The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26

ter, Daughters Of the Revolution,
with suitable ceremonies, unveiled Il
large boulder On the site at the corner
of Boylan avenue and Morgan street,
in the city Of Raleigh, and on it is
fastened a handsome bronze tablet
ION and Around This Spot
Stood the Old Town Of
BLOOMSBURY
WAKE COURT HOUSE
Which was Erected and Made tina
County Seat When Wake County
was Established in I'LL.
This place was the rendezvous of a
part of Governor Tryon's army when
he marched against the Regulators
in 1771; here met the State Revolu-
tionary Assembly in 1881; and to this
vicinity was removed the seat of gov
eminent when the Capital City OF
Raleigh was incorporated in 1872
War of 1912.
The peace between the Mother
Country and her revolted colonies
was Of hort duration. England felt
that her honor and prestige required
that she wipe out the disgrace of her
defeat at Yorktown, and she adopted
a policy which goaded the United
States into war. War accordingly
finally broke out in 1912, but after
two years of fierce struggle a treaty
Of peace vas signed at Client, De-
cember "a, 1914. Since that time
many disputes have arisen between
these two kindred nations, some OF
which in other days would u~ndoubted-
ly have led to war. But for nearly a
century all such disputes have been
settled by arbitration and the two
great English-speaking nations have
thus set to all the world an example
which will ultimately lead to world
peace. It is now proposed that in
1914 the United States, Great Britain
and Canada should join in ftly cele-
brating this hundred years Of peace
among English-speaking people. As
North Carolina, through the services
on sea OF her distinguished adopted
son, Johnston Blakeley, and on land
through her famous native son, An
drew Jackson, contributed largely to
the success OF the young republic in
that crisis of her career, SO it is fit
ting that she participate IN the cele-
bratton Of this long reign of peace.
The Legislature Of 1911 accordingly
provided for our participation In the
celebration by adopting the following
resolution:
Whereas there will have existed
peace among English-speaking peo-
pie for one hundred years at the an
AIt0ISdTy Oh Tie SlSIil1S Oh THO Treaty
OF Client, December, one thousand
eight hundred and fourteen, and all
matters Of dispute have been settled
by arbitration, thus setting an eX-
ample to all other nations. and it is
intended to have an appropriate cele-
bratiOn Of said anniversary by the
people Of Great Britain, Canada, and
the United States. and a committee
is to be appointed from all States:
now therefore, the GOVarpnr iS an
thorized to appoint four persons as
members Of said committee to act
with it in the preparation OF such
measures as may tend to an appro-
pirate celebration Of the signing OF
the said Treaty OF Client, which end
ed the war OF one thousand eight
hundred and twelve between Great
Britain and the United States"
Confederate Monuments.
TWO great wars divide our history
into three great epOchs. The Revolu-
ton brought to a close the colonial
period-the Epoch of Colonization
and Settlement-and ushered in an
epoch during which the South de-
veloped a marvellous social. industrial,
and political system based on slave
labor. The Civil War closed this
period and ushered in the period OF
industrial development. The Civil
War was the great dividing line for
the South from which for many
years to come we shall reckon events.
Before the War" and "Since the
War are as thoroughly accepted
terms IN our vernacular for
Ing dates as b. c." and "a. d"
Naturally. therefore. our most strik-
ing historical activities have related
for several years past, and will be
related for several years to come with
the events Of the Civil War.
During the past year two monu-
n2entS were unveiled in North Caro-
lima TO the soldiers Of tae C~onfederacy