Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-07-13
For the Spirit of the Age.

you q few "notes by the way which '
ope may not prove uninteresting to your I
umerous readers. Our party was composed |
t Mr.. VIM. D. Cooke and family, Messrs. !
.ewis, Nicho's and Palmer with about a
oxen of I npils from the n. G. Institu-
ion for the b.af and Dumb and the Blind.
seHpal frierds from Raleigh. We left
Raleigh u, Tuesday morning and arrived in
at IL Predetermined there I'M
IL ] pas, 8 o'clock, when we took passage on
he Atlantic and North Carolina Rail Road.
There was a very large crowd on board the
composed of delegates and others e..
route for Newbern, to attend the Educational
Convention.
Our party stopped at Kinston on Tuesday
night, as Mr.. Cooke had been invited to give
exhibition of the manner of teaching the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, and If she
proficiency made by the pupils in tbei' tad
les. We were met at the Depot b, May
or and some Of the citizens, and cr'rctsd to
the "St Charles Hotel" where ara, .ements
had been made for our accommodation. We
found mine host, Mr.. Jones, kind and obi
glng, spaTing no pains to render US ccuafortas
BILE, and we would advise all persons travel
ing that way to give him a call. Kaaston is
quite a pretty town, situated on the Neus&
River, about so or 60 miles above Newbern.
1t is an old settled place-Richard Caswells
the first Governor of North Carolina under
the Constitution, lived here. ap psag Nabsa hhaa -fiff the
citizens verykind and hospitabss, during our
stay. We left Kinston on Wednesday after
noon and arrived at Newbern at 6 o clock
We took lodgings at the "Gaston House."
an excellent hotel kept by Mr. Moore, as
clever a landlord as we have ever seen.
There was quite a large crowain Newbernu
drawn thither by the meeting of the Educa-
tional Convention. As fu3 accounts of the
proceedings of the Convention have appeared
in most of the papers, we, deem IT unneces-
sary to give one at this late day. Many sub
Jects were discussed, and several plans propo-
sed calculated to advance the cause of Edu-
cation in our good old State. The Conven-
ton was attended by delegates representing
nearly every section OF the State-showing
that our citizens are waking ap to q sense Of
their duty on the subject Of Education.
The Convention paid a we'll deserved com
pliment to Wm. W. Holden, Esq, Editor of
, the Standard, by elesting him President
There is no man who has taken a deeper in
I terest IN the Educational affairs of the State.
e than Mr.. Holden, and we were pleased to. see
that his services we're appreciated by the
people.
Newbern is one Of the oldest towns in the
. State, and is pleasantly situated at the juno
ton OF the Neuse and Trent rivers. It was
$ the native place Of many of Cardinals most
e distinguished sons-Judge CASTOR, Hon. Jno-
Staniy and others who have long since PASS
h ed away. 1t was here that Gov. TryoG resi-
Is ded, in a magnificent palace, built during the.
n time he was Governor of the Colony of n.
,r Carolina, the remains of which can now be.
seen by the curious traveller. 1t was said to-
have been the fnestbuilaing then in America.
le Wevisited the Newbern Cemetery-which
IF is a beautiful spot, we'll shaded and enclosed
r. with a nice and durable wall of shah reck.-
"a, Judge CASTOR is buried here. The following
,f. simple inscription, We found Oh the tomb
of stone which marks his last resting place.
at WILLIAM CASTOR, who Departed this life
January 25d, 1874, aged 65 years"
in The Hon. John Stanly is also buried here.
ITS Upon his tombstone the following epitaph,
written by Judge CASTOR, is Inscribed: "Sa
ii cred to the memory of JoH1x Sr4NBY, eldest
son of John Wright Stanly a,a Ann his wife
al al --i-~ -- L~--D ~~l- R- C IL. on
is day of April, 1774, and dad the I'd dav O
nd August 1888. Few persons in any eommu
,ut NIFTY have occupied more prominent station
we few have exercised a more powerful influence
Gad than his distinguished individual for man,
to years held and exerted m eur Union ant
ng throughout the State. Long let the afeo
or. tionate and grateful remembrance live of hi
ne genius, his learning, his courtesy, his eo
quence, his virtues, his personal characte
ur- and his public services"
d. Newbern well deserves tEe name of tn
lly =" Elm City" from the large number Of Eln
e. trees growing there, furnishing a nice shade
"a and IN many places the foliage forming Al
rse arch across the street, through which it is a
yer most impossible for the nays of the sun t
ath penetrate. The citizens of Nexbern we'll su.
tanned their previous reputation Sor hospita
rse ity. We shall never Forget their kind after
see ton shown to our patty
ga on FRIDAY morning We reluctantly bao
the adleu to our friends IN Newbern, and in con
or pany with the delegates to the Education
the Convention, and a number Of the citizen
Tor- .ooA passage on tie excursion train kind
of furnished by John d. Whitford, President
rust the Rail Road, for Morehead CITY, the tie
wise minus of the Atlantic and N. G. Rail Roa
e to The visitors were met there BY the "Bea'
evil tort Guards" a fine looking company, and
It to OF the citizens of Beaufort, al
welcomed by S d. Pool, Esq, Editor of Il
uck beaufort J0ufR@t, in a brief but eloquent a
ious dress. He vas responded to by VIM. '
vt of Holden, Esq, IN behalf of the visitors. Fl
lead large crowd then took passage in The steam
hese " Caldwell" for Fort Macon, where the d.
arly was spent IN a most pleasant and agreeat
hor- manner. We met there a large number
tion the citizens of Beaufort, who extended to t
own. visitors a hearty welcome and seemed to spa
pear no pains to make our time pass pleasantly.
ned, In a little time the Steamboat landed at t
was wharf; the interior of the Fort presented
are lively and animated appearance. The Gro,
sting dispersed in all directions-some inspect
not the cannons-some resting in the differt
pen rooms around the square, while many you
ladies and gents +" chased the glowing no,
nber with flying feet to the merry music of
mt to violin. Soon dinner was announced. and ST.
ID, is a dinner We have seldom seen. 1t was
deed a feast of good things, and the ladies
at a Beaufort deserve great credit for its prepa
and ton. Although so large a crowd was not
trav- pected, there was enough and to spare.
rsons After dinner many of the ladies with IL
9TH beaux took a stroll On the beach, to en-
them the breeze and have a full view of Z"
Rail ocean," To US 'up country folks the si
I'd, is was grand and sublime. The Deaf and Du
Iegis- pupils who accompanied US looked upon
from scene with wonder and delight-and vi
but the Blind could not see, they were deligh
spirit to hear the waves dashing against the sh
and roar of the distant breakers. While
arden the beach a stiff breeze was blowing from
ted TO ocean, which caused a great commotion am
; long the "hooped skirts" Some of the la
g the made a hasty retreat, while others SCENE
enjoy the breeze. The scene presented
lew of that time on the beach can better be ina