Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-07-22
state Educational Association.

Stdte EOucat1Onal ASSOc1atlOns
The Warrenton Ne'os justly observes that the
Committee of Invitation of Warrenton, DR.. W. NJ.
Johnston, E. G. Parham, Esq. and Rev. N. q.
Graves "deserve the thanks of the community for
their admirable arrangement, and untiring efforts
for the accommodation of the members of the Con-
vention." The Ne,cs adds
"Rev: N. 2. Graves, of the Female Collegiate In
stitute from the beginning has taken deep interest
in all matters connected with the Association, and
has entitled himself to the gratitude Of every MEN,
Der of that profession in which he holds such dis
tin.,uished position.
The kindness and hospitality Of our citizens gen.
orally have made deep impression on our visitors.
We have heard more than one express themselves in
high terms of the accommodations provided for them
in the hotels, and it is only doing justice to Messrs
Brownlow, Goodloe and Harris, to say that they
have done their duty on this occasion"
We have been awaiting the regular official pro-
ceedings of the Convention, and therefore did not
copy from the Neos the proceedings of Thursday
afternoon which took place just before the adjourn
ment. That paper of the 10th contains the Consti
tuition of the Association, which appears in another
column.
The last Chapel Hill Gazette contains we'll writ
ten and interesting account of the Convention from
which we make the following extract:
"We have mentioned the number of those who
attended this Convention. As to their character,
we quote from acute and experienced specta-
tor this remark: "We have observed the delibera-
lions and the men composing many public bodies
but we can say with truth that we have never seen
any Convention or public body of any kind in this
State which was superior to this Convention in in
telligence learning or general ability" We can
safely decide, then, that it most important
meeting, and indulge the hope that the Association
which it organized will long difuse genial influence
every worthy interest of North Carolina
Among those present and participators with more or
less prominence in the deliberations were, from the
Pulpit, the Rev. Messrs. Campbell, Burton, Frost,
and others of the Methodist Church the Rev.
Messrs. Wilson, Graves Mckay, &C., of the Pres
byterian Church; the Rev. Mr.. Solomons of the Bap
tist Church and the Rev. Mr.. Murphy of the Eps-
copal Church. From the Bar there were Attorney
General Jenkins, the late Attorney General Batche-
lor, Messrs. Eaton, Mclean, &c. From the Press
were Messrs Robinson, Walsh, Ogburn Holden, Cole,
&c. From the schooroom were Messrs. w. NJ. John.
son, R. H. Graves, Bass W. johnson, Blake, Wilcox,
Elliott, Horner, A. G. Brown, and many others
From Wake Forest College was Prof Walters, and
from the University Prof. Phillips and Mr. Sprui
1t gave great pleasure to all to witness the lively in
terest that the Hon. Weldon N. Edwards took in the
proceedings of the Convention. The Constitution
was adopted without amendment, and its univer-
sal acceptablity owing in great measure to the
skill and experience he brought to the committee
which gave it its present form. Universal regret
was expressed that laborous and jealous Super
intendent of Common Schools was absent because
of severe sickness. Had he been present, his large
acquaintance with all parts of State, and his
knowledge of its various educational advantages and
difficulties would doubtless have added to the in
terest of the deliberations, by suggesting fruitful
topics for discussion He is member of the Exec
utive Committee of the Association, and so will
hereafter have ample opportunities for directing its
energies towards the help of the great cause which
he superintends.'
The Senior Editor of the Standard avails himself
Of this occasion to offer his sincere acknowledgements
to his brethren of the press throughout the State,
for the very kind and complimentary terms in which
they have been pleased to refer to his address before
the Association.
~ The Wilmington Herald is greatly mistaken
in assuming that we would subordinate the Consti.
tuonal rights of the South to the requirements OF
party. We have never done so, and never will.
We maintain that the people of Kansas alone have
the right to form their Constitution and to de-
termine for themselves their own institutions; and
have said nothing which admits of fair or just
| construction to the contrary.
| But with what grace can the Herald assume to be
| peculiar champion of Southern rights, when that
journal is in af6liation with abolition Know Moth.
ings in the free States? Mr.. ExSpeaker Banks,
the abotonist and ANAL lgamationist, is the "Amer.
can candidate for Governor of Massachusetts; and
| we do not remember to have seen the fact even,
much less denunciation of such " "Americanism" in
the columns of the Herald. Let the Herald remove
the "beam" from its own eye, before it goes about
looking for "mote" in ours. So "mote" it be.
| W We wish to ask the Wilmington Herald
and other SO called American presses just one
question, and we hope they will answer it frankly.
1t is this: There is now no national Whig party
and there is no national "Amercan" party. There
is national DemocIatic party, and the only hope
we can have of peace, of our rights in the Union
is in that party. If that should fail u.s. what must
| be the result 2-must it not be submission to all
the demands of the abolitionsts, dissolution o
the Union? Come now, friend Burr, we can agree
about many things in State affairs, and why may
we not in matter which involves eighteen hundred
millions worth of property, dissolution, and proba
bly, civil WARP
FREE SUFFRAGE, or the right Of eUery free sohit
man, s0ho pays tares, to cote for members Of tn
Senate.-Free Suffrage men, do not forget your cher
ished measure. 1t is to be voted for ou Thursday
the 9th of next month, the day on which member
Of Congress and Clerks of Courts will be elected
The enemies of the measure will defeat it, if they
can. "Forewarned, forearmed."
az Read the interesting sketch in our paper to
day of Mr.. Scales speech at Yadkinvile. Our in
formation from his District is of the most cheering