Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-11-17
state Educatlonai As.ooiatiou.

- state Educatlonaf Association. ~ s
The North.Carolina Educational Association met
in the City Hall, Wilmington, on Tuesday evening,
the 18th instant In the absence of the President,
W. W. Holden, Prof O. W. Smythe, enc of the
Vice Presidents took the chair
The session was opened with prayer by the Rev.
W. II. Doherty.
After some appropriate remarks by the presiding
officer, the Convention proceeded to business .-.
The President, on motion, appointed Messrs. G.
H. Wiley, D. S. Richardson and S. Lander, a CON-
mittee to report business for the action of the Asso
ciaton. After short retirement the committee
made the following report:
Order of business, for Wednesday, Nov. 14th: 1st,
Election of Officers; I'd, Report of Committee on
Graded Schools; 3rd, Report of Committee on Nor
NAL Schools, and discussion of Normal Schools;
4th, Speech of Maj. D. H. HILL Superintendent of
N. G. Military Institute.
Messrs. d. S. Richardson, Saml. Lander and W.
j. Palmer were appointed a committee to nominate
officers.
The Journal says:
"This body met last evening at the Town Hall,
and was called to order by Mr.. Smythe of Lexing-
ton, of the Vice Presidents of the Association
who was called to the chair in the absence of Mr.
Holden, of Raleigh, President. Mr. Campbell, Of
Greensboro, was appointed Secretary. The Secre-
tary, with three other gentlemen constitute a CON-
mttee on credentials. We understand that about
125 delegates were present
Among those present are Major D. H. Hill, of the
\. G. Military Academy at Charlotte, Rev. c. II.
Wiley, Superintendent of Common Schools W. j.
Palmer, Esq, Principal of the n. c. Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb, and many other gentlemen
prominently connected with the cause of Education
in this State
We understand that Major Hill will deliver an adj
dress this evening at o'clock, in the Town Hail.
on the subject of Military Education Also, that
James A. Wright Esq, will deliver an address at
the same place this evening. We have not
certaned the topic which Mr. Wright proposes to
discuss. The delegates to the meeting comfort
ably accommodated at private houses"
The FEELING IN SoUTH-C ARoLINA.-The Charles
ton Mercury rejoices exceedingly over the passage
Of the bill by the Legislature Of South Carolina to
call Convention. 1t says, gentlemen hats of,
hurrah for the homes that we love" 1t adds
in the spirit and temper of the times, Conven-
ton Of the people of South Carolina to be held with
in four weeks, to pronounce upon her remedies in
the crisis which is at hand means disunion: means
the separation of South CIroliUd arhefher done
alone orNih Others, from the Union uhich can only
be badge Of infTmy to her! 1t is so hailed in this
community. The decree has gone forth, and must
be registered in the tablets Of history Well done TO
our NOE Representatives! The day that brings
them back ain to the hearths of their constituents
will be prouder han those which witnessed the tri-
umphal professions If Imperial Rome. In the glow
ing language of Cicero, 1.-The very foundations of
the city will from Their places and go forth to
meet them"
The banner of the stars and stripes, now so bitter
ly denounced in Charleston, never waved but for
the protection Of South Carolina. Hundreds of her
sons have died under its glorious folds on foreign
battle fields 1t is true the eiec.;on OF Lincoln by
strictly geographical vote, is a great calamity. If
those who elected him shall attempt to carry out
their peculiar views with reference to the Sum
every Southern State will at once unite and make
common cause against common enemy. Let us
then, Watch and Wait. Mr. Lincoln will either
break up the Union by attempted aggressions on
the South he will break up his party by refusing
to attempt aggressions We say attempted aggres-
sons, for actual aggressions he will never be per-
mittcd to make. We are for the Union as long as
it can be maintained with safety and honor. If we
believed that the honor of the South had been touch
ed or that the slaveholding States not safe in
the Union, we would strike for dissolution without
stopping for moment to count the cost.