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

hne audience. The ouCE-iuu NA-
The presentation OF a hand-oms
souvenior box by General ]. =.
Carr for the collection OF funds Ia
erect monument to Sir Waiter
Raleigh In the capital city that
l-cars his name.
Recently the Library aad IA.
iorical Socisty declared in favor Of
erecting such = monument. and the
meeting Friday night IL the nrst
step to put the suggestion Into ~. ca
Mr.. a. Il. Andrews, Jr, The act
ing mayor presided. He pFesenis-i
Judge Clark who made the intro.
ductory speech, and presented Gen.
Carr. Judge Clark in part said:
IUDGE CLAEK's AuurIS-.
Ladies' and Gentlemen: God in
his wisdom and providence PREPARED
this Western continent and hld il
Tor thousands Of year, tehiLd the
waves Of the broad A lAntlc until IN
the fullness Of time IL was laid hare
that here the last, best Government
should be founded for man. That
here there might la government
based upon the consent ur the gov
erned; that here there might be|
equal opportunity for alt aud
career might he open To al without
distinction of birth. Hither the
oppressed aud dowu-troddcn OF.
Europe have hocksd from the iu-
justice and the expressions OF the
old world 10 rear the temple Of
liberty in a new land.
The first Engli-hman who made
an attempt To colOuiZe this land Tor
men speaking our tongue and who
sought to establish a free govern
ment OF these shores deserve, the
honor our ancestors Paid him in
giving his name To this fair Capt. 4
of the republic Of North Caroliua,
pose TO render him in erecting his
| bronze statue in our most conspicu-
Gus public square. Ii il proper to
lay few W ord- a. TO his career.
Born of gentle family, in the bcauti-
fui county OF Devon, ON the north
ern shore of the English channel, at
II years of age he was already win
nlng fame under banners of Piice of
Conde and Admiral Cuiigpy, fight
ing for liberty of conscience and the
Protestant religion in France. Thr, .
lyears later when that cause ~
Thought to he won he wa in Paris,
land barely escaped death in the
treacherous slaughter OF the Hugue
nots on St. Bartholomew day
Later he distinguished himself a. d
soldier in Ireland, where he received
broad land from Qu en- Enzabe III
tor his services, and also in numcr
ou- expenditions hy sea.
To his active mind, there csmt
) visions of great and free Republic
across the SEA, and i'll 1854 h" sen
the exploring expedition which ap
,, peared Off WOcuken, on our coast
on the 4th Of July, day whicl
.ubsequeut events have mad" sill
more famous. This was fulluwe,
by three subsequent cOloniZing *
; petitions to Roanoke Island, q
great expense to his private purse
and which failed because OF the ex
pected arrival of the Spanish -ArmA
da, which called to Engiand's si'
the arms and fortunes Of all he
\ patriotic sons.
e Let us consider. When this statu
g of Sir Walter Raleigh shall be erect
e ed, as will assuredly be done, w
d shall have but four statues in tn
n whole state. When the fox wa
II parading litter Of young before
d lione-s and bossting that the lone
r had but one-the latter rs piled, 'bt
l. that one is lion We shall haN
L but four statues, but they tell tf
Y inner lite, the true thought OF tn
z great, true-hearted people Of Mort
y Carolina.
G. Pass those statues in brief revieS
Let the traveller from some distal
country, without knowledge Of Ol
people and their characteristics
light at Union Depot. Passing o
from its portal he will STE fiashir
in the sunlight the bronze colnss
statue of Sir Walter Raleigh soIdit
sailor scholar, state-man vino wO
above reprOach the grand old nan
OF gentleman. He viii ,sy, "5f
people love honor, courage, Liter
ture and respect for woman" /
will lift mis- hat and pass ON.
At the head Of Fayettevi
street, he will see the figure Of o
who belongs 10 no country and
time, but to humanity and all /
ages. "This people love liberty
ne will say and with barei head
will pass on.
At the east front Of the Capt.
he will see the majestic form a
lion port of the States best low
son. If not informed, he will a
why he stands here and will he Il
the s'Sta,e honored this man h
living by making him three tin
Governor and four times electi
him to the United States Sena
. honors showered on no other :,
But he stands not here because
lty held office. Many men ACHE
,on Office by accident or intrigue, a
Others still are unworthy hut I