The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-09-19
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Weadopt the sentiment of cotsmpo that these
are the great bulwark freedom,
which formsthe sufea dependence for the perpetua-
tion Of free institution and which to be
fostered and defended. las sustained BY every
Patriot,in the land. W. itely that thissab
ject should engross the attention Of cur in
hestead Of other questions Of State policy which
comparison are mere distractions and title REAL
ues to the people at large sach for instance the
unnecessary excitement. the electoral question,
which if changed to suit the views of many in, the
Estate would give US butlistle more thanswe now en-
joy, besides subiecting us to vast deal trouble
which under the present regime unquestionaby
saved Just here we take important idea upon this
subjectffom our neighbor of the Darlington Flag the
balance fthe article shall reserve for another oc
cason but the point is too string to omit n this con-
nection: - -, .,.sai.5ss.i -. ~.
"But while we. permiton Legislature, as now con:
suted to control every interest which is really dear
to US our rights of person and property it is but
small matter to trust them with the ,epreseg of our
opinions in the election of President Ifthe President
and the whole machinery of the Federal Government
were swallowed up by some CONFUSION of Nature wei
less guaranteed in oil rights ofFfeedom This OBJ
servaon is not designed to disparage the value Of
Union But it is literally true, thar far as any vital
right is concerned, it matters little to who Pres
dent while IT is all tn all TO US, ,clo constitutes our lie
gislature Hence the absurdty OF dstrusting the in
tegrty wisdom of our Legislature in relation to the
election Of President when we do trust to it every ind
terest that is really valuable to u.s. y e SIX Il
Popular Education for sometime has been fayorte
hobby with us, and We excuse the zeal of even
the Veriest demagogue upon this subject who tries
ride into power upon it if lie viii do anything alter.
wards torsher the true interests or the people, and
assist in their moral and intellectual elevation almost
every idea upon this subject has become patent and
we can only hope to excite continued additional in
terest in the NATTER without fattering ourselves into
the belief that we are able to advance single new
idea upon the question. We find thatw are NOT sin.
guar in this position, for there are many who talk or
wrtea greal deal about Popular Education, Popular
Rights, ind all that who are doing practically but hit
tie which will ultimate in good. ,s,.z -
The Legislature of our State year or two ago de-
termined to increase the appropriation to Free Schools
one hundred per cent? with, we have no doubt the
honest belief that that the educational wants Of the
people, would be better provided for. Has this really
been the case Has a corresponding improy yement
been made? We are afraid not. On the contrary we
are obliged to believe, with present. -nformation
that the State is aspoor provided for this respect
to-day, as it was five years ago. We beieye-so far
as our district, Kershaw, is concernod-that the in
of the Free School fund has been OF but little
no advantage. There must be reason for this. Our
wants as pressing as they ever were, and indeed
every days experience teaches that they are largely
increasing. 1t must be then that there is q fault in
the application of this special fund and do5not in
innate here that the Commissioners appointed for the
distribution of this fund in the several districts have
more than man. and who can be expected underpre
sent regulations put himself to the trouble aseer
tanning at every point when and how this money
should bc applied. Kefshaw district is entitled to an
annual dividend oftwelve hundred dollars, which, If
properly applied we mea1uuder different SYSTEM
would aid vastly in the education of her needy poor
Seventy thousand dollars properly applied every
yearin South Carolina ought to erect school house
in every neghborhood and make each wilderness and
solitary place rejoice and blossom as the rose, But
It's useless b talk about this when there Is such
garing discrepance made in the appropriation Of
fund in the several districts asnt present. without
gard to the educational wants of the respective sec
tons. For example, Charleston district is entitled to
Representation onits taxation aud white population
equivalent to nine times much as either Kershaw or
Lancaster, being at the rate of eighteen to wo or
other words Charleston district gets every year
preparation Of 800 dollars ee School purposes
while Lancaster and Kershaw only receive 1890 each
I this right think d
Charles isbetter atIs. 10 do without dollarsoa
this fund than these
doubled thenere fact that Char 80 largely
represented upon IS conclusive
the same necessity doas not there the.appIs
cation Of tia fund that does the upper ard poorer
districts ofshis State do aot 81 ldesiss
see Charleston leit out Of the CONT desire
10 see at least fairplay and usiee done
ecting 80 vtally the deepest Of our
the well being ofso many Of our We DO NOT
sympathise moment with those psetenders whose (
hypocritical cant about the loo country and
having too much power in ouf Iegialatul and xhof
are constantly seeking by this wen as By
texts, to excite sectional jealouaies and IN the
means alike unworthy to elevate themselves B
expense often of truth, we have such ends In
and are influenced BY no motive Of sectional kind
but are governed in the expression OF our views
what we conceive to be JUSTICE upon the
ocratic principle Of the greasz good to the gteates
number Is So s, y
rha Hon Iohn Rlact for many vears 4 member ofj