The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-02

prominent leaders of thought in the
county at that time and for years be-
fore. Yet they did not follow him
blindly. There We're then in the
county fiourishing academies and pub
lie schools encouraged by the tongue
and pen of such men as Governor
Worth, G.. II. Wiley and other noble
but conservative spirits, and the coune
ty was then making more rapid strides
toward giving all her children a good,
practical and common-SenSe education
than she has done at any time since.
But feeling North and South, in
the spring of 1861, was aroused TO
such madness i'm the dominant classes
of both sections as to dethrone rea,
son; and the affairs at Fort Sumter,
and President Lincon'S calling for
troops from North Carolina to fight in
behalf of the North against their fell
low SouthernerG precipitated an or
dinance of secession and war with all
its horrors. Governor Worth, like the
immortal Robert f.. Lee, chose to take
sides with his section. To this deter
mination he was loyal in his every ac,
ton till the end came, though with lit
tie hope of success throughout the
struggle. The great body of the in
telligent people of the State followed
the same course. North Carolina is,
furnished more troops to the Confed-
crate army in proportion to population
than any other Southern State, and az
brave as the brlVeSt Randolph cOun-
ty opposed as she had been to seces-
sion was not behind her sister coun-
ties in this respect Notably in the ter
rible charge at Gettysburg, which de-
cided the result of that battle against
the South i'm which the bravery OF
Inv oil
lauded by many writer's describing
that battle, no writing that has met
my eye has more than CURLY men
toned that there were sons of Ran
dolph in that fearful charge, though in
fact they We're there and fought as
bravely and suffered as severely as
any troops there engaged. | allude
especially to Companies 4, Il, ana
M of the 22nd Regiment. These
were Randolph companies, and suffer-
ed in the terrible charge above refer,
red to, so severely as to approximate
humiliation till largely recruited. !
refer to the foregoing to show how
like these brave soldiers, Governor
Worth, by reason of the comparative
silence of writer's about his noble and
beneficant actions has fallen short of
the need of praise which is his due
and which is accorded to those whose
actions have been more extensively
trumpeted to the public.
Near the close of the war, vhen
General Sherman was ON his march
from the South to join General Grant
at Richmond or Petersburg, it
was conceded By most or all well in
formed persons that the South
ern Confederacy could not last
more than a few months longer;
and it further seemed extremely pro-
bable that General sherman on his
northern march to join General Grant.
would pay his respect to Raleigh on
his way. Governor Vance notified his
subordinate State officials, who had
State valuable in charge, to pack
them and be ready ON notice at once
to go aboard train he would prepare
for that purpose, togeLhef win the
State vaIuables each had in charge
Governor Worth was then State Treas
urer, the writer of this was Treasurer
of the Literary Fund, ETC.
A message was sent US late at night,