Year: 1878

was the great, scarcity of sheep and
improved cattle. He believed that they
might have their rail road traversing
every valley, the smoke of their fur
naces, might wreathe every mountain
top, their plains and coves might
bloom in luxuriant crops, the music of
spindles and mills might ring all along
their streams, but their industries
would not be complete until all over
these hills and mountains, should be
seen herds of innumerable sheep and
cattle


And in this connection with his ac-
customed fidelity he paid his usual
compliments to the dog.


He adverted to the possible early in
PRODUCTION of emigrants and capitalists
into this inviting field, with the adj
vantages accruing from such an ac-
QUESTION and was thorough and fear
less in his exposition of the hindrances
and obstacles in the way: he believed d
it was only necessary to make the adj
vantages and attractions Of this sec
ton and our whole State. Not know n
to secure population and capital only
the world ignorant of these, but he
believed that the census takers in 1870
would not have found three hundred
and four thousand, self eXiled native
North Carolinians living in other
States, had they known the wonderful
capabilities of their own State. 1t was
deplorably reflection that intelligent
farmers and their families living in
Macon, Cherokee or Clay, knew more
of the resources, habits and customs,
of the people of Georgia and Tennessee,
than they did of those of the counties
of Onslow, Hertford or Granville. 1t
was sad truth that in our private and
public Libraries, and in our school
rooms SO little was to be learned of
North Carolina We must advertise
to the world through statistics and de-
scriptive histories, the facts in rela-
tion to our State, if we expects to pro-
cure emigrants, and we must educate
our children to know and appreciate
their home. if we would keep them
here.


1t is through these methods and
agencies that the great Northwest has
made such rapid progress. II stated
that in the States Of Kansas, Dakota,
Minnesota and Nebraska the sale of
public lands during the year 1877
amounted to one million four hundred
and sixty-six thousand three hundred
and thirty-two dollars, and that dur
ing the present year up to the first
day of June the sale in these States
amounted to five millions, one hundred
and ninety thousand eight hundred
and sixty dollars. These are some
of the fruits of judicious advertising;
those States which are mere infants in
the great sister-hOod of States, are
better known to the world, than good
old North Carolina, one of the origi-
nal thirteen. And now he showed
the Importance and utility OF collect
ing and compiling, statistical and
other facts which he was earnestly en-
deavoring to do. The law very prop
erly imposed upon him this duty, and
he hoped to awaken such an interest
among the people as to procure and
present such an array as would by
their value excite general surprise.
Should his labors be blessed-shOuld
he by his humble efforts be instru-
ffiental in unfolding the hidden truth
which would present his State IN her
true character to the work, and build
her more firmly in the affection and
hearts of her children he would ask
for no shaft of marble to Q erected to
his memory for a work so proud and
glorious. would Of itself be more en-
during than monuments of brass or
bronze. Everywhere he appealed in
the strongest terms to the industrial
classes to cultivate feeling of amity
and fraternity, towards all other class
es of our citizens to cherish higher
self-esteem to depend less on the brains
of others, and more upon their own
resources, to inculcate among their
children higher aspirations, higher
hopes, and more exalted idea of true
manhood and womanhood.


He warned parents against the evils
which threaten the country, growing
out of careless home discipline. The