Randolph County journal., 1860-09-27

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posed they were lying around ioose-
From your reply. Is it not fair to
they are dead, aud their lips
sealed until the resurrection morn.
when you with the Journal will blow
them up TO d sense of their duty
Why Is it that every COMMITTEES, got
mp to forward any public enterprise,
must be packed with from onc-hslf to
three-fourths Of its members composed
of the illegal gentlemen" is mys-
terry that Solomon in all his wisdom
would be at loss to decipher.
Thus, Dear Sir. has many of our
projects for improving our town and
country slept the sleep of death: We
get up few meetings (about three J
take a few preliminary steps and
fnally-resol,e it into the hands or
the illegal gentlemen and here at this
stage the business receives its final
quietus. | suppose they do, as in
Court. non pross the case
When we need legal advice we call
upon the learned doctors of law; and
when we need medical aid we call
upon the enlightened doctors of physic.
But, sir, when we need School
House that which is of vast moment
to us all we ought to call upon an
other and better class of men. men Of
industry. and possessed of the neces-
sary mechanical skill to commence
and carry on to completion any build
ing that we NAV need. And In this
connection l will add, we have a very
respectable number of such mechan-
les living among us.
"a place for every man, and every
man in his place" is q true and safe
maxim.
Place those men upon the Commit
tees that have an interest in the busi-
ness and understand the object OF the
same-thcn, and not until then, will
we move with some system In the
right direction.
Give those men the money
necessary to pay for erecting build
ing and we will have School House
large enough for our present and
future use, in much less time than we
have been talking about it. And lest
some learned limb of the law should
be at loss to know where this
money is to come from, it may be
well to say that the time (which Is
money! and the money that has been
expended In our town and County
du ing the present political canvass
! (Which has probably not changed to
or made 20 votes for either Iarty
would erect a splendid three story
brick School House.
Put our mechanics forward in all OF
our public enterprises; show them that
we appreciate their eiioits and respect
the laboring man.
Now a word about the Importance
of the immediate erection OF School
House. Here we are with a population
of about l,200 inhabitants. and not a
respectable School House large enough
to hold the fifth child in the town.
Many of our boys that are ranging
from ID to 20 years old will be de-
prived of such an education as they
have a right to expect and receive OF
us as the citizens of the town. A few
of the boys are gone or going dis
tance from home to school; this is at
tended with heavy expense and this
expense is tribute that we are pay
ing to other people, thereby draining
us of the money that would have been
paid out in our own town, for the
same, and other purposes, provided
we had a School House suitable t.
accommodate them. 1t will cos
about tv o hundred dollars per year t
send boy to school away from home
This expense is composed of board
ing, tuition, books and travelling ex
penscs.. Say there is five of our son.
going to school. this will make on
thousand dollars per year, anu IL
eight years this would amount tt
enough money to pay for the erection
of as good building as we need.
There are many of our youths grow
ing up in idleness, ali for want o
the proper chances to make themselve
useful members of society. The youn.
UiH find something to do, be it goot
or bad; and if they had chance t,
obtain an education within their reacl
they wOald be going to school, there
by qualifying themselves to bccom
useful members of community. But
alas! they have not this privilege gran
ted to them, and they are travclin:
along down the smooth, deceitful roa,
of dissipation to death. making nigh
hideous with their shouts of debauch
cry and drunkenness.
Now, will you please call upon thi
COMMITTEE oil legal gentlemen -
this Council of five. and ask them L
report or resign their trust to the com
mon people, SO that there may b
something done to forward the enter
prise. We need the School llous
anl it will cost much time and labo
to erect it, If what has already bee
done is fair criterion for us to jndg
by.
Yc favored and enlightened few, le
US hear from you, If in your arduou
labor you have produced a mountain
or mouse; let us know.
Very Respectfully
ALEX. Wmrp.
KEEP BEFORE THE PEOPLE. Iha
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