The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-29
r.e Great Celebration at
poauoke Island.
..n,ed from Second Page.)

of amer I'otA 0NNA1s - i'iA
e1.'>. ,.ao lead the young with one
%.r ta The paths OF virtue and with
haH' ,~ noint the way to honor and
" .7a+ Raleigh sought to found,
r chat from Alamance to Benton
0..' written in blood every struggle
'.. .-.., state whose valiant son were
e. , nr.hcI. foremost at Gettysburg,
a+ Chickamauga, last at APP
.--' state of CasWell and Macon,
-'-' .-. and Norchead, of Graham and
4. and Pender, of Mangum and
l.,. and vance,! thee l love. and I
"@s tn 0Ioad thy cause and tell of
l.' .rits in thy interest, and hence to-
.~. a..f- me upon thy outer walls with
.raor in battle.
~+.- dav. fellow Carolinians, marks
...tfar Of a landmark of history.
u. last The people of the United States
the first landing OF
sral0-SaXon fOrefathers upon the
nf he Western Continent. Where
sand this suspicious day, the cur
~a-e upon the drama of American
.-...,.t and progress (and if God
-nf. Of such influence that it will not
.n until every people under the sun
f.I1 have learned that peace and bless
r- follow where it leads.
A. last. the citizens of this ancient
-.... the first of the American colonies
~, ..-.rt its independence of oppressive
control beyond the seas, and jealous
.r,.t. of the rights of freemen, born of
linz. of heroes, have come upon q
-, tID oraIJ~ - A--I-
e.ron life. where Cardinals history
began.
# IS. not too much to say that from the
or,-,e and sacrifces-the influence and
.r. treasure Of one immortal man, the
history of mankind was changed. He
,.ta-a means were poured out for five
GREAT voyages to this coast, and whose
name honorod the first for%tification
thrown up in English America, was no
t-- the iuspircr of the later expedi-
tu. 10 the Chesapeake and the James.
The archives of the London Company,
and its very subscribers names attest
that.
n is safe to say hat had there been
no Raleigh there would have been no
jamestown. When and where in the
progress Of human events, our fathers
of tn, East would have landed on these
shores. no man can say.
But il was reserved, under Providence,
for this honor to come to our beloved
commonwealth. Well, therefore, has it's
capital been named after the genius
whose work We celebrate this day. Let
it be cnsbrined among the golden days
Of a peoples calendar!
Long as the sea chafes at thy granite
gales.
THY valiant deeds shall live, thou State
of States, North Carolina!
From lonely Hatteras, where the break
ers foam.
To whore, reared i'll the Heavens, stands
thy dome, North Carolina!"
North Carolina, rich in all hat makes
@ people great, has been too modest to
jlazon her virtues. She has made his
tory, but has not controlled the pen that
peaks TO the ages. She is dotted with
.he graves Of heroes, but hitherto their
.0mmcmoration has been only upon tho
Dip OF tradition, or in the silent heart
of The people.
At last. we are awakening to under
stand that the duty of the Present, is to
' paw tHN 1 as " ltC IululSs Al
last. We are beginning to perceive that
10 transmit the ideals of honor. truth,
'a-or fidelity, wisdom, justice, patriot
Ism. as illustrated by land and sea, in
ue forum, the cabinet, the halls of
legislature, the tented field, by the sons
OF North Carolina, is essential to the
e-1eaton ana inspiration of the children
OF The State.
/ nail the work of the Daughters of
la lonteicracy; of the Daughters of the
Ae'oIlton, and of the Colonial Danes,
'a OF The Literary and Historical So
.'IE- IN the preservation of the relics of
.~' past, the traditions of our fathers, the
ruth Of history; the p~erpetuation OF
N0-'h Cardinals heroic annals for the
@.Aeratlons TO come.
Especially am gratified to witness
Vie first fruits OF the admirable work
on foot by the State Literary and
historical Society. All honor to those
."' nave periodically combined to
'''e] INTO effective channels the forces
Tor our advancement in native literature. |
."' The study and exploitation of our
history. so TepIctc with instruction and
interest.
ii5utly begun at the DeSlQ- |
me Hrst fact in the history of the
"."9" people, the Anglo-Saxon race,
'''il13, is the settlement of Roanoke
within our own beloved State.
.1 AfSJ name which challenges the
FL. -'" and regard of universal man
.. Us l1at Of the immortal genius who
H. ''.1 the founding of an Anglo
e. nome on the Western continent, |
r. 7''41"r, sailor, poet, historian,
n scientific explorer and states |
.r "I Walter Raleigh.
sr. oIaI Carr here followed with an
81. 'o-a and interesting dclineation OF
er., '.'i i'alcigh, and an appreciative
y'''@ ap Of his great service to Anglo
r '...tzation.I
.l 1'EE Of Roanoke Island Is re- !
nn JIG. The distinguished orators who
r- -..e.ti its romantic annals. Per-
omrr. say something of the extra
t..-. man Who inspired the under
AMI '' @etJle this fair land and again
for ID. gave his efforts and his means
sat .a.a charge into our care, men
ts.a- ".A of North Carolina. on this
rg.. cay. You are the reprcsenta-
a5ra a. 1'aie least known to all the
1hrau-a '- ''E true likeness. but yet,
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