The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-23

, you want TO live in the minds and hearts
| of men write things for them to do or do
| things for them to write You have
| done both.
| 1t may be reproach to us that we have
| long since celebrated our centennial as a
| city and only now for the first time gath
! er together for the one cause of perpet-
uating the memory of that illustrious
| soldier and citizen for whom we are
named.
And TO some it may seem a little
| strange that you sir, citizen from a
| neighboring city should lead the way in
| this great movement. But to us it is most
fortunate and in perfect keeping with that
/ which is most appropriate. It was North
Carolina that Sir Walter Raleigh dis
covered This is the capital city of North
Carolna-it is your city, the city of every
citizen of our glorious commonwealth. The
movement to erect this monument there's
fore is very properly, one that belongs to
our whole people and should not under
any consideration be otherwise.
How beautiful it is then, that you, sir,
so universally recognized as the repre-
sentative of us all should lead in this
North Carolina tribute. BY it we are re-
minded of the noble hearted Barthold,
a citizen from another country, loving lib
erty himself and speaking for a great
nation that had struggled through trial
and blood who came to us with his gift of
that unequalled statute, standing yonder
at the head Of New York harbor, of Lib
erty Enlightening the World
The study in these latter days, of North
Carolina history, provoke as it has been
by the patient, persistent effort of some
who are here tonight and reading afresh
of the man in whose honor we meet, how
he hated oppression-how he despised
it in men or nations--how it was his
hand that dealt the blow that put a
stop, for while at least, to the cruelties
of that nation whose very name is the
synonym of oppression-these things stir
our hearts, and our minds turn to one of
our own sons who gave up his life to
break the shackles from a people under
the power of the same depressing hand,
that Sir Walter Raleigh stayed,
How strange it seems as we look at
it! 1t was Sir Walter Raleigh five hun
dred years ago-it was he, says the his
tcrian, that hunted the Shores of Spain
as dog would hunt haystack for
rats"
It was our boy, fresh from his coll
lege, from his preparation-it was our
son-born on North Carolina soil, this land
discovered by that dreaded foe of Spain,
it was the noble, the gallant. the brave
Worth Bagley, the Hero Of Cardenas, the
child of this city, which bears the name
of the illustrious Raleigh, that became the
first offering in the closing days of the
last century in another struggle against
that same depressing hand.
IL H. 4 l.. all s+SA1
the near future, see two monuments
one standing yonder in Nash Square tell
ing of that great man, Sir Walter Raleigh,
and the other in Moore Square, four
blocks toward the rising sun, telling of
that brave and noble young soul, Worth
Bagley.
Again, General Carr, in behalf of the
citizens of Raleigh, / thank you for this
noble deed, and in accepting it, pray the
richest blessings of heaven upon you that
you may long be spared to us, enjoy
ing the fruitage of glory fast coming to
many life, many home, many a school,
college, to our universities and our whole
State because of your generous gift,
poured out from the mountains to the
sea.
Then came an enjoyable solo by Miss
Hammond, of the Baptist Female Univer-
sity, followed by choral sweetly rem
dered by the Choral Society of ST.. Mary's
College, the great meeting closing with
the singing of THE Old North State by
the entire audience, making grand close
to a grand event in the history Of the
city.
The stage was elegantly decorated, the
prominent centre-piece being handsome
portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, while
State flags adorned the sides. Amidst
mutual congratulations the audience dis
persed while the A. and NJ. band made
sweet music.