The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07

OF thlrty-one he was lea d@-r H. Il.
bar and in public life. He Wa
ed at that age delegate to H.
vention at Philadelphia. which fo-,.,
our present national Constltpt,..
that convention he east the d..,a,-
vote which adopted the prIncItI.
State representation in the Senat.
rock upon which the conventlor ~
about to split. North Carohr.
then one of the large States -.
third in population, and natur-IIS,
aligned with the States which
manded proportional represerta,,e,
His act saved the day
He was Governor of III.
founder Of the University. the f.
soldier of the State, and for So,
years the grand master of the Mae.,
lodge OF the State. These shau ~
wide range Of his influence and .,+,,
tiles. In 1905, at the age of III !.
forsook public life, went back H. ~.
Waxhaw locality where his hovro.,
had been passed. and esta hlisheG M
self as the most hospitable and .le
CANT gentleman of his time II III,
section Of the country His estate "
across the river, at Landsford fr,n
the old church where his remains H.,
buried. His estate was know 80
I1volI, and here he died in tn, yr
1870. 1t was the resort OF the u.l.},
men of his time. and was devoted =.
free hospitality. Among tht. ,rt.r
interests of this wonderful man vs.
that Of fine horses, and he paid s 900
tor a colt, Sir Archie" tho Ireat
grandSire Of Lexington and II Il >.3
that turfmen are still disputine .,n,..r
the location of the birthplace afJ
deathplace of Sir Archie"
1T Is said that in his retirement his
service was much sought for FIT III.
drawing of wills, and never or. 1h,t
! he drew was aSsailed except his ot,u
and the contest over that one Was
never settled till March, 1892 uhru
1t was finally passed upon hy TIA 81
preme Court of the United States ain
of his wonderful papers. MANUSCRIPTS
and documents We're preserved tl
| Shermans raid, when they were .4.I
| destroyed and the banks Of th, C..-
taWba Uttered with them.
| Ihe above facts are gathered from
| a speech made by Judge Clark Ou tha
Guilford Battle Ground in 1852 Dave.
| was at the battle Of Guilford Ccarr
House, in March, 1871. whe0 tie
backbone of CORVALLIS was hro <e.r
being at that time quarter master If
the American army. This spec ,an
be had in full in Peele's "Hi~'fr-
guished North Carolinians"
Ihere is no finer automobi4e r>cur-
sion TOR Monroe people than thai af-
forded by trip to the old WaNhaw
church where Davie was I4r3ed.
Down the old Cureton Store roaG. .uto
the Savannah Highway, past tie
jackson birthplace monument and .
mile and a half from the Savannah
Charlotte Highway, the distance $
twenty-five miles. On a SundaN she
people are to be found WOrshIrptns
at the very spot where services ware
held when Andrew Jackson was 10y
land attended there
The following inscription IS eui~le4
on the tomb of Davie:
IN this grave are deposited tne re-
mains Of
WILLIAM r. DAVE,
The soldier, jurist, statesmar ard
patriot.
In the glorious war for Ame;..aN
; independence
He fought among the foremost tIe
brave
AS an advocate at the bar
He was diligent sagacious, III oae.
, lNcorruptbfy honest, Of comm
, eloquence.
In the legislative hall
, He had no superior in enlarged
: And profound plans Of po."
Single in his ends. varied
means, indefatieatie
In his eXertiOns
, Representing his nation In an lt
tant embassy.
| He evinced his characteristic vs..
- to her interests
And manifested a peculiar ftEe
! diplomacy.
= Polished III manners, firm II
= Candid without impruderc'
above deceit
= A true lover of his CountE
y Always prefering the peopi'
to the peoples favor.
: Though he diSdained to fa"t
office,
He filled most of the stations
ambition might asplre
: And declining no public ~
EnobIed whatever he acc'i
:, By the true dignity and tA
= Which he brought into the ~
of its functions
: great man in the age Of sTr.t
In life he was admired and To-
y by the virtuoIS and the N