The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-09

Houses JaAlss WhtpEahk I0stss VI NE
m,iu,snanes nf insolsrnt persons. and Tor
Ringing offenders 10 justice. The great
q proportion Of llesremaining eighth 10
d,.barsel in the payment Of Jurors and
,s.eial Justices. A very small smounI
Is paid for any enduring public work.
sons lev bridges are Constructed III pub
he expense. add that we believe 10 the
anly llrm in which any Of The public Tar
i. expended far public convenience.
These enualTy laxes constitute much Of
lie aegrsgste paid by The citizen. and
,hrv amount 10 very serious proportion
If lie annual income Of mosi al u: YET
,hsse taxes to keep down vice and crime.
snd 10 compel men 10 do justice. are
paid eheerfully. because there would be
70 living IN peace without them. YET
some eomP'aln Of the sx proposed BY
the School Law - . great burlhen -
What burshen IN par tar 10 educate
YOUR own children, in your Own neigh
boFhoods. where most II the money is
expended, The money 10 not carried OF
80 that paid 10 merchants. but IL is paid
10 honesl school masters. who will have
need 10 spend most. II not Ill Of IL. in The
sery communities where il 10 paid; aud
not only %. but siIl spend twice - much
which viii be received from the state:
much 81 which will find lis way inio the
pscksIs al lhose Who pay The other third.
4 complaint Of such Tar is most unna-
tarsl and strange. No complaint, 10 made
lor That which goes for ihs use Of the
esil.y yagabond; but when il comes 10 .
lsx 10 make sensible and siriuous men Of
your children. and 10 prevent them from
becoming such guilty ssgabonds, Oil IL IL
mighty hardship! This 10 not reason
ing or feeling like rational creatures.
Bot in addition 10 the tar. we hare
heard il complained. iha, each school dis
tnei has 10 build an expensive house be-
lure they can enjoy The advantages Of the
system. This objection reminds Us Of u
grumblsr who objected 10 the dinner
shieh tho king sent down 10 . starving
community. because the roasted OF had
not been cut up into steaks. Bu, il 10
not true in fact, thai the expense Of the
buildings mus, necessarily fall on The
people Of the districts. |. wss believed
BY the Legislature. that each 81 these
communities would have the public cpl.
rit to DO The preparatory work Of the
system by private contributions OF mo-
ney or labor. OF both. And this was the
more expected. - many Of them will
have 10 make such contributions. whether
the school Law goes into effect or not.
but IL any district should be too illibersl
10 prepare The school house nj their ex-
psnss. the commissioners will only have
10 &c, the work done upon short credit,
and take The money Of year or two, 10
pay for il. This 10 within the scope and
meaning Of the law. for IL provides that
the money raised by virtue Of the act shall
he applied to sehOo! puEpOsss." II
was 60 explained and understood at the
time Of It's passage through the Assembly.
There are some seli-suificient ones in
this county. who say they never had any
education. and they have got on solera-
bly, well, and their children can DO As
they did. We were told a joke Of one
Of these gentlemen, which We think
will answer as well as any argument We
could advance. This naairGl genus, had
been holding forth al q gathering against
the school bill. and holding up his own
success in life 90 . proof. sha, naaira
sense was better than edeeasion: In the
midst Of his harsngue q neighbsr took
him gu, 10 pay him OF the balance on I
nOss which lie held. Neither creditor
nor debtor understanding figures. they
called 10 school master in the crowd Il
come and calculate the interes, for them
LET Mr.. NJ. do it by his naatrdi sense.
said he Of i" birchen scepire;" and ,h'
crowd shouted al the expense Of the &c
nus. Shortly after this. some one hand
ed Mr.. NJ. newspaper. which with
pragma,ical air he opened and gazed al
as il he we're reading il. The schoo
master tipping The wink TO the bysiand
ers. says" that paper gives an accoun,
terrible storm al sea, don't II Nj.
"wha. makes you think sos" asked III
other. "Because | see all The vessel
turned bottom upwards" replied the mas
ter. The crowd again burst forth in meE
rimea, a, The expense Of poor NJ, VIII
shortly after retired. and we understand
now Gays he will 20 for the school Law
iftis just 10 keep bis children from be
ing laughed nj.
Ills perhaps no. known 10 all our read
ers that there 10 in The Literary Fun
abou. Two millions al dollars, IN stocks
bonds. 30. which has been accumula
ing for about twenty-five years. On
which can never be used for any oshe
purpose, Is long as there 10 honor an
good faith in our Legislature: the profi'
On that capital 10 the money approprls
ed under The school Law: Not one do
lr of ,ha principal 10 10 be touched
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