The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-07-18


SO narrow a strip OF land could not contain
many people. The county contains AGO.
OsO acres, and l5,7sS whites, or | white
person TO every - acres, and about !
child between and 10 10 every q acres.
In every District there are 23,0io acres.
Describe circle within the square with
the radius miles, and rs area Is 5000
acres. Deduct this from 23,oio, and you
have 1915 acres oaly without the circle,
and at greater distance than miles. In
4 the proportion of one white person 10 eve
ry - acres, only | - white persons live
on the 1915 acres. and IN the proportion
Of one child 10 every ~ acres, only %
children are farther than miles from the
centre. And these 30 vary from ) 20 a..
and of course, much the larger number are
within 81, for but few can hive at the IL
/ il i impossible from the land there EN-
braced. To set forth the idea more DIS
tinctly | have described Il circle III one OF
the squares. While the most remote
child would be a little more than Z miles
IN direct line from the centre OF ms DIS
trict, If a square, the far greater number
would be les than hslithe distance. From
the centre 70 the extreme point N The
squire, i found 10 b.. by accurate mca-
suremcnt, II nearly-be,Neen and u
in the circle 3 nearly-In the hcNa-on :
Is neariy-in the oclagon, between -
and 3 As. IN the triangle 6 Is. ou OBJ
serve in the figure above, three districts 81
different construction from the rest. They
are : miles long and wIde--,he tarlhest
point in these from the centre = / miles
ONLY |, is impossible 70 lay the county oti
without them.
| ask som attention IN the next place 10
the tax. Twenty dollars arr 10 b. raised
for each di,trici-the districts beng . ~
number, orr tax will be $3.50 for the whole
county. III 1857, the latest date with
which or officers can furnish me- there
were 2-2i white and blaCk polls--teduct
. Ia for luSolycuts, and We have 100 able
Is paw. The value Of the real property
was Sl.IG0, Ag3. What tax viii rai," the
required sum Of $3.50 why. , cents %
the slO0, and cents on the poll. >Hp-
rpoSe the Safe should hereafter give 500
and We have 10 raise Sij. making for ths
Wholc l 0 districts S-5j--what then vii
BE- the tax cents on the 500. and | |
cents on the poll, this d ,Pon the supPosl-
Ton that oar aggre gate wealth con.lnues
the sanie, VIC certainly trust II viii not.
This tax Is collected OF the whole county
( promiscuo&,krIs other county taxes. alss
the proper sam applied To each district.
Eyerx man knows ms own polls and pro-
lperV, .el hun say Tor himself how much It
will ct-. him. Let HIN compare i, with
hat be nov pays for schools. heard q
I IF.os; worthy cliizen, and warm friend e
free =cbpaI-, living slx males trom y0u
town, ssy chat he now paid annually s.
10 schools. ] asked mm h1B many poll
, and how much real estate be ea,e in
r he replied poll and sl0Uo--weu 10 rais
! the $50 b. would have TO ray ~ cent
ouly. To rai-e $50, he would pas )
/. cents. This sum we pat do5n u abIe {
+. sustain a school SIX months, the employ r
: boarding the teacher. For Illustration &
/. the principle, suppose he had twice tha
!, tax 10 pay, 80 as 10 continue the school N
i whole year, what would then b. his amt
q al expenditure tor the education u hi
!, family '-ong dollar AMI two cents -
e 02l--aow does this contrast with -
r. l. this ali the saving thus exccilen, ina
I would realize = tins al the salistacilo
= ac recciyc- Lend an car and sou sha
E. Eear tie pith II ny whole story and kno1
Z tho grea, ieadlng motive that actuaied YOU
II Assembly. He remarked tina; hls neares
ii heighbr va, utterly destitute Of part
4. cle ~ property-was unable ~ pay Ii
81 poll tax. and had eight children aho mu
Il. live without the ability 10 read OF wrltc-
| and die without knowing for themseiy'
n. tie import ii our glorious constitution
: slilput telling q letter III that y0lum
~ lha' MS the l5s' houpev ards, and ei
II Yates tie ioS .st d exalted mansions aboy
Is 10 such h. brlngs relief j. Il 10 cons
M latI0n - b. thus instrumental ~ dor
III good Far greater the reward to Il
Il, patriot and christian than gold Or sllye
HI For ono eightieth Of his present eXpcu
II he can bring 70 his door school for i
q own family and those gl fi7 neichbors.
n. be never sent a child 10 the school,
on would - most cordially into the sys'c
u. for tie benefit Of HI, friends, his neighboi
re. bis country, and ms God. Were be
We bachelor, or had be no children. Or had
~ his children been educated, could not /
a. loity and better feelings Of the hum
j.. heart influence him No direct and il
4 mediate benefit would result 70 him
r.. know. bat in time i,Would be most prc-e