The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-07-18
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North Carolina has sent out all
through this country men of talents
who achieved success in other states.
1t was said long ago of Virginia that
ft was a very good state to be born in
nc you left early. That saw is nottrue for
Virginia has taken care at home OF Its
greatest sons, while contributing vast
Iy OF it's intellectual and practical men
to the upbuilding Of other states. Ihls
s-ying will apply to North Caroiina
with more proprie ty than % virginia
Tt has furnished four presidents OF the
limited States and all hailed from other
states. Under Cleveland DIR.
Taylor was sent to Spain as minister
plenipotentiary, and Hon. Hoke Smith,
rs Atlanta, held a secretaryship in
Cleyelands administration, and both
were horn in North Carolina, We think,
We remember that probably a half
century ago this state had five United
States senators from other states, and
two representing it in the senate-seven
I'm ell. If Jackson, Polk, Johnson and
Abraham Lincoln (Enloe) had remain
ed in North Carolina it is not probable
that either would have been president.
ne they had remained they might have
become a Squire, an 81. c., or possibly
a circuit Judge. This is only the view
of the ofice-seeking chances. Those
who stood by their old mother had a
chance and some succeeded IN gettlng
good offices which is the acme or nope
and the browning grace of h average
American. No people love official pap
and are more greedy for 1t than the
American.
North Carolina has often been ably
represented in the congress. Macon
and Castor, Badger and raham
Bragg and Stanlyt Rayner and Saun-
tlers, Venable and Kerr, Outlaw and
Shepard, Vance and Ransom, Steele
and Gray and a dozen or twenty 9TH
or able, we'll appointed men represent
ed admirably and effectively North
Carolina in the two houses, and
brought character and distinction to
che state.
Among famous national men in pol
ftics among the dispersed abroad" the
most famous and ablest was Thomas
Hart Benton, who served in the United
States senate for thirty years from Mis-
-~..s T1oao above mann ohio nnH DIG
tinguished men in the house from
other states who were born in North
Carolina. Tennessee, granddaughter
of North Carolina sent to the congress
Emerson Etheridge, born in the eastern
corner of the state. 1t had General
Zollicoffer, a native of Halifax; Chlef
Justice John L. Sneed, born at Raleigh,
and Chancellor Bromfeld Ridley, born
at Oxford, and others that could be
named. Georgia has been much bene-
fitted by emigration from North Caro-
lima. Some of it's able men We're born
of North Carolina parents or were ma
,tives here. The late Henrw w. Hill
lizard, H. w. Grady, Judge Turner,
DR.. Lovick PIERCE and many others
were born in this state or of emigrants
from it.
The love of North Carolina is a pas
sion, deep and wide, with us. We love
it naturally and rightly beyond all
other states and lands, for here lat
Raleigh) we were born, and in this
state were nurtured. We understand
and we like North Carolina people
North Carolina simplicity, hospitality,
conservatism and patriotism. Look at
her war record. In 1860, voting 112,5 500
whites, and sending 126, 900 men to the
confederate armies. Her dead alone IN
the great war were over 41,OO0 as the
United States War Records show. We
regret to say it is something backward
IN a proper state pride, and does not
appreciate always it's best. its safest,
its most trustworthy, and noble men,
and not it's ablest by a great deal.
Self-seekers and demagogues have far
TOO often caught the ear of the fond
Old Mother and played her unworthy
tricks. The modest, meritorious, con-
scientious, faithful, honest and honor
able men have been often ignored, and
the noisy, ambitious, hungry, undeserv-
ing demagogues and tricksters have
been favored But as a whole, we be-
iieve that the better part Of the popu-
Iation is equal in all of the highest
elements of manhood and citizenship to
the population of any one Of the United
States. An eminent Alabamian said to
us in 1869: "The best men in all de-
partments l have known in Alabama
in forty years were from your state"
You see they were worthy and had