The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-14

high Schools at which another portion can
receive excellent educations; but Il Is to
our Common Schools, in which every child
can receive the rudimenis of an education
that our attention should be mainly d.
rcclcd. Our sy stem is yet IN its infancy;
it viii require tine and experience to give
to il its greatest perfection: our Literary
Fund should be carefully husbanded and
increased, aud | doubt not, in due time,
the Legislative wisdom of the State will
perfect the system as far as human saga
city can do it. Aud no part of my official
duty will be performed with more pleasure
than that part, which may aid in bringing
about that happy result.
Nothing so surely indicates The bapps-
ness and prosperity of a people, as nuner.
Gus school-heuses well filled, during the
week; and churches well crowded on the
Sabbath, and the latter is sure TO follow
the former. If VIC desire to perpetuate
our glorious political institutions, we must
give to all our people moral and niellec-
tual cultivation. That man who improves
his intellect for six days in the week, and
on tho seventh. endeayors to give Il the
proper direction, from the precepis OF our
holv religion, who learns TO do INTO others,
as he would they should do unto him;
that wan uiH aeser become IFrant--oad
be can aeper be made sidre.
Believing. as do, that comfy and good
feeling should exist between the General
Government and all tho monlbers of the
Confederacy-I shall endeayour, while |
have the honor to preside over North-Car-
DINA, on every occasion that may oileE. &c
NEE, them with that ct..rlesy g vhleh
/ they arc justly entitled; aud which = due
8elf-respeet and the dignity Of our State
require should be shown.
will cheenully yield TO the General
/ Government; all the powers to which It Is
entitled, from fair aud proper ronsuuc-
ton and Interpretation Of the Constitution;
while. on the other hand, shall carefully
maintain, protect and defend the rights
which pertain to our own State.
shall be extremely careful TO see that
North Carolina, when she speaks IA hey
sovereign character, has night 50 10
speak-and when she does so speak, isro
her great seal--ths emblem Of Ar sosefeign.
ty--wAile Ihdre me hoaJr TO control at
Il must be---it shall be respected.
The days Of our political existence, un'
der our present happy form OF Govern
ment, are numbered, when the States shall
| permit their s0rereigaiy 10 BE- eoniamned
and their great seals 10 b seeftd az and
disregarded.
In a word, tellow-eilIzens, whatever
measures you may adapt to advance ihd
prosperity Of our State, and the happiness
Of our citizens, will meet with my hearty
-~p~rsts~a.
4 cannot conclude my remarks without
congralulaliag you and myself, upon the
time and place Of our meeting. This
splendid editice has nearly approached is
completion. You are tie first Legislative
body that ever had the honor 70 assemble
10 its splendid Halls. am the FIRST Exec
( ujlve thai ever had thc Lonor 10 b. install.
cd within its durable walls. tail endure
as a monument for ages to co e, Of the
munrticenee, liberality and taste Of the
age IN which VIC live. There IS a moral
Effect produced by the erection ofsuch an
edifce as this--il viii serve, IN the cham
Of time, TO link the past with the future.
And # ever that proud spirit, that las ever
characterised us--whieh has ever been
ready TO assert SIS rights aad ayeHge It's
wrongs-Bhich exhibited yelf at the
Regulation Battle Of Ig7O-whlch burnt
with more brliIiancy at the Meck.enbarg
Dvriarauon Of Independence 10 l775--
and which boldly declared for Indepcn.
dencc in l77G--il even that proud spirit
shall become craven in time to conc; and
shall not dare animate the bosom Of a
trecman-lel II look upon this morumeai
and remember the glorious institutions
under which its foundations we're laid,
and the noble people by whom It was
reared--and then let !, become slave If il
can.
May il endure for ages to come-mav
II endure until tune itself shall grow old
may thousand years find these halls still
occupied by freemen, log,slating for free
| and happy people.