The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-24
THIS TARIFF BILL.
When it Will Pass-Wm Reduce Tax
Ex-senator Jarvis Speech.

Ex-senator jarvis Speech.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Demo
cratic Senators, under the able, lead
ership Of Senator Harris, are making
strenuous efforts tos pass the tariff
bill by June 18th. Some of the mem
bers say that it should be more widely
known than it is, that even with the
Senate,s amendments, the Wilson
tariff bill will reduce prices, that is
taxes, 25 per cent. at least, and that
is glory enough for startersunder
the circumstances.
Thursday night there was a large
gathering of North Carolinians at the
Vance memorial meeting in this city,
besides many representatives of other
States. Mr.. Hugh Wadden introdu-
ced the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we sincerely mourn
over the death of the soldier and
statesman whom they love and honor
above all others, whose distinguished
and public services had won the res
pect OF. the country.
Resolved, That although the young
est Governor of a State, on either side
during the war, there was none who
exhibited greater capacity or energy,
or contributed more to the cause
which he espoused than Zebulon b.
Vance.
Resolved, That we will cherish his
memory as brave Confederate SOL
der, a great war Governor, an able
United States Senator and an honest
and incorruptible man.
Then Senator Jarvis was introduced
by Mr.. Robert Hunter, the president
Of the association, in an elegant and
gracefully delivered speech. Senator
Jarvis read a carefully prepared and
very eloquent speech on the life of
our lamented Vance. In closing, he
said:
"But how shall / speak of his devo-
tion to his State and her people, de-
votion of the measure of which even
the most ardent of patriots does not
often fill =? His love Of horne was al
most as unique as was his matchless
personality. 1t was not in the realm
of place of power to shake that alleg-
lance, and whether surrounded by the
stately grandeur of London or the
dazzling allurements of beautiful
the historic old world, whose pages
could be readily translated by life
long student, his eyes were ever turn
ed toward the new, and the burden of
his song to the members Of his family
who remained at home was, i shall
hail with delight the hour of my re-
turn, for there is no land so beautiful
as ours, no music half so delightful to
my ears as the rustlinP of the wind.
in the old pine trees of North
Carolina
"We have laid his body to rest amid
the mountains which were the place
of his birth. They shall stand as ST.
lent sentinels over his tomb till time
shall be no more, and the waters of
the French Broad, by the side of
which he now sleeps, shall murmur
over his grave perpetual requiem.
AS anxious as we are to perpetuate
his fame, we cannot lay one trophy at
his feet which would add one iota to
the towering monument which he has
erected for himself. He was the arti-
hands have hewed the architrave up
on which tomb or senotaph mist
alike rest.
''His life is Hostorys now, and Fame's,
One of the few immortal names
That were not born to die"
"Let our heart go out to the noble
and devoted wife who is sitting in the
shadow of a great grief, weeping in
her widowed home; to the children to
whom he has left the priceless heri-
tage of great and stainless name
May heaven comfort them, and give
US strength to emulate his virtues
public and private, as far as in us
| may lie"
The Senator's address was well de
livered and loudly applauded at its
conclusion.
Mr.. Alexander has introduced a
bill to pay to M. J. Edwards, of NORTH
Carolina, the sum of S14 200 for seven
ty-six bales of cotton seized by the
Army of the United States at High
Point, N. c.. and burned by sale
Army in April, 1865.