The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-11-28

O and not a little Of her history and
II 'erature In the sculpsured remains
Of her art.
u Who can estimate the force In
France today, Of Las Iuvalides, o.
the Column Of July. or the pathetic
image Of Joan Of Arc, In the Square
, Of Rouen, where the wonderful maid
gave life for country?
What SD TYPES the blood and iron
Of modern Germany TO the mind OF
her children, rs the colossal bronze
of Bismark? Peter the G eat, upon
his charger triumphant on tn. giant
boulder Of Finnish granite IL Russian
history, told In a single figure.
Especially am / gratified to wit
ness the fret fruits Of the admirable
work set on foot by the State Liter
airy and Historical Society. All
honor to those who have patriuiical
ly combined to direct into effective
channels the forces for our advance
ment, and the study and expioi,a-
ton Of our hi,tory. 50 replete with
instruction aud intere-t.
You have rightly begun at the be-
ginning. The first fact ia the his
tory Of the English PEOPLE, the
AngIo-saxon race In America, Is the
settlement Of Roanoke Island, with.
in our own beloved State And the
first name which challeng the at
iention and regard of universal man.
k'nh, is that Of The immortal genius
who conceived the founding of an
AnglO-SixOn home On the Western
Continent; the soldier, sailor, poet,
historian, courtier, chemist, explor-
er and statesman, Sir Walter Raleigh
This ass%nblage here This even
ing, the deep interest already show n
IN tue proposal for visible munu.
ment to unite the history of this
commonwealth with tn five success
sive efforts made by his munificence
to plant Saxon civilization in the
Western wiids. and the spirit which
YOU manifest, all argue that the
time has come, when We will no
lO'g.r neglect our Lar-s and Pen
ates. The oncoming generations In
Ill lands shall be taught more re-
| sp ct for The varied and remarkable
F'ist' ry Of North Carolina, and more
reverence Will be awakened at the
recital Of the greatness Of her dis
tinguished sons.
congratulate all North Carolina |
upon he success this movement has
already achieved. To What est B.
prize of public character could the
State lend is aid more appropriate
ly, than to the effort to perpetuate
the memory of the celebrated pat
riot, the illustrious statesman, the
daring navigator, the knigh ly SOL
dier, the Christian gentleman, who
planted the first colony of white
reitler- upon her shnres-fnr before
Jam' stown, Roanoke was.
The contemplation of this males
tic figure, so versatile in genius, yet
as universal in briiliancy of success,
as the faces of a diamond, would be
perpetual lesson to youth.
Many hopes and wishes have been
lavished upon this ohject-as I have!
reminded you-to you has come the
hour for action, and from you the
men who will guide it to full ac-
complishment. 1t is time to dream
no more, but to act.
Where is there more appropriate
spot than your beautiful Nash
Square, named in honor of Abner
Nash, the second Governor of the
peoples choice, and in remembrance ,
OF his heroic brother, General Francis
Nash, who gave up his life at Ger ,
in the War of the Revo- ,
luton. How beautiful to link in
lmperishab'e fame the names of
Raleigh and Nash-one who made :
possible the discovery Of this grand
domain, the other who died in de-
Tense Of it's principles and liberties.
This task, in carrying out the duty :
upon me by the North Y
Carolina Literary and Historical So a
'iety, now commit to the hands of r
he wise, patriotic and distinguished c
North Caro- inians, who have been
ppointed as the com mittee in charge q
# this pious undertaking.
j
I present you this box, as Golfer
or the gifts OF the people, who will e
lonor themselves when they crown
he memory of Walter Raleigh, by y
heir tribute to his life and character.
Acting Mayor Andrews Speaks. u
After mu>ic by the A. and M y
and, Mayor Protein A. B. An
rews, Jr., accepted the box on be-
alf Of the city in very neat and v
appropriate speech. The concluding
-n'ences OF his speech are as fol- Y,
wv: il
For years and ages to come this b
lcnument to he erected will stand 81
a gu ding North S 'art to encourage l,
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