The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-12-21
Edueatlen.

Education, which II ccrtninlY dcserNih. o
notice. We had supposed that If there
was any subject which the senior cdito
understood, it was tina, of education, bu
we find he is ms lamenlably at fault in th
as he is upon that of politics.
He commences by telling his reader
that the amouo; Of the public liabilities o
Texas has been estimated At ~, 900,
ono, leaving a balance Of 93,OOO.OOO Il
be expended for objects Of general i'm
provemcnt, such m the clearing out Of ou
rivers. the promotion Of education, DC
II would be M well for our ncigkbor no
to count these three millions Of dollars be
fore they nrs actually received Tho
Houston Telegraph. "a paper that advo
Gated very warmly the acceptance OF the
Pcarcc proposition, seems TO differ yer,
widely from the editor OF the Patriot Ih'
editor Of that print in recent number
saws that 1t is now evident that Texas, &C
far from having n surplus beyond the pay
ment Of the debt, will find the proposes
ten millions insufficient for that purpose
50 much for the money that We are likely
to have on hard after the payment Of on'
debts.
Passing over the compliment to the Leg
4 r IL in La
ton 10 certain lands laid aside for the en-
dowmen, Of two Universities. we come Il
the following paragraph
Besides these appropriations. -four
leagues (ahont 10000 acrcs) have been set
apart for the endowment of public or free
schools in each county. When there are
no lands TO Locate IN the county. il eau be
located in any other county where there
is pubic Hand IN our own county there
have been about $500 acres located; the
rest, some 10000 acres, will have to be
located elsewhere. This is "A subject in
which our citizens have deep interest.
There is public land in Cass and several
surrounding counties on which the balant 3
Of our school lands might be located
Every years delay lessons the chance %
making n good and convenient location
Why has not our county cour' ordered ~
survcyt We hope as our toNnnousO D.
about being finished, aud ite'e j. NO cs'
pcnsive conaty work on hard. lhal ilc 10.
cation Of our school lands WI. ne stierde a
to, and that those whose driy Il Us all cx.
crt themselves. Tie peopla Vlll not be
satisfied until this importnai ohiee. is ac.
complished."
We presume that Il was cot the inten-
ton of lnr se,;cr editor of the Patriot to
ccnsure the County Court OF Harrison
county b. intentional misrepresentation in
iusinualing that il mas neglected to order
the location Of he land to which the coun
" Is cntiLed but that such censure is de.
ducihls from the article is apparent. In
the same article the editor says:
ave have several times been requested
10 give some information n 10 what ha.
cen done and il now doing TO carry into
effect the wishes Of tho people on this snb
icct, showing that there is n very general
desire that something should be done and
done quickiy To fulfil the design which the
Legislature contemplated in the appropri
alton of land aud money for educational
purposes"
Tho editor is certainly culpable Of
4" gross neglect" in attempting to give hi
readers information without first procuring
that information himself Il he had exam.
med the records of the county court, he
would have perceived by the orders made
at various tines, that the Court has never
lost sight of the donation, BY consulting
the persona whose duty II j. 70 have t'Is
interest conss.nnmtea. he would hagc learn
ed that the location OF the innd il now.
ard has hsea for some tilue past, unaer
contract, and that the land Ia nc,aaiiy
pointed out for thnt parpose 10 the county
Surveyor oil the proper county. Tic would
also have learned that proper diligence has
been uscd By tho officers Of the court 10
procure the best aud nearest lands; that in
Cass and the several surrounding counties
there is no unappropriated lands worth 10.
eating; that to have located the lands IN
any Of The adjoining counties on lands
worth having would have been interfering
with claims already made. and IN every in.
stance involving the covnty in law suits at
great expense. and perhnps finally to grent
loss; that the part Of the lands already 10.
Gated are not IN Harrison county, but in
Upshur; that the law making the dona.
tons prohibited the Court from giving
more ti.an 900 dollars per league for loca-
tug. and the reason why the locations
we're not made long. since, Is that no
one could bs employed for that sum u
make them. The County Court has. how
ever. ventured 10 have the lands locatsd
without regard 70 the legal restriction. 1t I
fair compensation.
Tho editor seems to place high valut
~ those lands for present educational pur'
posss II be wosld think and spsak pras'
sieslly. ~ might inform biz rsasisrs tha'
Ivy wsss likely 10 be m expense 70 u
present gsassstson. They cannot 81 SOLD
Q" aeeosnt q ) eouslitstiou.! prohibition
sh<y cannot y sssssA. bseaues they an
saimprevsd; icy eaaace - lsaasd. on 10.