The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-18

a heritage to my children, transmitting
TO them the Southern gentleness, strength
and Independent manhood than
to leave them without those qualities,
Cintellectual and faithful manliness"
mentioned before) the wrath and
prestige of our modern demi- gods
Capt. W. r. Bond, of Scotland Neck
Halifax county, author of the important
and excellent 100 page book on Petit
grew and Pickett" so important to
North Carolina. and himself a wearer of
the gray in the days of soul tryings
writes
Il have taken the Messenger for years,
and my chief reason for doing so was
to read what you had to say about all
matters OF interest"
Hon Josephus Daniels the really able
editor of that very enterprising and eff
cient North Carolina daily, the Raleigh
News and Observer, says some pleasant
and touching things in a letter to me.
He saw a letter | wrote to friend and
says:
For twenty years and more have
read your editorials every day, and have
been greatly blessed and helped by them.
| owe you much and will always count
all is God is with u.s. 1t humbles me to
read of your sublime faith in your
troubles
Mr.. w w. Faison, of Goldsboro, writes
For almost twenty years ! have read
your editorials with a great deal of
pleasure and profit. | changed from the
Star to the Messenger when you did.
Your services have been of inestimable
value to North Carolina, and she can
i'll afford to lose them now. Long may
you live to defend her past and guide and
protect her future
Judge William r. Allen, of Goldsboro,
writes:
Il regret very much that the State has
lost the services of Mr.. T. B. Kingsbury,
and trust that his retirement from edi-
torial work is temporary.
ION the 18th | received a most cordial
and appreciative letter from Prof. Syl-
vester Hassell, of Williamson. He is
an alumnus of the University of North
Carolina, having been graduated with
the first distinction He is the author OF
a short volume Emerit on Church, His
tory" and is editor of 1.-The Gospel Mes
senger,' a monthly magazine. l must
take leave to copy at some length. He
is the intellectual teacher of the PRINT
tive Baptists in Eastern Carolina.
4 took the Wilmington Star while you
edited it, and the Wilmington Messenger
after you became editor of that paper
chiefly on account of yourself and your
excellent editorials. surprising in my
judgment. those of all your contempor-
aries in ability and in faithfulness to the
principles of political truth and
righteousness, pure democracy and con-
stitutional liberty. You have
not changed your principles, and it
therefore seems certain that the Mes
senger and some of their friends never
changed theirs. If you should
become connected with any other periodi-
cal, please be kind enough to let me
know of it."
Mr.. Maxwell German, the bright and
well known Raleigh correspondent of
| many newspapers. in his letter to the
papers of the 18th inst, is extremely
kind and says that probably has been
closed 1.-The active newspaper career of
the dean of North Carolina journalism
the most scholarly and erudite of
North Carolina editors. He had been
engaged in newspaper work for many
years, and this writer remembers that
his first experience on a newspaper oc-
Cured under Dr.. Kingsbury while the
latter was associate editor of Josiah
Turner's Raleigh Sentinel paper which
at that time Tin the Seventies) welded
more influence, politically than any
other North Carolina newspaper has
since or before. so far as my knowledge
extends. May his declining years be
filed with peace and happiness and COM
| fort
| 1t is to be added that not yet "a years
| of age, if my present cessation from
| journalism is to continue, it will be be-
| cause it is enforced by unfavorable
events. A man who has passed the
| Biblical limit of three score years and
ten is not unfairly old or servle, as
| doubtless some of my detractors believe.
Some men never reach the borders of
wisdom and judgment even before sixty
| years, and others never reach it, Many
| men-tens of thousands, grow wiser with
| age and experience and observation, e.
| taines their faculties in undiminished
vigor, and having what the part Arm
| strong. long time ago, described as
| manly sense and energy of mind" and
| as being both ''virtuous and wise" Others
l +,
| early are derided by scoffers and enemies
| and like that ancient proverbial horse
| are finally turned out to Craze as best
| they may upon the barest and thinnest of
| irresponsible commons. | do not pretend
to be lineal descendant of Solomon, or
| a walking encyclopedia" but l do not
believe | am yet incompetent or UNI
faithful, Or that nature in me stands
on the very verge of her confines"
With a fair chance and an open field. l
could hope to stand for a while longer
for all that is grand and pure and of
good report-fOr all that is of high as
piration and noble ideals-for the truest
and best things for dear old North Car
olna-for all the truly becoming great
Justice, honor and truth; devotion.
stability and security; purity, mercy and
perseverance. But alas! 1t is not for
poor, perishing man to appoint. God
reigns the righteousness. The sands in
the hour of life may be too nearly