The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-21

North Carolina he could hardly de-
cipher the report and he thought ii
useless as there is no boundary line.
This brought applause.
He spoke of the delight he felt in
seeing the statute of private Con-
federate soldier, of General George
Washington, of Governor Vance on
the grounds of the Capitol, and in SD
doing paid tribute TO Vance, say
ing that he is one of the most remark
able and wonderful men this country
has produced. the War Governor, ora
tor, wit and statesman. Here lie de-
lighted the audience with some anec-
dates concerning Governor Varcc.
IN telling of his interest in North
Carolina General Lee spoke of Il i.,ht
Horse" Harry Lee being at Guiliord
and Kings Mountain, of North Caro-
lima troops and Virginia troops fight
ing together in the sixties, when the
North Carolina troops always awaited
themselves of the opportunity 10 do
things. That later in his Spanish war
experience he had North Carolina
troops with him in the Seventh Army
Corps.
Then General Lee DISCUSSED the
question of the Jamestown Exposition
and why North Carolina should he
represented and should aid Virginia.
that il is not a local. but Il general
event, that it celebrates the birtH nf
a great nation. He discussed the his
tory Of the country, the discovery ny
Christopher Columbus, the comtpg OF
Sir Walter Raleigh, the settlement at
Jamestown, the gathering in of this
continent by the English in opposition
to the French and the Spanish, bold
ing that the present United States
was the accomplished result OF the
settlement ut Jamestown, where the
red man, the black man and the W.iite
man first met.
AS to the exposition he stated IA
he had desired that the progress of the
red man and the black man be also
shown. He told of the immensely of
the undertaking for an exposition,
and that Norfolk with it's great har-
Dor. its transportation facilities could
care for the people who came, that
the United States Congress had voted
S2,550,000 and that $1,400,000 had
been raised by the company. which
would increase this to 100000 and
that Virginia had voted 100000. He
described the naval display and the
land display by the navies and armies
of the world, and said with many for
eign soldiers together it would be the
greatest Peace Congress- ever held.
AS to the naval display it might be
a possibility that with the navies of
the world preSen THE King of Eng
land might be induced to come also
on his yacht and visit historic places.
Here General Lee paid another tri-
butte to the First North Carolina reSi-
ment in the war with Spain and told
how gallant were the men and Colonel
Armfield and how the North Carolina
regiment was the first to enter the
streets of Havana. He said no reSi-
ment had been a better one. That
il passed up the streets of Havana
fearlessly. guns loaded, not knowing
whether friendship or bloodshed was
to be the greeting. In concluding his
tribute to the North Carolina Regi-
ment he declared it a magnificent ex-
ample for the army to follow.
Then in a most splendid manner he
told OF the sections all united to fight
for the flag, and that in the cemetery
in Havana men from far distant
States lay side by side in peace. giving
in their quiet rest a lesson to the liv-
ing to stand united in peace. This
union of interests he declared should
exist between North Carolina and Vir-
ginia. Then he cried out II am going
back to Virginia to say that North
Carolina will participate in the James
town Exposition and will set an eX-
ample for other States to follow. Am
| right or am ] wrong? | believe
| am right
IF you make an appropriation ii
will not all be needed at once, as
the exposition does not begin till
1907. The progress of North Carolina
its resources and its possibilities de-
mand an appropriation. l believe
this legislative body will make an
appropriation. and ] urge that you
join with us because we love you and
We want YOU to come
Then the resolution of appreciation
WAS offered and adopted, after which
Governor Glenn expressed the pleas
ure felt in having General Lee pres
ent and with this the hope that his
address would have the effect of hav~
ing North Carolina represented at the
Jamestown Exposition. The meeting
then adjourned on motion of Mr..
Winhornc and an informal reception
followed.