The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-08


,r,l ll,rse new EFgm-ilinRs 10 n,U l''irmfy
Fond, eHpnssly sllPuia'Rd 'ila1 thty
slsoGld be : suhjrei u al lines 10 The d.
Eeelian and enns,a u ihe lirnrEai As
sslAl,lS." ThsSe arrunula inns had, -
lie npinion n lie Legislature. suihrienl-
Ii increased lie fund 10 justify lie rom
menremenl Of = system nf Common
Srlionls; and IN 1893. an ari Was ar.
rordingls passed. The - Of 1910 pro.
vi.lesl lllai The neit annual incolne II lie
Literary Fund should be disi.sed arrnrl-
ing 10 failerGl population sinre lllai
time our school laws have hren irequenl-
Ii revised and resenarlrd. lnl every llme
retaining lie principle Of distribution &C.
rnrd,ng 10 federal population. Human
ingenuity ran desisr no plan fnr the de
ltlbulion ol ibis fund thai will mi operate
nnre fasolahly 10 some Counties Than u
n,laers. Such result i. inseparahie lr0m
The condition Of lie Stale; and il i be-
liesed illai the present mnde 81 dissribu-
ton Is. upon The whole. perhaps A. just
u any iha, could be adopted. The DIFF
icrence in The amount received By The
larger number III Counties III The Stale.
whether The distribution he according 10
federal or white population, would be
very inrnnsiderahle. Slaves are owned
in every parl Of lie Stale, and each Coun-
IL shares alike in The distribution in pro.
portion IL is federal population. Fede-
raj population j. not made The basis Of
e,lnrallnn. bnl Of The distribution Of lie
fund lur tlal purpose. This principle 81
distribution has. in cammendahle spirit
81 compromise. been Time alter Time sci.
tied nv the Legislature. i The agitation Of
Ihls ques ION never Ia cease! The great
Inconvenience We have 10 encounter in re-
lalion IN our system ui Common Schools.
! apprehend. Is moi To be lonhd in The
mode III Distribution. hnl in The inadcgua-
~ of The fund and IN The imperfect man
ner III which the Schools are regulated.
And submit whether. instead of ron.
linnlng This agitation. whirl u calculated
Ia array une portion 81 the Stale against
The other. our attention NAV mol BE-
mnre properly directed In The enlargement,
Of the fund AMI lis proper Investment.
AMI tn the improvement and better regu-
alian al the sellnnls themselves.
The question ri Equal Suffrage lias for
some lime past engaged public attention.
and II is believed that 4 large majority Of
the people demand this Constitutional re-
i"rm. The subject embraces The plain
proposition. whether The right To yntc fur
the Senate shall be extended IN such per-
sons as are al present entitled Ia vote fhr
the House OF Commons. II il nnl doubt.
ed hut such voters are fully competent
In exercise the right oi Suffrage in choos.
Ing both branches Of The General Assem-.
hly. To withhold this invaluable prisi-
lege from ,hnse whom il is proposed To
plare upon terms Of equality III the halln,
b"x. upon the ground tina, il lhey enjoyed
the right they nigh, abuse il. is an unjust
reflection upon their sirtne and in,elli.
gence. and is DENYING The fundamental
principle upon which all free governments
are based. This question embraces no
10 encroach on the rights Of
the lanlholder, but To extend To a hume.
rous and merlorious class OF our l.lIow
citizens one oil The dearest rights of ame-
rican freemen. II is gratifying To kuow
that this question Of extending the right
al Suffrage has not arrayrd The lanlhpl-
tlers against the Observation-Disclosures, for such
il the love ofliberly and 81 equality among
our people, that both classes are found
acilyely co-nperaling in their efforts TO
carry out this question of Constitutional
reform. Efforts have been made 10 con-
meet with this question change uf The
basis ol representation. do not think
thai either justice or public policy demands
such change. The Conyenlion Of 1895.
III spirit Of compromise and concession.
adopted taxation as the basis for lie Senate
and federal population as the basis Of re-
presentation for lie House of Commnns.
The Abolilionists al The North, wish 10
destroy The basis Of federal population up
on which we are represented in Congress.
Their course on This subject is viewed as
dangerous and mlsclieenus: and regard
q similar movement i'm relation 10 our re-
presentation in the State Legislature how
ever well intended, as lrangh, with equal
and danger. The fpsIesaI basis
of ihrce-iilihs nf the slaves added
10 The whole number OF free persons. The
white basis would wholly exclude The
Of slaves in representation.
Persons other Than voters are properly re-
Although federal population
prevails as basis, yet slaves do not vote;
nor do white females and minors; still lhey
ale represented. Slaves. although proper.
". are persons, and subject 10 legislation
n that two,iold character.
Every county in the State is Interested
~ The slave question. and The Stale should
have bul Que voice on this important sub
eel. Experience has but loo recently
shown US The sad consequences resulting
rom The agitation Of the slavarv question
Between the different States II lie ITn;on