New-York tribune., 1871-12-26

eencon fall ma that the couuties were rapidly paying
their debt snd greatly lcssening taxation by THIS tys
tenn. There may bo objections to IT, but IL mas "o'A'"
well in Alabama.
4 CANAL PROJECT.
project frequently talEd Of Is to connect the COOS"
and the 1,unrSfce Rivers by canal and also 10 improve
the navigation Of the Coosa by canals and locks ihc
point at which the canal would appears very low;
there ae no mountains not even hills but Is ono VI
those peculiar geological antieinas found all through
the Aeghanes west VI the Blue Ridge, whth, IN cut
ting ont, may prove more troublesome an even s'hh
mountain because OF the long very gradual descent
Another project once commenced and revived, ia
the canal around Muscle Shoals the Tennessee River
This wonld give immense water power and IL executed
I'm connection with proper Improvement OF the river
above Chattanooga, would be Of great value the coal
and iron interests Another project Is merely the I'M
proycmcnt of the Coosa River either its entire length
or from Grcensport 10 the crossing Of the Selma Rome
and Dalton Railroad. Ths would be work Of great
importance value to Alabama, as 1t would not only
develop the Coosa coalfclds and ironbods. but also
create very excellent waterpower in the edge OF the
great cotton region. The one at Wetunpka II wen
KNOWN 1t would also open to market quantities of iron
ores belonging to the primitive formation, which are
much needed for mixture with the fossiferous veins
near the Alabama and Cincinnati Railroad and upper
Coosa River.
PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN THE STATE.
Alabama IL not laggard In her educational system or
progress IN fact se Is far ahead OF any other southern
State. Every sixteenth section OF the public lands mas
been and still is devoted to the public school fund; as
sold the money has been invested and 80 FAR
jucously From the report OF Joseph liodgSOn super
endent OF Public INSTRUCTION. this fund appears to be
s729o2 "A. yielding slj.265 s5 The whole sources OF
revenue
Ten mOntis Interest s-2aOo' a. sixteenth section a., o.
Ten month. interest on s5cs sixteenth
Ten '% months u,ere.; on 6sS 80 surplus ,ui. s
0ns1th annual aggregate 81
From Secticn si Revised Oooo 90
unap2ortiOne balance from last sIo %
ro,., 500 sos 5.
Mr. oIsson say. that at tho rate that payment Of
po.tax has increased this sum will be largely aug
cnicd in iS79 The state sustains la Normal Schools
seven for training white teachers and six for colorcd
for these s25oO expended The University does not
to be in good condition III There ws s Is n
coorcd There In the State 229i39 white children
s. SIS $751; Ky eca comparatVe stat Statement Alabama is shown
to have more CHILDREN attending school than any oher
and Indiana Ohio aud Illinois not in the table, Having
curiosity 10 know TO The treatment ana attend
by request selected two counties or these the following
data were given me from the superintendents forth
'CIs l[Sn and
ags' eoorel ;s6Si white a 29a Money , eAsnd S IN IN
Teachers foT colored ss for white S1 Days tauHnt:
eSeG .cG0 ocd aayI whte %e 90 Ca1f a nSa5n 81
increase give the attendance in lSo-colored Ss whe
Jefferson County-Chdren between and 81 years:
whtr II6G coorcf, 1is; QSW-white ~; coloreu o.
Average days taught white 81 coored, 81. Money cx-
pended white s796 20 colored s?37. Teachers. white
70, colored TWO OF tho coored TEACHERS taught seV-
era schools. =. - RI
Mr. Hodgi6n evidently means TO do right, especially as
he Is young nnd ambitious man and to use ms own
expression the colored population rapidly increas'
ing in intelligence, and Obliged to be great power
in our Sute organizes the teachers OF every cOun
~ into clubs has lectures and Libraries provided and
publishes magazine for their especial benefit Since
the great strength OF people IL their intelligence the
great wealth. OF country perfect agriculture, abundant
manufactures and ample facilities or transportation,
l.l..,p gii,ha of q
properly carried out with her evident progress In diver
siied agriculture and the mechanic arts; her water
power, vast stores OF metallic wealth and her fertile
cds clecRered with railroads. cannot fail to be both
great and strong as u community and state