The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-02-06
~ DR.. +. =. h!NC-nTRY.

! a. in the blessed ncIpTIt ine.f.-
ling exposures IN the present era 81 in
a.eIEed almost universal. Ni4a.Hy
and corruption. Money has been King
and the millionaire gang have held
their hands upon the political macnia-
cry ana nave chosen the Presidents,
Governors, members Of Congress. Leg
isI&tures and all.
! wish to REFER very briefly to Sena-
tor Vance In the IGriH war times. He
was true IN war times rs hc Was true
III tt4@ days OF peace. every inch 4
man. tie acted from principle. and q
nigh sense Of duty governed him. He
entered the Confederate service as d
Captain. and his company. composed
OF the men Of the mountains. was Of
very unusual measurement as to
height. tic rose 10 the ColoneIcy Of
the 10Th y. G. regiment that became
as famous as any regiment in the en-
tire war OF all armies. His last battle.
! think, was Malvern Hill. after Which
ne was elected Governor Of North
Carolina. In hat high office in the
midst Of the greatest Of modern wars,
he bore himself wisely. humanely, pa
e~riotic&Ily. He showed himself to be.
. man If sagacity and foresight. He.
was no doubt the very greatest official
in any OF the states. He was SO far
seeing that he purchased III England
q steamcr he named after his wife
Adelaide Vance, calling it The ADJ
Vance, He sent abroad to purchase
clothing, blankets, etc, for the North
Carolina soldiers, Mr.. John White, of
WdrrentOn. d Scotch mcrcnanl Of high
character and much experience. The
War Governor foresaN the troubled
among the domestic women in thel
state. and caused tens Of thOuSandsI
OF pairs of cotton and wool cards toll
be purchased. The long four years of
var brought Nry numerous and vast
c~al2Initics, but the North Carolina
soldiers We're always well clad, had
shoes ana blankets, and that too III the
face of the fact that our State a by
far more troops in the war than any
other Of its sister States. When that
vile. vandal, "Cu,Ip"Shermau. reached
Raleigh with his great army he found
enough OF clothing packed in the solid
capitol building to have clothed our
Duncan X. McRae vas the money!
agent representing North Carolina in
London. He was selected by Gov.
Vance for the important place be-
cause OF his experience when Consul
General to Paris. prior 20 the war.
North Carolina cotton bonds were used
~ the Governor as Il basis for 1inan-
cial purposes abroad. so wise, so pa
triOtic, SO noble, so faithful, and gifted
was our Governor that he was sought
by the great Commander, Robert 4.
Lee, to visit his army, and to arouse
III biIClIL IA'IG VI +Al}G llII tI4IL~l W.
Votion TO the cause Of the South in
the last year of its desperate struggle
for victory and Independence. There
was 40 faint heart or blasted hope or
divided excellence in Vance. The
strong currents of ardent patriotism
banks, and making his great heart
thr0O Wit the highest emotions of
fidelity and love to his native South.
He served with utmost fidelity. as
siduity and success, and he gave him
self freely to his people and their
sacred He never once held
Intercourse from first to last with that
sly deVii' who is ever prone 10 break
tne pate Of faith nor did he ever
hold coli0qUy with that sn~Ooth-faced
tickling Commodity who
SO successfully in peace as in
who is We'll described as the
bias Of the world" Vance is gone. but
memory Will be always cherished
md honored by the genuine North
Carolinian and his descendants even
down, l hope. TO the last syllable Of
recorded time"
III my imperfect article on Gen. Lee.
omitted one incident that viii in
crest many of his admirers. His dis :
inguished father. Major General =
Henry Lee. of the first war of hide
)~endence, was injured by q mob in |
,'I S'Atd ~ 81 cGDl = 'tP
ong after the war with Great Britain ;
ended) that he sought restoration {
IF health by visiting II of the West
ndia stands. Writing to his wife and
giving instructions as to the farming.
he also referred to the discipline of his
cad it now some thirty years aSo.
When ne came to write Of Robert, then
lad Of twelve years Old. the father
AS TO Robert, he was alWoysi
Behold the perfect man after
wards. How that illustrates the wise
aging OF the eminent English poet. G
WordsWorth: THE child is :
ather TO the man" Let me take leave :
lere TO refer to the superb article on !
Gen. Lee that was written for the Bal 7
Imore Sun, the fofemost newspaper :
perhaps in all Southland, by my friend +
# some quarter of q century. Prof. %,
Henry +. Shepherd. LID. Of Balti- '
more. but born at Fayetteville, North {
carolina. [ have long considered him .
among all scholars iii English
.mOnG our natives. He IS beyond doubt q
ne of the very best writer's our great s
tate has given birth to. His paper on q
zee was too short but what a gem Of i
cute analysis. absolute charm OF :
lyle, rare proportion and literary form /
f the highest artistic order. 1t IS thel +
thing [ ever read on Lee not eX-
epting Senator Ben. Hills beautiful,
laSsical tribute of affection and adml-
I rejoice that North Carolina T
now such mastery writers as AL
erman, Alphonso Smith and Shep-
.erd. Long may they live, 10 use their
ne English.
A fellow not a politician and office !,
older eve knows how small he is 4
ntil he receives a half dozen letters =
o%nvincinS him OF his insignifcance. [ .
ave received letters gently written e
nder the impression that l was still I,
Il editor of a Wilmington daily. This Il
DO after three years and three-Guar- Q
ars of retirement. They seek aid and {:
~lformatiOn or something of the sort, >
ecause [ am an editor they suppose. 1t u
q fact. strange 10 say, that L receive v
personal letters in retirement +
I received when engaged all the
me in active journalism. Many of the CT
etters are extremely kind, and per NJ
more of them are from those Who'll W
information of some Kind. the ie
loc+ Of which am NOT in possession IT