Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
COMMUNICATIONS.
.BosroN. August 4, 1855.

perity of the New England States. Education ), IS
another which, in its economical results, cannot DC
over estimated. will not trouble your readers WA
anv account of their common school system. lt IS
viewed with Just pride here and caR scarcely DC
over priced; its main features are pretty geheraliy
known but fear it will be long before the SCUM
can compete with it in practical excellence Inc
school system has here what fear It mas not Wtii
youAthe earnest support of the community: IL Is
not merely submitted to or acqulesced ID as q Id"
but received and honored as hXed msutuCloil Oh
the State; all use the schools, and consequently
they are made worthy of ALL all in every station 90
reverence to them, and watch over anu propAose
them-so it must be with you before yoa can reap
the rich fruits of your system; paonc spFG EiusI
aid the law know no more inviting field for un-
ostentatious indeed oStentatous beneVolence pan
education in North Carolina. There is not planter
that could not by little personal attention to lac
public schools in his district, SOW SEED that IN VINE
would bring richer harvest than all his corn, cot
ton. or tobacco Let him take the teacher to board
with him. and make him. continue him, gentle
man-give a small library to the school-attend Its
examinations and give small prize or two Tor schol-
arshp The harvest may over his tomb, out
it will honor his name. And how much nobler than
petty election cort~Sts! How much better an ex-
pendture of his time and money than Whskey
treat for Dick Ranter OF Tom Paruhack!
The effect of this universal education Is to pro-
duce worthy enhancement in every art and busl-
->~ss: for there is in which trained mind Will
not tell-from guiding the pillow to guiding the state
But it's effect would be but half complete without
another custom. I say custonl-not law-tor your
law is the same, though your cnstom1s to disregard
it. Here every child is taught some art, and every
adult compelled to practice 1t. No ioaters OF Vaga-
bonds juvenie or adult, permitted by. Law, or
courtesy. The Young are put out as apprentices,
the adult have their choice between exile and the
prison. Ths is literally and generally II not uni
yersally true and have heard Of several cases OF
warrants, without apparent means of living, brought
up before the Courts and put to the alternative.
What a commotion would the enforcement OF sucha
law produce in some places-l will not say IN North
Carolina-but in places further South, Ter instance
Tow the aoggeries would lose. their familiar fix
lures: how desoate would be the paFlieus of Coon
vile and Skunktown; States day IN the County
Court would lose its glory, and the Solicitors bag
collapse like withered green pea. " hhe the edu-
cation of the is thus provided f that high
er education which qualities ter the intellectual pro-
LESSONS is not disregarded. Bat L reserve what
have to say of Cantrilic for some future occasion,
as it would be too long. Il digressi0n now: Thus
YOU perceive that the nla.i elements of Northern
Observation-Disclosures and popular education-
the South has never yet avaled herself oftho sh
both are in her power. l trust before long both
will be seized.
This question forces itself Immediately upon
How is it that Massachusetts, that her pros
perity depends upon her drawing new materials
from other countries and sending them bactlih the
shape of manufactured articles-how is it that she
regards so lightly the bond of union which alone
enables her to accomplish this? 1t must be conce-
ded that ii Massachusetts were deprived OF the adj
vantages which the Union-gives her in coHReXion
with the Southern States, and compelled to- Contend
even terms VII other foTyign States III Supply
ing them with her nanutac lures. at would consider
atty iop of and shorten those Briarean hands Of
commerce which are now constantly filing them
selves and returning filed to her pockets. WHAT
amounted duty would exclude Lynn made bEogans,
or Holyoke cottcns, or Worcester ploaghs, Cam
bridge printed books? By how much are these su-
perior to the Ike articles made in Baltimore, North
Carolina, OF Georgia {? L sincerely trust that
will ever know, at least by experiment, and one
would prefer to think that Massachusetts, was equal
Iy-41iuctant, as doubt her manufacturers are.
have taken what pains could to ascertain the
real state of public sentiment here OF course 1t Is
most difficult to do So accurately, and 1t IS possible
for to be greatly mistaken have come to the
conclusion that the South has much to fear. The
masses generally against us, ana ah the de1na-
gosues the lawyers, the men OF science, the MGR
camille and manufacturing classes are foE u.s. Let
me state particularly to what extent. these
classes for and against as, and under Whist inu'
ences they are acting Ehe'od Wing and Demo
cratic parties controlling political ipfpepces
gone. The nomination OF Taylor, being sacrifice
Of principle to Availability was the suFsfdeof the
Wing party the unerTing vision OF " cbster saw
and proclaimed It; the campaign of Scott was but
the kicking of galvanized cerpsey it is dead now,
and by no power CT electricity it ever be made
again simulate life tire hoarse raven of abolition
Las Toasted and fattened upon 1t. 1t is mistake to
say that the Wing party such is OF was abolition
in feeling or wishes. Under its old leaders it was
Constitutional and conservative party, but it loved
power more than principle, and for the sake of
strength 1t allied itself SucceSSVeV with the QlHefent
lsus until theallies overpowered and annihilated
the primitive faith. Is not this history Thc South
cannot blame it for this for did not the Wing party
of the South, with the best intentions and patriot
ism which nobody doubts, aequiesce in its course,
and to some extent do the'safne thing?
The Democratic party has not quite so thorough :.
ly succumbed if the old shjpris stranded her ribs
still good, and the stars and stripes arefYng i'll
token Of the bold hearts within. The DerSocratic
press Cat the head of which is the Boston PoSt) up
on the slavery question boldly takes the only
bic position-the principle OF the Ncbraska-Kansas
there can be but three that profess 70 be based
Congress should throw its weight against slavery.
slavery. 3D. That Congress should let it alone and
leave it altogether to the State and Territorial gov
local law The Missouri Compromise
position assumes that Congress may deal with it,
(which is wrong in inciple) and that having this
right it should favor it side of arbitrary
line, and oppose it on the other; which isinconsis-
tent and absurd. The principle of the Ransas-No-
braska bill is that which underles oil our. ipstitu.
tons, and is pTactised every where-the municipal
regulation of social relations popular sovereignty
it is the only principle on which national party
can stand, and which may be assumed ard defend
ed upon general grounds, 1t is greatly to be regret
ted that neither at the South the North has it
been as prominently and boldly urged as it deserves
to be. Such being the position of the two old par
ties, the Wing utterly disoanded by it's abandon
ment of princple, and the Democratic suffering un-
der the treason of Van Buren, and many desertoIrs
there were many minds like the particles of matter |
in the poetical chaos, floating about at random and