Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-30

tiop for the ESTABLISHMENT q ogSlsiA VI
Graded Schools, one or more IN each
conntr. of which one-halt the expenses
- +. lie defrsred from the Literary Fund,
tho other bv the county. Inc plan is
49, roTth in a bill, subaitted to and ap-
nroycd bv the Literary Board, and sent
70 the Committee on Education. Inc
;dc. meats my Hearty approbatcn' ana
( ~ nrr;nr it upon your favorable nof!ce,
7, ~ ron will consider lac neither I'M
r.cticalle nor untimely 1t IS IN iacGa
t,ro,abZo time to act III THIS matter 1t
IL sxc,edinply Importantly make every
rose;hl- arranrement for the future sup,
i,ort ond comfort of our nutIlated II
: ffie.bl.d soldiers and their children. BY
qualifying them for teachers, "hloh can
net be done in schools OF ne h'ehsr a'&oo
than our Common Schoolssnany can De
provided for. In the great plentuons-
ness of money, the c~ountigE and indigtd
;EnaIs will now give liberaE for such a
nobla object. Surely, it ishot irnmodest
for,,s to claim that NorthsC Carolina oc-
t .chnfss a high position among her sisters
in reraffa to public education +; and by
: .xertInr ourselves noas, that POSITION
r may be- so im6roysd and. raised as to
+ T'riJ5s cps to exercise no Nile nIluence
: in the formation, in happier times, OIL
- Southerr sentimental means OF power
% at once enduring and glorious. BY tne
. i.djcious 1narasosnent Of the tund, II
IL CONSEQUENCE the greatlyslncreased val
~ ue Of It's securities, the boAra hspe ~ .,
add to it, that no decrease IN the Sem
! annual distribution shall occur,
ae Some action is also required on vow
eS part to. prSlect the Fund against u
OF ~c4Gnrse now pursued by the holders {
drafts upon it IN the various counties, /
hcl refusing to present them for payment
70 the intention Of course nelnS to ocmar
me q different currency from that when ii
as Treasurer now receives and pays oet.,
hat The duties and Responsibilities OF u
at Treasurer of the Fund should also
more fully defined and set 1oTtn vi
10 greater particularly. ,:
ssed . The vcry important subject OF isedl
the the moor whose supporters and p~~otect'
OF are in the army, again demanas cur I
han tention. The results of the hrst yea
enc operations are most encouraging d
sits should serve to give our people COL
ttep dencc in the resources OF their State
that Great anxiety was felt last Fall, as -.
)ally know. on the subject Of food; and le
to were entertained that suffering, II
UNI actual starvation, would DC witnessed
'nss- many quar- ers. Under the ausno
is at conferred upon me by your bodyaA
the chased and stored away
bushels Of corn, 25o,o
sven quantityol ries, &c,
II tri- +hot M u ra~
ubtful +onc. "a 9T, ;on1aa
L" ''0 commissioners about one third Of Ia
con, less than one-hslf Of the corn
hnos1 but very little Of the rice, He re
'pial6 still on hand sonse TO- 900 lbs. of b
n" having fed a nunbcr of negroes en-
'"olIo on the public works and sold to the
u 100000 los, with 20, 1000 bushels Of
, I"'o ! have reason to believe that from
~ L1o Gus causes, the crops this year hav
0.0~'1' been 80 abundant as usual, and tina
o1oleo public will be called upon to do
WIS than last season. But stil | see no
q for alarm, and nay last years expel
has encouraged me to believe th
~ can be fed from our own rescuIc
olouiN proper prudence and economy.
peop'S specially recommend a liberal a
p~rlation ameng the several %countie
,n'oiEs cording to population, for this purp
l.ly "a at least double that of last year
liaue, that | be allowed to buy and store
10 eau corn, -four and bacon as heretofore.
oe 81 The earnings of the steamer I'D
in- which has been employed in runnir
u Tie blockade, may beapplied to this pu1
IS they cannot be made to meet GU
70 50 abroad. They will be amply sufI
.sss do without taxing the public a dollar.
1esIla- method of distributing these articl
Jaroll- food, the duty of the ~sub-agentS, an
~ gu proper recipients, should be more
G9S ~ niteIy set forth and provisions 6
1'Ll'Ua be made for those families Of 81
.la' who according to the present ar
upon ment, forfeit their claim to ~sssistaF
.I?uS removing frpm one county to 81
n'eH : wtlch IS frequently aluCst unavoi
0i' .na' Reports are submitted herewith
. o'~eG operations Of the Adr0nce, Suosi
.l'o Vi and Quartermaster's Department.,
7nss-@ trust you will find satisfactory.
. SUN enterprise of running the blockad
a. importing army supplies from a
1peeSn' has proven q most complete succ
t'oli III Gsu will see from the reports that
ID snail 0usntitinS af cIo+hinr la.thsr and