The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-25
SPIRIT OLE THE SOITH.

SflRll Of Int Sub LII.
In his address of welcome to dele
gates to the Southern immigration
Convention at Asheville, Governor
Fowle said:
81 want this State to have big ex-
hibits at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
| shall recommend in my message to
the Legislature that S25,oo be appro-
priated for that purpose, and l hope all
other sister Southern States will have
big exhibits. again bid you welcome
and as much as | love North Carolina,
| look on it as only part Of this glor-
ious Southland of ours, and also of the
United States of America, which want
to be the greatest and most populous
country in the world.'
In that body next day the following
resolutions were introduced by R. B.
Boone, of Durham:
"Resolved, That the war between
the sections is ended, and all bitter
remembrances thereof are forgotten.
"Resolved, That on the map of the
world and in the Southern heart the
United States is one nation, bound
together by every tie Of commercial
interests and of brotherly love.
"Resolved, That we citizens of the
Southern part of this, grandest nation
the world ever saw, extend to our broth
ers in the North and West the right
hand of fellowship and invite them to
come and make their homes among US,
and aid us in Developing this richest
country in natural resources and the
most favored in climate and location
of any section on the face of earth.
"Resolved, That we here issue call
for 100000 sturdy sons of toll and
10000 manufacturers of the North
and West to make their homes with
us and to join in the development Of
this land of ours.
"Resolved, That we recognize nc
political East, no political West, nc
political North, and no political South
that under a common banner and in a
common country we pledge ourselves
to every honest effort to the upbuild
ing of this nation, of which the South
is the most favored by nature and ma
lures God"
Taking them one by one and in the
order in which they come, what South
erner it is who will not voice the sen
timent of the first and say that al
bitter remembrances of the days O
civil strife arc and shall be lost for
ever?
Then to the second. Its language
is grand, Its very words are the syn
onyms of happiness and prosperity te
every human creature in this granc
country of ours whose hear: accord:
with the sentiment it embodies.
Then the third. The feeling 0
friendship and brotherly love expressed
therein is indeed magnificent. Thost
who for four years stood in battle ARA,
against us-our then bitterest eneme
are now invited to "come and MAKE
their homes among us and aid us il
developing this richest country in nat
ural resources and the most favored il
climate and location of any section OF
the face of earth.' How true, too
the assertion; for this fair Southland O
ours is, and is indeed, the grandest sec
ton of this great continent.
| Five hundred thousand sturdy son
of toll, and manufacturers of the Mort
and West, in equal number, come ant
make your homes amoung us; shar
with us our success in life and stand b
US as we will by you in our earnes
and profound endeavors to advanc
the material welfare and common inter
est of the common country.
There shall be no political Mort
nor South nor East nor West, but on
grand and united country; and sailin
under the common banner of the CON
mon country, the nation will be uphel
in all its grandeur and power, and sue
cess and happiness will be the preva
alent Observation-Disclosures, (Na.
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