The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-11-30

excuse them underezlstIng laws. The Conp
mon Schools should surely be kept going at
every cost, and If sufficient inducsment.
cannot be offered to disabled soldiers .nd
educated women to take hold Of them. th,.
nece ssary males should be exempted. SIRE.
", though. If convinced Of the great n,ces-
sity, our patriotic countrywomen wonld as.
sist, in the absence Of these male instruc.
tors. in preparing the minds Of the rising
generations 10 appreciate the government
which this one is bleeding to establish.
When we see so little doing to educate In.
youth soon To succeed us, and behold abroad
the vicious and demosalizing influence,
every where bl,ghtng the land. i. is enough
10 fiji one with shuddeEing for The future.
Truly the mental iursuws are gaping ior
the seed, and il the good be not pnt in the
crop ot evil will be spontaneous and fear.
full. II is with pride that observe the
publication in our State of various new
school books, creditable alike TO the authors
and to the public which has demanded them.
Our graf system OF Common Schools is. ar.
ter all. our only true and solid ioundatiss
for public education, and demands your con.
slant anu fostering care.
The execution vi the laws becomes more
and more difficult, owing hot 40 much 10.
che increase Of crime, IN my opinion, as To-
the want OF boldness in the civil msgis.
trates. Many complaints continue to reach.
NE irsm all parts Of the State Of deprada-
tions and outr,ges Of struggling soldiers.
illegal impressments Of property by Con-
federate Agents, and naoy high handed
violations oil civil rights bv md,tary com.
randess. Most VI the sufferers appeal To-
me Tor redress whlsh am oilea unable IL
afford them. They forget that the Law still
exi,ts. aud that IL is their right and duty
to apply il. whenever and b. whonsosver
aggr,eyed, in the ancisa, way. The Gen.
erd in cumm.nd. and the private soldiers
alike. NAV be and shsald be ARRESTED Tor
any offence against the sghis Or liberties
OF the citizen, and il assistance is made,
the whole military force of the State would
bs brought ~ sear, to si.lsrce Submission.
\ One wrong sedre,sed By the ia,v would be
worth twenty redressed nv Executive sp.
peal 10 the superior olhoer Of the offender.
In this connection | call your attention,
TO the insuiiici.ncy Of the pa, Of our Juds
IS. Their expenses should be borne whli,.
on circuit, sithout limitation Of sae anoun,.
al least. | regard their situation IN this.
respect as worse than snv other public SER
wants. and earnestly invite year attention.
10 the remrdy.
The war sill Jsogs its slor ieag,h alnng.
Gca. I.re Ia, been materially relnlorcei,
and all fears Of the early capture Of Peters
burg and Richmsnd are dis.ipate,. Our
people and armies. with q wonderful elias.
ITCHY Of spirit have recovered from the
effects uf our rrserses in. the VALLEY Of Nir-
gina aud the Southwest. The, campaign
sl 1864. the blodiest by far Of any vet fought
on the continent. bid, fair 10 close ~ithost
. particle Of vantage TO eur enen,irs. IL not
with positive advantage 10 our arms.
u Nobody has yet starved. aud with suei-
cient care nobody will duriag the Coming
|, season. But the end OF this uar and the
return Of peace seems still hid from human
!. vision. WhrE il shalt come. how Il shall
be raised. and with shat body 81 shall GENE.
are questions i j. MT IN mr. pawer 70 an
swer. The slimmeflng prospects &c thosht
J we saw in che spring and early summer
seem to hare vanished.
Its a matter 81 sincere soagratulaticn,
however. that the COOL sense and csnssr-
,a,isn OF our people have rescued our State
from the ruin IT attempting 10 seek for y
By separate action Their unparalleled
unanimlty At the polls has pa, TO rest al!
our apprehensions on that score, and salts
fed our enemies and our friends that North
CarsIina will share the fate for veal or woe
Of her conlederstes. A noblrr moral spec.
tacle has srldoH been exhibited than thai
/ Of our army and people ia ratifyins ans"
the plighted honor and con,icten. alter
almost four years Of such suffering and