Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-03

perate individual, and Is, by necessary implication
as clear a negative of the latter if it had been
positively expressed This common fund to be for
the use and benefit of such of the United States as
shall have become, shall become, members Of the
confederation or Federal alliance This is as clear
as language can express it. for their common use, in
their united federal character, Virginia being incud-
ed as the grantor out of abundant caution"
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"Thc concluding words of the grant are, shall be
faithfully and bona de disposed of for that use, and
no other use or purpose whatsoever For that use
that is, the common of the States, in their
capacity of members of the Confederation or Fed.
era alliance-and other; positively forbidding
to use the fund to be derived from the lands for the
seperate use of the States to be distributed amoung
them for their separate individual use as propos-
ed by this amendment, as it is possible for words to
do"
and all the region beyond the Mississippi extending to
the Pacific ocean, and constituting by far the greater
part stands different footing. They we're pur-
chased out of the common funds of the Union COL
lected by taxes and belong, beyond all question, to
the people of the u S. in their federal and aggre-
gate Capacity. This has not been and cannot be
denied and yet is proposed to distribute the COM
mon fund derived from the sale of these, as we'll as
from the ceded lands in direct violation of the ad-
mited principle, that the agent or trustee OF COM
mon concern has right without express authority
to apply the joint funds to the separate use and
benefit of its individual members"
Thus far we quote Mr. Calhoun rersus the new.
tangled DemocracyG) of Mr.. McRae and his ideas OF
the constitutionalty of Distribution Weshall here
after show what the same distinguished man thought
of its patriotism. We shall quote from Webster and
Clay show that they too, looked with utter con-
tempt upon the shallow pretence which Mr.: Mckae
dgnifes with the name of an argument We shall
bring forward General Jackson-we shall vndicate
the memory of VIM. R. King from the odium of dis
tribution. In all this and more that we may offer,
we shall debate the question without reference to
the individuality Of MIR. McRae, whom we shall treat
politically, as an opponent, personally as gen.
tleman.
W" "A Friend" has kindly offered to contrib.
ute to our columns "some poetry" addressed to his
"Dear Absent One" which have read with
good deal of gusto and with every disposition to
appreciate its excelencies both to sentiment and
style. After much reflection, we have concluded
not to accept the offer, but we cannot withhold from
our readers the note with which this effusion is
companied:
"MR EDITORS: write this poetry to you, wish
ing you to have it printed as it is written there
above. Have it put in your Standards as soon as you
receive this and you will obge friend, as aim to
subscribe for your paper"
We assure our most worthy but rejected con-
trbutor, that if we had accepted his kind offer in
the way of poetry, we would certainly have printed
it in all our Standards, and not merely in one copy
of that humble sheet. He says it is his aim to
subscribe for our paper He "aims well; and we
trust he will discharge two dollar bill at soon
as convenient through the medium of Uncle Sans
big mail-gun. Should he only "aim" however,
and not Shoot shall not feel very seriously hurt.
COMMON SCHOOLS IN New YoRK.-The annual re-
port of the superintendent of public instruction OF
New York State shows the following results for the
year ending on the LIST instant: Number of children
attending school, S52,715 number of school dis
trcts in the State, - 600; teachers employed 81,
563, of whom 49, Ill are females school houses in
the State II 492 increase of 249 over the pre-
vious year. the highest rate of school-tax is paid
by New York city and county, and the lowest is
Warren In the school libraries there ,377 1888
volumes-less than last year. The total receipts of
the year So 404 149 expenditures, So, 299 SO;
balance unexpended, upwards of one hundred thou
sand dollars.
The Warrenton News.
The Warrenton Ne'os appears in new dress, and
is now of the handsomest papers in the State.
We congratulate the able and enterprising Editor,
Mr.. Walsh, upon the appearance of his paper. The
Nesos is doing good service in the cause, and
trust the Democracy especially of this Compression.
al District, will extend to it generous and ample
support
The FINE ARTs-IMPoRTANT SALE-We invite at
tention to the advertisement of Signor G. 3. Pandol-
6ni, announcing auction sale of elegan: and cost
y marble and alabaster statuary oil paintings, b.
hemian glassware French China &C. In hasty
inspection of the stock, many beautiful spe-