The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-05-17

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million of people and it leaves vac
uum in North Carolina craftsmanship
that can not soon be filled. With un-
covered head and sorrowful heart the
whole State of North Carolina has fol-
lowed this noble patriot and towering
statesman to the cold and silent tomb,
and has heard with bated breath the
rumbling of the clods as in s' Earth to
earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes" the
pulseless, lifeless, yet honored body,
has been consigned to mother earth
and his spirit has returned to God
who gave it.-Scotland Neck Demo-
erat
THE TRUE FRIEND OF THE COMMON
PEOPLE.
Senator Zebulon Baird Vance was
more loved by the people of North
Carolina than any man who has ever
lived in her borders. He was ever the
true friend of the common people. AS
he never deserted them in peace or
war they reposed confidence in him
that they gave to no other man in the
State, and at his death sorrow never
felt before pervades all hearts.
Senator Vance was a man of rare
gifts, and ever since he has been in the
Senate he has been a hard student.
When ne died he was the equal of any
man in that body of strong statesmen.
He was we'll furnished for his response
bic position and his death is a calamity
to North Carolina-Oxford Orphans
Eiena.
WILL LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF HIS
PEOPLE.
North Carolina mourns to-day for
her distinguished dead. The icy hand
of Death rested for a moment on the
brow of one Of the States most
honored and beloved sons, and nothing
remains but the earthly tenement of a
spirit that has flown to better world
When great and good man dies the
world seems to pause for moment to
learn the secret of his strength. To
Zebulon Baird Vance no summit
lowered too high for him to scale. No
barrier seemed too great for him to
overcome. His life from beginning to
end was characterized by self-respect,
honor, integrity, nobility of purpose,
lofty ambitions, and fidelity to friends,
along with the widest learning,
adorned by natural gifts of eloquence
and versatility, and no eulogy can
portray the esteem in which he was
universally held by our people. The
news of his sudden death was received
with profound sorrow, and his native
State, to whose welfare and progress he
was SO zealously devoted, will not
suffer him to be forgotten. He will
live in the hearts OF our people for
ages to come. His life was an example
we'll worthy of emulation. His place
among the foremost Of those who
shape the destinies of our State and
nation will be hard to fill.
Peace to his ashes
Patriot.
THE GREATEST MAN THE STATE HAS
EVER PRODUCED.
North Carolina mourns the death
of her most distinguished son, and
throughout her borders every heart is
saddened as the words are repeated
Vance is dead" Yes, no saddel
words have brought grief to all true
North Carolinians, for in the death o
Zebulon B. Vance our State ha
suffered an irreparable loss and our
people have lost their long tried ano
most trusted leader, one whom the,
had so often delighted to honor ano
who always proved himself worthy o
every honor bestowed on him, true te
every trust and faithful in all things
The announcement of his death wa:
a startling shock, for while his healtl
for months had been known to be bat
yet no one dreamed the end was ST
near. While he attained
; high reputation throughout tn
country at large as an Influential
Senator in Congress, yet to the people
Of North Carolina he was peculiarl
indeared as their great " War Gov
ernor," as their tried and truste.
: leader in those stirring times tha
indeed tried mems souls, and his deat
seems the severing Of the last remain
ing link that connects the veterans {
the "Lost Cause" with the memorie
of that eventful period,
Every possible mark of respect ha
been paid his memory.
Memorial services have been held i
all portions of the State, and, as in h
i, life he had been more honored tha
! any other citizen of North Carolin;
so in death such memorial honors ha,
been paid him as no North Carolina
has ever before received. And +
1 deserved it all. In honoring him bot
in life and in death North Carolin
! has honored herself, for he was NJ
. only the greatest man this State hs
! ever produced, but he had render
; her more valuable services than an,
? one of her sons has ever done. Will
: living he welded an influence in tn
State such as no other man has eve
exercised, and in death his memol
will be cherished by. his sorrowir
, countrymen with such love and vel
] Grafton as never before has been a.
= corded to any of our great men. v
ne'er shall see his like again.-P:tt
u boro Record
o DESERVES > MONUMENT.
t Senator Vance's memory will
S enshrined in the hearts of our peopl
# But-that is not enough. A monume
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