The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-10

the srha0l houses. devise The mnde Tor
examining and lieensing le~ehers. ssleei
ahe series II text books. and see hat they
are invariably used in every school. de-
wise farms u reports. 10 be required an
nually ffom eseh instructor. that shall
contain al thai j. necessary 10 be knowa.
Nth respect 90 Tie condition. gOEern-
meat and policy AZ tie sehonl. and pre-
pare = syslsmslic digest ol The Whole 10
be sahm'llei n tie Gehsrsl Assembly.
lie shnulI be abe 10 exercise command
ing influence over multiudes in their phi
mary assemblies. Ia advise the Instructor
in his sehoal room. aud 10 central aud
tsissipa's eaussless preinaicrs aud jral-
ausies aiihOni: all these qualifications
may not. and probably ~lll nut be lannl
UNITED in any indis iaual, bat proper pains
should be lskrn 10 secure the nearest ap-
proximaIion practicable.
Allhnngh the Board have been simply
instructed tn digest plan ri common
srhoals. fes remarks upon the subject
Of eLusalinn, generally. and in eonnexien
with some features of Tie scheme, may
NOT he deemrd irrelevant Ia their duty.
The system recommended cOntsm-
plates the annual expenditure ii $780,
900. of whirh sun S200,O 900 is 10 be
Taisrd BY direct IaIailnn uPan the e0un-
lirs. in prapnrliOn IN their white pnPula-
iian. for the instruction Of 10000 chill.
dren in the elements ii learning. morals
and relig,an. II amoupis II the most 10
One tenth IL one per cent. on the eHIire
capital Of tie state. 5000. 900 600; in
other words. every individual will BE- re-
CURED t. contribute tie one h0usdntiih
part Of each dollar lnr the educaIinn oi his
ehildrrn. and the diffusion 81 The light 81
learning and the spirit Of freedom through
out the state.
u will be perceived IRON the statement
Of the public treasurer of the condition
II The Literary Fund. a. exhibited in the
appendix. that there are about eight hun
bred retailers 81 spiriiuous liquors licensed
~ this Stale. at The rate "f 81 per capit,.
If the receipts al each nf these indIsItlh-
ais are nI the average annual amount "f
Si00. the aggregate sum freely cnnIrihnt-
I'd tn sustain these COmmnn Schnnls for
the dissemination Of vice and immortality
is greater Than that required To establish
= system Of the character " hich has been
drlIneaied.
II the country is too poor 10 sustain
bath, may not the question be property
submitted to The people. which shall be
dispensed with. The security oi Life. Ii
berry and the pursuit NJ happiness is, un'
der tie blessing Of Heaven. exclusively
dependent upnn one-ol the other il mus,
be lrf, 10 il. advocates TO speak.
Without The benefit Of a Common
SchunI education. the usefulness of man
lo himself and his nrighbnr is greatly re.
siricisd. But who will venture to cal.
culsle the direct loss to the community in
Al economical poin, Of view, from the tn"
partial diffusion of elementary learning.
When was a nation impo'.iisheds by
any extsnI of effort 10 enlIgh'en the COM
mon people! Is il possible in the ma
'ure III things TO produce such result
from such cause! On the contrary.
must not the cultivation Of the mind aud
The heart tend To diminish the expenses
incident tn crime! Will not the applIra
lion Of srience To the useful arts insure
increased production. and the consequent
augmentation of individual and National
resources! Nothing is more certain.
There is another point If view, howe
,er, even in cannexion with The Tempo
raj interests OF man, in which This subject
should be regarded. in comparison with
shich al economical considerations
iHindlle inio insigniiicance. Not merely
The pr"periy-the life and liberty uf eve.
~ crtizrn. and the perpetuity OF our free
institutions depend. upon the jury bhx
aud the ballot box. II intelligence and
integrity be waning there, The f"rm NJ
government ceasfs TO be Of the slightest
mnment.
The Constitution Of the state requires
=. that a School or Schools shall be es.
laut1SHtH Dl tHE isFSieldRUtts wv hHe
convenient instruction Of youth, with
such salaries t. the masters, paid by the
public, as msy enable them IT, in-truct al
low prires. and that all useful learning
shall be duly encouraged in one or more
Universities" Al the time when this
instrument was framed. the public mind
vas most deeply excited on all subjects
connected with the rights Of nan. The
fundamental principles of civil govern
neni were mnre universally discussed.
and mnre thoroughly uudcrsIuu,l, Than al
any subsequent perI"d. The social eti-
lice was regarded as resting upon the viz
Tue and intelligence al the people. The
,prinriple which no 1ne presumed to con.
Ayert then, is true n1c. or our Whole
representative sysem is delusion and
morSs'Y. il must he carried intn effect.
"t 'he sosmn declaration Of The father Of
his country. that IN proportion as the
structure Of s>yernmrn, giDss force 10
public opinion. MS essential that public
opinion sho,t'd be e.iigttsnei. becomes