The western sentinel., 1894-04-19
ZBBULON B. VANCE.


isthunderbolt and saddened every
'S.heart. The infirmities of age had
:;SSaiready crept upon him and several
Esmonths ago a stroke of paralysis
ssstruck him down. Last week an
.gT5aother stroke paralyzed his legs
sdand on Saturday night he succumbed
ITO apoplexy.
b Senator Vance was born near Ashe-
s3vilie OIL the 18th of May, 1880. His
..iather was Il merchant, and his
81 mothers father, Zebulon Baird, was
"a respected citizen of Buncombe
& IIsscounty which he had represented i'll
Athe General Assembly. His father
skdying when Zebulop was quite young,
;Shis training was with his mother
Szwhose slender means permitted only
z5such education as the country school
sssscould give. His avidity for reading
amade him acquainted with Shake
8speare and Scott, besides making
Ahim most familiar with the Book of
aBooks. In 1852 young Vance went
sto the State University. Alter a year
Che began the study of law, and when
she settled down to practice at Ashe
avilie his humor and eloquence made
53him both popular and Influential. :.
Gin 1854 he was elected to the Legis
aature as Henry Clay Wing, and iu
1883 he became a candidate for Con-
:ssgress in opposition to W. w. Avery
q in this campaign says the Hon.
HKemp z. Battle, Vance, then only
g2S years of age, displayed those
3qualities of a stump orator and lead
Ser OF men for which he after ward be
Icame conspicuous and unequaled in
athe State. BY his powers of present
Sing arguments and facts and by his
swimming ways he stole away the
shearts OF the people. He was elected
Coy as large "A majority as the year
ssbefoIe had been given to his Demo
sscratic predecessor. La Congress be
awas an active and watchful member
y
EARNESTLY against secession, at the
sasame time warning the country
) sagainst coercion of the Southern
States by force of arms. His appeals
Z for the Union in Congress were earn
Sest and powerful, but when Sumpter
q was fred on he cast his lot with his
sanative State and took up arms
gagainst the Union.''s
q One of the earliest of volunteers, he
8 became a Captain in May 1861, and
q in August was made Colonel of the
8 Twenty Sixth Regiment of NORTH
aCarolina troops. He was. OF those
9 Who drove Mcclellan to his ships OF.
sthe James and brought his regiment
Aout safe when Branch's little army
= vas overwhelmed by Burnside at
a aNewbern. by a great popular voice
She was called from the field anG
g .hosen Governor in 1862 AS the
q war Governor of North arolina b,
q was the idol of her people. When the
s ;ause of the Confederacy was lost ht
@laid down his office and renewed his
Tsvows of allegiance to the general
agovernment, but be- was arrested and
3imprisoned at Washington. He was
N3oon, :.however, honorably dis
scharged, and going to Charlotte, re
.Jsumed the practice of his profession
a Elected United States Senator il.
s1S7O, lie was not allowed to take his
s;seat because of the disabilities i'm
aposed by the Fourteenth Amend
5 ment In 1872 he was defeated foi
sSenatOr by Judge Merrimon and inI
s1S76 he made the memorable CALI
2vass the result of which was that he
iefeated Judge Settle tor Governor
sby large majority. Two years
slater he was elected United States
sSenator and has been continu ouslyI
Gre elected.
A biographical sketch of the Sena
) tor would be a very ccnsiderabl,
part OF the history of North Carolina
5His native ability, his wit, his apt
soess in speech, his .nial personality
his honesty of purpose, his admins
! 9trative ability, are known of all men
sMay North Carolina do as much foI
MS memory as he has done for his !
sown STATED
1t is greatly to be regretted that
ohe light of his life went out at a tim,
when he met with disappointment
N political endeavors, when his pur !
poses were thwarted by his oppon-
nts, and the men and measures heb
i s:hampioned Were mainly destined TOT
ieteat, This, however, will only in
rease the general sympathy which I
1ow fills every heart and add to tht
giief which pervades every North
1arolipian.
His memory will be enshrined inf
sthe hearts of our people. But that
Us not enough. A monument should
oe raised to this great and good man
swhose life was devoted to his State
There must be in gratitude sons
permanent mark of the love which, =
ioul people have had for him, andE
inay one part of North Carolina vie
'sgith another to this end
Hon, d. M. FURCHEs, of Statesville,
who was the Republican candidate