The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-29


" Tue GENERAL Assembly, residing as the
"o ~ 'he various counties will be fully pre
pa'eu 10 give due consideration To the claim
VI ever! portion OF The State, | do no, f.,
myself called upon TO decide between tho Nc
cO'iar merits Of the many objects of uubl,
Improvement which demand he PATRONAGE
'"e ''a'e' In carrying out system OF Inter-
a'itnproveWen's large expenditure Of r,o,e
necessarily required, and il is no 10 he o,
y ~ '""' STATE can at once embark in a
'"e scheines That are desirable. Works .
'"'S desct p'ion should be undertaken w;,I
uue caution IA regard to their prac,,cabl;,
and The inadequacy of the means of the S,a,
10 oenmPete them. As general rule | lbinl
me L'gis aiure whirh aui ihoriZes coos,r,,
'"n OF works ni !aierna Improycman, ou,,
W s'he ''m', to provide for raising IN,
'"e'ns l"' 'heir completIon. Whether publ,,
oP'n,oh or The ndilIon Of The Treasury wi
JfUHy me STATE at this time 10 embafk,pg ir
"."ef aud new otJrcts of Improvement. anc
~ "hat extent, Is question which is
'o'"''eu I" The prudence and wisdom Of the
"eueta' Assembly. While iud,cious sys.
ZEN OF Internal improvements. within ,ho
"'an' ana resources Of the State, is des;ra.
o'e 10 all, Yet wild and eS,ravagan, one. in.
'"N'ng 'he state in large public deb, with.
"u' 'he prospect Of return of ADEQUATE nd.
n'".asts 10 the people, Is to be deprecated. -
ooch system would for time al least nara.
we The sp'rit of improvements. and. with !,
me prosperity OF the State. The laws in
iofce tor carrying out work, Of Internal, In
P'o'ement already provided for, and sncb
others as the Legislature in lis wisdom mav
hereafter provide for, SO Ear as de mend. u,on
my acton as Executive, shall be Faithfully er.
eculed.
!" o'ate Ike ours, where The poDuat
voice directs and governs public affairs edu.
ca''oh IS sutJ'ci Of general aud paramoup,
importance. IL Is therefore the pnl;cv NJ Tho
;, = ''e 10 'o'ter and improve our system Of
common schools, 50 as TO answer the lanh,.
Die and beneficial purpose for which il il in.
'eahed' In 1875 an act was passed setting
'Phf CERTAIN sources OF revenue for Common
s"u convenient Schools, aud providing for The
~ 'onll"n oi Ms proceeds among the sever
u ,nuhiies IN proportion TO the fee white
10 each, whenever ia the nnin,on
d the Legislature the same had sufficiently
'eeo"'"u'"ted I" put INTO operation a system
d Common Schools, urii The State received
considerable sum under the deposite act Of
'ohsress, The most Of which sum. together
: IN stocks belonging to the State. VA. Trans.
efftd 10, or invested for the use ii. the LII.
'fary Fund. The State received this demo.
ne from the General Government accord,n,
: 'edefal population, and the Assembly of
9'o' winch transferred these new acquisi
ions to the Literary Fund, expressly sllpu.
i'ed mat they should be subject al all times
. The direction and control of The General
''embly." These accumuations had in
ne oplnion OF the Legislature, sufficiently in.
Ieasfd the fund 10 Justify the commencement
system Of Common Schools, aud IN 1888
D se' was accordingly passed. The act OF
SiV provided that the net annual income of
ne Literary Fund should be divided accord.
y 70 federni popniution. Since that time
VI 0chool laws have been frequently revised
~ ie'enacted, but every time retaining the
''0c'pie OF distribution according TO federal
opualon. Human ingenuity can devise no
'' operate more iavorably to some Counties
ian to others Such result is inseparable
ON the condition Of the State aud II is be. !
'Ved That the present mode of distributions I
) upon the whole, perhaps as Just as any d
at could be adoped. The difference IN the
mount received by the larger nu1 Der of
uniles IN the State, whether The dlsttlbu.
IN be by federal or~hlte population, would
very Inconsldefahle. Slaves are owned in
cry part OF the State, and each County
ares alike IN the distribution IN proportion
IT'S federal population. Federal population .'
not made the basis of education, but of the u
'ttibulion oi the fund for that purpose !,
Ms piitctple OF dl>tfbut on has IN a com.
'ndabIe sprut Of compromise, been time :,
er nme settled by Lhe Legislature. Tsthe . .
It"'Ion OF this question never TO cease y
e great inconvenience we have 10 encoup. ~ -
~ relation to our system of Common "
boos, appreheHd, 1t not 10 be found IN The u
de OF distribution, but in the lnadequacy y,
The fund aud lr The imperfect manner in -
Ich the Schools are regulated. And | 9, g
INIT whether instead Of coninu ng his a q. '''
on, which is calculated to array one por.
oi The Sia'e against the other, our atten.
may not be more properly directed to
enlargement OF the fund and its proper thu
's'ment and to the improvement and bet. ha
regulating OF the Schools themselves. pa
he question of Equal Suffrage has for the
e time past engaged public attention, and nu
believed that a large majority of the peo. cot
demand this Constitutional reform. The boz
'ct embraces the plain proposition, whe. sPe
the right to vote io' the Senate shall be ex.
led to such persons as are at present enli. 90.
to vote for the House of Commons. Ii
Ut doubted but such voters are fully com. 49,
mt TO exercise the right of Suffrage ia ha,
,slng both branches oi the General As. ~.
bly,. To withhold this invaluable privi. H.,
from those whom IL is proposed IN nlace