The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-26

verned BY conscientious sense Of i'm
Partialisy and justice 10 The best Of my
ability. Standing on this practice in he
pzss and this pledge for The lulure. I shall
repose silh entire confidence on The jns-
lice and magnzmmily Of all fair-niRded
people.
desire today 10 address myself 10
Wings; 10 take brief retrospect OF The
pas, !; 10 recall The prophetic sdmonilions
Of Wing policy and Wing councils. and
70 eUngraiDlsle lhis assembly on The pa
iriosc aud national eonstrrsiism or Wing
principles.
Before doing so. however. l deem this
an APT occasion for making few remarks
on Certain topics Of Stale policy which are
sgisaling The public mind. sllude par
ticularly 10 The subjects Of Popular Edu.
cation, Internal Improvements. and an a.
mendmeni Of ihe Constitution in relation
70 what is called q Free suffrage"
THE EDucArIoS OF the PEOPLE.
The structure of our Government, rest
ing not on high walled balilemenls and
towers. but in The moral force. the afiec-
lions and hearts Of our people. can only
be preserved in strength and purity by a
liberal system Of popular education. The
enlightened morality OF Stale has every
thing 10 do with is peace. thrift and hap
piness. and when once enlhroned with
Christianity in the heart OF any people. Is
The cheapest police that any government
can maintain. EnlighIen. the public
mind. elevate The standard OF fpolilicsl and
religious freedom. and the people will res.
Ipecl and love The government aud ils in
s,iiuiinns, and form an invincible fortress
OF defence.
What constitutes a State! Not rich
fields and blosled commsrce, the ore in
her mines and the gold in her cities |; bul
MEN. high-minded men. They consli.
tule State.
r How is this gres, good 10 be attained,
By liberal and enlightened system Of
Common Schools. would by no means
be understood as recommending with.
drawaI Of the public patronage and favor
from the Colleges aud Academies in the
Sale. Far from il. Yeti here wish 10
urge, and shall continue 10 do so on all
suitable occasions, the supreme necessity
Of extending the fostering care OF the 60.
vernment 10 our Primary Schools. The
wealthy and more thrifty class OF oul
people can take care Of themselves, and
lean educate their children where they
please. Il is The poor and the less favor
ed portion that need and righlfully demand
the public help. What mines Of inlellec.
Itual wealth and power lie buried in the
rubbish Of penury and neglect! 10 ,ra-
versing over many neglected regions of,hs
State, where, shut out from commerce
and lte ordinary business and means ol
acquiring properly, the children inherit
nothing bu. infancy and ignorance and pc.
lnury, and when at the approach Of siran.
ger the hule bare-fooied. white, headed
urchins are 10 be seen hiding and peeping
around The corners Of their humble dwell.
ings-oflen have we mentally exclaimed
Alas! how many mute inglorious Mil.
tons and Franklins are doomed TO Ian.
guish and die in the rude obscuriiy Of the
quarry! e
The fund provided by the State for pub
lie instruction, though large aud liberal, j,
; yet inadequate TO the wants Of our people
Our system of Common Schools is mise
rably deficient in It's organization anl
management. This is mol the compelen
tribunal. however, for the correction o
these errors, aud will not detain. yo,
with an essay on he subject, bu. mus
= hasten on.
: INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
: As 10 Internal Improvements, | hav,
!, ever been the steady advocate Of fair
practical and judicious system. Our Stat,
now seems 10 be every where aroused I,
: the exigency of our wants-good tradin,
towns and the means Of cheap transporia
ton TO reach them. Ii the employmen
!, of the poor, the encouragement Of the in
I ! dustrious, and the comforts of all classe
" of the community, be objects worthy 0
= the care Of parental government;-if Il
|. furnish the means Of instruction 10 the in
! i digen,, 10 lay deep the foundation Of re
! publican government in the education Q
I ! every free child within our borders. how
:. !, ever humble his origin or destitute hi
= condi.ion;--if we would stay the food Q
i !. emigration which 10 sweeping from us b.
Z thousands the most adventurous Of ou
Y ], youth, and remove the necessity whic
= compels them 10 abandon the home {
!. = their childhood and the graves Of their e
: theirs. 10 seek living in some distant Ian
, which holds out rewards and inducemen
I ! TO enterprise and exertion iii we woul
:. y bring the farmers and miners Of the ives
" = and the farmers Of the interior. into con
- munion with the merchants and mechanic
= Of the sea.board. and unite the dissevere
parts Of North Carolina into one brothe
hood Of interest and patriotism ;-if "
N. xx,a.,lI f.. O.