The Robesonian., 1908-08-06
THE MACS" Of ROBSON.
Hon. Hamilton Mcmillan and
What he and Other "Macs"
Have Done for the Croatan
Indians Need of Read
ing and Studying More.


ing and Studying More.
To the Editor of The Robesonian.
The Macs, as rule, are brave,
far sighted and noble hearted.
They came, perhaps, from the
Highlands Of Scotland.
You may get a sketch of their
disposition from Mrs. Flora Nc
Donald, the heroine, from Gen.
Mcdonald and Donald Mcleod, |
who fell, being pierced by twenty
six balls, in the battle of Moore's
Creek Bridge.
Now, the Mac we want to get
at is the ice Breaker, 1.-THE Hope
Maker" Hon. Hamilton McMil-
Ian, who ventured to make a
people out Of no people, and to
give hope to those who had no
hope. In regard to Whites
Lost Colony, the whole country
was about to agree with the
historian who said, Their fate
is one of those sealed secrets
which shall only be known when
all our ignorance is enlightened
and the sea gives up its dead"
But Mr.. Mcmillan would not
stop with the historian, but pas
sed into Robson and adjoining
counties in North Carolina and de-
clares to the reader of history
that he may never again sigh
for the fate of the colony, for the
secret is revealed here in Robe
son county-the Croatan In
dians. The mystery to us in re-
gard to the Lost Colony is, Why
did not White keep on to his
people? Traditional history tells
US that he was once in sight Of
his people. We knew many
things long ago, but we could
not write, and though we could
, tell, no one would believe.
We might have asked as the
prophet did, Lord, who hath be-
! lieved our report?" and the
true response would have been,
: Nobody. We are proud in
= deed Of men who will dare to
o hold up in argument true senti-
Y ments, plain truths, as is shown
; in the writings of Hon. Hamilton
Mcmillan, and most of the article
produced by Col. F. A. Olds.
: We-the Indian people should
+ be proud of these Macs, from the
+ simple fact that every bill that
q had been of great interest to us,
+ and printed in the statute laws
II of North Carolina, was presented
- by a Mac. You know very vel
G what Hon. H. Mcmillan did
=, Have you forgotten Hon. Stepher
Mcintyre, his funny anecdotes
G and his essential work? He
" procured for us seperate mar
.. riage license, separate property
g lists, etc. You remember, to
~ the day, shall | soon forge
~ when the town of LumbertOl
4 = turned out to greet ex-Governo
u u Aycock and Governor Glenn, who
~ ~ came down to spread the shee
- - of white Supremacy, tha
v, Col. N. A. Mclean wore tn,
- - highest cap and made the highes
" leap. Well, since that time h
+o has carried our cry to the Legis
w w lature of North Carolina and i
q was heard. Don't forget tina
Ct Col. E. F. McRae was there, too
~ ~ and through their influence Col
~ ~ McLean'sbi raised our noma
10 ~, school appropriation from $500 tt
re 81, 250 annually.
~ ~ Now whom have you had nor
~ accommodations from in the tow
~ ~ of Lumberton than from ex. She1
~ 10 if Geo. B. Mcleod, man of in
1f fuence and full of kindness? T
u do myself justice, I must at leas
NJ mention our ex-county superin
10 10 tecdent, J. A. McAllister, ma
,o ro of square dealing and one i
~ ~ whom, as all the older teacher
~ - among us will agree, we have
~ friend. But of course we kno7
~, H. we have other friends beside
TH 81 the Macs, and hope they will ne
~, think hard of us.
0a We return to Hon. H. MeMi
Ian. AS one man said today, h
od may be called the father or fine
6a 6o er" of the Croatan Indian race
dc dc We wish him to know that he i
o5 I just now beginning to live in tn
Io Io hearts and minds of the India
he l,e people. We first appreciated HI
11v ,Iv work according to the way W
10y 1ly knew great things; but we kno
al 1H9 now how to appreciate gre;
1s aUt things done by great men. Ho1
00O Hamilton Mcmillan has name {
honor in every Indian home, an
. his name shall live long IN tt
D. minds of the Indian children.
want to say to appreciate gre;
on deeds in other people we mu
r. be great in principle our,elve
-icf We, the Indian people, don
90 read as much as we ought to.
'ro- don't think our homes are cor
M plete without our county pape
sh- With me it is household nece
was sity. I beg every reader Of tn
all article to urge upon your neig
it's bors the necessity of having II
ms Robesonian in their homes.
saves annoyance. Some of
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.
nIoi Frank ]. Cheney makes OATH that