Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-09-30
r CAROLINA ITEMS.
Monument to Gen. Greene.

In answer to a call made through the press,
a large number Of the citizens of G%uilford
assembled in the Court House, on the 18th,
for the purpose of considering the propriety,
and OF instituting some plan by which a sui
table Monument might be erected to the
memory Of General Nathaniel Greene
Stirring patriotic addresses were made by the
Chairman of the meeting, Lyndon Swain,
Esq. by w. l. Scott, Esq, Hon. j. T.
Morehead and Ex.Gov. MoreheaA; and the
following resolutions were offered by the lat
ter:
Resolved, That it is due General Nathan
iel Greene that a Monument be erected to
his memory upon the plains Of GullfOrd.
Reso1Ued, That it becomes the National
Legislature to erect that Monument.
Resolced. That it is the duty of the Legis-
lature Of North Carolina to erect said Monu-
ment, provided the National Legislature de-
clines.
Resolved, That if the National and State
Legislature decline. the people of Guilford
wiU erect this Monument.
After an animated address from D. F.. Cald
we'll, and brief remarks from numerous gem
tlemen. the above resolutions were unani.
@FOsstWe pGTpose y carryFns out tKe %:
ject expressed in the above resolutions, Jesse
IL. Lindsay, Esqr., offered the following:
ReSOtDed, That we organize an association
to be called The Greene Monument Associa-
tion,' and to this end a committee Of seven
be appointed Ivy the Chair for the purpose of
drafting a Constitution to be submitted to the
consideration of the meeting at an adjourned
session.
ResoIced, That a committee o fthree be ap-
pointed to confer with the aforesaid commit
tee, and report permanent officers of the As
ISOLATION.
These resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed, and in accordance with the first, the chair
announced the following cOmmitte-Jesse FL.
Lindsay, Robert P. Dick, w. A. Caldwell,
Rev. n. F. Reid, NJ. S. Sherwood, E. w. Og-
burn, DR.. D. P. Weir.
90 motion by j. D.. Campbell the Chairman
was added to the committee.
For the fulfllment of the requisition in the
second resolution, the following committee
was appointed-Andrew Weatherly, James
NJ. Garrett, Robert NJ Sloan, Sen.
PAINTGNGs FOR THE FAIR.-Our enterpris-
ing townsman, Mr.. Alex. Meingung, has
painted a beautiful landscape in oil.-36x35
Scene, the PLATE Mountain in the distance;
foreground, Camp, Wagon and Students of
! Wake Forest College in their Mountain Cos.
tune. The view of the Pilot is taken from
near Gillam's we'll known Mineral Spring.
The picture is pronounced by all who have
seen it, to be a very good representation Of
the Pilot. 1t reflects great credit upon the
artist.
Likewise, a painting in oil, 3Ox36, by the
same gentleman, representing a little CIR
t scrubbing the steps. 1t is also very good.
The above two paintings are intended fol
exhibition at our next State Fair.
We also learn that several of our citizens
j arc preparing articles for the Fair, among
r whom, Mr.. Shaffncr has prepared two Urn
=. of a beautiful design and finish Mr.. VIM
Shultz, n fine piece Of Cabinet furniture Mr.
G. Foltz a lot ofGuns, &c., &c.
Salem Press.
RI~We learn from a notice in the las
Salisbury Banner, that John Q. Cannon, Esq
g has disposed of his interest in the paper an
o ~retires from the concern. In future the pa
per will be conducted under the auspices c
. Mr.. J. NJ. Newson, who proposes to enlarg
and otherwise improve the paper.
DEATH OF Hon. WIN. DAvIDsoN.-It b.
= comes our painful duty to have to announc
the death of one Of our oldest and most r.
g spected citizens, Hon. VIM. Davidson. of thi
"a town. He died ON last Wednesday, the Let
inst, from injuries received a few days pr
le viOus by his horse taking fright and runnin
u off with the vehicle in which he was riding
r, the driver being unable to manage the horse
40 Mr.. D. was thrown from the vehicle and r
ceived injuries which could not prove Othe
wise than fatal to one so advanced in life.-
q He was 80 years of age; had Representa-
er this District two terms in Congress. and ha
ne also been chosen a member of our State Lee
~islature for several sessions which posts
honor he filled creditably to himself and sa
at isfactorily to his constituents. Char. De'
~ ADDREss.-W. W. Holden, Esq, of tt
30 Raleigh Standard, is to deliver the Annu
ho Address before the Duplin County Agricu
tural Society, at the Fair to be held at K
Evansville on November 9th.
GoLD.-We have been shown a specim,
of gold quartz found at the Reid Mine in c
he barrus county. The lump weighs nine hu
" dred pennyweights, and is supposed by II
ners to be twO-thirds gold, being worth
, bout six hundred dollars.
We - i IHn p'OC0 III Po"'
IT, heavier was found at the same mine abo
ok a year ago; also. that this is the same mi
IS. where a lump weighing % pounds was fou1
many years ago. Such specimens indica
Z" an abundance of the precious metal in tn
ID region. and will no doubt greatly enhan
the value of the mine.
10 One-fourth of this mine is owned by o
friend Emor Graham, Esq, of this towr
y the other three fourths are owned by
he northern company Charlotte Dem.
he
Town Improvements.
The new Presbyterian Church is fast
preaching completion and will be ready