Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-14

ate, always and everywhere. They took
their fortunes and lives in their hands.
They went forth, in the spirit of up
right and fearless manhood. to main
tain "a principle We repudiate with
Unsuitable and righteous Indignation
the ~dIsgraceful and degrading and dis.
honoring epithets-so often applied to
them-of TRAITORS" and .srebe1s.n We
shall ever remain steadfast and true to
their memories. This shall we do, in q
temperate' and uehafit able spirit, of
courses. but without making excuses or
apologies, or trying to- explain away
this OF that thing. Nay, we shall take
our stand at the Bar of History, like
men and without fear or tfavoraof any.
calmly and patiently await its. verdict.
Let us ask ourselves why weare here
for the purpose which brings us to-
gether. Is it in obedience to some
blind instinct playing upon the sttaJuce
aof our natures; unreasoning and unin-
telligfbie? No, the inotive1les deep, in
terwoven among the very ~heart-strings
of Humanity 1t lis founded upon a
principle which is as'oId as Civilization
itse1f:.jMankind has ever delighted to
honor, with appropriate and grateful
ceremonies, from time to time, the men
who have c~onspicuously exemplifed in
their lives, great and, heroic virtues.
Indeed, all of us are, more or less, hero
r6rSHlBfef S. 5it=-s7HsaaE BOSE <-eT-s3E.E
just fifty Years ago, Carlyle, the
greatest ESSayiSt of modern times, pub
Ellshed his 'Heroes and Hero Worship"
a Observation-Disclosures and sug
g~estiyeness. Jnhis lecture on the Hero
as Prophet he says: ".Siace7Iy, a deep,
great, genuine sincerity, is the first
characteristic of atlmen in any way
hal.n1n S11ra1uN tho man Whnns yua
Commemorate to-day, possessed that
characteristic of heroism they wei g
sincele They were honest. They were
animated and urged onward to deeds
Of sublime valor by a conriction. They
were to that extent, if no more, heroes.
But another quality must be added to
their sincerity, and that is, its erenplt-
.fcdttop in their lives and deaths. They
united action, deeds with their sincerity.
Therefore, they We're doably heroes
= We ask ourselves, l say, why it is we
love to dwell upon the personal history
OF such men,. It is because, abstract
virtues, when realized in human lives,
when incdl mated, rs it were, in men, ap-
peal most strongly to the imagip alton,
t the heart, to the mind, yes, to The
q latitude of people. We nay have great
admi-ationi for a virtue insitself But
who n we ee that virtue p5ttcticed it i'm
fI u , tOSCft OpOu 10 lIIlhItO1y nOI0.
We, unconsciously, perhaps. transfer
euresteem for the virtue to those who
APPLY it in their conduct. And so,year
after year. w~etrender homage TO the
Mighty Dead. We are actuated by a
principle Inherent in hrman nature; a
Principle, Isay. and not mere emotion
alism. which is az ~evanescent ASST it is
superficial. s&a4A4 3fS t+iJG}8E95A +
d But, my friends, when we reulpgize
4hn hnn1 Trhnr xrn ,a1,on a t,i h,ifn of
love upon their graves, have we done
cur whole duty, elther to them, to our
selves, or to our eountry? If thcse pen
were what we suppose them to- be. must
we not Inevitably believe that they
would have u, not only yeneratetheir
memories hut also peapetnute their v9-
taos? Itis easy enough to honor them
but how difficult to Jolloao their erdlnple!
Ithas always seemed to ~ that a
speaker, at such a time as this, who
rests content with simply praising the
1fving, has failed to do STALL duty.
Methfnks, if the Noble Dead, now in
the joy and felicity OF Paradise.
could but voice their feelings they
would say to your speaker, siiYou do
honor us and you do we'll But remem-
Der also the liring. Bid them. by max
ing their own some noble aud lofty ideal,
1or va ~ ITAS rN1Bf r G
IF ft the men 1ybom tbev ds1;ght to land
% d. g. -
eo-u"S .s-iN4N
We are citizens, sovereigns of our
scommon country, which is to take a
seertain course in history, Whichls to
shave a certain influence In the counc
of nations. That course, that
will depend upon me NatlOnai 1deaf
which We make for ourselves. And in
ISomuch as a nation is made up of md
Etidudls, the ideal OF a nation IS regu7
lated by the individuals. Think, for a
amement,.of the vast power WHICH the
united States must WELD In n near
future. In area, IT IS only by
The Ghtnese2andSthe AstssfanEa f1mplres.
population, it comes next alter the
Chinese Empire, the RUSSIAN a
british lndIa; II Is mats IN me
number OF clenc 1or avg, Oh -,
that ~ VIII De mem,
lsoers OF e commonwealth or Two nunar re-
tEktuo " POOPIAO