The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-05-05
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
A M Q00

| DEAR SIR: The circular Of the Executive Com
mttee of the Educational Association of North Car
DINA, has been received informing me of the design
to hold general Convention of the Teachers of the
South for the purpose of considering the best
of supplying text books. for schools aud colleges,
and for promoting the of education generally,
at Columbia, South Carolina, on the 29th instant,
! and inviting me to attend.
| While expressing my regret at being unable to
| accept your invitation, beg leave to say that it
affords very great pleasure to see that the DESC
laton of war does not prevent the good of the
country from looking after this great and important
matter.
| This is certainly the time to inangurate the sys-
TEN of supplying our schools with own books,
and of impressing the minds of our children with
| the illusions of Southern genius.
| May God bless and prosper your efforts in q cause
SO patriotic and greatly to be commended by every
| true Southern heart.
Very respectfully, your obedien: servant,
| Y. b. VANCE.
| Committee appointed to report perma-
nent Constitution and By Laws for the Government
of the Association.
On Wednesday, the 29th, the Association was
permanently organized by the election of Rev. J. l..
Reynolds, of the s. C. College, as President, and
the following Vice Presidents: w. T. Davis, C. H.
Wiley, DIR. r. w. Gibbes, J. Stoddard, W. II.
Stratton and S. L. Pearce T. S. Stevens elect
! ed Recording Secretary. w. j. Palmer Correspond
DIR. Gibbon of Charlotte, N. c., offered the fol-
lowing excellent resolution which referred to
| an appropriate committee.
| Resolved, That it be recommended by this Con-
venton to introduce the Constitution of the Con-
federate States text book in all public schools
Subsequently, the above resolution, and several
others, for the purpose of promoting the cause of
education IN the South, were adopted.
On Thursday. the 3Otb, committee appointed
to prepare an Address to the Teachers and friends
of education throughout the Confcderacy.
The Association adjourned, to meet in Atlanta,
Ca, on the first Wednesday in September. 1863.
B-Through the favor of Gen. D. H. Hill we have
received copy of the New York Herald of the 22d
April 1t contains nothing of much Importance,
but is interesting curiosity. good portion of
the paper is filled with free love scrapes showing
the degradation of Northern society, and the other
portion is occupied by long lying dispatches and
letters from the South.
HG- The Proclamation of Governor Vance has
had much more to do with the decline in -four and
other articles than the funding of Treasury Notes
We learn that parties at Hillsboro who held -four
| short time ago at $50, and were very careless
about sales, are glad get it off at $50 There
are large quantities of -four along the N Carolina
Railroad in the hands of spectators and monopo-
lists, and it the Government wants the article it
could not do better than send an impressing agent
that way. But for villainous spectators aud
forestaliers -four would never have gone above SIS
or $50 Monopolists have bought it up and kept
it out of market and of course the price went
up. We can assure the spectators that Governor
Vance will renew bis proclamation embracing
shipments beyond the State at the proper time
Raleigh Progress
We honor Gov. Vance for his prompt action in
dseharging his duties, and for the cordial and
unwavering support he gives the Confederate
authorities We have no idea that he at all
sympathises with those who eternally finding
fault with the Government aud creating dissatis-
faction among the people. We are in favor of
sustaining public officers, even if their acts do
not always seem to be exactly proper, especially
when we have reason to believe that they are
striving to do what is for the best. We doubt the
propriety of embargoes, but We regret to say that
We do not believe they have been strictly obeyed.
NORTHERN ITEMs-Lincoln says that not
withstanding the late defeat he will keep pegging
away. The feet must return to Charleston Hun
ter cooperating in landing forces.
Burnsde's advance has reached Cumberland
Gap. That he is now intending to penetrate East
Tennessee is now definitely known.
The Confederate steamer Florida has captured
the Lapwing The vessel and cargo valued at
SIS, 600, She was insured 10 Boston.