Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-29
Fall Dividend of School Fund-S1OO,0OO
OFFICE SUp'T. Con-. SCHOOLS OF N. g.,
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OFFICE SUp'r. Con- SCHOOLS OF N. c.,
|. Oct II, 1862.
To the Chairmen of the Boards Of Superin tendents
of Com. Schools of tho secsraL Counties Of North
| Carolina. III,
GENTLEMEN am happy to inform you that the
Literary Board met on the 9th of this month, and
agreed to divide among the Counties OF the state,
! for Common School purposes, the sum of one hum
dred thousand dollars. This is nearly ten Thousand
| dollars more than any Semi-annual dividend ever
made before from the Literary Fund-and this sum
is in part payment ola dividend and half formerly
| withheld.
During the year 1861, only the half of one divid-
end was paid out from the Literary Fund and this
was owing to the great and inevitable pressure made
| upon the Treasury of the State from the war sud-
| denly forced upon our country This pressure was
| temporary and has been relieved; an6 the amount
due to the Counties for School purposes has been
secured, and is now available for their in the
method specified by law.
| 1t v>as thought that the whole of this balance
would not now be needed but owing to the fact that
School taxes not levied in several Counties and
the price of evervthin. is enhanced it supposed
| that more than the usual dividend of ninety thouS
and dollars would be necessary to keep up schools
| even for the diminished number OF chil!ren who will
| be able to attend them.
The amount still due from former dividends will
De palQ OUT as aQQlUOnS 10 1usure QStrlOOtOnS as
our educational wants may require; and in the
meantime the Literary Board is now, as formerly,
anxious to keep alive our Common School system.
that great nursery of intelligence, energy and patr
| otsm among the masses OF our people.
This strict adherence of State to its plighted
faith and tS determination, under the Divine bless
ing, to fulfil all its contracts and to commit no
spoations on its former investments for moral ana
industrial Development have not merely redounded
| to the advancement of society," but have actually
lshtened the financial burdens incident the times
North Carolina has, by her good faith, actually
made money, and prevented the taxes on her people
from being higher than they are; for, by her de.
termination to meet all her direct promises and i'm
piled obligations. she has created such confidence in
her integrity and that she is enabled to
divide the burdens of the war of Independence with
future and more prosperous generations. Her fin
aacal character is the highest in our beloved Con-
federacy-and her bonds and promises to pay are
not only easily circulated, but actually command
| higkbremium over other issues of the kind
Let us then be grateful to kind Providence that
we are enabled at this crisis not merely to furnish
means for the education of all our children and
thus to lay broad and deep the foundations of moral
| powe--but that IN doing so enhancing the
| pecunary credit of the State and enabling her to
draw on that future for which We are fighting and
suffering for the larger part of the expenses of the
| struggle for freedom.
The spectacle which our beloved old Common
wealth presents in this day of darkness and of trial
is one we'll calculated to fill the heart of every true
| son with emotions of gratitude to that benefcent
| Being who has given us this goodiy land for her
! ltaSe.
| She ranks among the foremost in the number en-
| durance and courage of the soldiers she has con-
tributed to the second war for independence is
foremost in voluntary contributions TO the common
cause first in financial credit, and in the very midst
of this tremendous shock, tendcr,y and generously
providing for the moral training of all her children
the hope under God, of the future!
| Let us, for our encouragement, look on this
brighter side of affairs; and if We wonld secure
the real greatness and happiness of that future for
which VIC are making such immense sacrifices, let
exert every energy to train the hearts and minds
Of the young to true appreciation OF the interests
| for which We are contending. Are our people Grim.
soning with their blood the whole soil of continent
to be inherited by race too ignorant and brutazed
to value or hold the liberties So dearly bought?
! In every struggle mere brute force Is sure to
yield in the end before moral p"wer; and though
our enemies outnumber US IN soldiers and in mun-
tons Of war, need never fear the result we'll
assured that as long there are men and women
able to understand and appreciate a just and noble
cause, and no longer there will be brave and will
ling soldiers to defend it. While this continues,
freedoms battle "bequeathed from bleeding sire to
son," will surely triumph at last, and triumph
gorousy.
Then let US, who have the care of the young heart
and mind Of this new Republic, remember that Our
camp Of instruction Is the most important all and
1et US humbly and earnestly invoke Divine guidance
in efforts to prepare future generation to maintain
the privileges achieved by the present and to gain
all that the present is unable to accomplish.
Let the schools be kept open-tind teachers in
females and in others unable 20 serve their country
more efectually in different way-anl with hum
be trust in God, let US not falter for moment lr
the great work before u.s.
With much respect, am your friend and servant
c. II. WILEY,
Sun. Com, .Sch00zs FIR the .Stnte