The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-25

there has come throughout the State a
quiet, apparently self born but never
theiess Widespread re-birth of literature.
An epoch of book making has fairly set
IN. apply too, these books for the
most part. are not publications of poor
stun by hasty compilers endowed only
with 1rollopeian beeswax. They are the
outcome of scholarly, well-equipped
conscience mindful men and women
whose work has grown under their hands
because their lives are full and their
brains with vital thought.
1t falls to my lot tonight to present
so far as | have been able to collect
brief synopsis of what for the past
year these writer's have done in one de-
partnent, the Department of History.
and its twin sister Biography. AS this
rs The first annual report made to this
society, | shall overstep the year line
2 tribe and include some books that
were published in 1901 | shall also
Include some books that were finished
so far as writing goes in 1902 but that
are yet in press or awaiting a pub
Usher. | shall mention first the books,
then pamphlets.
Foremost in volume of historical work
Justice Walter Clark, whose industry has
kept pace with his rare attainments
y Taking up the wearsome task of editing
and publishing the Colonial Records as
this love-labor fell from the dying hands
of Col. Saunders Judge Clark published
last year the tenth volume of his series
this being the twentieth volume of the
set Two more volumes and an index
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say to this body that these massive books
are invaluable repositories OF material
for historical students
In addition, Judge Clark, with infinite
patience and labor, completed the edit
ing, revising and publishing of the FIVE
volumes Of Confederate Regimental His
tories provided for by State appropria-
ton. These volumes, neatly printed by
f. NJ. Uzzell, of Raleigh, constitute the
noblest memorial yet reared to the en-
durance and dauntless herosm of the
soldiers of our State.
One of the vice presidents of this So
ciety. Dr. j. 5. Bassett, of Trinity Col
lege, edited a sumptuous edition of 1.-The
Writings CT Col. William Byrd, Esq, of
Virginia" This exceedingly handsome
volume is from the presses of Double
editing Dr.. Bassett adds an eighty page
biography OF Col Byrd. Dr. Bassett has
also contributed several historical ar
tieles to the pages of the South Atlantic
Quarterly. an ably managed journal that
he has found time during the past year
TO establish and to manage.
president j. H. Clewell, of Salem Fee
male Academy, has contributed a valu-
able book, the History of Wachovia
in North Carolina This four hundred
page illustrated book is also from the
rress of Doubleday, Page & Company.
The volume is based Upon researches
made in the original manuscripts of the
salem archives, and represents a work
or translation and study covering five
or six wears. The book contains the
history of this colony during the French
and Indian wars: the struggle between
the Regulat tors and Governor Tryon; the
stirring times of the revolution, with
all of which Wachovia was associated. "
The founding of the town and the Acad-
envy is also described.
Joseph Alexander Tillinghast published
under the auspices of the American
Economic Association an exhaustive
study under the title, The Negro in
Africa and America" This volume pub
lished by the MaeMllans contains two
hundred and thirty-one pages and a
three-p page biography. The book, which
is written with laborious painstaking,
begins with the negro in Africa, describes
his. social and political life there, and
then follows the African to this coun-
try and outlines his life here.
Mr. Cicero ", Harris, now living in
Washington, - c., issued during the
Last year, through the Lippincotts, the
FIRST volume of his Sectional Strug-
gle" This is a handsomely printed book
OF three hundred and forty-three pages,
and is the result of many years of study.
After the Introductory chapter, the au-
thor devotes one hundred and forty five
RACES to tariff issues; eighty-three pages
to the debates of 1880, and one hundred
and thirteen to notification and the COM
promise of 1888
Rev. John w. Stage d. D.. of Char
lotte. has just sent out from the press
OF the PRESBYTERIAN Publication Commit
the teachings of Calvin, Twsse and Ed
wards. This book, which is the result
of research and clear thinking. con
tains one hundred and sixty three pages
DR.. R. B. Creecy. of Elizabeth City
sent out for young folk and for old folk
with young hearts his Tales of Grand
father" These Tarheel stories and incl
dents that are, | trust, safely lodged
in the libraries of every member of this
society cover three hundred and one small
RACES and were published by Edwards
Broughton, of Raleigh.
Somewhat along the same line but fol
younger readers comes little book
written by Superintendent w. c. Allen
of the Waynesville Schools. This Is
called North Carolina History Stories,
and contains two hundred pages. Many
of our schools are using this book as
a text book, and / trust that it may BE-
the means of awakening a love of State
history in our children.
Mr.. d. A. Tompkins of Charlotte, ha:
published four or five valuable Technical
works in the past two or three years
Among these is large volume of foul
hundred and ninety-four pages on Cot
ton and Cotton Oil" Several chapters o.
this book are devoted 10 historical mat
ter Chapter second. for example, dis
cusses the introduction of the cottoI
liant into America and the influence OF
the cultivation of the plant upon sla
very: chapter three is devoted to an ac-