The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-14

Colonial Records" and getting the
Legislature to have them edited and
published. He was appointed the
editor, and he did his work most adj
mirably and among other valuable
services he indicated the long
abused, misrepresented, maligned
Regulators of Granville. Orange and
other counties. l believe Colonel
Saunders had completed some eleven
or more volumes before he passed
away My good friend, Chief Justice
Walter Clark, who is the most indus
trious worker ! have ever known and
certainly one of the most capable and
se!t-sacrificing, succeeded to the edi-
torship of the very important Re
cords" and j think has about COM
pleted the great undertaking. l have
never seen copy of the Records,
and they are unknown to me, eX-
cept as to a part of COL Saunders S
own writings in the editing, as they
were when hid away IN the office of
the Secretary of State at Raleigh UNI
known and undiscovered. Their pub
lication renders it imperative that
there should be a history of North
Carolina based on the rcVela lions Of
these important, Indispensable re-
cords, that are more precious to the
historic inquirer and writer than veins
of gold to the explorer l am glad
that Capt. S. A. Ashe is using them
diligently in preparing "a history of
North Carolina.
Major Peter NJ. Hale.
Major Peter NJ. Hale was gifted
alumnus of the University of North
Carolina receiving as he richly deSerV-
ed it's highest honors. l think he was
a native of Fayetteville, but / have
l., lnt 81 fn Ia scholarly
well read, and wrote with a facile pen
and with much of point, vigor and
causticity when the latter quality was
ne eded was at Chapel Hill with
him, but was not of the same class,
and was not intimate with him, al
though | met him some times, ana
always pleasantly, with his warm per-
sonal friend, Seaton Gales, VINO was
also one of the closest of my friends
in those bucolic days. L recall easily
the personal appearance of Major
aale when | first knew him, and his
dark. brilliant eyes CLEAN upon me
even now. after more than fifty-seven
wears. He had excellent capacity as a
Journalist, was well trained by the ex-
ample and association OF his able
father. the widely known editor of
the Fayetteville observer, Edward ).
Hale. senior Although he and l lived
N the middle section of the State, and
rot over an hundred miles apart. with
Raleigh between as visiting place,
strange as it may seem | never met
him but twice, and only for a few
r1inutes. from our college days until
he died so we'll known, so highly re-
spected. SO useful, so true gentleman.
And vet through several of the last
Years he lived, / have reason to think
that he was my friend. Mr.. Haigh a
citizen of Fayetteville. and an init
mate friend and also relative of Mr.,
Hale told me some years ago, when |
| had the pleasure of meeting him in
This town. that he went to see him
che morning when he was sorely af-
| h;cted, and but a few dFys from the
end of his life, when he said to him
"Get the paper Chat edited and
rcad to me what my Ola friend
I<ingsbury has to say TINS morning.
That information was most agreeable
| to me, and / have cherished II ever
since. | hold his memory ever green
and with affection, and am grad that
| T knew him in youth, and had letters
from him in middle-age ana at 10
years can behold him as ne was IL
J iife's young spring, radiant, hopetul,
bouyant, gifted. How the old irlend as
&c, and how soon the companions OF