The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-28

nan Zebulon 4. Vance And he quote
I'D fully endorsed this glowing tribute
j the address of Senator Ransom
What Tell WAS 10 Switzerland. wha
3rucp was to Scotland. what William
# Orange was IL Holland. | had aimoS
said what Moses was 10 Israel. Nanc'
Mas To North Carolina. ! can Civ" Noi
ut i faint idea OF the deep. fcr"id. eN
,lfed sentiment which orr people cher
>h for their greatest t%ribun"4 he was o
hem. He WAS one Ut them. Ii" WAS
With them. Ills thoughts. his feelings
is words. were theirs. He was then
hepherd. their champion. their Iriend
heir guide. blood II their blood. great
,ood. noble. true. human Ike they We're
II MI respects. no letter. but wiser,
bier. with higher knowledge and pro
ounder learning"
| cite briefly from two others. repre-
entlng the extremes OF the Two great
arties OF the country. Mr.. Henderson,
ativeS, said: This man came Of revo-
utionary blood. The inspiration that
OlloWcl the flag OF Washington never
ea~@d to permeate lis great and mighty
Ieait. ana in 1851 he stood mp like Il
bulWark against The waves that were
eating against his country. He At
rlbrted 10 him thar greatness which
annot be dimmed by any clouds or any
evolution and pronounced him 4 great
'fllof ANA rare Wit ami hulnorl>t: and
H'h dih L met nlIl II>B TO Jake MS
land. when W. We're attending Il meeting
u tie Sons Of the Revolution in this
lty. And when he sat down. after de-
crlhnS eloquently and %touchingiy some
u me scenes OF the past. he sat down
With me aS his brother and his friend.
The thought flashed through my mind.
TINS was 4 Confederate soldier. the
lohfederacT Is truly gone and we are
ure OF a permanent. solid and indiS-
oIub!e union.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska.
ind surely the words of William Hen
llhSs bryan will have weight among
5olle OF my hearers. said: In the his
cory Of our country l think we could find
.e" men as remarkable. When Il man
= erected once or twice and disappears,
We iAidy attribute his success 10 circum-
Stances: but when 4 MAJ begins as Mr..
' ance began. rs 4 young man. and re-
thiliS me confluence OF those he served
loI i generation, we must conclude thar
ms success is due to something more
VIZ ,naic or accldent Senator Vance
lay, IA oar history, even. have hattni.
1,aiheu mat designation than Zebulun r
lie was Il wise man. He
% aye 10 estimate causes and calcu-
eliects; He vas able to foreseo
"hat would come to pass, because he
Understood men. $ : II va not ~
experience of age which he nossassad.
: M's d sort of lntuitlve judgment. IN
hStlhct Tor truth, that made him SEQ in
,"mof wnat others only found out at
bir men; after eXemplifying
ne proceeded: Not ONLY wIs he ,
use man. but he was a courageous man.
lld mat Is Il characteristic 100 that ;S
III the man who is to be =
sauer OF men. lie had the courage TO
RESPONSIBILITY. He shirked no
as Wiling to stand or fall by the cor
'ctiess OF this conclusion. jefferson in
'edhliiS OF some man. said he had NOT |
aldlt;l the Sublime truth that a bold. ]
virtue is the best hand maid
unto ambition. Zebulon r. (,nca s
ad learned that sublime truth. A~ain. h
had more than wisdom ana corr. b
5e,' he had that without which wisdom t
~ courage would have been of no avail II
e loved the people he would lead" He $
~, - e1loSize him "aS one If the $
.e"t orators. because he possessed tvyo y
the characteristics Of the orafor-ba 4
*" WHat he was tarhIng about whom n
s"Iheu, ana he believed what he said il
Not only did he impart knowi. q
e surchdfSed with earnestneSs. but he is
I're lpillty III making truth a.
eaSaht 10 receive. lie was a state,- Is
as Wen as q leader of men and an
= rs a statesman he was devoted :,
us work. AS 4 statesman he was pre- -
: ~ - Hi'he every sacrifice for which ~
position called. AS Il statesman ba ~
ready to give to every call that con- y
ehtIous response which duty required 81
4 S,atelnan he was pecuniariiv hon %
mere = nothing in the life of Mn ~
i, t'v with hat an pr hIize more han the fact hi
owledge, with all his influence. ~ cii
son can say that he eyer sold his - ac
ance.. his ability. or his supnort f ~ ret
heE. lie ended with these words. ev
De- 70 pace On record my tribute of oh
round respect for a public servant cro
0 at tho close of bis career was h ! res
70 the people for whom he toiIad mo
lave lived IN your presence for . lifo his
nave received Ill my honors ~ bui
l. hands; stand before You without Wi
tHdl any one can charge ar.inct 40 we
Official wrong ! say to such ! - mu
aI. my tribute of respect" ~ Tn
= more extract, to show how NE
senator endeared himself to q sista, ano
&c Whlle It's better citizenship had no of
Dnn iN - rs own 70 whom to 10Y
= said. '.TIu.atlVe swanson, Of Viz ing
.; sald: 'Ihe people of no section No,
ri " tn more profound griaf ,u I har
OF the death of the Fate disfinl ejr,
, t Ini Iehator from North Carolina vice
his Hoor nase the honor to represent wit
moor. No people loved him moro itad
we loved him: none admiraa ~ 49,
: imam We admired him. mono bann 49,
: i ele more than we his kind az as j
u na Stnefous aid. When to suh- the
Unitedd the Senate Of win
..,eu states. by 4 pretended ~ s+ii
inaugurated bv = recu IN sui
rom Virginia, sought to hIacLan - - )
lalr name and asperse the charantm ~ |
ie sood people Of Danviua anJ ~ 1iol
lct, we found in Senator Vance my turn
e and our valiant TO- sS:llsl
We feel toward he sen
oeep personal affection and nm and
Il a1lllnGates the people of ~ piIue SO
J. l wish had the power Of oMh he /
ne tender love and admiratiotn ttplc. Pres
psople entertain for this mnn 'haI long
ny power Of speech was comm = servi
y and could do full insticn . 81 81 to tie
qualities Of mind ana hoou us soon
view Of these services so ale,, buria
rtu DE INN to Virginia. and tho a'oly IN he
entertained BY Virginians ape to 81
strVlces he was sometimes alI,oi lives
me Senator from North c" "n He q
s%lrsinia. N'lth carolina son.
'ernor Vance was +riao reluc
-4Gust Bird, 1888, he was nralr,ed. ship
iiarllette \. Espy, daughtar 70 had
-n"sed presbyterian clereyman o ligiou
- hotable for her piety and darnt; a and
She was under mediIm' ION him,
itn pretty auburn hair and SIZE, AS W,
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