The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-12-12
1888; /; 1855 to-day.

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bonds of sympathy and hooks or
ss;ecl By all the great struggles that
,have made them prousi Common.
sacalths. They were alllei in many
aways, 100 milss of the soll OF Viz
i inia kisses the soil Of North Caro-
lima. In fact the states aru 80 mac.,
salike that II i impossible TO tell
sshere one commences ami the ether
stops. In fact he and Gov. Fosle
had been long time IT, ing TO de-
,iGe which was one State and which
was the other, and uos neither OF
i'hem knew. lie himself married a
cousin Of Gov. Fowie's, he and the
Siovernor were Of about tho same
sssize and shape there he related an
samusing anecdotc told by Governor
Vance of a chiid's woader that Gov
sernors were always made OF hIg
sround men,
lie was glad he Was here, for such
lmeetings do much good. II car
sried him hack TO the time when We
struggled shoulder to shoulder for a
Scommon independence. Again,
swhen the two States put their shout
4ders together and fought for State
shood, back 10 the time when they
STOOD side by side In the former days
against the brutal savage-those
9principles which were en,eyed and
sscherished IN both States by the good
ssand true people are bright and baoy-
f5ant in their descendants to-day.
i Those noble ancestors of ours, we
Eshonor and revere. They were the
s3men who wrested liberty from the
Sgrasp of tyrannous crowns and plant
gcd ii in land where 1t has grown,
Hbloomed and produced good fruit.
n The people Of N. G. are to-day aud
Eever have been true to the principles
sof the grea: farmers Of our American
Hinstitutions.
q North Cardinals action. one
ahundred years ago, which was cele-
Iabrated at Fayetteville on the 2lst
t1ult., showed her TO be, wise and
conservative prosperous, good
Hpeople to lead and safe people TO
Nfollow. Some accused her of being
& Hunnecessarily slow to adopt the con-
Estitution, but history has shown
Hthat her conservatism was esnmi-
Enently wise and proper. Yes, NC.
Edetermined that The people should
Erule this government and that the
Egovernment should not rule the peo-
Eple. North Carolina demanded
Namendments putting up restrictions
Eagainst probable Federal aggression,
Eand insuring the government of
Eevcry State TO its own people. North
@Carolina was right to be slow, and
Eevery State In the Union Is indebted
Eto her for her wise conservatism.
hWhat rights you do not see I'm the
HConstitution as expressly granted 10
Ethe Federal Government, are re-
Eserved to the power able 10 grant
Esuch rights. Men who doubt this
Eare not well verseI in the historyand
Eframing Of our Constitution. There
Els not one word in that instrument
Fin which the States delegated away
Ether rights to secede, therefore every
kStat still had that right. Virginia
ewho pro iueed Patrick Henry,
ELee, Jefferson, Madison and Wash
EigntOn, men who were leaders I'm
Smaking the Constitution. also re-
ks,rved that right to secede, therefore
Bwhen we did seccde and fight most
Hnobly under such men as Stewart
Sand Jackson Ia voice In the crowd .
E"And FitZhugh Lec."l We xcre
Enot traitors, but sons loyal to our
Gown native Commonwealth.
p Virginia and N6sth Carolina are
Econnected in many wass, therefore
#it behooyes US to continue to stand
Htogether, shoulderto shoulder and
Eheart to heart for good government
Eand for everything for our common
'Ewelfare. This Is the message my
Estate bids me bring you to-day.
q 1 understand that there Is Agri-
Scultural depre, sion In thi. State, but
Eis not so here alone. The same thing
'E2extends from the lakes to the galc.
II In Vermont, he supposed IL was
,Tbecause the farmers were Leaving the
Estate that Gov. Fowie had proposed
EIo send the Indians there to take
Etheir place--the Indian the war
esdepartment tried 10 impose on you.
lE Yes, Agriculture Is depressed, and
nwhat il the remedy? Everybody
Hsay- that we must diversity the crops
E5ut nobody tells us how to diversity.
u But the exhibit / see hero to-day
x uys that you are in much better
!. .EcUndltiou in Sampson than the other
Il places mentioned.
s. ] understand that for game roost-
sstcrs, a sighting Democracy, big blue
Ehucklcberrits ald the best Fowl ex-
Ehihit, To day you surpass the Uni cd
E'5tate=. " hcn your crups ere more
E,iiversiiied and your natural wealth
ai5 more developed by manufacturing,
Eyou Will iiatecd be great and most
i y remarkable State.
Il He paii Il high compliment TO
IH North taroiina soldiers, ID. III. Hili,
,HPender, kamseur, Anderson, Cor
ion and Pettigrew, whom he knew
"E.nd who had no superiors, and said
ess hat at Gettysburg North Carolina
Esoidicrs went as far as tine furthest
oEsin that terrible charge. Bat to-day
1--WE we're as l,ysl to the United
Estates flag as we were t. the stars
2 E and bars. He felt sare that IL ever
Ethc country called tor the service OF
az North Carolina troops that they
,Sgould show that high courage that
& always distinguished them.
" After Governor Lees speech
cloud calls for Fowle were made