The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-04-09

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of North Carolina he set an example
of simple. unaffected and happy home
life Which might with profit be followed
by all the citizens Of the State.
Governor Fowle was a man OF the
highest integrity and personal purity;
He was conscientious man and trusted
in the Saviour. His faith was simple
and unaffected, and his heart was full
of the milk of human kindness. For
many years he had been a devoted
PRESBYTERIAN, and was member OF the
First PRESBYTERIAN church in Raleigh.
Firm in his faith, he was man OF
broadcast catholicity and free from sec
tartan bias. We had enjoyed peculiar
privileges of knowing his religious
views and his convictions. That he
lived in the assurance of better world
we have no doubt, and we believe that
he has been called to nome not made
with hands. Suddenly called to render
AN account for the deeds done in the
body, the summons found him ready.
He had not allowed his political inter-
ests or his duties as Governor to cause
him to forget that his duty was to his
Creator, and in all things he acknowl-
edged Him and tried to do His will.
God rest his loving and faithful soul!
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
The following is brief sketch OF his
life:
Daniel Gould Fowle was born in
Washington, this State, on March Sd,
1881. In 1916 he entered the famous
Bingham School and afterward ell
tered Princeton College, n. j., at the
age of sixteen. He was class-mate
10 Hon. Barnes Compton, ofMaryland,
Odd with him shared the honors of his
Glass. He graduated at Princeton in
1851, was admitted to the bar in 1853
and settled in Raleigh in 1854 where
he has sincefesided, and where he has
always been held in the highest
esteem.
Gov. Fowle was twice married and
survived both wives. His first wife
was Miss Helen Brent, daughter o.
Chief Justice Richmond Pearson, who
died in 1862, leaving two children
Margaret, now wife of Mr.. p. H. An
d-ews, of this city, and Martha, wife
of Mr.. D. B. Avera, OF Johnston
county.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
enlisted in the old Raleigh Rifles ant
marched to the front as second Lieu
tenant. He served consecutively il
the offices of Major of the Commissary
Department and Lieutenant Colonel o
the 31st Regiment, when he was cap
tured and imprisoned at Fort Hill, IL
Beaufort county, February 8, 1862. Ii
that same year he was released ant
entered the Legislature as the repre-
sentative from Wake county, after the
adjournment of which he was made
Adjutant General of the State with thu
rank of Major General. In the fall o
1863 he resigned his commission ant
ran for the Legislature again on the
anti-Holden ticket, being the only can
didate elected by the opponents o
Governor Holden. In 1865 he wa:
appointed by Gov. Holden as Judge
of the Superior Court, and the subse
quent Legislatures reelected him unit
in 1867 he resigned because he would
not carry out the orders of the Military
Governor, Gen. Sickles. He mani.
tested in a manner so emphatic as
never to be forgotten, his veneration
for the Constitution and his love fol-
constitutional government. He felt
deeply the humiliation of Judiciary
dependent upon the will of military
satraps, and his admirable conduct in
refusing to be an instrument to such
degradation and his mastery denun.
citation of such subversion of constitu-
tional government deserve to be re.
membered as long as patriotic men
love constitutional liberty. The at.
| tempt to make judges partisan tools
made so deep an impression upon his
mind that he never was so eloquent as
when depicting the evils that would
come to the people if constitutional
government should perish from the
earth.
In 1865 he was chairman of the State
Executive Committee, and threw al
his energy and strength into the cam
paign that followed. He was after
wards candidate for the Senate from
Wake and Franklin counties, but wa:
defeated, though he led his ticket. Ir
1876 the Convention put him on thu
Tilden and Hendrix electoral ticket a:
elector at large. So we'll did he con
duct the campaign that it was evident
had Tilden been inaugurated he woulC
more than probably, have appointed
him Attorney General. In every
campaign thereafter he received fiat
tering votes for the Gubernatorial nom
ination and it was in the Convention
of 1888 that placed him enthusiast
cally at the head of the ticket. HI
was elected by 1918 majority ant
was inaugurated as Governor on Jan
uary 18th, 1889.
In June last he was invited to de
liver the literary address at his Aim:
Mater, Princeton College. His engage
men:s prevented. He was honoret
with the degree of LII. D. This degree
had previously been given him a
Davidson College, and in 1889 tn
University of North Carolina had givel
him the same degree.
1t was just in January last that h
moved into the elegant new mansion
built by the State and revived the oil
custom of Governors receptions. HI
had planned to make these reception
occasions for the social gatherings 0
great pleasures to the people of tn
city and State.
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