The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-03-03
10 THE FRIENDS OF EDUCATION


We publish below, a circular addressed to the
teachers and friends of education throughout the
Confederate States, by the State Educational
Association of North Carolina, hoping that each
one who may see it, will consider it as sent
especially to himself and that all who can, will be
present at the proposed meeting.
All newspapers in the Confectionery that are
disposed to aid in advancing this great cause, are
requested to publish this circular and call attention
to its object
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, !
January 18th, 1868.
SIR: At the last Annual Meeting of the State
Educational Association of North Carolina, held
in the Town of Lincolnton, on the 14th and 18th
of October last, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted: %
RESOLVED, That this Association recommend
a general Convention Of the teachers of all the
Confederate States, to be held at-on--
1868, to take into consideration the best means
for supplying the necessary text books for schools
and colleges, and for uniting their efforts for the
advancement of the cause of education in the
Confederacy; and that the Executive Committee
of the Association be directed to correspond with
teachers in the various States, on the subject
We have thought it would facilitate the accomp-
lishment of the object of the above resolution, to
suggest time and place for the holding Of the
Convention referred to; and we accordingly recon-
mend that the Meeting take place in Columbia,
South Carolina on Tuesday, April 18th, at 8
o'clock, P. NJ.
The importance of this movement will be readily
appreciated by every friend of our beloved country;
and We feel sure that class of persons can be
more useful in achieving, under God, the indepen-
dence off nation, than those who are engaged in
training the hearts and minds of the young.
The integrity of society itself demands that at
least those OF our text books which relate to
moral and political science should not be prepared
by persons who hold opinions in conflict with those
on which our institutions are based; and if our
schools are ever to be purged of the semiiD6del
literature of the world we will never have better
opportunity than the present for the commence
ment Of this good work
We would add in addition, that our national
enemies arragn at the bar Of the civilized world
people of inferior moral development and
capability; and every consideration which can
appeal to our pride, to our patriotism and to our
manhood, as we'll as to our sense Of duty to God
and to our fellow men, should prompt those VIII
labor in the moral domain, to be up and doing.
We cannot afford to permit any exigency which
our vindictive foes can bring upon us, to arrest
efforts in behalf of those agencies which, next
to religion, do most to promote the welfare of
society; and we know that if the rising generation
is properly instructed the lapse Of time will, by
the blessing of Providence, but insure that inde
pendence for which those who are now on the
stage of action, are so heroicaly contending.
Believing that these views meet with your
hearty concurrence, we respectfully and earnestly
invite you to meet US in council at the time and
place specified above, fully believing that, by the
Divine favor, may thus be enabled to lay, in
this day of trial, the foundation of a work which
will rebound to the honor and prosperity of our
noble country.
With much respect, we are truly yours,
@. III. WILEY,
j. d. CAMPBELL,
WILLIE j. PALMER,
Elk. Committee.
Sa~ An early reply to the above circular is
respectfully solicited.