Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-03-19
PUBLISHED By REQUEST.
[From the n. C., Christian Advocate
LETTER FROM NEW BERN.

MEssRs EDITORS: You have asked Tor o.
casional letters from the friends of the Ad.1
cate and surely fhls is a service which any e..
us ought to bc able to render Aerc IL til.
ancient town Of Ncwbern, cluster many tr.e
rant memories and are to he seen many anc:..--
things worthy of attention Lately, E--s
been much attracted 10 the Cemetery, tn h.
of the dead, where they sleep soIenaiy -.
meath the cedars. There IS much u at'r-.-
Methodist preacher there now. : hon
Brame and Brent three men Of uootu!ac--
gentleness and power, are all awaiting The =.
direction under is sod How calm ana saa.S-.
ing is the thought OF them Y hat = telio"
ship Of peace and tenderness seems 70 keep
their graves in the shadow OF the cold mont
ments They have come to heaven, ana ther
works do follow them. How W .ll 90 l reIne.,a-
Der the retreHt:ng forehead, the mouth SremU
lous under excitement, and the strong, firm
eve of Brame, much of the intellectual cast of
what have imagined Fletcher and Wske 10
have been What u direct, logical force wa,
in his thoughts, and what mainline was !.
words Polished beyond the marble which
his covers his bones, tcnderer than the tears
which have been shed for HIM, and puc-r thaC
the sky which bends above Tim, Soui ana bo-
DIV shall both come to immortality at last
How love TO think of him d. | once knew
him, and | shall know him aran. Blessnt
sleeper, thou shalt open thy sealed eye!ldS =.
that morning and thy manhood thy lTGtG
and power shall all be raised for Jesus.
And what preacher and pastor was B1o0:
A Sabbath OF two ago, Centenary anSwe,c-
an appeal which l made to her, by raising b..
tween two and three hundred dollars 10 e-t,.
a monument over his remsins. But thong.4
her gratitude aai i..gralJy f,r exceeded H.
she cOlld De'z!> I.az up t. the 'ncazrEc 0. D.
earnest labors Every ".here | find the eT.
dences of his ta.thtu!ne$s and zeal He was g
praverful for the penitent, and th0agl.iHl tni
the poor. Every day he SeaMed - be swiftly
getting ready for glory, and laying up tGea-
sure in the skies. With his B.J,e ana hymn
book under his arm, he was Pcfpctuaily going
And in the presence ot such record llnyO!unia
rlly eXclain, precious SON OF Mary, shall eve"
do work like this "Ah brother Long
said weeping sister to ne after the monu
ment had been secured. you have lifted such
d burden from my heart | knew the dsar
people would do this, but then it seemed such
a weary time" And now the marble shall
be placed over our brother. and it shall ava
ken tender thoughts with the people, FOX
whom he iaborcd and suffered and the SoF-
rowful, wasting itinerant shall come here ana
think Of Brent, and grow strong and radiant.
1t is worth years Ct exhaustive service, 70 he
loved and remembered he IS by this people.
l would willingly lie under the ccIars without
slab or stone for such remembrance.
In this same cemetery slumber5 the mortal
ty of John Stauly and of Castor, two men who
were giants in their day. Their scpulchry,
are neither monumental nor garnished b'lt
they awaken stirring thoughts. Stanly is bu-
ried Just at the right hand as we pass from the
gate, and CASTOR to the left further UP the
path Somehow we have always thought the
latter of these distinguished men much inferior
to the former. lie had more soberucss, states
manship and philosophical breadth and purity
of intellect, but be possessed less genius, bril-
luncy, impulsiveness aud electric energy. In
deed, we have believed from the beginning
that, with the single exception OF Bad, ger john
Stanly was clothed with more true mental
greatness than any man ever produced by the
State. But Stanly and Castor We're both
great What splendid chapters do they make
up in the history.o this Commonwealth To
visit their graves, If to serve no other purpose,
is worthy of 4 visit to this ancient place.
have been informed, that tie CcInetry IS
to be speedily improved. II much needs it
[ wonder how people can allow tEistlcs ana
brars to grow over their dead And yet We
do this, when We ought to bc planting ever
greens and blossoms. Here in the very pres
ence Of sculptured urns and prncely grove
stones, the fingers Of neglect and ruin have
been busy.
Newborn partakes very much Of the cyc;t--
ment and passion Of the times. Men, women
and children talking politics, and manifest
ing their interest III the country. To-day, s"o
vote on the Convention question, and We tcar
much bitterness will be engcndcrcd. But in
the midst of all this storm, have much t.
US for religion. Professors of Il
gious truth are pressing to the cross, and
looking to Jesus You know the people here
respect and cling to their preachers and their
preachers are enabled to do them good. May
God bless us all, and make US useful.
JOHN S. LONG.
New6srn, y e., Ft5. 2Sth, 1851.