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back as the basis OF Fnel~t
But not more impressive j .ra
of the original great char.e-
than the sight OF one man rs-'
ing, vitalizing and utilizing th-
ers of the great charter To ova--t.-
tyranny and re-establish Nbe-c.
is far cry from Runnv NJ.
Eliza beth City. but the cry r.
great charter may reach even .,-t.
Stlll. Ii IS a tar cry from I4r--.-
Brooks, but all defenders u ...
and justice are heroes and giant.
It was a. supremely great s.~,..,
rendered to North Carolina t
George w. Brooks; great serve,
humanity. great service TO tha 80
er of truth and justice In f-,.
of blackness he held aloft the tr~,r
of truth and justice. Unconse.o..
| it he became one of the torch he.r..
! of this age. Like the smooth -a..,
| pebble in the sling Of David. The So
! of paper in the hands of Ge0ygq ~
Brooks. laid low in the dust TIL, av
| cutive and judicial Goliaths who 1.,.
challenging and defying a whole ,....
pie and their civilization With IA
| Governor impeached cony5stas
driven from office and forever
| barred from holding any otfc.
| trust, profit, or honor, with tha
! hausted judiciary empted from .
| bench; with unworthy men dr14r
from power. George w Brooks >y,
Of habeaS corpus had realized ill.,.
noble thought Of Emerson
Whoever fights; whoever fans
Justice cOnQuerS evermore
| Verify may We not say even ,t.
George w. Brooks was am agent av,
messenger of the Almighty Roller -
the universe for he is the God III l.y
and justice?
Thou hast a mighty arm
Strong is thy hand and hi@H NV
right hand
Righteousness and jud2mrnt ar u-
foundations OF thy throne
The work of the United States
Court greatly increased Judge
Brooks neglected no duty Th, -l.l.
la bOrs of his office told .gor
health. For j number Of sears
health had not been robust l.ar
before his death he seemed hoH~y-r.
to have regained his Stren-ta H..
held his last court in Noycmt,er '->t.
at Raleigh His friends san th.a t.a-
his whole system was broken .on..
| He died at his home in IElizal..-a o..' IL
5 on the 9Th day of January l>>
The news of his death carried @
sorrow to every patriot heart AN J u
2 Carolina. The press Of the ~ttt-
voiced the love of North Carolina t.r
: him in laudatory editorials It'll. T
: at Wilmington said:
: "a more honest, a more candid 4.
] more patriotic citizen North Caroline
] did not have Measured by the HIGH
standards of the past, when mer *
t the loftiest mOulds presided in our
Q courts Judge Brooks in purity ana
: elevation Of character, in devotion tp
k principle, in simplicity or life III
: amiabilty of department in true man.
G illness deserved to rank with the fore
n most. To the true people Of North
d Carolina the memory Of Jud9e Brooks
e must long be cherished"
e Said another daily:
e ga shaft Of pure granite should
e erected on Capitol Square at Rale.sn
d to teach the youth of this ana com,
2. ing generations a grand lesson 81
d duty and honor and to let them sre
= of what admirable material were tha
best men of past generations taShon'
d ed We hope there VIII be no deluj
a in this matter Of a monument
n Said another daily:
ls He aimed to do what he cOnc"E'
le ed to be right and he had taken pam
s. to instruct his mind in those gTaN1
underlying principles, Of all trn'
W ethics that he might know what wa
D right. He held the scales OF Jlrtlc'
o1 with an even balance SO that hl7 lfL
{, lowmen might have meted 70 th"H
n what was their due. Strict justice Y HI
le his governing principle tempered ".l
e, mercy. 1t was the rudder ot li.
st ship in which he steered through Y
III the shadows and deeps Of 1u:-e.
al life. An upright an amiable IgN'
ly life has been forever QueHch"
the night of the grave
Upon the flag of North CaTol.t
'ls direction of the Sovereign peop-- /"
es dates have been inscribed. Both
e. Of mOmentous events; daring,
al ing, far reaching, effective. IAr
&c says that the patriot sons of y
G lenburg on May 20, 1775 Wt
at first Of the CoIOnists 10 dec IL
liberty and to demand SEP
ny from England. The other SAY
H. the patriotic delegates from tn
70 State in convention assembl~i
IN Halifax on the 18th day 81
IS 1116, directed its delegate