The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08

pieauihS' 'h"' 10y
- fessional duties were
such that it would be utterly p
Sible to p anythinS OF lh1eic9'
or value on such snort notice. ~
yery generously allowed n" 10 nave
nv but exacted a promise that
l would, at this meeting, take up the
subject OF the STATE Of tranklin,
which I cuIsorily alluded to in closing
my address, Some things the Coiony
of North Carolina did, and did first,
in the founding Of Ensilsh speaking
America delivered before ms so
ciety in this hall, on December H.
1a0S.
My fellow associates, I really want
cd TO speak upon another subject, but
have great respect for our governor S
p~rerOgatile, ana so, in desperation, L
promised him l would speak this
evening upon the subject OF "Lh7
Origin and Downfall of the State or
Franklin" After committing myself
to this subject, l e~ndeavored in the IN
terNals OF a somewhat busy pfoieS-
sional life to sit down In the q%uietude
OF my library and think Thoughts as
Well as to study the thoughts OF his
torianS recorded more than one nun
dred years ago, and [ shall now en-
0eaVOr to give you, in the brlef re-
marks ! shall make, some few facts
concerning the history of the noun
tain principality h state of franklin.
OF its history much is recorded but
very little known at the present day.
1t may be curious then, as Well as In
struCtive, to trace the origin, rise ana
downfall Of this sovereignty.
Whenever ii is my honor and pleas
ure to be in the of this or
any other similar representative pa
triotic society, l am always impressed
by their varied individuality, and the
distinctiveness of personality, which
they enforce. This characteristic II
dividuality and pleasing personality is
always enhanced by the presence,
beauty and grace of charming m
l am now reminded of what our dis
tinguished fellow citizen, Mr.. Choate,
is reported to ave said on an occasion
somewhat similar in London, after
looking over his audience and observ-
ing the brilliant gathering Of hand
some women interminglued with the
gentlemen, said: Il am, by this
scene, q]uickened into a livelier con-
sciousness~o of what was meant by the
3 bl cal declaration that Man was Gre
ated q little lower than the Angels.' .
CLaughter.)
Now dear ladies you are infinitely
moe than angels to me. but / %rejoic.
that you are without wings lest you
lily away, WlCI i bcSlu TO recount IC
you a few forgotten historic facts
which are not as interesting to you
ladies, as advanced facts concerning
the latest Paris fashions; however, ii
you become the least bit uncomforta
BILE where you are, ] assure you tina,
/ will try to repay YOU for your atten-
ton before / am through, and in say
ing this, l don't wish to drift into the
Establishment of the darky girl or tn
SfHrv Witch I heard rnota1 -, JI,A,
fore last spring to characterize tn,
Connecticut Society's welcome to thu
General Court. According to the story
the Sixth Avenue darby girl, who. or
her wedding trip to Rye Beach. in {
New Haven accommodation, laid he!
head back on the shoulder Of he,
smiling bridegroom, and whfsnered
Honey, hain't yer 'shamed ter be s.
hansum?" CLaughter). But, whethe
the quality the darky girl noted In tn,
groom was a thing of beauty or no
makes no difference, it certainly stoo,
for distinction.
To my mind that distinction stand
for an Idea. l like ideas, when / ge
them. Back of every deed. benin,
every great movement, anterior r
every reformation or revolution, at tn
cradle OF every race, there is an idea
This building in which We are. th1
association hat we form, this occa
sion that calls us together, each is bu
the physical and outward expressio
of ar idea. And when, for it's es
preston. an idea takes not a buildins
ror a company, nor an occasion as tn
medium, but puts forth a radics
characteristic as it's symbol, 1t has re
CURED time for that utterance.
Nature. moves with deliberation. ST.
answers but slowly to suggestion. T
take a honely illustration-for
thousand years, at least according I
the prints, the sporting world has hi
ten off the fox terriers tail: vet. no
W~ithstanding the almost rebukir