The Hillsborough recorder., 1868-09-02
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wednesday. Sept. ?. is6S.

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kA o. lob work, are sarnessly rs1usssled
10 make immediate payment Our
necessities require Il, and our advanced age sdmoa-
ishes US Of the proprietv Of settling up or anaH
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The Governor Of South Carolina has Issued CIR
cula, relative 10 aimed organzatoss and We intro
ductiou of ams into The State. He disapprcses o.
both end calls upon ell persons 10 keep tho peace,
Ne saws that he will exercise all his aIt,orisy hs
,ba,rpu,uose. Il .sffeL tasisaa kag hanYas
10 IN response 10 the Southern R.alcas who appeal
personally for arms for The sooshern militia. the Pre.
sdent said a'The FEEDER troops are 10 better con.
dtion Is preserve the peace than militia drawn from
one party TO make war upon The other" -
" The President delays his visit to Tennessee until
the question Of the September session y settled.
Gen. Miles has issued a General orier, assuming
command Of the Distrit Of North Carolina. bis
headquarters al Raleigh, .t4 .a.5 s7us.s |
The Hon. Dawn l.. SWAIN died al bis residence
in Chapel Hill about o'clock on Thursday morning
last, the a7th Of August. In making this announce.
,meni, The Raleigh Standard gives the following ofle
sketch Of the life and character Of this distinguished
citizen; a ta# sag fGH% fa.f bras& s.'
David Lowry Swain vas born in Bun
combe county in the year lSOi. he re-
ceiyed his first educations AZ Newton Aca-
demy, ia the town of Ashesille, and subse
ouently studied at Chapel Hill. He after.
wards read Law in this.c,ty with Judge Tay-
lor. who predicted. from his habits OF per-
severance and close application, the emin-
ence which he subsequently attained. He
was admitted TO the bar in bancoinbe coun-
" 10 1875. In 1924, S and g, he repre-
,.nted the couaty IN the Legislature. In
1897 he was elected Sulicitor in the Eden
ton District, which he resiguediaiter riding
one circuit. la 1928 and '29 he was again
elected to the Legislature. and IN 1880 he
was elected msmbs oi the board oil lnter-
nal Improve eme nis.a La the same year he
was elected Judge Of the superior Courts.
In 1899 he was elected Governor of the
State. ard in 1895 while still Governor.
hs was elected member Of the Convention
:, revise the Consultation, and. in Decein-
her OF the same year he was elected Pre-
.,dent Ut the University. which position
~ held until the adoption OF the new Con :
sti,utiun and the reorganization Ut that
Institution. 'e - f@e - -
In 1876. he married Eleanor. daughter of
William White anil grand dauShtet ei sies'
CasweR. as@s..# "3t- -.
A,a public man. Gov. Swain was nevei
,,t,cal or aggressive. tie was lair repre-.
> ,en,a,ioa OF the best Iorm oi Conservatism
Tie had profound respect and reverence
afaf old established institstions andsior I'M
inustrious mea who have adorned the ear
ier history OF the State. With many y
not with most Of these, be Was lntimats'.
acousinted petspBally. aud the hIstory %
eyery one of them was as familiar 10 HIM
q. hoasehuI,I v orb. lie knew mme OF IN
tis,ory ot North Caroiina and VI her Pabsi
men Than any living man. Perhaps u !
not going too Ear 10 say that his knosleas
unon these two points was more ekiensly
nan the combined knowledge sl every ma
IN the Stale. His death is an srTrpnrsbi
loss 10 the future histoFiaa. v. ai
His administration as Pres'dent e' 70
Uaiyersity was eminrntly successful
When he was excited President, more tha
thirty wears ago, the number oi student
WAS eighty. Ia 1859, the catalogue Coz
,aIned The names Of more than iour hundre
AID 6Ity. more than five told increase
30 instruetsr ever succeeded better IN VII
a,ng the respec, and esteem Of his pupils
f.s have ever retained through lite !
strong hold % their affections. -,
But il was, alter all, IN the social rel rela
tions of life that his excellencies we're mo
conspicuous. lie Was possessed 81 a va va
iund of lnfvrmatioB aud anecdotr, derive
ir.m more Than lurty sears experience
public life and ASSOCIATION with public me
Ills mind @as aeii,e. bis observation a
eafate, aud bis mrmury reMarkable..re'e
tive. Few things escaped him that wel
.,,,h, al being recvIleeieI. Tie had, 10