The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-27


means, remained for nearly half a century
dormant and unheeded.
In the year 1925, law was passed upe"
the subject for Inc first time; a fund was ctsa'
ted, a Board established 10 invest and manage
II. and after successful accumulation oil ne
proceeds. an act was passed in the year le4o,
establishing a system oil Common Schools aud
directing an annual distribution to be maoe
ameng the People OF the net annual income oil
this Fund.
call your attention to the fact that, by
tho lav of 1925, this fund was set apart Tor
he education Of the youth OF the State, and a
Legislative pledge was therein given to the
nublic. that the annual income should De a.
rided out among "the counties IN proportion
TO the free whits poPulation Of "edeh'"
In the year ls40, when the system was
nut into operation, this division vas ordered
10 be MADE among the Counties, not IN pro
norton 10 their uhite, bit federal population.
Bv this Process, those counties IN the STATE,
containing a sparse white population and but
flew white children TO educate, yet containing
many slaves and free negroes, receive the lafg'
err portion Of this public bounty: while those
csun,iss having large white population and
many children 10 educate, ye, having few slaves
and free negroes, receive the smaller snare
This arrangement hold TO be wrong.
This common Fund having been provided
and designed for the education, not oil the rich'
nor of the poor, exclusively, but for all "hlte
children Of the State alike, ought, IN my Jadg'
; men,, to be divided equally amongst thea,
: whether their residence happens TO be, OF mol
). TO be in a community holding slaves ard Tree
negroes. :.
l. i, should be borne in mind that the capita
n from which thus annual income proceeds was
u no, raised bv taxes on Fedora population, ou'
l. from other sources Of public revenue. The
y argument, therefore, that this dsiriout !ol
II should be made among The people according
II to federal numbers, because II was derived
!. from them en- that basis OF iaxatlcn, 10 "lthou
found stlen.
y As 10 the argument, that portion OF IN
IS cani,al vas received from the General GoV
'e ernment in her distribution among The State
oil of the surplus revenue, and that should Notl
Carolina be called upen 10 refund The money
\. j, would be raised by taxing Federal popua
AZ ION, II is suliiclen, answer, that ST ms la'
10 dsy, no man seriously enteIialns The opn!o
n that The States will ever be ca ed on 10 'e'un
P that money. And, mo cover, y must be bora
q IN mud that that portion Of tins surplus rs
ar venue which constitutes part OF our LHest
40 ~ Fund. was invested IN the stocks OF IN
IS Bank Of the State and Of Cape Fear, and II
return OF il sta become Indispensable, Ina
le II can be read Is effected by a transfer or sal
Al Of the stock, end not by the imposition oil TAI
- es Of any sort,
be But shall not detain you with an argunet
= Of this quest OF.
e The rule adopted BY the distribution Act {
he $40 carries on It's face violation oil the spi
he i, and obiec, Of lie Injunction Of tie Cons'
U tuition: i. breach Of the pubic lal'h gwen
he legislature OF 1923: is at vananee WI
he rule IA 9, her Southern States; divides I
fond not according TO the public necessity
w., w. he uealA OF the people, and is IN Itself VA
7z76 qaa and unjust.
wv recommend therefore change, BY 10
Il the basis OF distribution OF the ComIn
000 School Fund: That hencetorih the sa'
. mail be diyll among the Counties IN pl
VVu norton to Their number Of white people
600 white children, ard not IN proportion TO The Il
- eral computation Of white people and sia
-, and free esroes combined.
b., this system is deficient, not only IN
= orpanlzltion, but IN Accountability, UNIFORM
md It's genera management.
g. For a period Of len years, ABOUT s9o
- have been placed annually in the hands oil
various school committees OF the STATE;
~ larger than the whole amount OF the Sta
~" R-yenue paid into The Public Treasury dur
tina, period. This large sun, forming an
nou greeats OF nearly million OF do'iats'
-. within this brief period been spcnt, and ye
: h., adequate provision has been MADE, nucn
- enforced for even informing the people OF |
-, CONSERVATIVES v bat has become oil It, or
.,.h il has been spent.
The President and Directors OF the Lit
-. r. Fund, IN ODE dence to CD act oil the iast
sion of the General Assembly, compiled
pubIjshsd, end caused 10 be circulated ihro
l p Gu, the State, six thousand copies oil par
-; let containing an abstract oil the School
a. together with sn appendix OF Preceden's
mon. appropriate forms Of returns.
o,,,a la this, il will be seen tina, the Charm
- the Board of Superintendenis IN each ca
q e., isrs1lired, within fifteen days OF the mrs
,oh q of November IN each year. TO report IN
r., ting to the President and Directors OF the
many crazy iuH" eIpy ', r n,
return elieu anu s'''su y ~ -
public OF me c,sfN :. W. Go'5 or oh,ld,
tha, y, 'ose'nef WIN ''' "' 49,, 10 81
money his county, the nuu Der taught N the SC
S.,te the preceding year, and the length OF tn
= 50, schools have been kept up. Yet this da
4 H. been performed BY tuy seren Supertater
throughout The whole State AID am
,be &. ge,her unable to give you the lnlofma'i
,o,iraa euifed on these points, OF 70 make satisia
a,,,,,n EXHIBIT Of he disposition which has been
asenta Of tnege large sums OF money. Il shot
la -. Snnrsa ne NJ renuIslie