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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-26
Harnett County.

CHALK LEVEL, April 12.-Our people
are anxiously waiting and hoping that
Congress is in earnest in graphing with
the most momentous question that has
recently engaged its attention-that of
National aid to education.
can say without hesitation that there
has been no bill before the present Con-
gress which excited such general inter
est as the educational bill now pending.
If Congress wishes to immortalize itself,
it can do so by aiding US out Of the count
less millions in the Public Treasury. This
would enable the people to see that Con
gress has regard for their common inter
est.
After we have raised all the means we
can ourselves, and received what Congress
will give US, and the Legislature has made
wise compulsory school law, we will be
getting on the high road of progress.
JOHN D. PEGRAM
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Wilson County.

WILSON, April s.-You ask whether
favor the bill or measure now before Con-
gress appropriating money for common
schools and whether, in my opinion, the
teachers of Wilson, as rule, favor it.
answer both question yes, emphati-
cally yes. I have been a teacher forty
four years, and have seen so much of the
illiteracy of Eastern Carolina that I am
ready to say give us the appropriation even
though constitutional prohibition be
strained little, which in my destitution
of legal lore am unable to see. We have
in our midst many that are opposed to the
measure, and who are in reality against
public schools in any form.
Our schools are doing as well as should
be expected under the disadvantages which
we are laboring. Give more money, longer
school terms, and better teachers will take
hold in teaching. JAS. MURRAY.
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Rutherford County.

RUTHERFoRDToN, April 81 favor an
appropriation for Common Schools from
the General Government to the several
States, which shall be managed by the
State authorities alone. l conceive the
principle underlying the common school
system generally to be based upon this
idea-that the strong help the weak; that
the weather. class contribute of their
means to the advancement Of the children
of those who have been less fortunate in
life. Taking the same views of govern
ments and individuals, the General Gov
ernment is abundantly able to assist the
impoverished States Of the South.
With this idea cannot regard the move
ment otherwise than favorably. Petitions
to this end have been generally circulated
in the county, and are being signed, so far
as l am informed, by all.
A. L. RUCKER.
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the 1'tOsUid,1al States is called Il ''7eeces-
Sity." Wonderful child is that necessitu
who is to be full -fedged in ten gears,
when he will need no more help from the
pap Of the General Government Why
may not every eleemosynary institution in
the land with the same reason become
suppllants at the knees of this most gen
erous OF all mothers, the General Govern
ment?
AT some early opportunity I hope to ex-
press my views upon this measure which
appears to me full of sequences Of much
greater harm than good to the Southern
States and to our whole country.
+. S. WILKINSON.
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The Precedent for it.

Mr.. Hatcher, of Johnston We know
to our public schools upon the principle
that the General Government has nothing
to do with our State institutions. But to
this patriotic class we would say that the
old school fund of North Carolina, con-
sisting of 81, ,433, 1879, came from the
National Treasury under the signature Of
President Andrew Jackson. The bill
passed the Senate in 1886, with but six
dissenting voices, and the House with only
thirty-eight. Congress then appropriated
$28, 100000 to twenty-six States out of
$4O,OO0,OOO then in the United States
Treasury
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Condition of Schools in Wake.

Mr.. Jones, Of Wake 1t affords me.
great pleasure to state, that the public
schools of Wake county were never in a
more prosperous condition than at present.
During the winter term, now about to
close, we have had 10 schools in opera
ton. The attendance at these schools has
been remarkably good, the advancement
of the pupils has been satisfactory to
teachers and patrons, and the teachers en-
ployed in the schools, as a general thing,
have prosecuted their work zealously and
conscientiously, and with a proper regard
for new methods of instruction and dis
cipline.
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An Emphatic Yes.

Mr.. Smith, Of ing7tam::-A Cores
ponding Secretary of the State Association
of County superintendent have recently
sent to every superintendent in the State
and to many Of our more prominent edu-
Gators, circular letter asking their opin-
ions on various topics of interest to the
cause of public education, and among
these was the question: "Are you in favor
Of national aid 9'' In the replies received
from the mountains to the seaboard the
answer has been an emphatic Eyes,
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Raleigh Municipal Nominations.

On Monday night the Democrats Of the
First, Third and Fifth Wards of Raleigh
made the following nominations for alder
men for the forthcoming election First
Ward-F. 0. Moring, Alfred Upchurch,
Thomas Harris. Third Ward G. Edgar
Leach P. F. Faison, J. B. Martin, W. n.
Jones, G. D. Rand. FIFTH Wartl-Julius
Lewis, G. B. Edwards, P. @. Fleming.
The Republicans have nominated as can
didates for aldermen in the Second Ward
j. r. Ray. J. N. Denton, G. W. Hoover
(coD. Fourth Ward-James Doyle, Jas.
H. Jones, (col) Nelson Taylor (col.)
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RuncOmbe County.

4 AsHEvHIE, April 15.-I am highly in
avor Of National Aid to Popular Educa-
lon, provided each State can get its just
b. rata. and control it as it does other
ehoo funds. That is, We want to gov
IT, our own State schools. a man at the
fational capital could no more dictate for
school in one of our extreme Western
bunties than | could regulate operations
|pon farm in New York, a place unseen,
me.
am trying to'get aBuncombe to speak
ht upon this matter. Our County Board
Magistrates, and citizens generally, are IN
avor of the appropriation. Indeed, al
# our educators favor it, upon the above
onditions.
John W. STARNES
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Rockingham County.

LEAKsy1LLE, April 9.-National aid to
education meets the hearty approval of
every educator in my county, so far as |
know, and even those opposed to a system
of education by the State favor it, provi-
ded the distribution of the money is to be
placed in the hands of State officials.
Since the constitutionality of the meas
ure is now conceded, no better disposition
of the surplus fund can be suggested than
liberal application of it to dispelling the
mist of ignorance revealed by the last cen
sus. n S. SMITH
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Mr.. Platt ID. Walker FOR Ateornev.(:on
At eRab. = sz -

To THE CHROHlCL4: There seems to be
growing sentiment among the Democrats
over the State that all OF the men now
holding the State Offices ought to be turn
ed out and entirely new ret put in. In
that opinion the writer Of this takes mart.
In view Of the expected change, / beg
leave to place before the people of the
State the name Of Platt u. Walker. of
Mecklenburg for the ONCE Of Attorney.
General. do not do this It his request
nor merely to see the man promoted, but
do it from an honest conviction that the
Office will be better filed by him than by
any other man in the State
As to his qualifications for the Office
need say nothing to thNe who have knos.n
him personally or to those who have heard
him in the practice Of his profession. He
would be safe counsellor for the State
and an able advocate and defender Of her
legal rights. He would be careful, pains
taking and accurate in compiling and di-
gesting the Supreme Court Reports. In q
word, he is the man for the place. II any
reader of this should fear fhs& the repre-
sentation here made Of the man ID extrav-
agant, let him ask any Judge Of the
supreme or Superior Court bench before
whom Mr.. Walker ever pfacticed. and l
am satisfied that after an Investigation of
his merits the enquirer win a9roe with the
writer of this-that for Attorney- General
We must have Platt D. Walker
C1RoLus
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M Smith, of Rockinghan:-W trust,
however should the appropriation be made.
that longer sessions of the schools and
more efficient teachers with better salaries
will come to the rescue and the stain OF
illiteracy will be wiped ont
Mr. Fits, Of Warren The great
drawback to the public school interests is
the want of sufficiency of funds. We
want more money for two reasons, viz
1st. To pay better salaries, to the end that
we may secure the services of better teach
ers. I'd. That the school term may be
heightened.
Mr. Wootten, Of LredeU Common
school education in North Carolina un-
der the present system is powerless to give
an elementary education to her children.
Very few of the district schools are sup
ported for four months in the year, they
barely average three months duration.
They would gladly and Willingly
levy an additional tax sufficient, if neces
sary to support the public schools for sly
months, but the citizens and those too
who are to be benefited are agreed tha
such taxation would.be burdensome.
= The teachers are so poorly pait
| that they cannot afford to teach and pre-
| pare themselves for professional teacher
! for an average of $1o per month for I
| three months term.
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Wake County.

RALEIGH, April 1O.-If the National
Government will furnish this assistance
and leave the distribution of the fund to
our State officers, | am satisfied, from my
intercourse with the teachers and other
friends of popular education in Wake
county, that the proposed measure will
meet with almost universal favor
EUGENE T. JONES
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The Urgent Need.

Mr.. Jones, Of Wake The great bar
rier to the success of the public school
system is the deficiency in the amount Of
money allotted to the schools.
Mr. Smiley, Of S,cain Our great
country is growing with rapidity, increas-
ing in wealth, and will, ere long, take the
foremost rank, provided We can secure
sixty millions.
Mr.. Wooteas, Of IreaeU 1t is therefore
my decided opinion and conviction, that
unless something is done speedily to edu-
cate the rising generation, (the common
school system should not undertake to do
more) ours will be land, filled not only
with idlers and loafers, but with burglars,
Nihilsts and rioters and lawless subjects.
Mr.. Star7aes, Of Bunconabe We think
it would be decidedly better to spend it
the surplus in educating the living than
to build monuments to the dead. If
had two sons, and one were to die, should
prefer educating the living to placing mar
BILE upon the grave of the dead. 1t is bet
ter to educate than to dig canals or build
storehouse for the National library. 1t
is better to cultivate the mind than to
grant pensions to the grandchildren Of de-
parted Presidents, or fill the rivers with
trout for the boys to fish after. If must
build a fish pond or school for my son, and
cannot do both, let my boy be sent to
school. x Ignorance is on the in
crease
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Out of Sampson.
Special Correspondence If the Chroni

~
CLINTON, April 21.-The Republican
Convention met in the court house here
to-day, to elect delegates to the State and
Congressional Conventions This conven
ton was composed of twenty four Ne
groes, two revenue officers, one postmaster
and one Liberal. One of the revenue
officers and the postmaster got into a
rather warm wrangle, each contending for
his ''whing'' Of ''the party" 1t is we'll
enough for officers to attend conventions
when they have nothing to do, but when
the daily mail arrives, we think our post
master should open it Immediately.
Very large deposits of phosphate rock
have been found on the farm of Mr.. J.
II. Pugh. General Lewis thinks it equals
that found by him in Duplin.
Our sheriff, Mr.. B. Hill, captured two
Negroes, John Faison and Handy Her
ring, on last Saturday, the supposed muir
derers Of Primus Lamb Handy escaped,
but the sheriff thinks he carries with him
about two pistol balls.
There has been no appropriation for the
Exposition made yet. It is difficult to tell
what the commissioners will do
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Normal and Technical Schools.

Mr.. Hatcher, Of Johnston Let us
not rest satisfied until our public schools
are made all they ought to be for the good
of the country, and we have estab-
lished on a permanent basis one or more
normal schools, which shall run for at
schools as to give to our every department
Of business an impetus of thrift and en-
terprise.
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Dublin County.

q ALBERTsoN's, April 14.-1st. AS the Con-
eress of the United States is merely the
gent or trustee of the States, empowered
to make all needful rules and regulations
respecting the territory and other proper
ty' of the States as tenants in common,
it is not violation of the trust, but is in
perfect accord with it's spirit to hand over
Ito the owners of this territory any money
arising from its sale which may not other
wise be needed ''to pay the debts and pro-
wide for the common defence and general
$welfare."
I'd As the Congress has no power to lay
and collect taxes, ETC., for any other pur
&poSe than to'raise money to meet the wants
OF the Federal Government, it seems quite
clear to my mind that when a tax law puts
! pinto the treasury more money than Is
needed, it is not only in accord with COM
mon sense and the spirit of the Federal
Constitution but believe it is the duty of
the Congress to return the excess to those
who are its rightful owners.
In either case l deny the right Of the
Congress to prescribe any conditions on
which or purposes for which this money
shall be accepted. AS, however, there is
no hope that the Congress intends soon to
cOnfne its taxing power to the purpose
for which it was delegated by the States,
and still less hope that the surplus in the
treasury will, otherwise, be honestly and
worthily appropriated, I am willing to
shut my eyes and accept almost any ap-
preparation without asking any questions,
in view of the poverty of our people and
the educational necessities of our State.
North Carolina deserves particular con-
sideration; she surrendered her claim to
every foot of land in Tennessee for the
benefit of the common treasury of the
States, while most, if not all the other
States reserved for educational purposes
considerable fractions of the territory sur
rendered by them, and the Congress has
set apart for school purposes in each new
State the sixteenth section and since 1S4S
the sixteenth and thirtysixth sections in
every township, thus providing for public
education by granting public land OF
which North Carolina was one OF the own
crS.
In my judgment there would be no i'm
propriety in conveying to North Carolina
sufficient amount Of public land, or its
equivalent in money, to place her on an
equality with any one of the new States.
Justice is justice and North Carolina has
rarely received it. B. F. GRADY, JR.
Edgecombe County.
TARBORO, April st is with much re-
gret that my time permits but the briefest
expression Can it be possible to conceive
Of any measure, by the General Govern
nent, that could have, in its incipiency, g
stronger and surer tendency to make ready
The way for an easy change of our pres
ent form of government But its advo
Gates may say, "The illiteracy of the
southern States, especially of North Car
DINA, makes the measure necessary.
dangerous logic. sThe ends justify the
means" ''Om,aid naald erempld ec re6at.
oonis erOrtd suaat''
10 tax the people of the United States
10 educate the most illiterate portions OF
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w arren County.

WARRENTON, April 1O.-I am decidedly
in favor of the measure, if the money is
to be disbursed by State authority, other
wise l am as decidedly opposed to it. l
believe as a rule those teachers who have
any opinion on the subject concur with
me. FRANK NJ Fits.
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N. G.. MANUFACTURER
What we are Doing Towards Bec0m.
ing the Great Manufacturing State of
the South.
PLYMOUTH IRON WORKS.

PLYMOUTH IRON WORKS.
The Plymouth Iron works, Plymouth,
N. O., of Mr. T. A. Perry, had their mod
est beginning about sixteen months ago,
and were intended at first chiefly as re-
pair shops. Pretty soon he began to
build portable grist mills. These were re-
ceived with favor and his orders increased.
Then he commenced the manufacture OF
his 44-inch Eclipse" Shingle mill, and
edgers, and all kinds of shingle machinery
and these machines met with success, and
have given very general satisfaction to al
who have used them. In addition to these
he is now prepared to build stationary
engines from 50-horse power down.
His shops consist of machine shop, 30x
so feet, and wood shop 3Ox4O feet, black
smith shop 20x3O, besides warehouse and
boiler house.
Mr.. Perry's success is an indication Of
the more general use of machinery in the
East. Mr.. W. w. Scarborough is his
travelling salesman, and his territory Is
continually increasing His field, too, is
a rich and large one. The almost sudden
success of this establishment is worthy OF
note, and surely worthy of praise. II
gives the money which we spend for such
machinery to home wOrkmen; and home
workmen, if they receive our patronage
can do as good work and as cheap work a
can be done anywhere. There will, within
the next ten years, be enough machinery
of the kind that Mr.. Perry manufactures
brought within easy freight charges of hin
to make his establishment gigantic con
Germ.
l. INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
There is at least pretty certain out
look now for the early establishment il
Raleigh OF cotton-seed oil mill.
Mr.. Noble's vineyard in New Han
over, the Star reports, in its beginning
three years ago. contained three hundre,
vines Now it has 90, 600 vines and IS
varieties. During last winter Mr.. Nobl
set out 1000 cuttings more, and expect
to plaAt 20, 600 vines next year.
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we get the appropriation the sooner we
will cease to ask for it,
Public education meets a demand that
no other class of schools possibly can
One in a thousand, or perhaps one in two
thousand, receives academical and col
legiate education while on the other
hand the Common Schools furnish the
masses with schooling
JOHN S. SMILEY
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Rurke County.

MoRGANToN, April 5.-Due diligence
fpd vigorous efforts are being made in
bis county to get the General Govern
bent to appropriate aid to common school
Eucation in this State. l hope Senator
Vance will be successful in his efforts and
let an appropriation for North Carolina,
70 that we may emerge the youth Of our
and from illiteracy to the higher callings
If life. J. n PAYNE.
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Money the Desideratum.

Special Correspondence of the Chronicle.
SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL, April 15.-The
South is too poor to educate her children,
and every voter is taxed to his utmost.
Money is what is needed, and the Blair
bill, in supplying the desideratun, will
prove great blessing to every man, wo-
man and child in the South
T. n IVEY
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Richmond County.

LAURINBURG, April S.-The needed aid
to the Common Schools of North Carolina
is easily seen, and yet l am opposed to a
further mixture of the National with the
State Government. have heard none Of
the teachers under me express themselves,
J. D. BUNDY
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The Status of SuDerintendents.

Mr.. Smith, Of Rockingham We also
trust that wiser counsels will prevail III
our next Assembly, and the Office of
County Superintendent will be legislated
back into a supervisory office, with pay
Dor.
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The Onslow Way of Doing 1t.
From the Nesp Be,-ne Journal.

Frank Williams and CLANCY Patton, col
ored, of Onslow county, were recently
married by a newly appointed J. P, who
after commanding that they join right
hand and right feet, declared them man
and wife in the name of Governor Jarvis,
and by the authority of Senator Vance.
kiss your BRIDE"
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And Brighten Some bOdy's Too.
From the Charlotte Observe

FTOhs Ne CHdTt0ste OOseTCeT.
The Goldsboro Messenger thinks that
the contest for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor lies between Scales and
Gilmer. We beg to remind our valued
contemporary that Col Tom Holt might
black somebody's eye yet before the cam
paign for the nomination is over.
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its of the State our children are destined
to grow up to manhood and womanhood
in an alarming state of illiteracy, when
compared with other sections of the Union.
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There Is atssofgsely no public go~sip IN
North Carolina about Presidential cAadi-
dates We ssm to have uo particular
choice in the matter
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May day. May dAy-apple hao~oms,
childrvns' frolics-.the glad day of ail the
year; and the day of ----- thc mouxrcl
convention Nature hcrsclf win be of.
Tended by these fellows.
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What the Thunder Does this Mean

We would like to give hang out to the
new firms that have opened here, ss'pose
they all timber if they mean biz moneys
no object when it helps to wash away a
weary day.
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Every County has Such Historic Spot
From the Rdnbury Post.

We are promised some "reminiscences of
''Raccoon Tavern" which, if given in ma
tive simplicity, will be very interesting to
the reader of to-day. What is known as
.'Raccoon Tavern" is not a house, as one
might suppose, but is large, hollow chest
nut-oak tree, in which coons used to den,
and which stands in the midst of an old
militia muster ground, where whisky
flowed as free as water on election years,
and where the bullies of long ago met to
try their manhood.
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A Western Immigration Agency.
From The Charlotte Observe,

FROM the CHUrtO(te OoSeTCeT.
Mrs. John C. Maxwell, of Huntersville,
Mecklenburg county, has given birth to two
pairs of twins in alittle over six months.
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The new Ashevillc club rom u tho
handsosncss and nnst laxaricus rvsnst al
sassh kind within our horierx, by great
odds
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The one crop system of farming In
Stokes will continue to keep our peor,le
poor as long az it is practiced.
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ss Mutual Protection s'...WOn,t Steal
from One AnOtheF4
From the Lexington Dispatch.
Five years ago, nine citizens of Tyro
Township formed an organization for the
mutual protection of its members against
horse thieves. To-day fifty of the best
citizens of Tyro and three of Yadkin Col
lege constitute it's membership. They own
ninety horses and mules, valued at nine
thousand dollars. The success of the Or
ganization is shown by the fact that not a
single horse has been stolen in the COM
munity since the society was formed,
though prior to that time losses had been
frequent.