The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-07-03
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.. News and observer. / think
.. -,mething TO say as to JUDI
G.y. Graham, Judge Robert
.....u. Judge John Kerr. Nathan
-...,u. Judge r. NJ. Saunders.
.... j.. Aralgum, Gov. Vance, Sena-
- IS. Ransom, Cen. w. D.. Pen
..... johnston Pettigrew. Gov.
......i Rev. Or. &. f.. Deems, Rev.
-. Moran, Hon. George Davis,
Ituier. Ii. D., n perhaps q
| would like to write two
etlumns upon Hon. Abram
,le. Of Granville. but born in
...HarI county, Va. if / had
'-..4I 1 have lost. The morn
..#nr Hi# burial at Oxford in April,
.rotc a. sketch of him that APP
i'm the Raleigh News. filling
.... ...ymu& or more. | too an en-
|....ufuG TO perform this Solemn
I.@o or three hours before he
Was standing by his bedside.
...HoI up into my face and said:
.~...Ipl.. IN two hours there will be
...I Iu.tn in this room. / wish you
rite "u article on me for q news
...r.' WouId rather for you to do
imam amy nan in North Carolina"
HrrI him that the duty should be
....grJ and willingly, although sad
E-.rrtfuI. j failed some how to
....1. a. copy Of it, and have not seen
Ii. perhaps quite thirty years. /
.utut now neglected in an hun
instances to preserve copies Of
WRITINGS / should have done for
uer" important to me. Just be
. removed to Wilmington in Sep
...utl. 1876. / wrote six sketches,
...at a. column ana Il half long each,
. .4eu living North CarOlinians. They
,.. published, ana | have not had Il
..r Of either III possibly twenty or
...s ears. / believe | have published
was tWenty-One years old
..fgh matter TO ill one hundred
...nc4 of the size of present day
....ut volumes Of novels, and am
.. have not in hand enough to
..E. more than eight or ten volumes.
have been very ~neglectful and indif-
...ut aS. to myself. | do not tiatter
..".If that much of it is deserving Of
printed in volumes that perish
tIrir appearing, much less using. /
uIII like now that | am an older
.u than my friend Mr.. Venable was
IjS departure, he was about II L
..lh. to write Il short paper upon
When | WrOte at his death |
GI been with him enough through
Years to make a close study Of
lu and to form a better, Surer eSti-
.ale Of him than 1 could make now.
r. was indeed Il very remarkatile man,
.i one of the most gifted ] have ever
.uEyu personally. He had but few
.als. lie was many-Sided, a born
.HtoT, a capital anecdOteSt, master of
rlch and responsive vocabulary, en-
with the very best memory |
aye ever come in contact with, with
,,,, r,o.;oo+j, o and ilI,1cty1
.r pOWers, of fine commanding pres
ana q head as majestic as any |
rr beheld except that of Mr.. Web
-r. He came near being Il man of
Ioasal proportions, but he some now
ID below it.
am going to return some what to
s. former reminiscent mood. Lest l
too late [ would be wise to I'M
.oye the passing hour | expect,
Y. every few weeks to write of some
I'm Of the past. Let me turn briefly
q distinguished North C%arolinian
the first half of the last century
.uator Wiley p. Mangum, of Orange
of which ne was a native. L
ard him speak but once. at oxford
the summer Of 1914. L suppose 1t
ass able and impressive. [ was III
Y sixteenth wear, and | recall that he
minded me of MIR. Clay in his tau
and commanding manner, that
had 4 fine voice. and held his croWd
rfrctly. He was Interrupted TWO
three times by 4 democratic bolS-
local politician who was not en-
wed with much ability, but Win
Jch Vociferation.
was the only time | even saw
B.. Mangun, although his home III
d. county of Orange was u Wenty
lies from oxford, my w nome. Let
r give an incident that was told me
1919. by my esteemed friend, the
te estimable and able Danlel II.
aodlOe. | was returning from New
and stopped over for q DAY vi
o in Washington. Mr.. re-
there at the time, and which he
Id lone for decades. He was good
.uugh to accompany my father ana
.-pIf down the Potomac river as Tar
A.uia Creek. While sitting together
the deck of the teame ne Saw
o.. his He was Intimately acqualnt-
with Mr.. Nangum, then i'll the I.
Senate. He said that he II TWO
tmberS Of the Congress were SlItih9
Ih Mr.. Mangum in his room Wh9lt "
at the doc was heard. W
.u4um in his fine resonant tone Sdlu
Tonne in" The door was Sen'ls
.rurd q foot or SO, when the ldCe
form of =. sailor in full rig was
-u. Mr.. Mangum had the perlec-
u of ready address and a.
Hiftv. He spoke to the sailor lilVlI-
e aim in. and rising approached WI
hand. The sailor seemed
81 he'd and apologized for
.- Senator at once relieved mn
.l told him he was gratified at ms
ii. pointing him to n chalr, VIM
t,-Ier. was not taken. Inc sdIIol
ul. is this Senator Mangum M
.uIer answer was given, Wneh lnc
.ler. with q timid air said: Sena'o,,
ue'. / was in the M~editerraneah on
ard t.. S. ship. blank, told Ivy
.tat:lies that if ever l llVeo 70
asuiugton City / should be SURF :
ID upon Senator Mangum. our w
'If- for the relief of the y. >.
u.r $50 kind and effective that az So
are grateful and are your auiiii
friends. [ am delighted 10 Sc
.i al last. And now Senator 'pu!
4 out a ~siX-cents piece o nls
81 have spent all OF my liloltS
.t his small sum, and | wish you ~
30 Out With me and share WIN hfe
a. dram." The Senate grappeu "
|' and running his arm ~
#I Of the sailor of Uncle sans navy,
.... Il will go gladly for L Wouip
willing to drink even poison W.
..'. 4 ,.,,1 FallpNV aS YOU are. WI