Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-15
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Correspondents of the Daily Progress
CEDAR FORK ACADEMY, N. c., May 1st

IN. w.,
Dear Progress :-Thinking that you may be
glad to hear from old friend, I have concluded
to write you a shortletter which will give variety
if not much infornaton to your paper.
The day is dark and gloomy; winter is here
on US in May cold and damp IS the atmosphere
and snow seems inevitable. But when we know
that the whole universe is governed by law and
rule-by the immutable and Interchangeable law of
Nature, hope looms up before and tells us cold
chilly winter cannot long violate this law with
out punishment, and that Sol will soon come forth
and scatter the dark clouds, and lend his rays to
warm our earth.
Wheat crops are looking very well; they have
improved very much within the last few weeks.
and. if winter will only leave, good crops may
undoubtedly be expected.
am now at Cedar Fork Aca 7emy in, Wake
county, Immediately the N. G. Railroad
where expect to remain only few days. This
is the first session. There are about forty stu
dents in school. They all seem to be in high
srrits in anticipation of the Examination which
will take place the 2lst of June next, and at
which time four Prize Medals to he awarded
to the ones VINO may be thought worthy of them
All appear to be in the contest, and no doubt
every wiz apply himself diligently TO win
the reward of merit. All expect to have fine
times, and the finest of all, they expect to see
You, Mr.. Editor. that bright day. I am glad
to hear that and will endeavor to meet you here
The g Hermesian Literary Society," of Cedar
Fork Academy are preparing to celebrate the
" Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
They have elected Prof r. w. York of Cedar
Fork Academy. orator of the day A. B Rob
erson, of Chatham county, to read the National
Declaration, and J. 0. Weatherspoon of Wake
to read the Mecklenburg Declaration. They are
taking the right steps, and doing what every
By celebrating this day, many facts of our States
history of which the young, (and need not
clnde the old } Ignorant, would be made
known, and thus a thirst to know more of the
history of our State, would be excited and they
would prosecute the study with the greatest ala
Gritty. Our histories scarcely intimate that Lib
ery here first burst assunder the bands of tyran-
NY Let our schools and Literary societies cele-
brate the Mecklenburg Declaration and set our
Every neighborhood, town and village in North
Carolina should celebrate the Goth of May. We
would not have less stress placed upon the Nation.
al Declaration, but think more importance
should be attached to the Mecklenburg Declara-
ton by every North Caronian. The one is a
national and the other State Declaration Here,
in North Carolina, where Liberty was nourished,
AMI where she first unfured her amer more
than twelve months before the National Declara-
ton was made, we should celebrate that day, not
as the Romans did their Lupercalia. the Greeks
their Olympic games, the Athenians ther Eleu-
sinnian Mysteries, but day sacred to Liber-
tv sacred to our State. sacred to God and sacred
to every thing man holds near and dear 10 him.
Yours truly. J. E. r.