The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-12-19
THE TWO GOVERNORS.
WHAT THE GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA SAID TO THE
NORTH CAROLINA
PEOPLE.
How Our Fitz" was Received at
ClintOn--Governor FoWle
Makes NOmi-
nation.

[From the Richmond, Virginia, Dispatch.l
CLINTON, n. c., December s.
To-day will be marked with a
white stone in the annals of
Sampson county, for the Cover
nors OF Virginia and North Car
olina met here at the Clinton
Fair.
Governor Lee arrived very
early this morning, accom- ami
ed by Brigadier- General Charles
j. Anderson Colonel B. O.James,
Colonel G. OBJ. Cowardin, and
Major W. NJ. Cary.
Governor Fowle arrived last
night, accompanied by Colonel
Francis II. Cameron, Colonel
Frederick 4. Olds, Colonel AL
ston Grimes, Captain W. B.
Grimes, his daughters, Mrs. D
B. Avera and Miss Helen Fowle,
and Miss Eliza Skinner.
A RECEPTION.
This morning Governor Fowle
and staff called on Governor
Lee and staff and escorted them
to a hotel, where reception
was held, and Governor Lee
was given greeting which
showed him he was as much at
home in North Carolina as in
Virginia.
4 noon a procession escorted
the two Governors TO the Fair
Grounds, The procession was
composed of the marshals and
officers of tho fair, q band, Com
panies G. and +. of the Second
regiment, commanded by Cap
tain ". l.. Faison, and ex-Con-
federate veterans bearing a bat
tle-fag which was brought from
Appomattox.
On the arrival Of the grounds
a large audience graeted the
Governors with hearty cheers
AND salutatiOns.
II. f.. Foo.oUu, presIuonu Vi the
Fair \ Association, introduced
Governor Fowle. who in a grace
full speech bade Governor Lee
welcome. Governor Fowle said
that North Carolinians love
next to their own State Virginia,
and that whenever North Caro-
linians desire sympathy and
support they always turn to
Virginia. He alluded to Cover
nor Lees ancestry and heroism,
and said he was a soldier, states
man, and patriot whom all peO-
pie Of North Carolina delight
to honor.
THREE CHEERS.
Three cheers were then given
for Governor Lee, who came
forwdru and made the speech OF
the day. 1t was a very happy
and forcefnl effort of nearly one
hours length, mainly addressed
to the veterans, who were pres
ent in large numbers and were
deeply interested listeners. He
expressed his pleasure in greet
ing an audience Of people Of
the good Old North State, and
said he was here to show the
great love the old mother Com
monwealth has for her sister
State, the people of both being
sympathetic, homogeneous, and
with the same aspirations and
same destiny and bound togeth-
er by such ties as make a divid-
ingline purely imaginary.
PERSONAL SYMPATHY.
He alluded to his having
married a relative of Governor
Fowle and of the close personal
similarity of the two Governors,
He then went on to eulogize
the valor and virtue and love of
liberty which C h aract eri z e
North Caroiinians, and said in
war and in peace these were il
lustrated. He declared the
people of this State were right
when they declined to ratify
the Federal Constitution until
proper safeguards to secure the
rights of States had been Sc
cured. The people should con-
troll the Government and not
the Government the people. As
soon as ever it is admitted that
great central government is
supreme the first foothOld on
liberty is lost.
SECESSION.
He spoke of the right of Sc
cession which existed in 1861,
and said most forcibly that a
man who terms those who
fought on the southern side trail
tors is not familiar with the
Constitution, with history, or
the rights of the States.
GETTYSBURG.
He paid a high compliment
to the North Carolina soldiers
D. H. Hill, Pender. Ramseur,
Anderson, Gordon, and Petit
grew, whom he knew and who
had no superiors, and said that
at Gettysburg the North Caro-
linians went as far as the far
thest in that world-famous
charge.
In conclusion, he urged his