The North-Carolina standard., 1844-06-12

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pot begteat- NetRjtt aiRg E4iS disad dxaataee
and&Ae stM m0Fe foFEnidahie one OF . painl1l n.
fiictSnh HON wlie6 alteF yeArs 81 sai1efiiiAsn ne
was ifnalty relieved BY sdEsieaf 6rk96tsaia1
Dequired lhs slemehss OF . god. .E1lglishedaca:
tssnS APpFeheading that his sape1.utisa Ind
been toe Rseb impaifed % permk the con6ae,
ment of study, his iather detefMined much, hot
ever, aeaihsE the wiH ct tie set1 fosha1e
roniu1eFeiaf nlsa and lpilh ihis aastisa by
placed him With atsnefchaak Unoa what elm.
der thteads hSRs the dpssiliss Of a Ief2s A KHte
F4Rore. and the uachnqp tomisip6 oepdaert Of he
Bank Of DE Hnised STATES Ii q ae eseocralie Spea.
er Of Thk f4alse OF Rebfesentaffves. 1,i6If have
PhaeR a. II j. da& 81 $spite ef his ed
FsBdeae6as asNhig passehef of Iasaice, ,sliesislr
lerewia9t fer The Fate ef that sshadoWf and Is
tangible Thing yciept sseedi m, 8
SHAPE 4 nigh, Be Oastd, isaf ST. lse had ,noI|S
pistnenishsBfe In ms,nbsSr i5oi6t d izab : - -
t SUB stance MIGHT Be s7lled, ihat ia dow seesIe
For each seeneaf feitarfA - sre'>
|: Ae remained asfew weells n q situasicR adveTe
y his Hishesy and iReehpatihle with bis iasles
Finally his eaEnesE aPpeaE snceecded M over
coming he resisanfe of his kaiheE and in july.
1873 he was placed dader The care Of he fast
Dr. f1rpterson SAdEibsequ a the eacadeSnv
Of Mltffsessaaol42be 9stn5sesses. n bndes the.
dfectipan Of Aa. SaFpRekP- Black hstiy tefsbfsts,
ed g ssat Eegsear ss classical tea her. n lfs
aotgiBR of 1873 he eniered lhe Uhivefsitg Of
North Carolfna IasiHgs IN less tIarl arso wears
and half thoEoaghfy? PREPARED hilnse1R a6seoiii.
gence his ceilegiate courses = II VII beseep.l from
tbis hassy sketch that the history o lhe Speaker
fhr1lstles 40 Interesting example % laient and
perseVeranec oSer dishesfte ftening did;
caises "a early 3e Sc fscaneat are such inssail
eS, shaA j. eqllA alnDSta seeHs- thaflrue Hsertze-
qu4ses the erdeai # adverse eireli instances, to-
S;sseass9 ss ss' g ts@es sRd sf'agsish i fEo 10
Mr. P0sk's career at the 01iseIsitg. was dis.
singuished At Atrach semi-annuai ex lninaiion Re
bore away the frs honor, and final graduated
IN 1913, N4ak the highest Distinction Of his eiass
and withiheaIePatatien of being The frstseholar
f6 both the mathegn4tiGs aud ekssics OF The 6E-4
5aer scle1ce, be, was pasEioaa1ey fond, thoRgh
sqHaHy Distinguished as a 1Rg1lst His coutse
q sbltesT Nas marked by tAe same assiduity aud
sna6ions apFaR4siea ,a48ich haze since charactst=
Ief hin. HIS sratnhiiOaio excel was eqoaiied d6S}
bis P"raeAerapse alone, in peeof 81 Rhich E s
said thnt he Revfr missed a fer1atids nor ahsh.
lrd fhe FuhcdEiohs performance of any 3uts.1
Hd6as Of fE]oso6Fp pIiation at co1iege afc4pt b !
bedespjsed ythose wAe-pride eth9fnselsesoh brif=
liaRry faof: psind, a. H theY were iheompatble
This is q 1nelanc holy misaaka- Genius bas.cgehI
been defined the faculty Of mp aicafiens Fhey
ef Is, a least something 6eseS: and more aFtilar
pie 80. carefully bas sEtE PHI s*Oid the pc
ianlry Of 3lassieal display N9rh is thealse sasis
1f sear9pF nnd coAatSy, as almost to hide ,heace
iisiioas. which disiegaizhea Ns- early eaxee5.
HIS preference 6r HE nseIGf and Ssta1tsaa Ia |
lieatedt ty Ms Foaihfa9 psSsis f5t de 5atbetnaf-
cs. fss ode himselRet stYls Of 6deAti0a AbIch
Fdald, PerhsPs befepme9 too elain bx. the shat /
ew aaRiFefs Of fashy decfamstim. .Yhamentl
# az sy les IS the ferid and e1azgeatedI Il
hst Of minds whIch are, aa 4 x-efe, 6eErlaif 6Y
hefr aeqssiriens Fhey break down beiiratH & +
'tFdeR which ttfy have not-serdfgth 70 bear<T+r
0eep xeTsd Lin hooks but shallow in fhemsetEes.''
TIE mind sheulda safiset, :dertiiizeds bk%edkt
Ofe l1an encumbere9 N'ith foreign pEodnctione I
.edahtEt j. e enoe the Essaft aps PROOF Of scio-
4sssufniig Is e6nrssee, from .4s5e State stvfiek
}, intUse scus6sy aeaft1s with heahh eosIt
ideFably inRaiEed by exeesssxe application. Mf. !
1olE in the. heginning Of tie year i8 I9. eotp-t
pefced The stBdy 81 the law 10 the office efSena
'r G-undy, aed late in 1890 wae admlled1o the
q. He somhencA9 sbis grofessienaf eaFOeF ig
be couAtY Of MaurY, with ere0t adyaRsges de-
i@th from tie capneeton' Of bis family Fhh It's IS
TaIkish hour his WafTsesf ffiSnds
rs4ae sharers Of his father's<8rIy pffvatieHs and
iRicDlties, and the nssaciaAe@. OF Bis own SGuth j.
Iu his success was due 10 his PERSONAL quad i
III more than to extrinsic adxahnges. Arepub- {
Can M habits well as in fffIhcir1es, dependhg
Il the maintenance Of his dignity apoa. fhsesl lti
esB of seehers aHddot nPpn ms 01vn sss6SBPsion
is nsBaers coneiliated the. seResat good HiH Ea
be confidence Of his friends Rss lss56ed BY the
eSqlt HIS Thorough acadsmpaI prepasaiiea. his e
roar rate Knowledge or the law, his feadiAess ana
eSoufees ~ debaee, his unweatisd applicatiod 96
4siness secured him at once aIl$np4ay ysaenGs =
nd in 1sps thaa a year, he-Yas already alea9iHg
raethloner. Such proDpt suceess in a psofess :
on where the early Ses are proverbia1iY slow
Id diseOufagfHg, 4aRls 10 me fos 81 few: - fe
ME.-P0tt coatiHEetto deSotesotAe Sea+s 'exst1. e
geiY . tha iaAasio8s, tatanef shis pIofS f
On, with psqsr sresiye adgursntatieR dfsTepatastF
on, and The more solid reyatds-by which il y
In 1923, he GHteavd nposr the .
arpy. career. Of paltics, hem seehesen 70 rspfe
,ne his e0HntE u the State legislature by aiea$y
Iai0vity over the former fncuHbPhd hif not WITH ie
ut formidable Opposition. He was for fRo sue d
essiye pears, a member of thaa 1od4,. Nbere his '
bfity IN debate, and talent for business, al once
ddxe him repusatfof, HtFfe eaf1g pefsSnaI and ks
o4iuesf frieHdsaof GeAsEak Jacks0h, HE was one :
those whor in the SESSION uk 1sRSA' "a, called
LAT distinguished nam from bis. 9aiEement< by4
Iecti1g him to the Senate Of tie Uaited Ssaies;
id he looks back with. pfi ide 10 the paft he took
N n act which -fvas fo1fIed be xf: I'm