The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
SCHOOL fUND-RECOnD OF TllE
RErUBLIcANS.

Tho principal Of tho School fund ISL.
91i.6lS,50) was sacredly preserved during
tho war. Tho Raleigh News mys. .Goy.
Vance successfully opposed It's appropria-
lion for war purposes. lilo reminded the
Legislature in 1868. .lnt it was their duty
carefully ~ preserve, and il possible i'm
crcase :his fund. make provision is regular
distribution alnl do everything in their
lover TO educatc the youths Of the ooun-
Try.
What blessing 10 the youths Of the
c,mhiry IL this good advice to the legisla-
ture oi 1868. had been followed by that of
1865! Tho cl,ildrcn Of the State would
NOT have bccn robbed Of the mems Of edu-
cation. The Pools. Ashlcys. Hoods. and
etl,crs Of that stripe. would not have been
faitened on the rbildren's money. The
strong arm Of Zebulon d. vancc was need.
cd then 70 interfere aud shield the sacred
fund. ~
wimt was tie fate u this fund under the
enlargement of tho Republicans? Let US
500.
They say change has hoen made. lf
.. it has bccn Jonc by them since 1868.
We kao~ that the Radicals made away with
nll tho Railroad Stock. Gov. Holden in
his message TO the Legislature Of 1869
Up. m. reported that they sold 5000. 900
worth cf stock for si5S. .O00; this was the
conibised stock OF the Wilmington n Wei
don Railroad 400, 900 and tho Wilmington
a. Manchester Rsilruad 200. 600. The
fOp. 900 of Wilmingion& a. Weldon Railroad
stock Is now worth about $500. 600; but
.kc Republicans sold it all lvr Sl5S, ,0O6.
and invested il in the worthless and iradu-
lent Special Tax Bonds. According ta our
nominee for Governor. that was nm abso-
lnte robbery of the poor children II the
State. They robbed the children in order
10 bull the fraudulent bvnds.
Nor is this all. The United States
Govenmcnt. for the purp~e of aiding
North Carolina IN the establishment, Of M
Agricultural Callegc, gave this State q
large amount Of land scrip. This ihey
sJId sHd invested tho proceeds. $780,
400 ia State bouds. buying Special Tax
lIouds TO the amount Of Sl60, 900.
II any Radical is disposed TO doubt this,
we refer him to Gov. llolden's message 10
The Legislature. p. 6. and to p. 50. Of the
report Of y. y. Ashley. in 1869.
80 here was sl20. 600 in cash absolutely
thrown away or worse still. invested to in
fate the prices Of worthless securities. for
tho beneit Of plunderers. This Sl2O. 900
taken from the Land Scrip Fund. aud the
$500. 600 aLsraciei from original Eduea-
,ional Fund, makes grand total Of $780,
900 thrown away BY the Republicans.
In the year 1869. they received for odu-
caiional purposes. s6U.SlO.O2. What did
they do will IL? They spent il as follows /:
Expenses SC. Is
lent 20 University 3,OOO.O
lent 70 pay members Of Radical
Legislatures $4,000. 90
Spont for schools OO0, ,000.0
a= siC9. .ij7. I3
How was Il The next year? The receipts
Cor educational purposes Cor 1870 we're
| t33s. .gT3.76.
Of this fund they made disbursements as
follows:
Erpenses s 2.Jii.oO
Lieut. 10 University i2.On0. .O0
Invested in Special Tar Bonds i50. .OO0.00
Disbuped for schools 3S.9Si.S6
notwithstanding their pretended devotion
10 The cause of popular education. ihcir
baasicd liberality. their reckless extrava-
g.ncc. they spent nothing Cor schools during
the 6iss year Of their administrative control
Of the School Fund aud during the second
and last year ony s8s.osi.S6. although
they received for ednvstional purposes that
year ss3S. S.g63.76i
Aud such 10 tao Republican record u. .ro-
laiion TO the School Fund. VIII Rcpubli-
cans a. veil a. Democrats pondor these
fscssi Should party be again trusted
With the educational fund IL tho face Of .
reeord Of shame like this?
Judge Settle has his share of responsible
i,y IN this isattor. We propose 70 show u
up, before he has assailed Gov. vanco's
record IN regard % che School Fund. many
more ii,aee. And hs will end himself fal-
len into the 3it which be digged fOr Vance.