The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

his literary style and his political tenden-
notwithstanding its excuses and its fol
lies. the French Revolution will ever have
an absorbing interest Tor mankind because
Il began as struggle for the advancement
OF the cause of manhood. liberty and eQua!
rights. 1t was a terribly earnest movement,
and after the lapse OF Il century interest
continues undated in the great soldier who
restored order and organized and preserved
the new ideas by means of his civic code
and firm Government
Judge Clark has also edited five volumes
containing the history OF all the North Car
DINA regiments In the Confederate service.
These the State has published. and ad-
mirably has the work been done that the
Legislature thanked him by special reSo-
luton The following !s characteristic
| passage from his preface to these regi-
mental histories:
These dead have not died in vain. The
cause of Southern INDEPENDENCE, for which
they fell. has passed forever from among
men, Not an advocate remains But as long
as valor shall move the hearts OF men. as
long the patient endurance of hardship
duty shall touch US. as long as the sacrifice
of life for the good of ones country shall
seem noble aud grand. so long shall the
memory of the deeds recorded in the plain.
sober narratives in these volumes. written
by men whose gallantry is surpassed only
by their modesty, and who were more eager
preserved and cherished by their country
men.
And again:
The youngest of those who wore the
gray have crossed the crest of the narrow
ridge that divides two great oceans, and
already like Balboa. they have deserted
from the Western slope the wide waste OF
waters which reaches beyond the sunset:
| Not many yearsseshaH passaere the last of
| those who followed the fortunes of Lee
| and jackson. OF johnston and Forrest, shall
have set sail on that shoreless sea. and the
| last football of the tread of the old Con-
| federate regiments whose march shook a
! continent shall be echoing in eternity"
Among the notable literary works of Jus
tice Clark is the editing of a score of vol
umes of State records. the writing of sew
eral volumes onlaw valuable contributions
ing. with ann0tations. of thirty-two VOL
umes of North Carolina State Supreme
| Court reports. He has made speeches in
several States. notably at the meeting OF
the National Association of Railway Com
missioners at Denver and at meetings of
State bar ASSOCIATIONS In Kansas. Tennes-
i see and other States.
Justice Clark is a member of the Metho-
dist Church. and was delegate to its
Ecumenical Council in London in 1851. He
| made European tour that year. He is a
member of the Federation Commission of
! the Northern and Southern ciethodst
Church, He has aiways closely studied pol
tics and was rendered the nomination for
Governor seven years ago. The State Dem
ocratic Convention the same year Endorsed
him for Vice President. while several other
| States supported him at the Chicago Con-
vention which nominated Bryan.
The Judges home life is particularly
happy. His wife is the only daughter of
William A. Graham. who was Secretary Of
! the Navy. United States Senator and Cover
nor of North Carolina. He has two daugh-
! tiers and five sons. His eldest son left Cor
! nell University to ioin the Second North
| Carolina Regiment in the war with Spain.
and is now president Of cotton mill COM
| pGny. His second son. also graduate OF
! Cornell. is now part owner and manager of
cotton mill. Chief Justice Clark Is him.
| self a farmer and is interested in the cotton
mill industry. which IS so important in North
F, Carolina. He is a membe: of the Masonic
| order He is good French and Latin
, scholar and devotes much of his time to
| reading. He takes deep interest in liter
! arv and historical work. having been the
! first president of the State Literary and