The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-21
THE CAUCASIAN.
CLINTON, n. OMAR. q, 1859.
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; onet of tropic beauty. Arctic
moss adds finish to the rose anC
lilly; aud Alaska meets wants o
the world that no other land car
satisfy This great truth seem:
to be the native instinct of the
human SouI.
Then he who TN tes the voca
tions of men for the bette con.
dition of all, s equally as great
as Caesar.
But amid all the confusinns
of the age, the Voice Of sinceri
ty is r sing hiphe and /, CHE,
still; the concordant voice OF
men and women is rising IN the
int est Of human tY. His may
seem fancifnl, nevertheless it
bears the ineffaceable stamp of
truth. We have viewed lie
subie It as b DAD as the W0 Id,
but we are Of AIne lea and Of
its sunny side. We are basking
III the sunshine of an era OF
peace and plenty. The chasm
Of strife between the sections
Of our country is al eady bridg
ed. The axe is laid at the root
of the Tree of bitter fruits. The
spirit Of our institutions OF
learning is testimonial Of this
assertion. The spirit Of the age
in the New South is what most
vitality concerns us.
The Southern interest at the
numerous State and County Ex-
positions has procla med to the
world what We have and what
we can do. But bright as our
morning opens, and high as our
hopes beat" too many of our
people are content to boast of
our great possibilities and re-
sources, and yet do nothing. Too
mary Of our educated young
men admit of orr possibilities,
proclaim from the housa-top
on" shortcomings, then leave
the country for better ,ay. let
those who see and fee! the sting
OF our errors strive to apply the
iemedy, or when and how will
it be done? 1t must be done
through the influence OF South
ern universitiesand colleges. 1T
was largely TIL ;ough the Univer-
sites Of Cambridge and Oxfo d
that centuries ago tire, dialects
were blended into one beautiful
union, that authors vote, that
poets sung.
These inst!tut on5 ae the
lights that have guided the
wandering Islander acr, IS the
waters OH his way to eternal |
greatness. So our institutions
must unfold to rs orr own Dos
sibilities. The demands of the !
age are upon them, o they must
be hidden in their own ruins.
Young men of high aspi atronS,
IL question cont. Onts you; VIII |
you meat the demands upon You
and guide your OWE n-titut Ons
Ill the Coming years, 0. must
others be called to the ie3cue d?
Must you loli YOU hands and
lament GU: barrenness, while
your own muse is sleeping
amid the bOughs of the ever
green that weeps because no
poet sings it's song! Within our
own dominions talent and ge-
MUS enough have been wasted
IN laments and signs and mourn
ful declarat ,ons, to have built
q structure that would have
been the WOndec of the ages.
Let him who knows our Difficult
ties, our needs and our wants,
contribute TO their supply, or
may his tongue be chained in
silence. If You as a southern
scholar feel our need OF history
Ind know the defects of oar
own, you had better wife one
han spend your life telling us
What we don't have. As our
reeds and resources are great.
our possibilities ale corresoon-
ilngly great. You long to ev-
IL III the proud temple of fame.
las she no abiding place within
our borders
DO you long for a land where
herds are more thriving and
'rass grows higher? Unless you
trive to develope the resources
II your own, the rankest grass
would soon flourish about YOU
nd Eden's flowers would with
X in your sight. Let US work
o develope the resources of our
ountry, and have cause to name
With honest pride the land
Which gave US birth.