The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-02-03

air WISH 10 eLupnaslAo GA1s mO1nAnS
"a have it kno En throughout North
TaroIins as far as the remotest part of
tSo State, and all over this country,
lie tr butte of the devotion of Vance
- dutv. 1t is known to you all that
senator Vance lost an eye in the ser
Zoe of his country. 1t was during
tbe great debate upon she tariff ques
ION The Democrat c represen-
alton upon the finance COM
mittee which had this matter
nnder consideration was Vance,
Mcpherson, voorhees, and Beck. Nj.
Rock was stricken down by disease
and soon after died. Mr.. voorhees,
md Mcpherson were not in accord
nth the great Democratic party upon
the question of tariff reform, and this
aervice naturally fell upon the shoul.
Jars of the Senator from North Car.
Gina, About that time his ayes be-.
came weak and the doctor told him
that if he persisted in that labor he
vould lose one or both of his eyes.
That if he was to stop he thought he
conld save his eye, but gentlemen of
the Assembly, the duties and respon
.ib litjes that you had intrusted to
your representative, z. B. Vance, he
preferred to put beyond any personal
con 5ideratlon.
1t has been worthy of note and has
come down to US from the beginning
of the century through the biography
Of Milton, who was a statesman and a
patriot, and a great Democrat, that he
lost MS eyes in defending political
principles. Some jurist l do not
know his name just now-wrote a
book in the beginning of this move
ment Of the people, at the very dawn
of political principles, at the birth of
Democracy, in which he defended the
right of kings to rule. The party to
which Milton belonged selected him
as the fttest and most suitable man
to answer this work. The physicians
told Milton that if he undertook that
literary labor in the condition in which
bis eyes were he would lose them, but
he replied, that this duty l MUS per
form and my eyes must go.
No greater tribute can any biogra,
pher pay him than this. But l desire
to say that North Carolina has pro
duced a man in this day who is will
ing to make this sacrifice for princi
pie.
Mr., ALsTON's SPEECH,
Nh. SPEAKER ! am proud to day
that | AN a North Carolinian, and |
am proud to be here as a representa-
tive of Franklin county, but I am
more so that l have the privilege this
day to cast a vote for United States
Senator.
Ny first vote was cast on the ten.
ted field in 1852, in V rginia, for z.
B. Vance. | have voted for him
whenever his name has been present
ed since. | have never had occasion
to regret any vote cast for him, and
now that the head of this great and
good man has been covered with snow
which neve melts, approaching his
noble services l wish to say, sir, if l
knew this would be my last vote l
would cast it proudly for Zebulon B.
Vance. | said in the caucus, Mr..
Speaker, "Vance was first in war,
first in peace, frs; in the hearts of his
countrymen." These words we're Dor
rOWed from the author who used shem
in reference to him who was called
the "father of his country" and l be.
ieVe, sir, tha5 the father is no greater
than the savior, and while Washing
ton was the father, Vance has already
been the savior of North Carolina
and will yet be the savior of America.
gladly second t1e nominate IN of z.
B.. Vance.
COL. sKINNER's SPEECH.
Mr.. Speaker:-It is an equal pride
and pleasure with me, to assist in the
nomination of Zabulon B. Vance, who
Is about to be balloted for in both
houses of this General Assembly; and
who is to day, to be for nally CHOSEN
70 serve the people of our beloved
commonwealth for the next six years,
IN the Senate of the United States. I
am not he Mr.. Speaker, to pro
9Ounce a panegyric upon this Justly
tsVorlte son of North Carolina. That
Gss been done in assemblies before to.
Jay and by tongues fashioned to eu-
oglstc u .terances that would render
nat, stale, and Improbable" any.
@aing which I may utter. Such
snort on my part, might have served
%ne purpose in years gone by, when
se coming greatness of this man, was
only partially suspected by the saga,
~Ou' and far thinking reader of hui
~Sn character, who yet could point to
~ written page of history for deeds of
IIetulness to demonstrate the faith
~s' was in him. But such time has
E%sea' The Virgin scroll has been
.aS 5oeo by sword and pen, by doing