The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-07
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
Mr. j. 8. Carr's Speech at the
Raleigh Banquet.

Future Possibilities of North Car
olina as : Manufacturing State: Our
soil is rich IN minerals, our forests
are mighty in timber; our rivers un-
limited in water power, our climate
as balmy as perpetual Spring, and
we are near the great markets of the
world. There advantages combine
to form an exceedingly bright OUT
look for North Carolina Mr.. Julian
8 Carr, responding. said:
To the Members. of the Raleigh
Chamber Of Commerce: a.
GENTLEMEs when the Persians
advanced with their overwhelming
forces against Gre, ce, it IL said that
beautiful Athene presented herself at
the throne Of her father and begged
for the preservation of her city. But
fate had otherwise decreei. Athens
must perish in order that q better
and nobler city might rise from ito
ruins, and accordingly Zeus was OBJ
liged TO refuse the prayer of his be.
loved daughter. The Athenianstook
to their feet, abandoning altogether
the city. which the Persians then en-
tered and destroyed utterly with fire
and sword, not evensparing the sacred
olive of the goddess. But 10! as
sign that she hsd not forsaken, her
city, even in ruins, there sprang sud
denly from the root which remained
q new shoot which, with wonderful
quickness, grew to a length of three
yards, and was looked upon as an em-
blem of the regeneration of the city.
Men of North Carolina, it is within
our memory when the ruthless hand
Of war despoiled our alters, and FIRE
and sword destroyed almost every.
thing, save our honor, and yet 10 day
We can all rejoice in the fact that our
rehabilitation and material prosperity
the admiration Of the
world.
did we dare,
In our agony Of prayer.
Ask for more than he has done? |
When was ever his right hand,
over any time or land,
Stretched as now beneath the |
suni"
/ feel, my friends, that this ban.
Iuet, given by the Chamber of Com.
nerce, Of Raleigh, is an auspiclOus
occasion, but sou have given me a
'ast and difficult theme when you
ssk me to respond to the toast I,
The FuGure OF North Carolina as
Manufacturing State"
Ifthis evening, I could only com.
nand the eloquence of our Waddell,
II the Cape Fear, or the majestic
,resence of our matchless Ransom,
" the powers Of our beloved Vance,
,r the "silver tongue Of our honored |
governor. l might hope to do the
'ubject jastice, and succeed in re.
10 your satisfaction. there.
ore you must allow for the short.
,omings Of one, who in such splendid
presence, attempts his maiden post
,randial effort.
Speaking Of the r,souces OF North
CAROLINA, il ia always our proud boast
hat Of the forty.two states that com,
,ose the great sisterhood Of states.
,erhaps North Carolina alone fills
Utmost, il not quite all of the blank
PAGES upon the census report, aud
'et my fellow citizens there are nun.
,ers of less favored commonwealth
hat more largely figure in the grand
that goes TO make this the
yrandest country on the habltable
lobe.
OF the original thirteen states,
tone has history rightly more hon.
,rable than ours. No patriotic North
caroliniau Is even ready TO admit
hat the Jsiiersonian Declaration OF
Independence antedsted
,ur own Mecklenburg Declaration OF
he Goth oil. May. to say nothiug Of
,ur Cowpeus, MVore's Creek, Kings
GuilfOrd Court House;
md the Centennial Of American In~
dependence which this country has
70 recently celebrated. recalls the his.
,oric fact that North Carolina TO the
asst, held steadfast TO the demand
hat there should be incorporated in.
% the fundamental laws Of our coun.
ry, that sacred and elementry prin.
,iple that each state shall have guar.
Inteed to IL certain IN alienable rights.
These proud memories, we as North
JaroliDians, should never forget, and
Ve should see that they are properly
landed down 10 posterity, remembers
ng that Ii
"a "a ID without memories, Ii
Isa land without liberties" II
'Ye', give me q land tnat 10 blest BY
the dust II
md bright with the deeds Of the
down.trOdden just. Il
fts, give me the land that hath les