The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-27

from the nature Of the defect, ii is difficult
0 apply remedy. From all the Counties
IN the state, only thlt,y.eight Chairmen
OF the Boards nf Supeliuleudents for Com.
mon Schools, made any return 10 the Lit.
erafy Board, Of the operation Of the sys.
TEN IN their Counties for The year ls4j,
and still smaller number ia | SAC, al.
though the lime appointed by Law has ex.
pred. This i probably lmputable not 80
much 10 their deInque cy, as to the failure
OF the School Committees in the districts,
10 furnish the reports reqnircd Of them.
Indeed, ns might be expected, IN matter
depending for success, quite as much On
administration, a. Legislative dtrection-a
matter new q our population and our ~.
ihofiiies, there are al present too lllt.e intel.
ligencc, uniformity, and efficiency IN the
execution Of the School Law. Il APPEARS
TO ne, therefore, Of The ii.t moment. that
Il Commissioner Of Common Schools should
be appointed, charged w.th the supcriGten.
dcnce Of the system throughout The State
and deyuing hrs whole time aud attention
IN lmparlng 10 i vigor and usefulness
The subject i Of sufficient weight, ospeci.
ally N the iufdn,ilc stage Of these iuss U.
lions, to engage the best talents aud mos,
exal'ed patriotism of the country.
u many II tic Government Il Europe,
The Minister Of Public Instruction ranks
viii, those &c War, Finance Diplomacy,
rbeir cqunl in dlgany, perhaps none than
Their quad 10 usefulness. In those States
Of agr Union, in which l. luca,lnu has most
extensively prevailed AMI N Which, from
tic n4aulily OF the system, ,hcIc would
seem a. De- tic least occasion for such Il 81
pcryI>lan il seems to be a settled point Of
policy Keep lu superintendent over their
Common Schools, some citizen of tired a.
bt.ty aad zaa' ia that department, whose
time aud energy arc devoted To the obser.
vince anil study If The S stern visiting tic
Schools IN various sections, aud So cuun.
selling au, directing the whole, AZ 70 pro.
duee lie greatest amount u benefit. Our
experience, thus tn, Of the opposite course,
urges the necessity OF following their cx
ample. Tie Literary Fund affords tic
means IL reasonable compensation lor,uca
service, with bur slight abatement fum
the amounts annually distributed
ippcauor, haze hcea made to tie
Board, 10 purchase same portions ii the
swamp Lands drained by nc State, and
pertaining 10 tie School Fund But their
Agent, whn ha- instructions u respect to
Terms, has reported 10 .ae actually mode
i /, IL contemplation 10 sst Iie,e lands
IN the course Of lie text year, aud ii the
drainage hns proved as etiecJual as has
been expected, 70 dispose Of some tracts
at pubic sale, lt nd Otherwise, 10 order 10
promote settlement aai culture 'acreor.
II Tie month of M4J last, received
from lie War Department rcqui-iltuu &c
the Pcslca, al the United States Tor orc
Regimen, Of Volunteer llldH'ry, to be en-.
rolled mad held m readiness TO aid III the
prosecution &c the existing var "th The
Republic IN Mexico A general oracr
w5- .um, d.a,-ly ISSUED, calling tur Nolun
'eer, by Companies, and w,jt most con.
uea able promplitade, more lla4 three
tunes The rnmhcr required. rendered their
service. From these, ten Companies were
drawn 3, lot, to form thc rcgtmcDt In
Tic absence Of auy Jaw Of the State, r. IA.
tive 70 raising and organizing such 4 iarce,
the dufl seemed Go deroIye ON The Cover.
upr under ,dc Constitution, q de lNeeu.
Use aul Commander n.th.cl of the Mil
ia, TO determine who should be accepted
amarn those volunteering iur service,
and ii what grades. The Praciama-
'iau Gu Volunteers, however, announced
that tbi. Determination would be made By
lot N arcrWjn. tie Companies; mad that
the Company Officers would b" com
missjonc3 whom the men thereof might
clect-lea,u- tie Field Officers only 10
tie accepted nud appointed by the Eyeea.
tive. This construction Of duty and po~.
CT 10 defect Of any statutory regulations,
va, adopted after mature consideration,
and erqulting Iuto tie prccctcnts durnr
the last War utrh Great Britain. 1t has
been acted upon By the Governors &C 9th.
cr States, having TO provision If law tn
suca case. and seems TO accord wth the
views Of the War Department aud Pes.
ilcnt oc the United States. II j., h0Wcv-
cr, wiscstl To regulate such leyies Of Troops
hy Legislative cnactmenl.; aud, therefore,
It IS brought Ia your attention, Whether
YOU .haH decide 10 direct the election o.!
Field Officers BY all the Volunteers, Pr.
Yates as well ~ Officers, Gas IS the ease IA
some States, or by the Commissioned OF,
fcers ouiy, Ia conformity TO our Militia
regulation for ordinary training or per-
NIT il TO the Executive, as at present eXls.
ting, is submitted for your wisdom to de-
lortainr.
The Effectiveness oi our Ml,,in Code is
too obwoas to require remark, to such OF
YOU a. buve any couversaucy with u, IN
pract &c. 4 thorough revision aud emen.
datlon Of it, - needed to render this arm OF
our defence effective. point your atten-
ton, particularly, to the want OF any pro-
VISION for con,cstlng elections to Military
appointments OF any grade, whatever, CON-
plants OF irregularities IN such elections
having been lodged in this Department, on