The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-08
RALEIGH. N. c., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST s. 1888

hut some Will scan them with ,ati.lac-
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| My purpose in writing. however. was
not so much TO tell about Union Semi
nary as about Richmond. where this
special meeting was held. Richmond
Is grand city, beautiful for situation
q treasure house of sacred dust and hal
lowed memories. a living. throbbng
growing city. with men in il the worthy
descendants OF those whose name,
glory she keeps green. | scarcely
| knew which most TO admire its roll
ing hills and magnificent views. with all
The variety of nature and culture. i'm
small pretty parks, in vast rambles. in
stretches of river and sky. in airy out
line OF public buildings and Spires. or
is devotion to its historic past, to the
tame and deeds of those who have
achieved her glory .and its guarding with
llllal love the graves and the grandeur
of her heroes of other wears or lis
huoNant. energetic spirit. revealing IL
sell III taste and ornament, in its streets
aud trees and parks and fountains, in
It's business houses and extending do
man. in its iron ioundries. tobacco fac
tories, wood works and flou,ing mills.
IN the busy hum of iron lips, the whim
OF water wln-~. the breath OF steam,
Everywhere the evidence of thrift.
advancing prosperity. and increasin.
culture.
l shall not daily with the temptation
OF speaking OF beautiful. peaceful Hol-
lvwood one of the lOyeliest spots b,
nature and art that have seen.-nor
tell OF the enterprise that Constructed
new reservoirs (still old James River
water. however, and reservoir park.
want to see my own native city. Kal-
elgh. CLEAN something of beauty and
progress from her neighboring capital.
The ,iron industry Tanner and
Delaney iron works. and others. means.
as | was told, ten thousand people. |
The iron manufactures OF Richmond |
support ten thousand people If am
not mistaken, this was asserted of one |
mammoth enterprise. But it sounds so
tremendous apply it to the whole in
dustry, and here | know | am in /
bounds.
There are other manufacturing inter-
ests scarcely less important.
II Raleigh grows To De a commanding
city, an emporium worthy of the great
State of which it is the capital it must
encourage manufactures
The other great charm about Rich
mOnd is its historic renown, and its re-
gard for its great past. l went through |
the State Library. There were vestiges
of every generation-when it was the |
lncient Dominion, the Quinto purs OF
tie English realm-(or was it not
Yuarta pdrs )-dOwn to the present |
Portraits of her Governors adOrn the |
wall Historic pictures, precious relics !
statues, magnificent monumental piles |
are seen everywhere, hot the testimony |
OF private grief or personal Devotion |
'ut of the States and the city's love for
their history.
| thought of my own loved State, and |
the beautiful little city OF my birth
what have we. that belongs to the |
State. that tells Of the past and of the
glorious deeds of other times Sully's
splendid portrait OF Warrington, |
bronze copy Of IIoudon's statue in the
capital square. bust of Calhoun some
nobody knows or sees.
We have fast fading memories of
"A X ~ that Was Grrece
Ana grandeur That WAS Rome"
forever We VIII have their names
ut nothing more of the heroes thai
have redeemed the soil OF North Caro-
lima or ven glor,' to her pennon. It
nay not he popular-and | ala not in
politics s-hut ! would like to see in en-
during marble or impcriSha bls bronze.
some of tie great men that have thrown
lustre on our State-at least OF that
Il
Greene, and many others that might
be named. If any State should COM
memorate Greene, perhaps only second
to Washington, II should be North
Carolina and as for Confederate lead
ers! oh how the heart longs for just an
immortal memorial!
Forgive me for writing so earnestly |
and at such length. But it is no sud- |
den notion of mine
WIN. S. LACY.