The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-11
DIR. KINGSBURY WRITES
OF THE DISPERSED ABROAD
Men of Genius North Caroline Has Given to Other
States. Praise and Condemnation of
Dixon's {" One Woman

fiourishing town of Greensboro, that now
claims to have $4,000 inhabitants. while
in 1890 it had by the census only some
S,4OO. North Carolina has contributed
largely to the growth and progress of
States in both of the great sections. The
numbers are variously stated, but there
are probably more than 300 900 in other
States, while it has received not more
than fifth of this large number from
other States This State has sent out
through the decades many men of dis
tinguished gifts who achieved marked
success. 1 recall that at one time-some
torty-five or fifty years ago-there were
actually in the United States Senate
seven members who were born
in North Carolina. The News and OBJ
server two Sundays ago published four
pages and more devoted to the approach
ing Reunion of the Sons of North Caro-
lima who live in other sections of our vast
and rapidly growing country. Like it's
other enterprises of the kind it was most
successful, commendable, enterprsing
had written an article on the gifted men
abroad of North Carolina nativity, but
1T is not necessary now to use but part
1t was said long ago of Virginia that it
was very good State to be born in if
you left home early. That saw is not
true for Virginia has always taken care
OF her greatest sons while contributing
vastly of it's intellectual and practical
men to the upbuilding of other States.
This saying, however, that was never APP
Piled to North Carolina, even in derision,
Will apply to her in part, for she has been
neglectfuL OF her sons and careless often
in recognizing their gifts and value. If
this had not been so, such eminent ment
as Andrew Jackson, Thomas H. Benton,
Andrew Johnson, James X. Polk, and the
long roll of successful and prominent sons
who dwell in other States would have re-
manned at home and have helped to build
up and make great their native State.
But if they had remained the probability
is that their fame and success would have
been much less than they became. Would
her three Presidents she gave to Ten
nessee ever have been so honored, if they
had stayed by the old mother? Very
doubtful. Possibly some of the most sue
cessfui might have become Squire an
NJ c., or possibly a circuit Judge. This,
however, is the view of the office-seeking
chances. Those who stood by their old
mother had a chance, and some succeeded
IN getting good, fat Offices the chief aim
and hope of so many ambitious men, the
very acme of hope and the browning grace
of the average American. Get office what
ever else you may do. No people love
official pap and place, and are more
greedy for their attainment than the av-
erage american citizen
obi
filling high educational positions in other
States. DR.. E. A. Alderman. a native
Wilmingtonian; Rev. Dr. w. W. Moore,
born at Charlotte, and DR.. Barringer, re-
spectively are at the head of Tulane Uni
versity, New Orleans; Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond Va, and University
of Virginia Faculty as chairman. Among
later honors borne, DR.. Hannis Taylor
was Minister to Spain and Hon. Hoke
Smith, Secretary of the Interior under
Cleveland. There Is some ground for be-
lieving that Abe Lincoln was a bastard
son of North Carolina. Our noble old
State has been ably represented and often
in the United States Congress. Macon,
Badger, Bragg, Haywood, Graham, Vance
and Ransom were truly leading strong
men and they were in the United States
vigorous, watchful and often influential.
CASTOR, Stanly. Rayner, Saunders, w.
N. H. Smith, Kerr, Outlaw, Shepard,
Scales, Steele, Boyden, Reade, and a
dozen or twenty others, well equipped
and represented admirably and faithfully
the old State in the two Houses, and
brought character and distinction to the
State.
In the past among North Carolina s
dispersed abroad were in the Senate and
House men of distinguished parts. Ten
nessee sent several natives of our State
to the Congress; Georgia shared in the
usefulness and talents of some of these,
and among her prominent men were
Henry W. billiard, Judge Turner, DR..
Lovick Pierce, Hon. Hoke Smith and
others. That very gifted and rapidly
distinguished orator and writer Henry
w. Grady, was the son of a North Caro-
lima father and mother. But the subject
is too full for my present purpose
Bishops Polk, Davis, Hawks and Beck
WITH of the Episcopal Church
and Bishops Paine and Fitzger
aid, of the Southern Methodist Church,
were natives also. Two of the most emin
ent and gifted of Episcopal preachers
were also natives. I refer to Rev. DR.
Francis l.. Hawks, of New York, and
Bishop John Beckwith, of Georgia. The
last was born at Raleigh.
"Once a Tar Heel, always a Tar Heel. ;
That is true with most of North Caro-
lina's honorable and worthy sons The
love of the dear old State is passion
deep and wide, with me. I think 1 under
stand, and 1 consequently admire, the
North Carolina people-North Carolina
simplicity, hospitality. fidelity, conserva
tism, love of liberty and patriotism. Let
me say here that I regret to believe
that the noble State is something back
ward in a proper State pride, and does
not appreciate always its best, its safest
its most trustworthy, and noble men, and
not its ablest by great deal. Self-seek
ers and demagogues have far too otter
caught the ear of the fond Old Mother
and played her unworthy tricks. The
modest. meritorious conscientious, faith
ful, honest and honorable men have beer