The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-26
GUrLFoRD COUNTY ALLIANCE
HILLsBoRo, N. O., Oct 10, 81.

Guilford County Alliance to meet with
them at their regular county meeting
left home on the IL n. A short ride
brought me to Golds6oro, where 1 was
met at the depot by i'll new business
agent. Bro. 7. B Parker, who took me
to his home a few miles in the country.
Here 1 spent a pleasant night, talking
over such affairs as we thought might
be beneficial to the order. Hound him
to be a hustling farmer and l believe
the Alliance will have cause to con
graduate itself upon the selection or
Bro. Parker. The Business Agency
and its success is his theme, and If the
brethren will give him the support they
ought, I feel sure we shall see his de
sires gratihed. The next morning l
took the west bound train for Greens
boro, arriving at that town I went to
the Office of an old acquaintance, W.
o. Stralford, who is not an Alliance.
man., but in full sympathy with our
cause; in fact he is a true Silver Knight.
We had not long to spend in his pleas
ant company before we met that prince
of A~lliancemen, Bro. w. P. McL9an,
who kindly took me out to his delight
full home, where We spent another
night. Bro. Mclean is not only a good
Allianceman, but a sterling silver Dem
ocrat, and a blue stocking Presbyte-
rian. Of cours we could not agree as
to the final perseverance Of the saints,
but we were a unit in our opinion that
every farmer ought to persevere in
building up the Alliance. The next
morning we took an early start for the
Guiltord battle ground, and I want to
say right here that too much praise
cannot be awarded to Judge Schenck
and the battle ground association for
their patriotic efforts to redeem this
spot and make it a field of beauty and
q pride to the State. Here they have
marked out the position OF each army,
and the position taken by the gallant
Gan. Green and that OF his equally
brave foe, Lord CORVALLIS. Many
nice monuments have been erected
COMMUNICATING the event and inhonor
to other brave North Carolinisns who
played their part so nobly in life.
Among them we noticed the n erect
ed by the late Gov. Holt in honor OF
the signers of the Declaration Of indie
pendence from our. State, Penn, HeWes
and Hooper. The remains Of Penn
and Hooper have been removed and
reintered here by this monument.
The grave Of Hewes cannot be found
Another handsome monument to the
memory of Col. Arthur Forbis, of
Alamance, who covered himself with
glory on this occasion. His sword and
hat are still exhibited. Some Of his
descendants are living in Greensboro.
A museum has also been built and
many relics collected-old ftnt lock
muskets, rusty bayonets, cannon balls,
powder gour6s, swords which our
fathers used in defence Of their liber
ties, while hung upon the walls are life
size portraits OF Gen. Green, Col.
Washington, HeWes, Hooper and
Penn and other heroes, for heroes they
were. They not only had to fight q
foreign foe, but traitors and tories were
On every hand. In front of this mu-
scum they have mounted a small can,
non that was captured and recaptured
many times. And while we looked at
it we could but think that after all
that heroism, suffering and sacrifice of
the men of rs, who fired and heard the
roaring OF this and other guns, and
who sleep the sleep Of the brave and
just. We their children will be forced
to fight for the reputation of these lib
critics. This very same foe, for what
England could not accomplish with fire
and sword she is fast accomplishing
with her financial schemes. All the
Fannings and F5rgusons did not die
during the revolution, they are here
in America today with their gold
standard, their syndlcates and their
tory allies to fasten the chains of feudaI
slavery on our yeoma1ry. Oh you
farmers Of North Carolina who have
left your Alliance standard let me beg
you in the name Of liberty ere your
homes are confiscated and your chill,
dren sold into financial slavery, gel
back into the Alliance and shoulder tC
shoulder let US prepare for the charge.
Yet this battle ground is an obj set les
son, and all praise to the noble asso
citation and brave hearts that conceived
it, and it our own gallant Butler can
get his appropriation bill through Con,
gress we hope to see a grand monu
ment to the memory Of the heroic
Green,