The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-04-22
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Read this to the People.
THE following is the section in the new
Constitution ofthis State providing for com
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1.-The following IS the section in the new
Constitution of this State providing for com
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sS"tSection 2. The General, Assembly at
its first d session under this Constitution
shall provide by taxation and otherwise for
a general and uniform system of publico
schools wherein tuition shall be free of 4
charge to all the !, children of the State he
tween the ages OF six and twenty7o I'l
z Now, let us, see what the old Consultation
says on the subject. Section 41st Of the old
Constitution provides ..a. ' ''5" ..a ''.,''W @ in
"That school or schools shall be ,estab-
lisled 10y the legislature for the convenient.
instruction of youth, with such salaries to-
the masters, paid by the public, as may en-
able them to instruct at low prices" ,sa -
. Does any reader perceive any difference in
this respect between the old and the new
Constitution And yet the cry is raised
that the two races are to be crowded togeth-
er in the same schools, and that this lis the
meaning of the words, general and uni
form system of public schools" The schools
are to be /" general'-that is, for all; and
the system is to be uniform''-that is, it is
to be the same for both races and for all, so
far as the advantages are concerned. But
surely this will not prevent separate schools
for the two races, especially as it is the unan-
| imOus wish of both races thai separate
schools should be established. But they must
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schools for one race must be as good as the
schools for the other. Who can object to
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WHICH IS BETTER. a system of State
government, devised by CASTOR, Macon, Dan
| iel, Morehcad, and other N0rH Gai0lina pa
triots, or a system devised by New England
adventures, based upon Yankee notions and
prejudices, adapted to New England wants,
and adopted by scalawags and negroess
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These same Rebel leaders had fair op-
portunity in 1865 to get what they call the
"old Constitution" of CASTOR and Macon.
A Convention was held in Raleigh, and the
old Constitution was altered in a few par
ticulars and then submitted to the people at
the polls. What was the result Why, un-
der the advice of Gov. Graham, Judge Ruff
fin and others it aoas eOted doacn. The re-
suit is, zoe haoe no Constitution Of any kind
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When the Rebel leaders talk about the
"old Constitution" tell the people that
these very leaders voted it down. 1t was
offered to them, and they would not have
it. What was the reason9 The reason wds
that these Rebels acre not to be allooced to hold
tile offices. That explains the whole of it.
We have noticed one thing, and that is,
when New Englander turns Copperhead OF
Rebel, as in the case of Judge Cilley and
serves these Rebel leaders, he is all at once
very clever fellow. They have no objection
to such Yankees" "a gaI 81. ...... 5
/ The new Constitution for this State is the
best free State Constitution ever framed. I,
! protects all alike, but it gives special pro
lection to the weak-to the laboring peo
| Pile and the poor The oligarchs and aris
tocrats who have always governed the grea
body of the people of this State, and lived
and grown rich on their earnings, can mo-
bear this. They hate this new Constitution
because it provides as well for the poor al
the rich, and because 1t does equal and eX
act justice to all. N' -'+a 'i'A 'iiF -.a