The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-26

DIR. L. B Kin2sbury.
government ownership equal or
ecIlpse such monstrosity and Villainy2
A man must be q colossal ass who
would think so.
Here are some figures worthy Of
consideration. The United states gov
eminent j. o lending the Nationa!
banks $500, 900. 900 Of bank notes for
which the banks pay but one-haIf Of
one per cent. They pay in all $500.
900 II IS said that the banks make
~ this %32t5to. 900, Ieudin. il at ! per
cent To The people. That is pretty stiff
profit. What sort Of n national bankinr
system is that? An Andrew Jack
son is badly needed in Washington at
this time.
/ notice that the claim IS set up
that North Carolina for the first time
has given a Bishop to the Southern
Methodist Episcopal church. in Bishop
James Atkins, recently elected TO that
high ana important office. But he Is
not q native North CafoIinian. but wa
born in Tennessee. Long ago two mos
eatilnable and well equipped natives
of North Carolina were eva to
the Methodist IIpi&cOpacy, namely,
Robert Paine. ordained Bishop in
1916, being the fourth on the roll Of
I~SOuthern Methodist Bishops, and Os-
ctf I en- lJLStldid, tlUdllltt fDlSIlOB
in 1891. Bishop Painc was born in
Person county, and Bishop Fitzgerald
in Rockingham county, | think. | do
not believe in claiming as our own
natives Of other States. North Caro-
lima has had three sons who were
all elected as President of the United
States. but strange to say, they were
all residents Of Tennessee when ele-
waited to the highest office iii our land
within the gift of the people. They
were respectively Gen. Andrew Jack
son. born in Union county, James
Knox Polk, born in MecklenburS
county. and ndreW Johnson, born
at Raleigh in Wake county. Let us
hold on to them in spite of ignorance
and p~ertinacity in others. | remember
that years before the war in the same
! state. Tennessee. there were several
SOnS Of North Carolina very prominent
in the political arena Of that state,
and three of them We're among the
leaders in the T.. S. House Of Repre-
sentatives. | recall General Cullom.
born in Halifax county, near Bear
swamp Baptist church, Emerson
Etharidge and Meredith p. Gentry.
both Eastern men, but / am not SURE
as TO the counties of their birth. Gea.
Felix Z~oIlicotfer, also a native OF Hall
fax. who was slain III battle, was
| from Tennessee. Another Halifax ma
tive who was n soldier of some dis
JItitIloI, NJS < - JHfii
loch. if that is the way to spell his
name. Lieut.. Gen. LeOnida@ Polk. at
Louisiana. who was also slain IN pat
tie. was a native Of North Carolina
land was born probably in Mecklen-
burg. but Of that | am not assured.
Among other gifted. eminent preach
ers of the gospel North Carolina has
furnished to other States was Rev. bf.
Deems, Rev. DR.. BaSll Manly
Rev. DR.. John f.. Edwards
Of Virginia: Bishop BerkWith. born az
Raleigh. of the Episcopal Diocese OF
Georgia, and | have an impression
Rev. DR.. Mercer, OF Georgia. | am
reminded of 4 recent conversation
with a young Nirginian relative L"
what North Carolina did IN the war
the troops furnished, losses, etc re
was evidently ~incredulous. and asked
as if the question was Il poSeE: I'll all
this is true. how came it to pass that
North Carolina had no dtstln& dishtu
Generals like Virginia hadE' | told
him that while it was true that VIZ
of the war, with the one exception OF
General Bedford Forrest, of Tonnes
see. referring. of course. to General
Lee. Genera! ~StoneWa|l Jackson ana
General Joseph +. johnston
North Carolina was 10y no means deS-
,titute of Generals of superior qualities
and very genuine merit. | old him
lof General w. II. Penaer and VIA
the great Lee said Of him, that N"
ought to have been one of his Corps
Commanders" and Of the splendid
eulooy he pronounced upon him after
his death from wounds. higher than
he ever bestowed upon any other Con
federate except Jackson. | told him
of General Johnston lettl%r@W, VINO
was killed in battle. and | might have
told him of the high tribute pald to
him (and it is authentic). by Wiz
ginia's greatest man Of science. Com
modOro Matthew r. Maury that if by
the fortunes of war the South was to
be deprived of General Lee as com,
mander of all others. General
Pettiorew was the best man to sue
coed him, and he was not mucf over
thirty at the time and only a
General. There were several other
North C~arolinians of real merit, and
if nlaced in command of Divisions or
even Corps would have, as | believe.
aoualled any of the Generals OF those
grades in General Lees army, save
Jackson. The truth about the great
nnmber of Vfreinians placed among
ne Generals was, that it was par
fiaiity and by 40 means merit always.
MANY examples could be cited. There
was known al trough the war th3l
great faVoritism pfeEaIleo ~ heluI
0,a1ters at Richmond, and General
an could not always have the men
he nreferred confirmed. General Pen
der, is an example. Rev Dr. Thomas
II. Pritchard and | were dlnlhs III
Petersburg. Va, III ISL, with Mr.,
1VoIace The Nestor OF the Petersburg
N we. ne to}d MS that he asked Gen
erai A. P. Hill. a Virginian. whom he
considered the best soldier Of his
,onf in the Army Of Virginia. He
said General PendeI was, ana llell
gave this Illustration: lie Sdlo 'h"l
some time before that conversation 4
committee of inspection visited the
entire army while in winter quarters.
lThev reDorted that they 1ouhu put
one Division that was ready TO move
at an hours notice, ana liat va osll-
araI General Forrest was q
Genius of the highest order. General
Johnston. as given in General bfad-
iav r. Johnson'S life of him, Sald thdt