Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-05-16

Secondly. To erdeavor to supply tn. places
OF male teachers, absent military duty, by
qualified females.
Thirdly. To avail yourselves of this admra.
hle opportunity of introducing into the schools
text books written at the South, Of which there
vii soon be a supply on hand
Fourtly. Let the children in those coun-
ties now under the shadow of the enemy, b..
regularly taught as long as there are female.
for the purpose and let it be made part OF
their instruction to love their own country and
to despise foreign yoke. Let the insolert
foe who would subdue see und ing opposI'
ton to his pretensiuns and his aims, daily and,
regularly inculoated in all the primary school.
within the very sound of ais artillery, and
which will spring into hero ic life when those
Who now WELD these guns are forgotten dust.
Flftly Let none be licensed to teach but
such as are thoroughly loyal to the State and
to the Confederate States.
tSixMly. Let our great system of public
Schools in this day of darkness and trial, pre-
serve to the last the spirit which has animated
it from the beginning a spirit OF reverence
faith and p,ety towards God, the christians S
God, and of loyal devotion to the Interests, the
honor aud the happiness of North Caro-
lima.
trust that this spirit has governed me in
all my course as the superintendent OF the sys
tenn, and without the least feeling or purpose
of egotism | will add that all tie official ema-
ratiuns from the chief xecutive head of our
schools have spoken one voice, and preathed
one uniform und y ing desire, voice Of encour
agement to the people of my native State to
love and cleave to and develop her intere SITS
and her independence, and q desire that the
Commonwealth might be great in
the christian character, in the viz
tue, INTEL igence, devotion and patriotism OF
her children. You, gentleman, have nObly sec
onded my exertons and let us preserve with
glorious consistency, this character OF our
schools 10 the last.
ardently hope that the system will survive
ever, trial, and live t" dffuse the blessings of
which God has made it a means, when we have
passed TO our account !; but it-(what do not
look for)-new contingencies should suspend
IT'S existence let all the monuments aud records
which it leaves for the future historian bear
one uniform aud glorious testimony to the re-
Iigious faith and the patriotic devotion to tn.
high, sacred, generous and useful spirit which
characterized its whole Lovin. 1T as 4
father loves his own child, aud believing it to
be intimately and inse parably dent titled with
the honor and interests aud Independence OF i
State to which my whole heart has been devot
ed from my earliest recoIlection., | have stood
up On my tower and watched with intense yeal
ing during all This night OF s,orms: and have
an abiding faith that God will spare me to be
hold the dawn of bright aud goriou. day for
US and our p"sterty. But whether our eyes
behold this light not, let us be sure 1t is
coming, and with all our energies and an hum
hle trust IN the Ruler of the Universe, labor on
for the rights and interests Of our State while
we are on the stage of action.
With much respect,
ain your friend and servant,
C. II. WILEY,
Suparntendant for the State.