Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-12-26


Mr.. Smith, of Va, defended his position on the
subject, and then
The House adjourned without taking ballot for
Speaker.
EDUCATION IN NORTH H-CARoLINA.-The State of
NorthC Carolina has distributed among the several
counties of the State during the current year, the
sum of one hundred and eighty.one thousand dol
lars for the support of Common Schools. We hope
that the county which some years ago gave 300
majority against the adoption of the school system,
has been sufficiently enlightened by its operation TO
be prepared to give like majority on the other
side, should the question be again submitted to a
popular vote. Norfolk Herald.
In addition to the above amount the Counties of
the State also levy tax for Common Schools; and
VIC presume we do not overstate the amount when
we say that the people of North Carolina are now
paying annually $25O,0oO for the support of Com
mon Schools. No one need fear that the liberties
of such people will not be preserved and perpetu-
ated
The Herald has gone out of its way to do njus-
ticc to the noble County of Edgecombe. That
County, it is true, refused at first to adopt the Com
mon School system; but the refusal was far from
being based on opposition to system of public i'll
struction The people of Edgecombc believed that
the fund, when distribution was first made was too
small! to be Of service. They preferred to wait un-
till the fund should accumulate. They did So and
drew, we believe, at one time from the Treasury
some eight or ten thousand dollars. They have
now, ii we are not mistaken, permanent school
fund; and their Common Schools are equal in every
respect to those of any other County in the State.
We are quite sure that this general statement of
facts is correct; but trust our cotempcrary of
the Souherner will add such other facts and details
as may be necessary to do full justice to the County
Edgecombe County, we admt-nay, we boast of
the fact, is Democratic by about fourteen to one;
and this may be the secret of the disposition shown
by the Herald to misrepresent the character of her
people. She is Sufficiently enlightened" to have
achieved Statewide reputation as an agricultural
| community; and she has established and sustans
as many academies or high schools, in proportion to
her population, as any County in the Southern
States, Virginia not excepted. Her farms arc model
farms. They conducted on scientific principles;
and the yield per acre, especially of cotton is upon
many Of them, equal to that of much of the best
land of Alabama and Mississippi. Judge Ruf6n, in
his late able address before the North Carolina State
Agricultural Society," made particular alusion to her
improved system of farming; and her fine farms,
! her varied resources for enrichng and developing
soils, and her enlightened agricultursts, have been
referred to more than once publicly, in terms of
praise by Edmund Ruffin, the distinguished agri-
culturist of Virginia To sum up in a few words,
County in this State Virginia, has better pub
lie roads, finer farms, better schools in pro-
portion to population, or more enlightened people
than Edgecombe County.
TEXAS AND GEN. HoUsToN.-It appears that Gen.
| hos lotnl N
the Texas Legislature is in session. and that reso-
luton to invite him within the bar of the House
was amended by also inserting the name of Com.
Moore, and then adopted. General Houston, it will
be remembered, has deadly quarrel with Moore,
| which he made the occa sion OF an elaborate speech
against that gentleman in the United States Senate.
| The New Orleans Picayune states that the legisa-
ture has further condemned the course of Gen. Hous.
ton, in relation to the slavery question: by unani-
mousy adopting resolutions endorsing the principles
| contained in the Kansas-Nebraska act Of the last
| National Congress, denouncing any attempt to re-
peal it, and approving the Compromise measures of
1850. The Picayune adds:
Gen. Houston, whose action these resolutions de-
| cidedly reprOve undertook defence before meet
ing of the American party, called at Austin ON the
| 23d.-He made slashng speech, in which he
sailed the present administration and the dominant
party at all points, and defended his votes at length.
But the Legislature or at least the House of Repre-
SentativeS, were prompt to meet the issue which
Houston challenged, and on the Goth considered his
case individually, and passed upon it in the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted-75 ayes to
| noes:
''Be it ResolDed by the Legislature Of the State
of Ieras That the Legislature approves the course
of Thomas j. Rusk in voting for the Kansas. Ne.
braska act, and dsapproves the course of Samual
Houston in voting against it."
Texas is, judging by this vote, nearly unanimous
for the Nebraska BILL The men of all parties must
have voted for the censure on Houston for oppo.
sing it.
At the American meeting referred to above Gen.
c. Mcleod one of their lead ng men, declared Gen.
Houston to be "Jonah" who must be " thrown
overheard to save the ship"
BOLD ATTEMPT AT AssAssINATIoN.-We under
stand that, time last week, while returning
from Edenton, Chowan Co., to his home, Mr.. Ben