The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12

Pickett's veterans must have
thought that to have nine or ten men
to the regiment killed, was an evil
dence of severe fighting. for the most
of them think even to this day that to
have had nearly fifteen to the regi-
ment killed at Gettysburg was a earn
age so appalling as to amount to
butchery."
The seven knew what BLOODY
work" meant. North Carolina viii yel
come to it's own. The seven able
North Carolinians now engaged in
defence of our State in the war will
help on the good work and aid in
vindicating the truth, which is all that
North Carolina seeks or desires. Ii
needs no yarnish or WhiteWashing.
Let me mention here that the very
distinguished Professor Baskerville, of
the University of North Carolina, is
not Il native of North Carolina, as is
mentioned but of Mississippi He does
not go to>the College of New York, as
published, but to the University OF
New York, a great institution. He will
be at the head of the Department OF
Chemistry. have never had the pleas
ure of meeting him, but / have from
a young friend, an alumnus of our
very progressive University, now near
~ 109 years old, and the Oldest of all
Southern Universities, that Professor
Baskerville is an unusually handsome
man, of fine figure and physique ana
blessed with a beautiful wife, born in
Raleigh.
/ read only quite recently a part of
an address by Professor AIphonso
Smith, CT the University of North
Carolina, delivered at a late female
commencement, but l forget the place.
which was in fine taste and charming
style. | read all | saw and like Oliver
Twist, was asking for more" It was
on Italy, and was rich i'm delicate
touch and refined sentiment. The fact
is the Doctor has excellent gifts with
the pen. / have space only for one
quotation, and it is sure to please fas-
tidious and cultivated taste:
One CT these names is Italy. From
MY earliest days there has always
been magic in that word. The mere
sound seems to summon up from the
past whatever is beautiful in art
whatever is romantic in legend what
ever is heroic in history. Italy is not
so large as some OF our Western
States, but from that little peninsula
there have gone poets, painters, war
riors, statesmen, scholars philoso-
piers, Sculptors and martyrs whose in
tluence has touched the remOtest
bounds Of the civilized world. Every
river that runs through her borders
every mountain that reaches up to-
ward the blue OF her matchless skies
has its tale of enchantment to tell
And upon all Of her stately ruins there
rests a glory and a pathOs that lead
the other nations as pilgrims to her
feet"
In Granville county there have
been some gifted and some eminent,
able men who were natives. / have
already called over the list Of profnin-
ent men who were identified with that
fine old county before it was dismem-
bered. OF the natives / mention the
two ablest of all, Chief Justice Leon
ard Henderson and Archibald Hen
derson, and then Judge Robert r.
Gillian, Chancellor Bromfield Ridley,
of Tennessee; Rev. DR. Wiiber +. Til
lett of Vanderbilt University. Tenn,
Prof. Ashbel G.. Brown, University of
North Carolina; James S. Amis, law
Yer and legislator; Bishop Junius NJ
Horner, Lieutenant Colonel TazWe1 L.
Hargrove, one of the bravest Of the
brave, a lawyer and Attorney General
of North Carolina; Dr. -. -. White.
81 forget his given nance, a surgeon
OF uncommon gifts, as the late DR..
thomas e. Wood, of this city, assured
me, he having performed two most
remarkable surgical operations. one of
such extreme difficulty that there is
but one other case Of record success
fulIy done, and Prof. Charles Lee
Smith, of William Jewell College, Mis-
souri,. There were some few of con-
spicuous talents and unusual promin-
ence who lived in Granville, but were
not born in that county. / recall Cen
eral Thomas Person, Hon. Josiah Cru
dup, very able man once in the u.
;. Congress; DR.. Lotion c. Watson,
born in Guilford, | believe, and who
was probably an ADLER physician than
any other born in this State; James
Fl Horner, LID, Marcellus V. Lanfer.
LID, Hon. Abram w. Venable. the
last two Virginians, and Rev. Dr..
Calvin Fl. Wiley, born in Guilford.
THEODORE BRYANT KINGSBURY
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