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

has been 4 labor ~ love with n all. \
large share If the labor. how ever. falt-
IuI 81 Ilsr les of The treasurer. Mr..
grpwa. The executive. utfte~F~ ~ iie
~eaI4fol lent ready h*3p 80 heating the
statue. The tfe.t spu1ul~>48urT NJ the
.lty. 1t5fa,u, charge. ERECTED the mound,
aul ttr ktvfrr ~ tEe ,aptsul aIsd kl~
a~>l~taut~ hate ~re.-ts~t tao suggestions to
by.p tEr -r1~~ 81. Tie w..uuf gr.*n ~
tr,-,inut ~4t.r.uE< s4urmn the rasnIe~S
we.K~ - July AMI August.
lnoe,ei. I'D Who cauli render assist
aucr. ~ advice ur o:hevwi~-. asav- cheer
fuiis done "a. l. - located here Il Is
a. the most appropriate I1arc III the
]ogi4.ae II the committee, ami rhe officers
sill tle capitol Being 4 uuuutAtue-T.
SOM" have ~aiI that Nanc"'~ statue ought
IL t~ ou tA~ western ~ltr of IN" capitol
and loonlt- towards the mountains.
Even dl ust the stately Confederate
monument n The west from, pr.clnde
tAa,. herr j. fhc pla,> aud that The posi-
t.uu i'll which I'll" htuax. fGh.nf-~s IL nur
great North tlrulsa.au ~hanld stand.
The west was already SHb]ctt - his
magnetic influence Whyn b. first came To
al-i-A - the Governor &c thr whole
STATE. auG. looking toward the east.
sought. M tha' t"Ials->fI-.3> Period. 10
uuify her l"3pl" Poetry. toe. repre-
~rnt~ the Star ~ Hope ~ 81 the last.
and II s~ mrtt that .., 50 hopeful n he
Tor the triumph of the right. and u che
I righteous in the world. should hay. his
face towards that star. Aud then,
again. thu>, ~ u~ Milo knew hrw he
/ admired. hu}y H. loved the glorious rising
uf H., >un. dlSUclllu- darkness aud
-~ummauiuy l4ru ~ work ami IT, duty.
NE- II think ~ his brow rs being light
cu,tl, Illuminated ~ thc ur~t RAYS - the
orb ~ day n il rises IN majesty over
oar eastern hills.
Ana now. what does this statue repre-
sent - u>t IN il, when the veil shall be
removed 10y Miss ESpy Vance. grand
daughter oi our statesman. Ne shall see.
IL .hink. Nance a. lie stood, erect.
gallant. >e~lf-coniidtnt. hut without undue
,clf-a~>ertion. The master OF his subject
and his audience. addressing his peers ia
tile senate 81 tn. United States. the
most august arena 81 earth.
As Ne look at the statue W. shall see
him rs | knew him, the Qualities OF his
great mind, soul and heart IN his beam
in. face and shining III every hneamcnt
of his Cuu~utcnaucU. Let rs aua!Nzr those
qualities. There \ courage, moral AMI
physical. Unborn AMI augmented hN three
score wears Of conflict with th,. hardships
and the battles OF life; akin 10 courage.
her twin sister, Truth, viii speak from
his lips, truth which his direct min
Sought aS the needle the pole, and when
found. it WAS ever part OF his very life.
lie valued i rs a priceless jewel. and
his honest heart IInltelicd hun Ito dis
play il to the world for liz guidanc. and
improvement. lie is speaking words OF
truth now. and honesty Nou Will SEE,
4 Development of truth, its expression
in the life OF the man as h" death with
his fcllow-mcu. taking only what was
his and freely according 10 others what
was fairly theirs. And Won can see
~ipnignuncy and charity h,aming from
that face, tender kindness for ms friends
and indulgence To the faults of his ad-
NtrSaripS. I'll say not enemies, Tor few
could be enemies To onr OF 50 open amt
genial u nature rs hiS.b And there IL
wit and NOR keen Wit, t~winkhng from
his eve. aud racy humor bubhling from
his hnlf-upen lips. And behind them a
friend cam see the playful IRONY with
which he met the sophiStry Of n good
naturrd adversary. and the cutting sAr-
ca~m for the malicious charge Of one who
Wou,l traducr his people. Here again
is the pose and confident power of the
orator. not the elocutionlSt merely. but
thp orator whose words carry conviction
to the unprecedented and confusion To the
prejudiced nearer. And patriotism, too,
the love of his fatherlaul. needing not
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