The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-12-01

aEPerilaps ore. injurious than the worst
4 consequences Of the niost profound fghe-
RANCE. While our gFamaar and IiteTarg
4 senainuries have ad wan cea and proved
j in proportion 10 The iiHcreasin linle1E
Igence of the age, and TO- the higher
.Equirementssof our colleges, ihesc character
Of our free schools has t!epreciafea in all
the essential frefaifements a,fsa sound and
jueGeious course Of educatioirt.s3 b Where
! 3are, their heaefeiaE effects 10 be ,witnessea
lin any Of their influences Il esoci
Where are the .n1oiialne.its Spf fheif use.
EfuIness To he sseea in any new iIumina.
liehs Of science, dr. imp roseiIents IN The I
arts! What signal example can be ad-: 3
Educed, to- iltuslrate7 a olitafY ms lance of
\ moral or Intellectual recIaaiaii ton, f6r The
expenditpre5Gf more than iIirig six 4 hoiIs
sand dollars, ,anpualfY Better Roald ditsbs
Ito leave Tie mtndseaiirety 10 ma lures IN
1hencesls and Heas ven 8 Inspiration. tbans.
! to pervert the understanding, and corrupt
The, ,heart.7by a llppraged and IN jntlicioifs:
course of education. gFhe ieshit Of ;sosS
many years experience, issenoagh io. dis
satisfy your hopes, in the: prese n tEmotiea !,
applying the liberality Of the Stale; but {
aot, ltrIst, 10 discourage your efforts to q
improve Il. Vixen the State assumes toSs
beEometthe guarlian.of the edncation Of 8
amy portion df her, citizens, Tie achafaeteFSi
Of that cdueationssbould be 3a L tld snd
inferior 10 the most useful anH ,iinpreseds5}$ 81
standard Of tuition.S an,sinclinfd 10 ttie
.conpiGlo,i, tI,atif elevated to ths..Sco i,li-
lioa.of the highest orllernf Eas6s 6sh Gram.
mar. Scheols-one to-. be established in /;
each District, Cuultyssaor5g Parish h-sIhe !:
course Of Instruction being chief direct
cdto the e.acaH:ition Of some of lhase sci4S
cntifc altaiDments SO Necessary to.sue+8-
cess in The useful: and mechanic d rts szzaiM Z z
associated With>a system uf 8nannal Iabors
TO invigorate4the body. aszwelfsas To- eH-...s.
tighten the nnderstahding they aild E Z
altaia to amnch hmore permanent and ex:g
tended sphere cf usefulness. But 5a3VefyE s
arrangement, IN my view: 4
any radical ref5motien;. in the system. :.
would be the apP9istnieht}of "a GeHef |.
Superiplendnnt whose prac tical ebketga5
ktivn and experience, would furnish naay
valuable >sugges tons. 5.e;ifs future
tioH, a5Wef aslilrpduce,n The Iieanlipe :,
salUtafy improvements. IN The pyese1t5
mode of Instruction. IE these SpehseI Of
Ia salary sllnu!d be sthmlght. TO cn1stf ftuteS
an objection lo tIiis- experi1Ient, The a :.
mountznccessary 70 compensate Such AN
oliicer,s nigh: be heaeicIalsys eabstfad dedsE
from the fund itself; and iliaye, no doubt
viii be- found. to contribute Ia .thesecsnds i
my, as well as the impFoYipgs i,.
sing from lhe distributionp die .baances !;
In pursuance of an AcEp the LessisIas
lure, 10 carry. into effect a atreaty, t6 ex-.s:$
tinguish The tile Of the Calawba SHisSfiiansy
to andsin tie D:stricts Of Y4rk. .pnlL Lan..
caster, ;apl tp.porchase setheyslc rritoaY
for their residence aud subsisteuceiSa
agent, in whose intelligence and ml2fllelify;s
The greatest cQniidence, is rcposetE By ttgs !
IProprietars and Chiefs, was appoihfelE
By this department, with: such specific ails.,
tstructipns, rs were deemed besl crer
isg with the wise anI heneyplept liegs:6e
I the Legislature: 81 tie report &c The
agent, herewith tfansnilie!Ir 1t wifi be 7
perceived, that the objections urged by,
the Executive Of North Carolina, 10 Ike,
purchase of land in-tiat State, preclutes
1.-The possibility of grafiiyiag. the wish f'ex-
pressed by some Of lheir Chiefs, 10 unitcE
their declining tribe wifi he remains
the Cherokee Nation. now resident there
Iii is hbpcd however, tIlat the acquisition I:
! Of other lan;ls, within the limits of our
1 own domain, may be adfantageonsly made ).
! for them; and. the. faitlrG. of the States as
! well as the exigency Of this now homeleSs Z
and landlcss people, require thar theme
cessary appropriations. shoolI bessnnade
during the present Session, to- comply
with this imporlant condition. Of The treaty.
THE Proprictors having on sstheir. part.
CONFIRMED 10 ull The slipulationss and re-
quremcnls Of Tie law and the treaty. The
taxes imposed by The Legislature, having
been receiycd nla the Treasuiy-and the
aanuities which have hitherto constituted
the ordinary. means Of subsistence to the
Indians. being accordingly ads!fac:ea-
the fuIiiliacn: Of Tie allegations assumed
by tic State, is now @i;nprratfve, to re-S
Ieye this iniproviden. people, sfrolna state
Of utter deslilution, and depen lence ON
The charity aud bcneTolence of the COM
nunity. -
Ircgres to communicate to yonlhe re!
! signo,ion of .hr late President of our COL