Wilmington journal., 1876-01-07
a-sGEHg of sEe Mes EcnHEErs Esis
tSFiCstf Society.

Last evening of the regular monthly
me, ing nf thls aOclety was held ;,t the
off .,, of Dr. rhos j. Moore and Tie
call nf the roll exhibited lhe fact that
a mHi inrity If mGmt'erS were present.
rhn President, blaj 9 Dp,g:l, upon
taking the chair, ordered the proceed
imsys nf he last regular meeting fJ 3a.-
read, after which the names of Messrs
Holm G. Young. and Thomas $. Arm
:: I'd, We're proposed for IN mbershjp.
AID they were duly elected members
Of the society.
Alter the transaction nf some other
business, pertaining only to tLe soci.-
-. the President cIl!ud Gen. l. Il
IiiiI to tue chair, and IN accordance
with q resolution passed at She !asf
rcputer meeting at tnc society, pro-
ceeded 20 deliver an address befor"
the mt mbcrs on tho subject OF ''Ou-
Neglected History a4d Our Neg
lcct.-d Dead," The short time iii
which We are allowed 10 prepare these
notes, prevents our making any tx
tended allusiOu to this udmirable aud
| weii-timed address. to-day. We no ~
TO be able 10 publish II, however, jga
| e.rtelas0, when we shall been furnished
with q copy. We cannot refran how
ever, from making a few running com
II, MIS-, winch viii, If nothing more.
| preparc our readers to properly ap-
preciate the address when it shall have
been given 10 the public.
The speaker took up the subject and
referred TO the want OF State pride
among North Caroliuians, AID the
manner in which our great events,
aud our great raen rass away and are
foI COTTON. He had sought III vain for
The apathy and Indifference, which
| have always characterized the people
of Moth Carolina III regard to the
history of our State. He stattd thai
in every department Of literature,
scicnce; in all that makes men famous
and great, North Carolina has always
iIe d positio0. at least respectable as
compared with ner sister States, with
the single and singular exception OF
the department of history. He refer
red in fitting terms to the great and
gifted men OF the State, who had pass
ed into eternity, and have adorned the
highest judicial positions within the
gift OF the people, paying them the
compliment of saying that "theIr fame
has extended beyond tAe seas, where
ti,eir opinions have been quoted with
appreciation.
in speaking Of the historians OF the
State, the speaker justly plac d .he
name of Col Jno. 4. Wheeler, III tie
front rank, and regretted that even
il1S sketches were not what cur grand
old commonwealth had a tight to ex-
pect from her children. IL, took oc$
caslon to say, that he hop 4 at some
not very distant day, 3 grateful pub
&c North CarolinIans, who love NORTH
Carolua), will in some substantial
wsy. attest their. appreciation, Of his
ard ut and atfectl0nate exerGiOns.
He took up the history OF some ci
the prominent men OF our early times
and brought out some iacts which, j
not new, were presented IN new
hight He contrasted the policy Q:
Virginia and South Carolina i'll hon
orlng their SONS, and III erecting stat
ues aud monuments in honor to them
with that of North Carolina, who, as
d State or as a community IL any par
ticuiar section, had never carved 6
line. or raised stone III honor of anJ
| sou. however distinguished. He al
luded with some feeling to the fact
that Moth Carolina, as Il rule, had
nearly always failed TO honor merit il
her own cuiidfen, and although he
did not say SO, he might very properly
have cited the names of james X.
Polk, Hugh lawson White. Andrew
Jackson, Andrew Johnson, William
Alien, Allen q. Thurman. and many
others who have reached honorable
prefermeut in other Staten.
The address Was ali and more than
| was to have been expected from the
speaker. which is saying a great deal.
! and We only regret that we have not
time or space Mt command to say more
III regard to it.-CHGriOtte O6ScrCcr.