Cologne, just re- reived at thft North Carolina Book Store. June, 1839.-81.' TURNER &HUGHES. WAHf riiD IMiTJIilIATELY, , A GOOD COMFORTABLE DWELLING HOUSE, with FOUR JiOOMS, for whichif fib al rent will b paid. Apply to the Editors. "BiClffn. Juna IB. Ik3Q. 34 At. Sheriff's' Salk WILL be offered for Sale for Cash, at the CoUit . House in Waynesboro', on the third Monday in July next, the following Tracts ot Lahd, or so much thereof, as will pay the taxes due thereon, together with the cost of advertising, ;&c. Two Tracts, belonging to Thomas; Hadley hot given in; foor Tracts, Lemuel H. - Whitfield, not given in; two Tracts, John J. Gully, iH given io;. one Tract belonging to the heirs of John Wiggs dee'd. and not given in; one Town Lot given in by Kenneth. King; one do. by Mai Copeland; one do. by Barny Langston; one do. by Andrew Scott; one doihy Arthur Sasser; one do. by William Thomp son; one do. by Nancy Thompson; one do. byJoah ua Waters; one do. by Zachariah Korrnagay; ; one do. by Mathew Norriss; one do. by Henry Kenellj one do. by Charles Winn; one do. by SamlMps grave; one do. by Calvin Simmons; one do. by Ma ry Simmons; one do. by Reuben Mitchell; one do, by Alexander Croom; one do. by Eli Sasser ; one do. by Honry Crawford and one do. : given in for the heirs of Jesse Bazzell, dec'.d; one do. by Wm. Keaton. WM THOMPSON, Sheriff. June 6, 1839. Pr.Adv.$4. 36--3t From Richard P. Stith, Esq. Bruits wick. May 10, 1839. DEAR SIR : I have been very reluctantly, though unavoidably, compelled j to keep the I'iano boxed up, which I purchased of you not long since, until very recently. It is now up, and I am confident I never heard a more delightful toned In? stf ument. My wife, who has been a performer fiom the time she was eight years old, thin as it surpasses ny Piano she has ever touched; and jail who have heard it, coincide with her. Several -have extolled the sweetness and melody of the tone: so highly as to compare it to the softest toned Organ. It is con sideted so very superior in eveiy respect, that it is generally believed that I gave $6lM) far it. I assure you, we could not be more pleased; and I now ten der you my grateful acknowledgments for the very great care which you evidently took inj packing it. I would advise all who wish to purchase Pianos to give you a call before they go elsewhere. Yours, most respectfully, ' K. T. STITH. To Mr. E. P. Nun Petersburg. I have now on hand, (price $325.) a Piano pre cisely of the same kind in every particular, as the one sold Mr. Stith, alluded to above, jl would defy any one to point out the slightest difference in tone or finish, if they were side by side. . j " E. P. NASH, Book fr Piano Seller, Petersburg. June 21. 36 Oaky Mount Academy. s I arpDHIS Institution, published at the commence Bjs rnent of this year, under the head of " Female School," will close its first session on the 4th of July, and commence its second on the j 15th. Thankful for the liberal encouragement which he has received, the undersigned solicits a continu ance of the same, and, as he will exercise a con stant supervision over the institution! he pledges himself to spare no pains to give to those who are entrusted to his care the utmost attention. - The pupils' will be placed under the charge of bis Daughter, who will teach the different branches of an English education and Needle work. TUITION. For Spelling, Readijig, Writing, and first lessons in Geography, five; Dollars per session. For English Grammar, Geography, and the higher branches, seven Dollars and a half. For Needle work, two Dollars per session of five months. j The undersigned will take ten or twelve boarders at five Dollar per month. Board can also be had in respectable bouses in the neighborhood. There will be, also, a good Male School, within one Mile of this Institution, to commence at the same time. ANDERSON PAGE. Oaky Mount, Wake county, N. CL, ? June 26, 1839. 36 St ) M w w w a M o THE second Session of tbe Shiloh Classical School will commence on the 15th July. The school is under the care of Mi. William C. Sutton, whose success as a teacher, during the past session is such, as fully to meet the recemraendations of his friends, and establish himself in the confidence of his patrons. The situation is healthy, and board ing may be had on moderate terms, with the most respectable families of the neighborhood. T2Bxs. Latin and Greek, per session, 15 00 English, Geography, and Arith metic, -----. 12 50 Beginners in English, - - - 10 00 ROBERT K. CLACK. REFERENCES: . Rev. Alexander Wilson, D. D. Caldwell Institute, Greensboro N. C. W. J. Bingham, Hillsborough, N. C. i Rev. P. D. McC iienn, Shiloh. A. W. Venable, Esq. y S. S. Downey, Esq. GR AN VILLLE J. J. Speed, Esq. V cocjctt Uol. J. Amis, j JV. C. F. M. Clack, Esq. J Brownaville, Granville, North Carolina June, 22, 1889. &t. 36. State of North-Carolina, HALIFAX COUNTY, May Court, 1839. Nelson Hammell vs. k -- Jno. Broom. Original Attachment. James W, Batchelor Sc James Attron summoned as Gar nish ee , 'j IN this case, it appearing to, the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant, Jno. Broom is not an inhabitant of this Stated-It is ordered that publication be mde six weeks in the Ral eigh Kegister, notifying; the said defendant that unless he appears at the Court House, in the Town of Halifax, the 3rd Monday of August next,' and plead or replevy, the case will be heard exparte as to him, and the property in the hands of the garnishee, condemned subject to Plaintiff 's recovery. Witness. I. H. Sixxovs, Clerk of our said Cour, at Halifax, the 3rd Monday in May, 1839. s s J. II. SIMMONS, Cl'k. BOAUDIACJ SCHOOli. THE Suliscriber intends opening a Boarding School, for the reception ot Males, on the 15th of July, near his residence, nine miles North-west of Raleigh, in the neighborhood of Soapstone- The situation is healthy, and in a neighborhood of sober, industrious, and temperate people, remote from any place of vice or dissipation. The undersigned (as he will be sole Proprietor and Instructor of this In stitution) promises on his part faithfully to do every thing in his power for the intellectual and moral improvement of all those that may be intrusted to his charge. An easy, mild, parental, but a strict, firm, and prompt discipline will be kept over all classes; and no boy of disorderly conduct, will be received -or if received, will be suffered to re main after he is found to be incorrigible. Besides the different branches of an English education, the Latin and the Greek Languages will be taught. Tuition. Five and Eight Dollars per session of five months. The Subscriber will accommodate six or eight with board, at five dollargper month. Board can also be had in repeotabl1 houses in the neighbor hood. " Any person who wUhls to send a scholar, will please make it known by rjetter as early as possible STIM80N H. WHITAKER. Wake County, N. C. Jane, 26, 1839. 3t. 36 S II o? c c o THIS delightful Surtntr retreat, so justly celebrated for its Mineral Waters, eenteel society and comfortable accommodations, will be open for the reception of visitors on the 10th of June. The Proprietress, Mrs. Ann Johnson, respect fully states, that her charges will he as former ly. on!v one dollar a dV: and that a reasonable deduction will be made for families boarding by the month. Sboceo, May 10, 1839. 30 2m Shocco Classical Seminary HIE Secoml Session of tWs Seminary will Degin on Monuay, me 2zd ol July. A.J. X. HART. Shocco, June 12, 1839. 34 4t DR. SCOTT has returned to Raleigh, and may be consulted on application at the Ea- ole Hotel. Reltigh, July, 1839. GTTtWO Journeymen Wood-workmen, at the Car ll riage making Business will find steady em ployment and good wages on application to GARDNER & McKBTHAN. Fayetteville, July 2, 1939. - 6 4w C3-TO THE LADIES.O rUST received, direct from Philadelphia, ISO pair Robinson's Kid Slippers. BROWN & SNOW. Raleigh July 4. 183fl. rilHE Secretary of the late Episco JL pal Convention feels it due to him self to state, that the delay in publish ing the Journal, is caused by the accidental omis sion of a member of the Convention to supply him with a portion of the records deemed indispensable to their perfection. When)1that is received, no time will be lost in issuing the Journal. June 25, 1839. I 36 ICE! I C E THE Subscriber is ready: to supply any persons with Jf C E9 from sunrise till 10 o'clock, P. M. Country orders will be faithfully attended to. D. LINDEMAN. Raleigh, April 29, 1839. - 27 tf Lawrence $ Christophers WIFft A VE jast received the following articles :- Pickled Salmon, Mackarel Sounds 4 Tongues, Haliibut Fins, Sardines, A nehovies.Oodfish, Smoked j Beef, Scotch Herrings, Pickled do. Olives, Capers, Pickles, London Porter in quart and pint bottles, Crackers. Pilot Bread, Imperial Tea, Champaigne Wine, Smoking Tobacco, 4;c. Raleigh, July 4, 1839. 36 3t Beautiful Coincidence; During the morning service on Sunday last, at Christ Church, Salem St., an incident occurred which would have been interpreted, by the ancients, as a signal of Divine approbation. The Rev. Mr. Marcus of Nantucket, the of ficiating minister, gave out to be sung, the 84th Psalm, in which is the . following stanza: . The birds more happier far than I, Around thy temple throng; Securely there they build, and there Securely hatch their young. Whilst ne was reading this Psalm, a dove flew in at one of the windows, and alighted on tne capital of one of the pilasters, near the altar, and nearly over the head of the reader., A note of the Psalm and Hymn to be sung had been previously given, as is customary, to the choir; otherwise, it might have been supposed that there was design in the selection, for the minister announced, for the second singing, the 75th hymn, commencing, Come, holy spirit, heavenly dove. With all thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred lo-e. In these cold hearts of ours. The preacher was Unconscious of the presence of the bird, until the close of the services; and then the innocent visiter was suffered to "depart in peace." Boston Transcript, j The Presidency New Candidate. The Milledgeville Recorder (Slate Rights,) hoists the name of Geo. M. Trouper Esq. at its mast head as a Candidate for tre Presidency, and remarks that it be lieves he , willbe foimally proposed by the States ,Rihtl Party, 'during the 'next session of the Legislature, asi,the iavqite, as most assuredly he is, of Georgia, for the Presidency. So this makes one fhore candidate! ' if ; I jSjj To tHe Freemen of DAVIDSON COUNTY Fellow-Citizens: At the close of the last Session of the Legislature, we resorted to the usual mode of giving you an outline of. the proceeding of that "body: of the laws the Legislature made obligatory upon you, by distributing a large number of Cap tions through the county, but learning with regret the act in relation to Common Schools is misconstrued and misrepresented, and being solicited by many of our constituents who feel a deep and lively interest in the subject, to give an exposition, of the Act, and its operation upon the People collec tively and individually, if ratified by them at the next August Election, we have most cheerfully consented to do so, and hope to make it so plain, that he 'vho runs may read." For a fair elucidation of the policy of the Common School system now contemplated, and its origin, it will be necessary to advert to the earliest history of our Government. The framers of the Constitution feeling a deep and lively interest in all the subjects connected with the rights and the happiness of man, and knowing too, a government se curing a perpetuity of these blessings to them and posterity, must rest upon the vir tue and intelligence of its People, and as a primary step to the encouragement of these virtues, incorporated an article into the con stitution providing for the establishment of Schools, in words as follows, viz : A school or schools shall be established by the Legislature for, the convenient instruc tion of youth, with such salaries to the masters paid by the public, as may enable them to instruct at low prices ; and all use ful learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more Universities." The same philanthropic and patrioticprin ciple is seen in the various Slate Constitu tions, and many of these States aienow ex hibiting to the world the practical utility of the Common School system, and furnish us with the light of experience to guide $is in this new State enterprise. Our State Le gislature near fifty years ago consulting the happiness of a rising generation,' pass ed an act for the establishment of our Uni versity, and gave all the monies due, and owing to the public of North-Carolina for the purpose of erecting the riecessary build ings, and employing Professors, Tutors, &c: also gave the escheated lands, and ex empted all the property and lands belong ing to it from public taxation, and has ever since cherished it as the "child of the Con stilution," and with a spirit no less praise worthy, has now stepped forward in behalf of a system of Common Schools, and ask the co-operation of those foi whose imme diate benefit it is designed. A fund known to you by the name of the Literary Fund, has for years been accumulating for the in struction of youth, and has become so large, that it is confidently believed that its annual revenue is large enough to justify the com mencement of a system of schools suited to the condition of our own Slate, and by a Statute Law, the several counties are en titled to a division of it, in proportion to the free white population, and you are now called upon to say by your vole at the next August election, whether you will have your share now, or defer it to a "more con venient season : We believe the sooner we begin to receive our part the better, and tnist so you will decide. For ourselves we hope, if we live, ere lorg, to see the means of a common education brought with in the reach of every class of society the poor as well as the rich. The genius of our government forbids that any class of our citizens should be entitled to any supe rior privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services. Merit does not exclusively belong to any rank, nor are talents confined to any class of citi zens. Providence has bestowed talents up on the poor as well as the rich, and if each class be equally provided with the means of moral and intellectual improvement,there need be no distinction, except what merit is always entitled to : then let the facilities of education be extended to the whole com munity, and let what is general and to which each man has contributed in proportion to his means, be the just right of all. In the common schools, the children of the rich and the poor will meet upon a fooling of perfect equality. We have said the Literary Fund would justify the beginning of a system of Com mon Schools, suited to the condition of our State, and we hope to prove it to your satisfaction. Agreeably to the report of the Literary Board to the last Legislature, the School fund was worth $1,732,485, and the estimated annual income was $111,000, be sides the interest on loans made by the Fund of Internal Improvement, which, for the last twjflyews, has been one of the principal sources of revenue to the Literary Fund, and which will if not applied to pur poses of Internal Improvement, continue to augment the annual income : but indepen dent of tins, the Literary Fur.d in 1840, will amount to nearly two millions of dol lars, and will undoubtedly yield a revenue worth $90 or $100, to every district in the Slate. The Committee on Education of the last Session reported that the revenue of the Literary Fund would-probably be worth at the next Session $125 or $150 to leach School District in the State, and so well satisfied were the House of Commons of the amplitude of our mins -td begin a system of Common SchooTsV they. passed a bill appropriating $225 to each?district to aid in building a school house, and hiring a teachejr unembarrassed by any r taxation whatever, but when' it was sent to thSen ate for concurrence,, they rejected ft,- be cause theyj believed the peofile ought to be. taxed just enough to make tlem feel an in terest in it. The experienced otheK&ates is m favor of combining public aid with in dividual taxation We thfnk we have clear ly-demonstrated to you our ability to com mence a system of common schools vsiiite$neit4sheiy bow fthlqeYatrt to our condition. The sum of $90 wittrsMcii&l small tax, of $20 to each district, will make j an ample fund to keep a school six months annually in each district, which is as long as the condition of our citizens will gene rally admit. We are in general a poor peo ple, and need the services of our children ajt home upon our farms, at least, one half the year, and six' months annually, for ten years, will enable us to send each child five years to school, which will be long enough to give them fa good English Education. The LiteraryJFund would, if not sqaunder ed, in 15 years more, allow annual schools; before that time, however, we hope a valu able part of the Swamp Lands will have been reclaimed, and converted into funds and we will be receiving such a part of the proceeds of the Government Lands as will enable ortr State besides other works of In ternal Improvement, to establish any sys tem of schools we may desire. We will now give you the substance of the act for Common Schools, in as plain and as comprehensive a manner as we can. At the next election, the act proposes to take the vote, for or against, raising by taxation one dollar for every two dol lars proposed to be furnished ont of the Literary .Fund, for the establishment of Common Schools, and if a majority of the votes be found in favor of schools, the Sher iff shall certify the same to the next Goun ty Court, and the Court, a majority of the Justices being present shall elect not less than five, nor more than ten persons super intendents of Common Schools, and those elected, if they serve, must act gratuitous ly. The superintendents are then requir ed totorganize a Board, by the appointment of one of their number as Chairman, and to lay off the county into districts of six miles square, having regard to the number of white children in each, so far as they can ascertain the same. The districts are to be numbered, and designated by Gertain boun daries, and a return thereof made to the first County Court in 1840, and the same trans mitted to the President of the Literary Board. After the counties are laid off into districts, the superintendents shall appoint not less than three nor more than six school Committee men in each district, whose du ty it shall be to aid in all matters belong ing to the location of the schoolfouses, es tablishing schools, and making a proper application of the money due the district. The first County Court in 1840, in those counties voting -for schools, shall lay a tax to the amount of $20 for each district, in the same manner that other county taxes are levied, to be paid to the School Com mittee of the respective districts, and, when a school house large enough to contain fifty scholars shall be built, the Chairmarr of su perintendents is authorised to call upon and receive of the Public Treasurer $40 out'of the nett income of the Literary Fund for each district for the current year. Any County that refuses to comply with this act, shall at any time hereafter be entitled to receive the forty dollars on accepting its terms. The act further provides for collect ing such information as shall enable the Legislature in 1840, to establish a just and equal system of Common Schools through out the State. The object of the act is to ascertain the wishes of the People on the subject of Common Schools, and to collect such information as might be needed to es tablish an equitable system. We have now given you an outline of the act, and it is a subject that claims oar knost serious consideration; it involves con sequences of the highest moment both to the present and future generations : it lays the foundation of a system, which if carried into successful operation, will work a vast revolution in the intellectual, moral and physical condition of North-Carolina: it will introduce the blessings of Education into the poor man's cottage as well as the rich man's palace; develope and bring iB to active life great mental resources which would otherwise Femain buried in obscuri ty; resuscitate the sinking energies of the State, and ultimately elevate her to that proud and eminent station among the mem bers of this Conlederacy. to wnicn sue is justly entitled. J One might reasonably sup pose mat a measure fraught with so mucn public and private good would be cherish ed and sustained by all classes of the com munity, but we learn with deep regret that such is not the case. We are informed. in some parts of the County it is zealously Opposed, and objections as numerous as the locusts in Egypt, are urged against it. We will here notice the gfeatest objections we have heard : Among them .taxation is the most prominent, and we will examine it somewhat in detail. The number of Dis tricts in the County-we are confident can not exceed 24 ; for each of these $20 must he raised bv taxation as other county taxes are raised, and will make in the aggregate $480. The valuation of the land in the county is $962,542, and there are; 2364 taxable polls. A tax of 3 eents on one hun dred dollars value of land will amount' to $288 76and lOcertts on the poll to $236 40, making an aggregate of $525 t6--WhicK shews an excess, of $45 16-more -than is required. Some" intelligent men believe there will not be tabre than 20 District! iii the coun ty i if sol the tax wiltjbe iiminfsli ed erne sixth? of the above rfes. " We havfr'now shown what would be re quired of the whole couhlywe 'ill ftow and by enabled to calculate to a fraction ho w much he will have' to pay annually to eeeure Tu children a lasting" and mtaluableHegacy, which the caprice of fortune can never lake from them. Suppose A owns $5000 worth -of land and 20 polls, his tax will & $3 50 a year, not enough to pay the tuition of one scholar six months, bu$ as very few o our " citizens would be subject to that amount of" tax, we will take another case and say that v B's lands are worth $1000 and he- has 5 polls his tax wonld be 8fr cnt$;car : , The lands of a majority of the freeholders are not valued at more than $500 .for each which withfone poll would be 25 cents k year, and in 15 years would amount lo $3 75, which would pay the schooling per haps of a large famiiyof his own children and aid in educating a host of pennyless or phans. Suppose this sama man I Jias five children to school, and he was to send them to school five years a piece, and pay $8 per scholar, without paying for board it would cost him $200: compare the difference 1 The unfortunate man with no land would only have to pay the whole time he would be subject to tax but $2 40. Thus we have presented the taxing feature of this law, and flatter ourselves youwill agree with ui there is rrMhing very frightful. We know to men of corrtracted minds, taxation for any th!ingis viewed "as an intolerable evil a mons'trous oppVessron, tht ought not to be tolerated in a free country, but to men of enlightened minds and enlarged views it is a necessary evil that must be endured in all well regulated governments for the pro tection; of good morals, and the support of government. The tax required to educate our children in our own neighborhoods, without sending them 'from home, is not perhaps one-fourth of what we are annual ly paying for vice, crime and pauperism. , If the ffects of moral and intellectual edu cation,' should operate to the diminution of crime Ihere as it has done elsewhere, we may confidently 'expect' our county taxes to be lighter if our school system is ever , successfully put into operation. ! . It is said it will be hard for the rich man to pay jfor tire schooling" of the poor. If it will cost the rich man less to school his childrejti at the "Common Schools" than it now does, there can be no just grounds for coniplaint, even though they have to . contribute something for the benefit of $ose who are needy and in destitute circumstan ces, for when the liberties of our common country are invaded, when the dreadful ap peal to arms is made, when human; blood must be poured orjia sacrifice upon the al tar of liberty the poor man with an empty purse, bnt with a heart full of patriotism, bids adieu to his bosom friend and tender offspring, and goes forth cheerfully in the defence of his country, and doesas much , for the preservation of liberty, and the life and prosperity of the wealthy, as the pos-i sessor of thousands. Again, it is said it operates withpeculiar hardship upon those who have educated ; their children, and on such as have-OOne to educate. We Would, say to the former, if ( they have educated their children, they are pretty well advanced along the journey of life, and consequently will have but little to pay for the support of schools, nd in their declining days it will be a source of consolation to know that they have contri -buted something to promote the happiness 'and well being of their fellow men. For tlie latter, who are mostly single men,wli0, if they have not children now to educate, yet may have, we have too exalted an opin ion of their pbilanthrophy and-patriotism, to think for a moment, they w ill consider ita hardship. ".-v '-' ' 4 v The system ist objected to iff some on accoont of the ikejothe districts. When the scattered. -cOTiflrtion ofour population is-taken into consideration, this objection -' ought not to apply with much force. The districts may be so arranged, ( of hexago nal shape) that the extremities Will be but little oves three'and a half miles from 1 the Centre there will belmt few if any living at the extreme points, and we would askis there an '. individanl in this 'community, who wouldVif he were" certain to 4 bethe most distant in ihe District from the centre, be so selfish and mercenary as to reject . system that brinsrs ao much ;,good - within the reach of perhaps nineteen twentieths hof the inhabitants ? When our popnlatioTt becomes more dense ana crowaea, n wm follow of course, that the.Districti rnnst be made smaller, as his! been thewr?in other States. NewYorV and assaeha- -setts have altered "tneir?,cnMlisttic;;t-' several times, as" their;population 'for8ajMfr d. We.are inforrried the CommoriJSche'ol Districts in the Western Statevareix y miles square, a.nd the inhabitant inner but, p . . : fwm tf.r 1to. A7s rl little inconvenience from their size.Wj I
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