The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-23

miration for the gallant officer, leading
q charge on the enemy, l1llymg his1
wavelting men, or cheering their advance,
with THE resolution to conquer or to
die, he used this language: I'VE fhlall
and burn as we read the glowing STORY,
and exhaust the language of praise in
extolling his virtues. But mot less glo-
iEons. net less worthy of the commenda-
tion of his countrymen, Us he who IN adj
hours hike this bravely submits ITO fate'
| and corning alike the promptngs OF de-
| spair and THE unmanly refuge OF eXpa-
| triation PUSHES to the rescue OF ms per-
| ishing country INSPIRES his fellow c1tl-
| Zems with hope cheers THE diSconsolate,
arouses the sluggish, lifts up the help
| less and THE feeble, and by vOlce ana eX-
ample, in every possible way, urges fOr-
ward all the blessed and bloodless and
| browning victories of peace. 1T Is mo-
| bic thing to die for ones country; 1T is
a higher and a nObler thing to live for
| 1T. The greatest campaign for
which soldiers ever bucllled Cn armor is
| before you. The drum beats and the
bugle sounds, Ito arms, to repel invading
| poverty and restitution, which have
| seized our StnongholdS and are waginE
war, cruel and reentleSs, upon our
women and children. The teemlng earth
| is blockaded by the ernible IaSsitude of
exhaustion. and we are required, through
toll and articulation. Ito detake by storm
that prosperity and happiness (which
once were our own, and to plant our
| banners firmly upon their everlasting
| lampartS amid THE plaudlte of re-
| deemed and regenelnted people"
With patriotic pride he recalled the
| achievements of our Southland for the
common country. and the consistency and
| courage of our soldiers in the war, ended
only by year before, lin confidence that
such qualities must everywhere be al
| i i Il, ,QC
lieve that there was mo room for suen
| things in the breast of men ais TRUTH and
honor aS that every soldier I'm the Army
| of the Potomac, from Its general to THE
humblest private THAT followed its ban
neO-s. did mot in his heart respect and
honor the lofty courage, cOmsummate
skill and patriotic conSitancy of that
other army, which, though vastly ante-
lio2 TN numbers and appointments, yet
kept lit four years ON the short, but
bloody journey from 1.-THE Potomac to tine
James, and filled every inch of dts path
way with ghaStly monuments or the
slain"
He ended the address with the inspir-
ing words May this homOred and rev.
cred University, speedily and from time
| to thine, open tits gates and send fodiE
to the work of the regeneration of theaf
country as many high souled and gener-
ous. brave and enthusiastic youths as
rushed through its portals to untlmPly
| ora YES. dlmEng the years of our tribula-
ton | could mot endue Ito dive but for
the confronting hope that compenSaItlnS
years of peace and happiness are yet IN
| STORE for those VINO have struggled so
manfully and endured so MODIFY. Having
| gone down into the lowest depths of the
fiery furnace of affltctiOn, seven times
heated by the cruel malice of oval war,
| | believe there will yet appear, walking
fonrfi o. O1I1
nle one whose form lis hike unto THAT or
the Sem of God"
What bugle mote of hope and faith
| and cheer such words were mn THAT day
of gloom, when Federal garrSonS mere
and elsewhere We're guarding us as
subiugated people, and many were
yielding to despair, not only ITO the young
| men to whom they were spoken, but to
| muItitudeS i'm all parts of the State,
who were listening for the voice of the
oracle which never vet had failed them
| My young friends, heed these words!
| His prophecy of prosperity HaId hilDpl-
ness, for his and your Shate. has been
| more ulhan fulfilled. and we aa'e ON the
threshold Of still bligher times. North
! Carolina i'm its darkest days was II home
nothing could induce him to folSake.
| Tempting OffarS were made ito HIM 100 set
tile elsewhere, and wealth and polatlcal
| hpnorS would celtainly have followed;
but he refused them all, prefeming pow
elty here ITO material prosperity else
where. Follow lGs example! He ioved
| North Carolina with undying love, AN
her darkest adversely Surely in her
new life of prosperity You cam, and VIII
love- honor and cherish her.
Nntn his palole as a Unhted States
prisoner was, in effect cancelled by the
dismissal. at Washington. oS all Thoughts
| of prosecuting Inn for treaSon, he made
no political speeches; but dn 1865 he
as the representative of the Younger and
| Ex-Governor William A. Graham, OF
the Older statesmen of our Common
wealth, then in the thr0eS of rec0nStruc-
tiou. made. by invitation, before the
Democratic convention of THAT year,
great speeches. advising the people or
the State to maIintain their dignity and
self-lespect at all hazards, and outlln-
! ing Il policy ITO lie pursued in that dal'k
hour THEN. wise words were needed; no
people i'm the worlds HISTORY ever dis
played more foItitude or bided their
time with more patient Dignity ahan you:
your fathers and Older brothers DID
while the nQlle of the oarpet-baggers ana
scllawagS (as Governor Vance manned
the nleaner native among us), by votes
of recent slaves AMID backed by the uOm,
inlnt party at Washington, imposed
upon us.
Before Governor Vance Thought it
proper TO enter the political arena
again, temptation was offered
him. which would have proved Er-
resistible to cine less inconuupthblee
than he. A man of acknowledged
influence i'm the new Republican party
in the State, and whom Governor Vance
: well knew as Il blunt outspoken man;
and who had been HIS friends, yasated
Charlotte and sought a private Inter
view with his. He informed Vance
that he WAS there to offer him the lead
er,ship of THE Republican party IN North
; Carolina, as ONE who could direct pub
lie sentiment. ''You are poor, he sand'
''ard we will sc that You have plenty
of money. You are under political disa-
bilities, AMID we will have them at once
removed. You are ambitious, and we
will see that YOU take "a seat now vacant
in the United tSateS Senate. You can
| persuade your friends dit is better Tor
You and them to have the control than
to leave ut to such man as we Gow have
"No," said Vance, with emphasis IL
am mot ready to sell out yet. wen,
gooy-ble," said the temper II always
/ knew YOU were dunn fool, ana leIt.