The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-28
TIE SCHOOL LAW.

TIE SCHOOL LAW.
As this 10 matter Of great public con-
Germ. upnn which the people Ill be call
ed on 10 give their Eolss next August. Ne
deem IL proper 10 give some explanation
Of the Law as il vas understood BY those
who passed IL.
Although The act preseribes that The
district shall be six miles square. from The
expression "regard being had 10 the
number Of children" in such district. We
think that the Law will permit small de.
parture from that size. and anihoTise il 10
be liIile more or less. a. equity may re.
quire. The shape Ol such district may
be such IS convenience nav dictate.
The sum appropriated. 10 vii. $40. vss
fixed on because il was thought that
there would only be q lev months be-
tween the tine Of The laws going into ef-
feet. and The meeting Of the next Legs.
lstuTr. The income Of The Literary
Fund would have allowed more. say
about 500 for each district; bot il Vas
deemed unnecessary To 60 beyond that
SUN. Cor The small portion OF tine during
which il was to operate. The next Le-
gislalure viii no doubt approprisie mere
iur each year ensuing lis session. We
have heard objection made. that The sire
Of the districts are too large: This We con-
slider 10 be the fact: but il is 10 be remem.
bered, that this is merely the beginning
Of system. which il will take time and
FAR greater means than We now hare. 10
perfect. II Congress shall comply with
the reasonable request made by our last
Legislature. 10 give Us The same prnpor.
lion Of The proceeds Of the Public Lands.
which il has given 10 the nes states. We
shall have fund ample, NOT only to car
~ out the system proposed by this lsw.
but 10 complete other valuable schemes
for The Improvement Of The condition Of
The people. In the mean time. We must
begin as Es can hold on. and improve
BY degrees.
We have heard i. objected. thai this
Law will operate hardly on lie man who
has no children, or VI no has finished edu-
eating them.
To This We reply. that no Law can ope-
rate with exact equality. and therefore.
We must put up with small hsrlship
for Tie public good. Bot the man shase
children are educated. may have grand
children. in whose welfare he ought 10
be in some degree Interested: and ell
have an inieres. 10 he diffusion OF intel.
ligenee and good morals.
Some say the man OF large propeuy
will have 10 contribute more than his pro.
portion. whereas the poor man comes 10
for fall proportion Of The benefit. We
reply 10 this. that the poor man With >
dollar in his pnekeIhss In do as murh to
defend his country, in case war should
come upon the country, a. the rich nan
with his thousands. The p"nr man'sson
who is made by mental cultivation. 6l 10
discharge public duty. will be able 10 pay
back To tie rich iax-psyer. By scis OF
public service, al least some portion OF
The amount adssncfd: and we submit 10
a candid public 10 saw, II IL be not fact.
that the most Of our best cItzens aud
most useful men, are those who haze had
TO suffer bardesI in the beginning III hl.,
Give The children Of the poor good PLAIN
educaIi"ns, and lhe public will be the
gamers by it.
Some others Say tia, the poor man
ought not Ia pay any thing. but thar all
children whose parents canpol sffOrd TO
educate them. ought TO be taught at pub
Tic expense. They who say this. forget
tha. there are very few among US so We
~ poor as to be objects Of charity, and
Of that few most Of them are too proud
to send their children as charity scholars.
Tie feelings OF children even revolt a.
the sheer aud tauns which such a posi-
ton brings upon them. from their more
favored play mates. On the other hand.
where every man in society pays his full
share OF tax according To his means. eve-
~ mans child can meet his neighbours
child ., the Public School on q perfect
footing Of equality. !
We intend sgain to take up this sub
ject. aud 10 give some further explana-
lions. and 10 answer such objections as
we hear made against hi. imporlsn, mea-
sure. Salisbury Uatchman. /
Extract from Governor Eyerets Address.
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