The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-08-18
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Etloli of.he citizens Of Hillsboro, assembled
lin the Court House at 10 a. M. Thursday
Rl2th August 1875, to express their sorrow
kand regret at the death OF the late HON.
\ WILLIAM "a. GRAHAM. slgy
The meeting was organized by calling
rllonas B. HIllto the chair, and ;lppoin-
2ting EalNihlE. Parish AS Secretary
4 The chairman ia taking the chair ex
Bplained the oBjectofthe meeting in few
1approprlate remarks, ~ ~
Paul Y. Cameron being called upon al :
Hdgessed themeeting at length, dwelling
|fehlipB y and goquentlS hponi tie life,
8character aud the many public services Of
Pie distinguished and lamented dead.
DIR. Edmund strndwick, almost too full
2ofgrief for ntterance, arose, and briefly,
Ebut, forci5lyand with much warmth and
.xfeeling alluded TO the many shining vir-
#tues Of WILLIAM 4. GRAHAM who Is now
quo more. iii'
n on melton the chair appointed, Fl. X.
MASH, DIR. +. Strudwick, Thomas HI,
Hughes, and George Laws, Committee
TO prepare resolutions on the life and
kcharacter OF Gov. GRAHAM, and on MO.
tion, Thomas d. Hill aud Paul G. Cam.
8eron were added 10 said Committee. I
ohmotion George Laws, DIR. Pride Jones
an,l Paul Q. Cameron, William, Anderson,
8J.tl. Webb, aud II. p. Jones, a Committed
8of arrangements.
i Tile chair appointed the following
gentlemen as I'm escort, to meet the body
4at Weldon and accompany II home wit.
S'rbonas Webb, Henry X. NASH, Charles
HI. Parks. James Webb sr. Henry n.
Brown, Calvin T.. Parish, Ike Il. stray
horn. DR.. Pride Jones, ID. G, Parks, Jas. R.
FGaltis, John Roscman, Lemucl Lynch,
sCol. Thomas Rufiin, Thomas X. Cain.
Paul G., Cameron. John M. Blackwood,
John Iog,ic,J james Parks, Mefi.lell,
Adams, JamesrH. NorwoOd., james IL.
3Iorncr, John Laws. Thomas ID. Tinnin,
Henry Nash. James Y.,Nhitied, John
Jordan, DIR Il. sslrudvick, JIG. d. Roul-
: hac, Z. B, Rufiin, Josiah Turner, Wash
zington Duke, G. -, Green, II. a. Reams.
NJ. a. Angler. w. r.. Blackwell, b. L.
lDyke. Col d. Parish. d. G. Hallbutton,
Ia !. Parrish. Elijah J, Lyon, lack Son
u. p. yrct.and. A. A. SEARS. Mr.. Lpcas,
4 3. n feinIinson. Dr Tholpas. De. ~. u
\ n. pifhadl. Dn w Il. fiagiless Joseph
Narkl lan, AndE8w Turner ~ * styron.
Peter ". bsIgg-. NJ. c. Hetnddn, and
Fred c. osst iaaI ilgsei sx6m.
On motion. ths..i neeiiag tpok recess
luntl ) O'clock this afleuppn
Ats O'Clock tie citizens lre-as-eniblcd ia
The Court Housc, an,t ~ e. Cs.memn,
,acllng Tor Qhaiunan Of the Cqmmitiss ,pI
Errallar suitable rtAnidliois, fepJsfcdsthgl
following 10 wit
WHEREAS. intelligence sheen reeeiv !
Ia thai at 8 o'clock on llIeinorning ~ thcI
18th 81 August IN the village ~ saratoga
IL Tie stated New York. our distinsuish-
!, Ed friend and nciylibor the late 6overnor
,wiLLiAN 4. GRAHAM. had closed hisl
long useful and honorable life. IhcrcfUrrI
.ocit
La ReglYgi blythe ci,izepsoe thetoWs
,oflffiis boro, III i GENERAL meeting assem-
|Je,i, illlrt the death Of tl.is great and good
man elllsivilll i Pcculisv aud stnnningI
tfpv aid effect On the people " thisvii-|
,5,ge aud c.,agly. For II was here that he.
!bal l,asse,l alike his happy aud innocentj
:boyhood. His useful aud earnest man
hto,i aud wise and ripe old age. To the;
people u Hills6orD, aud 81 Orange county
he was long deeply and nlcrt singularlyl
,,eIdeared. wellad beeuso longacclistoiu
ed 10 lean on bis direction and be eontroll-'
"a ~ wisduss. tiaa lllc death of lone y
cnllnenily useful aud patriotic would n ~
Hines be received with deep aud sincere
borrow; but falling gu US AT thb nloment
Fin the midst Of great political rxcitements
ard Anxisty -wl,rn We had jusl selected
him - our Representative IN The great
work ~ laying a-new The ionlidaiion|
}.lones 81 our State Government, and toaidk
M rewriting ous state Consultation, his
Leah 70 Is o. Orange Is 4 peculiar aud 4
(xAevlons affection. and viii be regatdedk
ever, ehefe as great Sfite calamity, lid
Was 10 us o great state necessity - lIe had
bsen % long regafded as our chief orna-
mont. When indeed shall We look upont
4 bis like again.
Resolved, whilst as neighbUrs audi
friends We 10 not aspire 70 10 the oiiices Of
]Eulagy aud History, 10 the settling fortlil
III Just aud true portrait of the publick
worth aud NJ yices ~ this greai, man and
slue l,,s.stcd North aCafoIiaiisl; bat-hy vi
;l.upIe are his worth as man and ci,izel
imorc highly appreciated, Or he longer %
:brtlct rriscml,ercd than W " amongst
Wlioal Ae pascal full half century u Tia
discharge ~ all ihe obligations Of citizen,
inlaehIs- aud friend Nonensw him % wen
none Ilonorcd lin more rinccrrly " trust.
|; u him norr largely " with siealier faith.
Rcsnlvc,l. That 10 the fuIInesc u oi,rovni
;h,aus we tender 20 his stflckeii aud tc
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