The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-30
For the T. & NJ. Household
From Durham.

Although the past few years seem to
nave been very prolific in histories of
the United States ; one fails TO discov
r in them single passage which can
he in any way construed to the advan
tage of the South. Either there has
aeeu nothing worthy OF record for these
aig' dispensers of fame or they knew
nothing but the wonderful develop
ment of the New England and middle
States,' and exhausted all their powers
Of praise on the Pilgrim Fathers and
the Boston Tea Party" The reader
though who wishes TO see events inn
partially portrayed is gratified by occa-
sionally meeting with an allusiOn to the
southern states Just as he will in his
tories of England sometimes find men
ton of Ireland and India. We take for
example the "Mecklenburg Declara-''
tion.r In how many histories can we
ind it recorded? Where can we find
due praise to its Signers? Where can
we ind IN example ofnoble daring than
| the declaration of a feeble colony that
| she will maintain her independence
against the united strength of the Brit
ish monarchy? Nowhere is anything
more patriotic but those who Destroy
ed the tea in the arbor of Boston are
extolled into heroes while these sturdy
sons OF North Carolina who bade de-
lance to the British Lion have quietly
sunk into oblivion, and their deeds been
forgotten. The Regulators are not
worthy of notice, but Bunker Hill must
have two or three pages of description
and he followed by full chapter of
Imoralizing on its affects: when IN fact
had tie Regulators on the banks of the
Alanance swept from the scene of ac-
ton the fCrces of the blood-thirsty and
ldespised Trvon, that battle would be
vcnerated as another Bunker Hill, and
there I. ese defeated and imprisoned
leaders woull have gone dangling down
the aislcs of ages with the Gates,
|, Greens and Warrens of later day.
Nv attention was drawn to this subject
: by reading few OF the pages OF McMas-
ters history where the author supposed
he was giving the state of the country
lone century ago. He speaks entirely OF
New England and grows fairly eloquent
on the sllhiect, Nowhere else.' says
he. Were men so truly deyout and the
minister held in such high esteem. IL
had indeed. from the days of the found
ers of the colony, been the fashion
among New Englanders to look witt
profound reverence TO the pastor, not
unmingled with awe. He was tie just
man m de perfect. the oracle of the di-
vlre WILL In such a community the
authority of the reverend man was al
most supreme And thus Mr.. Nc
Master goes on portraying the virtues
oi New England. Where he obtained
(. & - Tn U
lie could not get il from It, present IN
iahitauts Tor their morals have sadl,
rctfoeraded from those OF their ances-
tors. We hov ever do not envy ou
fellow citizens of Massachusetts tn
morality OF their great grandiathers
We know that our ancestors were 9la'
that they did not live in that auster
community where they were forbidden
under heavy penalties TO express thel
Young loves in the most natural an
delightful way-by kiss. We had NJ
Blue Laws and our grandfathers an,
urandmothers could kiss without fear o
officers or fines. But | must take leaS
of this subject or the Household
might think ne dull member, and a
: odd one. for no one as | have seen ha
) mentioned it.
Note te:-Loye-klsseS should never b
. mentionC d out of schoOl.-ED.
, Helen McGregor | have read your lei
: tiers with much pleasure there is
Il charm III them that / cannot resist
!. that earnestness and love OF patur
I that characterZes your productions
il the kind of nonsense | like.
! like YOU, have revelled in the beautie
{ of mountain scenery. l have plucke
q the first wild bloom of tardy sprins
have sat upon some huge editice OF M
ture while the rds sang above !.
: when the trees had donned their leaf
{ robes. and when the wild flowers ha
i decked tne landscape with their beaut.
And in tie cold days OF winter | hay
b. trod the mountains dizzy heights whel
c. there was nought but silent desol
6" ton. When no songsters of the a