The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-29

/ te"o from All ABOUT.
While = sale was in progress a,
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs
last week, the high porch, with several
hundred men, suddenly gave way. Mr..
Burweii Robinson Was killed; two 9TH
ets were seriously hurt :. and dozen
others severely bruised.
\ rrlt u q mystery TO Us how unbiased
pefs ons can CONSIDER GRAFT great gen
eral. Assuredly there Was no general
ship In the campaign from the Kappa
hanOck to Petersburg. His attack on
Lee at the WILDERNESS, ".at .Spotsyl-
yania, at Hanover" and at Goal
HarbOr, cost more men than Lee had
in his whole army, and resulted sim ply
10 getting \ position which he could
have taken without the loss of man.
Fully 40, 900 lives were ''butchered" in
that short sixty miles
Assuredly there was no generalship in
the siege which occupied more than a
year in driving Lee out of thesrenches.
1t Lee had had one half, nay one-thard,
Ut Grants army, he would have whip
| ped him into James river within a
month after the siege began.
| We have often remarked that the
Northern people surpass all mankind in
'sensationalism." The vilest m murderer
will become sainted hero. like "Old
John Brown if popular fancy happen
to set toward HIM. The success Of
Tourgee's Fools Errand' is a case in
point. But better illustration is now
in progress. Note the absurd furore in
favor of Mason, the cowardly scoundrel
who tried to murder an unarmed and
shackled prisoner, whom he was, by
virtue of his position, solemnly obligated
TO defend from all such assaults, even at
the sacrifice of his own life
Sergeant Mason is said to be rene
gade Virginian who was at one time in
the Confederate army but, when cap
tured, deserted his people, took the
oath, put on the ''Blue,'' and became
one OF the detested ''Galvanized Yam
kees." The lesson of treachery appears
to have grown familiar with him for
when he was placed in charge of the
guard at the Washington jail, he be
trayed the honor of his Uniform. be-
trayed the trust Of his superior officers
who had promoted him to a responsible
Office; and betrayed the spirit of Ameri-
can manhood which should scorn to
sll, OF through the bars Of a prison to
XIII an unarmed prisoner His object
was precisely the same al that wnich
led Gulteau to assas-lnate Garfield,
namely love for Notoriety. Guiteau
was the Draver of the two, for he took
some risk of being killed on the spot,
by the mob. Mason's intent is shown
by his remark just after he fred, viz
Il was tired of guarding the skunk"
If he had been actuated by deep feel
ings, he would not have rendered such
an excuse.
But We started to remark that the
Sensationalists up North have taken up
the scheme Of urging the pardon of
Mason on the ground chat be was actu-
ated high and patriotic principles. The
Legislatures of Ohio, New York, and
perhaps other States, have passed for
NAL resolutions asking Arthur to par
don him. A petition sent from Chicago
had l2O, 900 signatures. 1t was about
a mile and half in length, and was
bound with gold lace, and wrapped in
red, white and blue bunting. 1t re-
quired two men to carry it into Con
gress.
Another Ohio petition had over 800
names and 30, 900 for Mason's family,
each signer giving ten cents for that
purpose.
The New Workers, not to be outdone
by the Buckeyes, are getting up a
petition with half million names A
club of so ''Garfieldians are getting it
up. They work night and day sending
out circulars to be siyned and returned.
Little tables are placed at the street cor
| ners for strangers to sign, and large
crowds are seen around these tables.
Tire La SensdtiOn
Eire La Humbuggei
A correspondent, writing from Jack
son county, Western North Carolina,
says: THE rich growth of black walnut
is found in almost every county in this
State west of the Blue Ridge. The firm
of A. S. Horseley & Co., of Columbia,
Tenn, represented by Capt. j. A.
opoine, have mace large and extensive
cIrchases in this fancy timber, pur-
cvasing FROM Mcdowell to Cherokee
| rhunty, distance of 200 miles along
the liLes of the Western North Carol ma
| raiload, Rabun Gap Short Line and
Marietta 4 Murphy Narrow Gauge
The above mentioned company have
purchased about 5000 trees $1,000, 900
or 100000 feetl, ranging from
two to six feet in diameter at stump
age. Capt Irvine has 1000 trees in
Jackson, aud over goo If them are
| withing two miles If tie oc,tcd line
of rail | note the sale of Cap. j. :.
Anderson (oi Clay county celei ratco
| premium tree 10 \. 5. iiorsioy < Go.
the samples Of which TOOK the premiums
of 500 at the Atlanta Exposition. i'e
ing the largest and and finest specl-
| men of walnut timLer. for which
Capt. Irvine paid the handsome price
Of 500. The walnut is not the on.y
source Of wealth TO the enterprisin2
iumbermsn who may seek his fortune
! in this mount ainuus region. Hard
! woods are in abundance. There are
niless millions Of iect of white oak,
ash maple, wild cherry, mountain
birch, red, white and black hickory OF
the finest quality, poplar, cucumber,
white pine. lin and buckeye Of i'm
msnse growth. Black locust is also
found in considerable quantities. The
balsan. or fir, covers the tops of our
highest mountain"
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