The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

serving of confinement than perhaps a
score OF others who managed to escape
prison. Then, too. the spectacle OF
me- defeating; the ends OF Justice for
three years is scarcely calculated to
act rs a moral deterrent. Had they been
common felons, these men, and scores
like them, would have served their
Jail terms long ngo and would now be
back in the world striving to 1.-Two
down their disgrace.
The result Is little better than an
acquittal. 1t does scarcely moro good
than II the condemned men had been
allowed to enjoy their booty with the
other political vultures who befouled
the Capitol and besmirched the gilt on
It's dome.
GRAND OLD NORTH CAROLINA.
one or the greatest states In the
Union is North Carolina.
Carolina. Carolina, Heavens blessings
attend ller,
While we live we will cherish. protect
and defend her"
This is apropos OF nothing except
our desire to get iii right" with tho
people of this town who come from
the dear old State. First at Bethel
and last at ~Appomattox,' g model
Commonwealth In the character OF It's
people, In the wealth OF its
in the genius OF It's soldiers, in the
extent of its territory, and in the
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sons who are lacking in 4 saving sense
of humor are inclined to think that
the little things that appear in the
newspapers from time to time arc in
tended as reflections upon this SPLEEN
did State: but they were v more
mistaken. This brief statement will
put them wise" as the New York
World would say.
What we want is to get in closer
touch with our North Carolina neigh
bors, because they are a most desir-
able sort of people, and all Of them that
we know, and we know some hundreds
of thousands of them, would fit exact
~ into the population of Richmond.
INC iulFeSt Guy III oil tuc SloiAouS
galaxy of American communities. Sit
ting serenely on her seven. hills-we
believe that is the number, more or
less-at the head of navigation on the
James River and waiting and wishing
and working for the people of all the
world to come up, or come down, or
come across to this town. which a dis
eliminating Heaven has kissed with
its favor.
Just the same, however. the people
of MeclSlenburg county did not anti
cipate our own immortal Thomas JEFF
ferson in the Declaration OF American
Independence, and there are other
things with which some other people
outside of North Carolina have had
something to do. This does not mean.
OF course, that North Carolina has not
done more than any.other State. not at
all; but hat some of the rest OF us
have been trailing along after her
and occasionally getting ahead#of her
In fact, IL not in fiction.
Seriously, Richmond is indebted to
the Old North State for many OF Its
most distinguished men-lawyers, phy-
%sicians and ministers-and only the
other day one OF the greatest OF the
religious Orders in the world, with it's
headquarters In North Carolina. deter
mined to plant a great educational in-
stitution here. Then. look at the North
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ness in this town: Morgan, who is at
the head OF the Vlrginia-Caroltna con-
Germ. one OF the biggest Industrial on
terpriscs in the country, and Borden,
his assistant. who has just asked us
to join his church, and Miller, the
vicc-presldent and cashier OF the First
National Bank, nj Jackson, the head
Iof the Virginia Trust Company, and
G host of other North Carolinians who
have settled right down an our midst"
in the world. and who expect to own
the most Of it before they get through.
Then there is that other distinguished
Tar ~Heel-primus inter pares-tle
chief figure in the educational life OF
this State, one Edwin "A. Alderman, sof
the University Of Virginia. and the
Rev. Dr.. Moore, the president Of tho
Union Theological Seminary, SO that
between Morgan and tho rest OF the
industrial and money kings n the
educational hierarch at Charlottesville
Is that touch OF orthodoxy. which gives
North Carolina in Virginia a most de-
lightful flavor.
One Of DR.. Aldcrman's stock stories
is that North Carolina is a valley Of
humility between two mountains Of
conceit, South Carolina and Virginia.
and the humble are being exalted all
the, time, IS they ought to be, and
arc making more money and moro and
moro money BY it every day. May our
\ rirhtshand forgot It's cunning If aver