Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-11-12
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THE "NORTH' CAROLINA READER.''

Mr.. HOLDEN !: Since your notice of the I" North
Carolina Reader" by c.. H. Wiley, others have had
the opportunity of looking into the work and hear
but opinion expressed TO its merits, and that
in terms Of commentator. The design Of the author
is such to secure the appreciation of all persons
who feel an interest n the history Of the State, and
who desire to see its youth accurately instructed as
regards its early settlement. well in relation to
present condition. This information MI. Wileys
book is calculated to give: Its $ Lesson" not
only useful to the young reader, but others will 6pd
its facts and matter of value. -.:.-
There are a few errors as to dates &C.; but these
will hereafter be detected, when he shall be sufficient
ly encouraged to issue second edition. '>-
Mr.. Wiley is the first native author who has done
Justice to the State in particulars, which 9TH
ers, following Williamson and Martin, have greatly
erred. He has not painted "one Cuipepper" as a
culprit, who had fled from an adjoining Colony TO
escape the gibbet, for his attempts to cause the poor
TO plunder the rich nor has he ediscovered 10 those
who fell at the battle of Alamance traitors and reb
els because they first successfully resisted an attempt
to collect heavy tax on Tobacco. which the Prime
Minister of the mother country was forced to acknow
edge imposed without authority or because they
endeavored to resist an oppressive tax, in the coec
ton of which the greatest frauds and exactons Were
practiced by the officers of the day. But with the
intelligent author Of the Life of Greene he has rather
chosen to consider these miniature revolutions "
involving the same principles, in 1867 and l768,
that of the small tax on the consumption of tea,
which has been adopted by Mr. Bancroft in his val
liable History Of the United States. These not
te only errors in which the truth of history should
be vindcated. But my State feelings are leading me
too far, my object being at present only to call the
attention Of the public this valuable little work of
Mr.. Wiley, which should be in every family, as I
trust it will be, in due ,ime in every primary School
in the State. l trust it will not be long before the
Literary Board shall be authorized to procure full
supply for the use Of our Common Schools. S.
November 7th, 1851.
COLUMBUS LODGE, No. 1os, 80 A.. NJ.
-. PIrrsRoRoueH. Oct. 21st, A. L. 585l. I
At an adjourned meeting Of Columbus Lodge, No.
1O2, held in their Hall on the 2lst October, A. L..
1851, Brothers Gunter, Mccoy, and Marshall. the
committee appointed at previous communication of
the Lodge, reported the following Preamble and Res
olutions, which, motion, were unanimously adop-
ted, to wit: =
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God. in the
course of his all wise providence, to remove from
Earth our esteemed friend and Brother, HENRY M.
GOODWIN, who died in the City of New York
on the 9th day of October 1851, his return to his
home and friends, from California, thereby sundering
the ties that bound US together, Man to Man, and
Brother to Brother, and creating void in this Fra
ternity that may not soon be filled: therefore, -.
Resoived, That this Lodge, Of which he was wor-
us all, has, by his des h, sustained reprable loss.
Resolued, that the members of this Lodge do most
sincerely tender their sympathies to his afflicted rel
atives, and that the Secretary forward to them copy
of these Resolutions.
Resolred, that the members Of this Lodge wear the
usual badge of mourning for the space of 80 days.
Reaoped further, That the Secretary furnish copy
of these Resolutions for publication in the Raleigh
Star. .... a........ ...: rs ,.-.r..
By order of the Lodge. -. .- 40
', s. L. RIDDLE, y.
Secretary Of Columbus Lodge, NJ. lO2.