The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-02-04
FAMOUS NORTH CAR0LINIANS
SOME EMINENT MEN NORTH CAR.
oIINA HAS PRODl CED.
Hemoif of Hon. Archibald -. Nurph.y
Once JudsS OF the Superior Court OF
North Caroiina.

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The above is from the University MAJ
azsne Of August, 1850. l. Is from the per
Of Hon Vim. \ Graham, IL y. EnfrssR
ARCHIBALD -. NUEFnEY. was in his IA,
au eminent character in North Carolina
4 many attributes Of statesman and
philosopher he eNcelled all his coutemfo
rarIes III the State, and III every depart
heht ~ eNcrtlon to which his mind WA.
applied he had few equals or seconds.
Ills father, Col Archibald Nurphev.
was conspicuous citizen OF the county az
OasweH, and bore a part IN the military
service IN the War Of the Revolution fer
winch the citizens Of that county and es
peclaliy OF his vicinity were greatly dis
ungulShed. The residence of his father
/ was about two miles from Red House in
the congregation Of the Rev Mr. MAIDEN.
Presbyterian minister, whose son, the
late Dr. John NJ Alden, married the daugh-
Ter oi Col Murphcy, by whom he left de
Sceudauts who still survive AT this place.
some seven miles from Milton, Archibald
DeBow Murphey, the subject OF our mem
or, was born, We believe, in the year le.1
Ills education. preparatory 10 admission
INTO the infant University Of the State at
| Chapel Hill, was received in the school of
the Rev Or. David Caldwell, Of Guilford
| county. OF the opportunities for educa
snIf ;nforGs ,is n. - ~.
went into operation, in 1875, there were
| not more than three schools in the State
IN which the rudimentS OF a classical edu
cation could be acquired. and that the
| most prominent and useful of these was
that Of Or. Caldwell-tha the deficiency
of books for Ii erary instruction, except in
the libraries OF a few lawyers in the com
| -. - ;11.' w. 'i' > ~, anu ~
'''tol. ic itIdtcS 'ii'5 dtcr
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ont findin9, a1y holl(s ~ - go, "',ri
old yorks on Thonl,r,;o.i ~. 7o,.'
that than cHa,aa ttr., % e,,, ~, '.'i,
t.ira,s uistorr, - tr,rIa, vi ~ i's ""s -
nm old vol,me If P~dor;ci- par,da,,, 49,,
an ahrdonr,o,,t of ~, I,I CIV
,.onetituted bis Ia,,, -, e.,
nituro whom ba ortarod CliItl,e 80, -on
Whom wo ornmnmharth ooft-n,,..,.,t -,
,arna oa,,ohIo of ,rr;,;,,(x m C~TIN;.I
and ,.itl ON ,.so ,f l,,;j7, - r1II
| could rn+ 100 o-,i,,.iliDd ~ ~, ~.
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| Scio,Il,,>I e ,'-e .-il'l,' y " 1'il
and shirt oP emulation hn ,,rnfit'3
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.nd q-.ad,otll ,,;tt =, -. -, l;i9's
tTf4ta
snnh ~ ia ,o,,,,.,+;,,, a,,;,
him in tbis ,,o,il, ~ Ia ', -
nontnd r. tta profosnr.f;' 80 e o,loo a.
! Ianrno,,cs IL ~ AN, No., ;t,,st;l[,
| in 1TbinI ho oon,inrad - h,,', -,
inc, vna,.s ara - u,t,t to t,pa1 ~.
sc5clo,eb;,, o,,d - ~ 'ii''e
which 81 ,nurh dist5ol,,,;1r.j 49,, ,,~
his professional brnfhron and the adnnatni
gentlemen of the state. His admission 10
the bar took place in 1s02 after n coursa
of professional reading so limited that tho
| first judge TO whom he applied 1he sigma
! turc Of TWO being then necessary for
| license refused TO exa,nino him. and (as
| he was accustomed TO amuse his friends
| bv relatingl his success onlva feu months
/ later. in gaining admission 10 the nractir.
/ in all the courtS ST oncn was ou-int, to tbo
good fortune of hearing y Iettcr from -
! friend. at the succoodinp form of tbn
! Court of Conference toonc of the Inderae
a gentleman Of nrnvarIioI honovoIonco o,,d
| kindness who conducted theexamination
| or interview in his own cbomLnr and
! procured the SIGNATURES of his bratbran
| without so much bavino haan ral1nstod or
expected-so little stricfness was observed
/ towards the few annlicontS then rntorirq,
! the profession
Mr. Nurnbev advanced ran;dly - .1o
! first rank Of the advocates of his dav aI,d
/ notwithstanding his turninp aside to IND
/ indulgence of his taste for general Ttara-
/ tur. his erIightened Iabors and hr;,,b,
career in leqiS]atiop aud service on H.
! Bench for tV-o vcor. ~. daco,eod h,ol.L
| and irrecuIar aftenaonna np tho 60,
| in his LATTER davs he ma,ntained t,5s ~
| sition in the nubIic ostimation o,or 10 H.,
/ end of his life His ,,ractino fnr ,n.,,,.
wears was not exceeded hv ,b.t ~ a-,,.
! s,entIeman ir tho Stato ga ~ .,,,''.,t.,
! corresnon(1c3 with it's extent Roth bis
! examination Of witnesses and argnment ~
! oausos before inrios on tba circnit cnI,IJ
/ NOT he excelled in skilfulness H.. nod y
! quaker ike nlainneoo M tonect scrn,,n-
/ ions cIoannnss and naafneSI IN a., oonilIr
! Main attire an hahitnaI noIitanass ani
! , snhdued simt,li,itv Of manner which ,t
/ once won his w,v to the hearts of inrias
v.hiI. no Greek diaI.ctician had q ,oo,n
/ ready and refined ingenuity or was NOR.
I fertile in every resource of forensic rladia
/ tor.hiD Ills manner of speakiro was
never declamatorv or in any sense bolster
/ o1ls ) but in The sty1e of earnest and en-
( phatic conversation: so simnle and snnar-
/ emily undesjpninp that he seemed tn the
I irrv to he bEt infepnratino tbeir tbor,,hts
/ rather than enuncjatino his own vet Viii
a correctness and often elegance ~ dietion
/ which ns, severity Of criticism eonld i'm
prove. A pattern of politeness in All his
/ Intercourse, public and private he could
torture an unwilling or corrupt witness