Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-10-16
Then. C. University 1Eagazine-Fao:1.
w A Graham. -l-

| The October No of this valuable work - at
hand, with continuatoin of Gov. SWANS ar
ticle on the ''War of the Regulation" and sew
eral articles of light -eading-among them the
poeitical Commencement Grafton of Mr.. Weir
of Greensborough, which was received with
decided appreciation at the last commence
| ment
The No Is adorned By q portrait Of Gov.
| Graham, which does scarcely justice TO one
/ among the finest heads within our knowleoge.
| 1t is accompanied by the following sketch oi
his life and character
William Alexander Graham. portrait of
| whom graces our present number, was BORN
| in Lincoln county, North Carolina, upon the
| 9th day of September 1904. His family IS OF
Scotch-Irish extraction. His father, the late
| General Joseph Graham, was an ardent patriot.
and active and brilliantofHcer Of Statetro0ps
| in the Revolutionary War. -ss5 ---.
Mr. Graham received bis collegiate eduea-
/ ton at Chapel Hill, and ii 1874, upon his
graduation, received the highest honors OF the
| University In these honors were associated
| with him the late Thomas Dews, man OF ge-
MUS who died in early life, well known md
brilliant lawyer of Western North Carolina
Matthias E. Manly, long Judge OF the Srpe-
rior Court, and now filing so well seat upon
| the bench of the Supreme Court OF the state
and Edward D. SIMS who turned his atten-
ton to Letters, became 8 man OF great accom-
plishment in his vocation, and died some years
ago a Professor in the University OF Alabama
Mr.. Graham read law IN the Office of Judge
Ruffin, at Ellsboro', and, having been admit
ted to the bar in 1927, fixed bis residences at
| that place. In his new home the merits of
| the young man were speedily recognized In
1888, 1884, and 1886 he represented the town
! of Hillsboro, in the General assembly, end,
that borough having been dsfranchised in 1886,
| in the year 1886 he was elected to the House
of Commons from the county of Orange He
was Speaker of that body IN the years 1883
| and 1910. During the latter session, shortly
after taking his seat he was chosen Senator
! Of the Uuited States for an unexpired term
ending upon the 4th of March 1913. In 1874
| Mr.. Graham was elected Governor of North
| Carolina, and was reelected by a largely In
creased majority in 1876 In the month Of June
! 1849 he declined the Mission to- the Court Of
; Spain, upon its being rendered by President
| Taylor. In July 1860, at the accession OF
/ President Fillmore, he became SECRETARY Of
! the Navy, and resigned that Office in June 1852
upon receiving the nomination upon the ticket
with general Scott. During the winter Of
1854 Mr.. Graham served his fellow-citizers
as Senator from Orange in the State Legis-
| tatllre.
In 1886 Mr. Graham married Miss Susan,
daughter of the late John Washington, Esq.
| of Newbern, and their family now consist Of
! eight sons and one daughter.
| Except when in the public service Mr.. Gra-
ham has been engaged in the assiduous prac-
| tice of his profession; and he enjoys the repu-
tition of being an eminent lawyer and very
successful advocate, His personal appearance
is very prepossessng Erect in carriage, and
of great dignity Of deportment,-a well devel-
oped forehead penetrating and steady dark
eye, and compressed lip, indicate all those
traits Of energy, even temper, high ability and
nerve which have characterized his life.
The career Of Mr.. Graham is one of the or
naments of North Carolina. 1t is an ornament
! in perfect keeping too with her other honoys
! for his fidelity to principles and to promises is
scrupulous, and embraces all the transactions
of life public and private Refraining from
any expression Of opinion upon his political
views or conduct, we may be pardoned for say
ing that he has developed those views and per-
sued that conduct with great consistency, e.
| high sense Of honor, and a courage as unGaun-
ted as it is quiet and unassunling. For nearly
| thirty years, in the midst Cf q generation whose
! tendencies are to the contrary, he has pursued
unswervingly the path of conservatism and
such has been the weight of his character. and
so great the qualities which he has offered to
the service of his fellow citizens that he has
! found this path TO lead to high public employ
ment and general and solid popularity The
! conservative sentiment which marks North
| Carolina Jeans much upon his arm, and there
| is none Of her sons to whose voice in time OF
trouble she would lend @ more attentive or re-
spectful ear.
| The excellent proportion and harmony of
! Mr.. Grahams high qualities, moral and intel
lectlai, assign him to class of men apt 10 be
| undcrrated by The incoHsiderate. Many who
are struck by trait whose effect is in some
degree Cue to deficiencies in other endowments
will pass the same unnoticed where playing
only due part in 8 system, as it were, Of vat
uGble and well-deveioped qualities. Rejection
! Il
the value ofmen SO furnished. They are of
class to which Washington belonged, and for
/ belonging to which it has pleased many to IL
dulgein depreciation Of his great name
Mr. Grah&m's residence is q handsome place
on the eastern outskirts of ,f1illsboro.' ernbow-
cred in a fine grove Of forest growth, ara in
the midst Of ample grounds tastefully adcrned
Of his home it may not be intrusive to say
that it has received a thousand blessings, drop
ping upon it like the gentle rain from heaven
Since the year 1884 the honored subject of
this sketch has been Trustee Of this univer-
slty, and as such has shown himself true and
devoted son Of his Alma Mater
For the above sketch, the Editors acirlo1F,-
edge thclr Indebtedness 10 Samuel F. Phillips,
ESQ. OF his place, and retarn him their sin
cere thanks Tor the same
GIVE GooD FOR EvIL.-Ifthere is any chris.
tan virtue In this world more to be desired than
any other it is that charity which enables us to
give good for evil and to love and pray for those
who spitefully use US and in this connection
we would remind our mechanics the boot ma
kers, shoe makers, tailors, printers. and others
that they ought, in accordance with this golden
: rule, to extend oery liberal patronage to those
OF our merchants and shop keepers who get al
their little jobs done at the North when the,
2 make their semi-annual pilgrmages. True the,
j might have printing. sIIo-s aud boots and Goa
made IN Newbern, but ifthey in refusing I,
t sustain home men it is no reason why we shoalc
t retaiate No, let us give good for evil, and j
will be better for in the end.
= BURGLARS AND PIsTeLs.-Nearly every IN an ii
town retlres every night with pistol or rnuske
either IN his hand within reach of his bed Will
: many of the women are also well fortified with N
piements of destruction. Burglars had hettsr ceas
their operations or some of their carcasses wi