The Wilson Advance
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Wii.s.'N, N. (3., December 19, 1889.
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his character een grew bright-1 un cle fought through the '
oi anrl na tens said of Kaieien. 1 revolution of 1 77G. in vinor thi.i
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tne esteem yotiin, tneif blood ana their
little patrimony to tbe ronsti-
tutional freedom whica i claim
as my inheritance. Three of
my brothers fough't i"n the war
Ol 112. Two of the m wnra
comrades ot the hero of the
"he has conquered
of posterity."
In his last public utterance.
which we.as North Carolinians,
should remember with priae,
he set forth the processes by
xrhinh the Constitution Ot OUT
n
:r;a in .vilson On T110 Occa- government 'was brought into Hermitage Kud received his
n cf Tlio Memorial Services In existence, and almost with the commendation for gallantry at
- - . I I ' . I TLT . J .. . ,
x -President Davis-
Tho-task which
kinduesd of l'rleiiils has impos
ed upon me is dilhcult to ac
complish with satisfaction to
myself, r in a manner worthy
the occa..ion which has brought
us together.
lien thH sad. but not un-
last stroke of his pen, re-icera- riew urieans. At sixteen years
t.fl and vindicated tbe prlnci- 01 age 1 was given to the ser-
he partial pies by which it was to be con- vice of my country. For
strued, so in the future u win i-wrnvti years 01 my me 1 uave
be said of him. as of Abel, "He bora its arms and served it
being dead yet speateth." i zeaiousiy it not weiu as i
The public career or Mr. ua- ieei iue miirmiues wnicn sui
via is so well known to the peo-fering more than age has
pie of the South that it would brought upon me, it would be a
aoam hqaIrsm tn Tficount. in this I bitter reflection indeed if I was
Aimil ii.trtlli.rftnrrt went out nresence. .the events of his llf e : forced to conclude that my
to the people of the South that yet to many who have been countrymen would hold all this
ftT.TVPsirim.t .TpSFrnn Davis, born and reared in these "pi- light when weighed against the
after a loue and honorable pine times of peace." who have empty panegyric w-ljich a time-
nr. ,w,td in thir service been taught from books whose serving politician can bestow
and the vindication of their authors use such. ihappropriate upon the Union for which he
rane had ia?sed from eartn, and inaccurate terms as -ire-
a spontaneous and singularly son" and rebellion" when speak- What a withering rebuke to
unanimous pu rpose was mani- ing of the conduct of the South- the men who are prostituting
"eoted to unite in giving a ern people, and "conspirators" the use of a great name and
public pronounced and unmis- and "traitors'? in regard to their the pages of a popular magazine
takable expression of their leaders, I can not think it im-J to misrepre?ent and villify this
nttnrhiTi.int to. him. admiration proper or useless to notice such galliaut patriot and gentleman
for his cMra?ter and grief at prominent events in his life as At the termination of his ser
tiia i. The Governors of will. I trust, inspire in them a vice in the Cabinet Mr. Davis
this, and other Southern States, desire to know more of the men
nnfrinntint?. aud eiviug official with whom the men of ,'61 acted
f. and endorse-1 and to whose memory their
mPTit to. " this sentiment, children shall ever render horn
nrni iA i issued proclamations age and respect..
en1ol:i"i' upou t ha people to Jefferson Davis was born,
lav piTe ail business aud as revolutionary ancestors,
eemhle tlfeuiaelves together at Christian county, Ky., iu June,
ihu the hour of the funeral, 1808. He was appointed, by
"to ioin in memorial services John C. Calhoun, to West Point
.suitable to the occasion."
Tn Tesoonse thereto we
of
in
are
here to unite, in spirit and sym
pathy, with our Southern coun
trymen in giving txpression to
our appreciation of the great
service rendered by Mr. Davis
to our country, our unswerving
devotion to his person, our un
faltering faith in the purity of
his character in public and pri
vate' life, and our sympathy
- with his bereaved family in
this their hour of affliction.
At this hour, iu the city of
New Orleans, loving hands are
committing to the earth, in the
land he loved ho well,' served so
faithfully, and tor whose peo
. Die he suffered so -much, the
mortal remains of Jefferson Da
vis. At the same hour thous
ands of his countrymen are, as
it were, sianding by the side of
his open grave, mourning his
death aud doiug honor to his
memory. This scene, I believe,
is without precedent in the
world's history. It will ever be
remembered to the honor of the
Southejn people. It is a fitting
tribute to the man who will oc
cupy an illustrious and peculiar
place in the story of Nation
During the past decade we
have witnessed the pomp and
paceautry which wealth and
power have displayed in the fu
neral rites of successful warriors
and statesmen. We have seen
the power and resources of the
National Government displayed
in doing honor to those who
have served it with merit and
succe?s. The world stands by
to-day aud beholds the South
with its sons and daughters of
two generations, pay homage to
-the memory of a man whose
public career closed a quarter of
a century eiuce in disaster. It
will be asked why it is that the
death of this man has brought
forth puch tokens of grief and
affection from his conntrymen
It is fiTtiiLate for us and for
our children, that we hava the
opportunity of showing that the
purest and best emotions of the
heart may be aroused and find
expression in admiration for
one whose services andVcharac
ter are not measured by the
commonly accepted standard of
success. 1
While this is a memorial ser
vice, it will be but a pojor trib
ute to him of whom it has been
said, that "without a country
i he died the honored and revered
King of twenty millions of hon
orable hearts," unless we may
give some reason for our faith
in him, and make the lessons of
his life of profit to us and those
who shall come after us.
No man who has any properjominated
or just appreciation of the lifeTjOvernor.
and character of Jefferson Davis
will feel it necessary to apolo
gize for the homage which he
pays to his memory, or fear to
vindicate his claim to the con
fidence and affection of the peo
pie whom he served
We might safely rest our jus
tiflcation for loving and honor
ing him upon the fact, which
all admit, that for twenty-five
years without parallel, and pa
tience far above mere human
will, unstained only by that
faith iu ultimate justice which
comes from above, he bore with
out murmur or complaint, in
his own per.son the odium and
su ffering for the acts of his pec
pie. io all just and generous
men, this sentiment would not
only justify, but commend, us
It would be but scanty justice
to our Hero and Chieftain to
rest hiv and our vindication,
upon to narrow a foundation,
Iu our love and veneratiou for
him we teach the world that
loyalty and fidelity to our du
ties and obligations as citizens
is in no respect inconsistent
with the tribute which we pay
to thojse who were with usraud
of us, during the dark days, of
woe and suffering.
To some the power is not giv
en to be either just or generous
to those who fail in the battle
of life. Defeat has its compen
sations as victory its rewards.
It is true iu the moral as iu the
material world that character,
as well as metal, must pass
through the crucible that its el
ements may ! ? welded together
and its ti un worth made to bhine
even as ieliacJ gold. The man
who.e memory 'we honor is a
etrikL:. ly beautiful illustration
of t! . "truth. By a l"i kr a- d
pain J ui lije of Buffering ami 1-ino.-i
monabtic devotion to Lis
convictions of duty and right,
at the age of 16, graduating
with distinction in 1828. He
was assigned to duty in the
West and served with merit for
seven years on the frontier, ile
married the daughter of Ueu'l,
afterwards ' President, Taylor,
and in 1835 retired to lead the
life of a cotton planter in Mis
sissippi. '
In 1845 he was sent to Con
gress from his district, but soon
resigned his seat to engage in
the military service of the
country in Vfexico. "Having
been, while in Congress, elected
Colonel of the 1st Reg. of Miss
Volunteers, Chas Dana says of
his service at this time : "He
promptly deft his seat in the
House, and overtaking his reg
ment at Nevv Orleans. led it to
re-iuforce the army of Geueral
Taylor on the Rio Grande. He
was actively engaged in the
attack and-storming of1 Monte
rey, Sept. '46, aud I was one of
be Commissioners for arran
ging tne terms oi capitulation
of the city. He highly distin
guished himself at Beauna vis
ta Feby 23, '47, when his . regi
ment, attacked by an immense
ly superior force, maintained
its ground, for a long time un
supported, while Col. Davis
himself, though severely woun
ded, remained in the saddle. nn
til the close of the', action and
was Complimented for his cool
uess and gallantry by the Com
mander in Chief. While on his
return home he received, at
New Orleans, a commission
from the President as Brigadier
uenerai -or volunteers, wnicn
he declined accepting, on the
ground that the Constitution
reserved to the States the ap
pointment of the officers of
the militia, and their appoint
ment by Ithe, President was
violation of the rights of the
States. '
Thus we find him "putting
aside promotion in obedience
to his convictions of duty, and
illustrating, early in life, the
principles which guided him to
its close. Upon his return from
Mexico he was appointed by the
Gov. to njl a vacancy in the U
S. Senate and was, by the Leg
islature, elected for the ful
term and re-elected in 1850. A
this time we find him again il
lustra ting his devotion to his
political convictions and his
readiness to sacrifice himself
for his people.
An election Tiad been held in
the State for delegates to a Con
stitutional Convention at which
tne Democratic parly had been
defeated by abont 7,500 votes
In 1851 Gen. Quitman had been
by the party for
Mr. Davis entered
into the canvass for the nomi
hee aim. remained until about
six weeks before the election
when he was stricken down
by disease. General Quitman
seeingdefeat awaitinghim with
drew from the canvass and the
Executive Committee request
ed Mr- Davis to take his place.
Although broken in health, and
just entering upon " a full Sena
torial term he promptly re
sponded to the call, resigned
his seat in the Senate and en
tered actively into the cau
vass. He was defeated, but
reduced the majority against
his party to less than one
thousand votes.
After his defeat Mr. Davis
remained in retirement until,
after once declining, he was
induced by public consideration
to recousider and accept the
position of Secretory of War in
the Cabinet of President Pierce.
He served with marked dis
tinction among such men as
Wm, L. Marcy, Caleb Cushing,
Jas. C. Dobbin and others, of
national reputation, tie gives
his estimate of President Pierce
In words which may, with
truth, be applied to himself :
"Chivalrous, generous, amiable,
true to his f rieuds and his faith,
frank and bold in the declara
tions of his opinions, he never
deceived any one. If treachery
had ever pome near him it
would have stood abashed in
the presence of his truth his
manliness and his confiding
simplicity."
It is interesting to read a
letter written to a friend,at this
period of his life, in which he
pathetically aud yet indignant
ly, repels the charge of dis
loyalty. He says: "Pardon
the egotism, in consideration
of the occasion, whenl say to
you .that my ' father and my
was elected to the Senate for
the term ending March 1862,
On the 9th day of January 1861,
the State of Mississippi adopt
ed the ordinance ot secession
and on the 21st ot the same
month Mr. Davis, in a speech of
wonderful power and clearness
set forth hi- position and
opinions, withdrew from the
Senate. Thus the third time
his man who has for years
been charged with self-seeking
ambition, retired from the po
sition which he declares he
preferred above all others, to
serve his State. The question
about which so much has been
said and written, and so im
portant to be answered truth
fully in making just estimate
of Mr. Davis'life and character,
have only time to notice and
give his own and the testimony
of some others at my command.
Did Mr. Davis desire, and by
his counsel and influence, pre
cipitate the secession of his
own and other Sputhern States?
That he wa3 firmly convince 1
of the right of a State to secede
is -shown by every act and ut
terance of his life.. It is this
firm conviction which justifies
and vindicates his public
career. In the speech retiring
from the Senate he says : "It
is known to Senators who have
served with me here that
have for many years advocated
as an essential attribute of
State Sovereignty the right of a
State to secede the Union." If
this were the proper time or
place it would be easy to show
that in this opinion he was by
no means alone, and that the
doctrine was not peculiar to
Southern statesmen. It has for
thirty years been charged and
re-iterated that Mr. Davis, to
gratify an unholy ambition,
urged his and the other South
ern States to separate them
selves from the Union. That
he, with hundreds of our
wisest and best public men, be
lieved that the security of their
rights and preservation of their
liberties! justified the step, is
undoubtably true, but that he
either took pleasure in r. con
tributed to the coj. options
which, in his opinion, rendered
this course necessary, can be
shown to be false. While Mr.
Blaine has not the sense ot
justice sufficiently strong to
present Mr. Davis truly, he is
forced tosay of him that "No
man gave up more than he in
joining the revolt against the
Union." In his farewell ad
dres to the Senate there was
a tone of moderation and dig
nity not unmixed with regret
ful and tender emotions. Mr.
Cox says : "But it must bo
said that he was not forward in
secession. His State, was not
among the foremost to secede.
She waited until the' 9th of
Jan., 1861, before passing her
ordinance and her Senators
lingered until the 21st before
they withdrew. It is generally
credited among those who were
familiar with Mr. Davis' in
clinations that even after the
ordinance was passed he was
anxious to remain. There is
indubitable evidence that
while in the Committee of
thirteen he was willing to ac
cept the compromise of Mr.
Crittenden and -recede from se
cession. This committee, with
a House committee of thirty-
tnrse members were then con
sidering the state of the Union.
The compromise failed.beoause.
as Senator Hale, of New Hamp
shire, said on the day it was
introduced, i was determined
that the controversy should not
be settled iu Congress. When
it failed the heTo of Buena
Vista became the leader of the
Confederacy." Mr. Alexander
H. Stevens, in his great work
on the war between the States,
speaking as ,o Prof. Norton,
says: "No man, in my opinion,
which I give you candidly, is
less understood at the North,
and to a great extent at the
South, too, than Mr. Davis. On
this question I may be wroni?,
but I assure you I never regard
ed him as a secessionist, prop
erly speaking that is, I always
regarded him as a strong Un
ion man, in sent' ment, so long
as the Union was maintained on
the principles. upon which it
was founded. He was without
doubt a thorough States riglus
State sovereignty man. He be
lieved in the right of secession,
but what I mean is that be was
an ardent supporter of the Un
ion on the principles, as he un
derstood them, upon which and
for which the Union was form
ed. If he was in favor of seces
sion solely upon the ground of
Mr. Lincoln's election I am not
aware of it. He certainly made
no speech, nor wrote any letters
for the public during that can
vass that indicated such pur
pose or views, I never saw a
word from him recommending
secession as a proper remedy
against threatening dangers,
until he joined. in the general
etter of the Southern Senators
and Representatives to their
States advising them to take
that course. There is nothing in
Mr. Davis' life or public con
duct that I am aware of that
affords just ground for believ
ing that, he ever desired a sepa
ration of tbe States, if the prin
ciples of this Union under the
constitution had baen faithful-
y adhered to by ull the parties
to il. These were the senti
ments of J all his speeches, in
and out of Congress, so far as I
ever saw even down to the last
mcst touching leave taking ad
dress to the Sen tto."
The Hon. C. C. Clay, of Ala
bama, who, Mr. Davis says, was
his most intimate associate in
the Senate, says:
"Mr. Davis did not take an
active part in planning or has
tening secession. I think that
he only regretfully consented
to it as a political necessity for
the preservation of popular
and States rights. I know that
some leading men, and even
Mississippians, thought him too
moderate and backward and
found fault with him for not
taking an active part in seces
sion." Senator Douglass, in a
speech on the compromise
measures, arraigned Republi
can Senators as trying to pre
cipitate secession and referred
to Jefferson Davis as one who
sought conciliation. Such is
the testimony of those who du
ring his life wrote. Let us
have his own utterance on this
subject :
"It is not only untrue but ab
surd to attribute to me motives
of personal ambitiou to be
gratified by a dismemberment
of the Union. Much of my
life had been spent in the mil
itary and Civil Service of the
United States. Whatever rep
utation I had acquired was
identified with their history
and if future preferment had
been the object it would have
led me to cling to the Union as
long as a shred of it remained.
If any, judging after the event,
should assume that I was al
lured by the high office subse
quently conferred upon me by
the people. of the Confederate
States, the answer to any such
conclusion has been made by
others to. whom it was well
known that I had no desire to
be its President. When the
suggestion was made to tne I
expressed decided objection
and gave reasons of a perma
nent character against being
placed in that position. Fur
thermore I then had the office
of United States Senatorone
which I preferred above all
others." Mr. Blaine says that
for several years he had been
growing in favor with a power
ful element in the Democracy
of the free States, and but for
the exasperating quarrel of
1860 he might haye been selec
ted as the Presidential candi
date of his party. As a matter
of history he was voted for re
peatedly in the Charleston con
vention. In the face of this
and other testimony, a parti
san press , has persecuted this
man for years with the repeat
ed charge that he brought on
the war, "fired the Southern
heart" and immersed his coun
try in war to gratify his ambi
tion. Tne task of the future
historian, now that "Thou art
quiet in thy grave,?' is rendered
easy, because that justice which
was denied thee alive is accord
ed thee dead. The New York
Herald says today : "We know
enough of the inner workings of
taat extraordinary movement
which developed into civil war
to know that Mr. Davis was not
an original extreme secessionist,
that he cherished Union hopes
long after others had become
pnp ti i nf thai T?arM,Kl t ; "
vuvujuu V lit. 11 IbbUUUIi
The Philadelphia Times says
"Mr. Davis was not a rampant
secessionist inJI86I. He then
boldly advocated the right of
secession, as he had ever done
before the people and in the
House and Senate, but he was
not of those who precipitated
armed rebellion. Nor did he
seek the Presidency of the
Confederacy." Did not the
men who penned these lines as
Jefferson Davis lay a corpse in
New Orleans have every light
belore t'jem for the past twenty
years tliat they bsve to-dayl I saw
and converaed with Col, M'Clure,
editor of tbe Times, as he returned
from his visit to Mr. Davis' Lome
iu jauu,iry i85o. wny tnen was
not this justice done him while be
lived I We trust, and have the as
surance of the Christian iope, that
even now this brave noble, spirit is
at rest. If it be accorded to him to
see us puny mortals aud kuow our
actions and sayiugs. what must be
his sensations as he sees this: long
delayed justice done him!
Mr. Davis having been elected
President of the new Republic ad
dressed himself to; the tasK of
maintaining peace aud ' establish
ing friendly relations with the
United States- His efforts in this
dlrectiou are a part of the history
of the times, ami fully vindicate
him Irom any deaiie or purpose to
wage war. His efforts failed and
war was forced upou him and his
people, He surrounded himself
wi:h coldiei8, commanded by Qen
eials, who enabled him for four
years to maintain a struggle unex
ampled in the history of the world.
I have neither the time nor capacity
to review the ' military history of
the war. The impression made
upon soldiers of eminence in their
profession may be known from the
written testimouy ol some of Eng
land's greatest Geueral. Mr. Glad
stone said at the time that Jeffer
son Davis had created a nation,
and in referriug to his death the
London ulobe says :. "That he did
not create a uation was because
such a creation xas not possible in
tbe conditions. If statesmanship,
military genius and devotion on
tbe part of a whole people were suf
ficient for the foundation of a State
it would have been established.
xneenter prise aiied because suc
cess was not difficult bat impossible."
After lour years of sttuggle and
suffering the end came and Jeffer
son Davis was a prisoner in For
tress Monroe. As w&s recently
said by one of oar most invet
erate enemies, the Southern people
believed and acted upon the princi
pal that "all government of right
originates from tbe people, is
founded upon their will only," and
undertook to put it into practice,
but Grant's manner of attack and
Sherman's tactics in bis march lo
tbe sea, stripped the language of
its meaning and left it a cold and
barren formula. Tbe South was
conquered, the banner furled, and
tbe President a manacled prisoner.
Tbe counsel ot a mere .politician,
moved oy unholy and thwarted
ambition, woald have been' to make
terms for himself, or in the lan
guage of one who lias feasted and
fattened upon abuse of Mr. Davis,
"To cast an anchor to the - Wind
ward.''
Up to this time cur hero appears
to us a soldier, shedding his blood
for his country and saving its ene
my at Beuna vista; a - statesman
iu Senate and Cabinet, laboring to
advance the nation's honor and
glory, striving to prfeserve the
rights of the States and thereby
tbe perpetuity of the Union; al
ways avowiug his first allegiance
to his State, the chosen leader of
the South in her effort lo secure
and maintain a separate politcal
existence. Now tbe prisoner of
victorious enemy, be enters upon
that phase of bis life which moa:
endears bim to us and stamps bim
as one of the few so s of men who
are given to tbe world tt teach it
lessons ol true heroism. It was de
termined by the victors that be
should be the vicarious sufferer for
tbe act 8 of bU people. None saw
this mote clearly than be, and with
a fortitude and courage born of a
power more than humau he accept
ed tbe martyrdom. Tbe story of
his suffering for two years in close
confinement at Fort tees Monroe,
of the cruel outrage to which be
was subjected, is well known and
t"o painful to be recounted. At
the end of two years be was re
leased upon bai. and (be ludict
ment against him upon the motion
of tbe law officeis of the Govern
ment quashed. From 1867. nntil
tbej6th day of tbe present month be
has lived in retirement, but never
forgotten or lost sight of by his
people who have always nougat op
portunity to do bim honor. Tbe
last effort being made by 'North
Caroliniaus,wbich but for his feeble
health which resulted in bis death;
would have enabled us to show to
him and to tbe world the entbusi
astic devotion and admiral iou
which we bad for bim. It is no
past the power of enemies to per
ecute or friends to minister to, but
in his life and example we of the
South, have a rich heritage, and to
us is committed tbe trust of guard
ing .his memory and demanding
that justice in the judgment of
history which the, passion of tbe past
has withheld from bim. Hut our
children ask the question : "Was
Jefferson Davis a traitor to bis
country and her constitution 1 Do
you teach us to honor the memory
of a man who was eulltv of trea
bodT" If there were! inv doubt as
to the correct answer to this ques
tion, we would be bis apologists,
not hts defenders, as we are. Let
tbe answer come from our enemies,
"they being tbe judges " Says the
f niladelpbia Times, ''It soon be
came apparent that he was abso
lutely innocent of tbe charge of im
plication in the assassiuatton of Mr
Lincoln and it was equally clear,
that there was no law that could
puui8b bim for treason after bis
government bad been conceded
belligerent rights tor four yearn,
Hut law and passiou were in con
nict and it was not until he bad
been imprhoued for two years that
the government found a method of
escape Irom its own universally
confessed hinnder. 7
Verily truth is mighty and will
prevail. What a coufessiou to
make! Why not have made it 2
years ago! The "method" found
was uotbing more or thau
simple but solemn n .u i.on of
record that neither Mr. mi nor
Dispeople bad ever viouuh; tbe
Constitution. If there be no 1 iw
to punish, then none was violated
The government of tbe Republic
imprisons a man for two Year, iu
fliers uoti him "wanton indignities
ana cruelties," says the Times, am
tben says to him, you are innoccn
of any crime, discbarges bi", lu
ior lit years withholds from ' n t he
rights of citizeuship, aud ti- il
ne is dead, re I uses to accm . u n
tbe usual courtesies due i j p
tion which he held iu its sen ce.
There is compensation in all tbe
change and chances of this mortal
life. We find ours in tbe reflection
that when these things were done
we bad not been reconstructed.
Davis a traitor! The verdict
which will be rendered by the"jary
which time empannels" will declare
bim a martyr !
It must ever be a source of pride
and pleasure tons to remember
that although the four years dar
ing which Mr. Davis was President
of the Confederacy was a continued
struggle for existence, no act or
execntive usurpation or violation of
constitutional liberty was charged
against him or his cabinet.
He had no Seward with his bill
or Stanton with his bloodthirs
ty fangs. No Milligan cases
disgrace his history. No act
of his piwoked . the scathing
denunciation of -men like
Jeremiah Black and Benj. R.
Curtis. The right of neutral
powers was not invaded, nor
does the ghost of an innocent
woman murdered by hi3 man
date, hover over his bier. I
would say nothing in bitterness,
but justice when outraged and
persecuted for a quarter of a
century, asserts herselt and
vindicates her. rights in no
honeyed words.
But we live in a day when
life Is tested by results. When
a man dies the world stops its
trading aud buying and selling
only long enough to ask, what
has he left: What is the value or
the estate. What shall the
answer be as to this inau. Was
bis life without results does be
leave us no heritage. To those
wno value nobility of soul, purity
of life, loftiness of charinster. moral
heroism which ran immolate self
upon tne altar or duty, stern and
indexible virtue, devoted ad
herence to country, he has left au
inhentauce of inestimable present,
and if wisely useL incalculable
future value. As we close these
services and go to our home let
us renew our alliegaLce to our
common country, learn a lesson
from the lire of this great man
and let not bis sufferings be in vain.
Some one has said that Mr.
Davis was the "slave of con
science," another that he "nev
er yielded his convictions or
bowed to expediency" and
another "that be did what bis
convictions dictated with the
unhesitating obedience of a
soldier." How tbe world has
ever persecuted and oppressed
such men, and then, when
justice, which travels with a
leaden heel, refuses longer to be
silent, comes and demands the
homage .which wrong must,
because God lives and rules the
world, ever pay to truth and
virtue, when the wise men
come to join the few who saw
the light, in eulogy and praise.
How we do love a great man.
Tbe man who finds truth and
because he has found it, become
brave, true, patient, gentle and
kind lives truth suffers for
it. and dies with its halo
around his couch. Such men
as Socrates, Martin, Luther,
John Bunyan Christopher
Columbus, John Milton, Ra
phael, Lee, Jackson, and Jef
ferson Davis.'
JIow, when in this mortal
life our path ever beset with
doubt, selfishness ever dictat
ing to us to .do those things
which we ought not and to
leave undone those things
which we ought to do, the lives
of those men strengthen and
nerve us to do right and think
right. Wo are ever dallying
with truth, compromising rlht
and bowing ti expediency.
'The heroic soul does not sell its
THE STATEMENT
OF DIIlUIt!E3lBST
WILSOXCOVSTY.
or
A Keport of the Financt of W il
ton County rroin lUetmber li
1SSS, to liecrmber- lt 1889.
boue .f 5 25
No 429 David Dan cl taking tax
list Black Cre-k. 1 8
No 4:0 Wooten & Stephen eof.
fins Mtor bouM 5 00
No 431 James T Wiggins lumber
..' . 2 65
No 432 Auiauda Biunm meiitblr
allowanced mouths ending Jane
30 CO 00
No 433 TLeresi Walstou mouth.
Iv allowance ......2 00
No 434 Charles E B'.oaut Trea
Wilson Licbt Iofantry 250 00
No 435Wi!liatD Brue Jr one half
fees Jesse Jones case
No 43C James 11 Gardner one half
fee Jee Jones case... 5
No 437 Calvin Gardner one ball
fees Jese Jones case 1 5
No 438 J T Moore one ball fees
Jee Jones case 80
No 43j A D Farmer one half fees
Jesse Jones case..... .....55
No 519 EIlxbe:b vvintford tore-
funded tax lilted twice 4 e
No 529 John A Laoe bemcra to
date w
No 521 Jcm or nm rrcf to
dt J
No 522 H Deana wtvics to
date "
No 523 W W Farmer hm vices vo
date
No 524 J F Farmer aervicM io
date -' w
No 525 Mm Red dm liilirr
board of prisoner 20U
No 520 Wiley Uaroe twi on
abuitnot 1 lU
No 527 J O l'eamn aervice at
porboue 30 30
No 528 J W Crowe!! aervicra
pension board 4 "5
No 5 'JO Tboina Moore work at
poor bouse 3
No 530 J O Hadley eapjJie foor
boue si 33
No 531 F A Woodard attorney
for two veara 100 00
No 532 Silas Lucas Jr baallng
batt and working on bridjre.. ; .2 (XI
No 33 Jamea T WiMluaj lan-
txr IlomtOT bridge ..4 2G
No 534 Dr Nathan Anderoo
service poor bouae 15 00
No 535 W W How era balance
takioztax list 3 3H
No 536 E 21 Nadal drug mil
jorcra
boo jury
oGIS A W Uo
lit..!
NoCK Wil-on A.lni,, ,
a. a
t i
e :
No 440 Joseph A Farmer one balf 12 00
fees Jesse Jones case 55
It
tJ
is
ia
justice and its nobleness,
asks not to dine nicely aud
sleep warm.
The essence of greatness
the perception that virtue
enough. Poverty is its orna
ment. Plenty dues not need
t and can very well abide its
loss. These and such like
are the truths which he taught
us and we honor his memory
by making them our own
But why should we mourn this
man. As if to teach us anoth
er lessor of His manner of deal
ing with tbe good even in this
life, the Father of mercies has
uiven unto him long life, even
beyond four score! years and
1 1 a I- it' X
maae nis ueavu me cruwuiug
act of his life.
He that ruleth the wind
storms and at whose word tbe
seasons come and go, even
the Lord our God, who is gra
clous and full of compassion,
has in the midst of winter,
given unto us this bright and
beautiful day on which, to
await the general resurection,
his mortal remains may be
consigned to the keeping of the
earth.
May we not rejoice that he Is
wrapped in his shroud and
forever safe, that be is laid
sweetly in his grave, and sleeps
well in his native land.
Who does not sometimes
envy the gbed and brave, who
are no more to suffer from tbe
tumults of the natural world
and await with curious com
placency the epeedy term of
his own conversation with
finite nature ? And yet the
love that will be annihilated
sooner than treacherous has
already made death impossible
and affirms itself no mortal,
but a native of the deeps of
absolute and inextinguishable
being.
Cordial And lieritod Praise-
A few da.s since I had the pleas
nre of spendiog an hour, with tbe
President of the Board of Trustees,
at the Wilsou Male Acadeay, and
was very much impressed with tbe
interest which Mr. Kelly, the ex
cellent Principal, had aroused in
bis boys, and bis very thorough
method of his teaching. This, with
some other opportunities which I
have had of observing Mr. KelU'o
work, convinces me tbat tbe Board
of Trustees bare beeu most fortu
nate in securing bis services in edu
cating our boys. He evidently pro
ceeds upon tbe theory tbat it is not
knowledge but the meus of ac
q Hiiu;; knowledge, tbat constitutes
due educatiou. I feel sure that we
owe it to our boys to sustain and
encourage Mr. Kelly and the Trus
tees in their good woik. A farmer
would he an wine and have an good
results by planting Mied in otiplowed
unprepared nit as a tea slier in
filling a boj's bead without prep
aration, with a mass nf undigested
information. Mr. KHIy evidently
understands this, and is doing
good wot k for our boys by laying
deep and solid tbe foundations
upon which their Tuture edu
cation is to proceed. I trust tbat 1
may not be thought officious
in speaking of tbat abont which
I profess but little knowl
edge or experience, but there are
some truths which may be learned
from observation and some things
which we learn to value highly by
the constant waut ol them. Tbe
education of our boys is of intense
Interest to me and lies near to my
heart. This is my apology for ask
ing space for tht.se words.
II. O. Connor.
KEPOBT OF TH B CONDITIO
OF THE
FIRST Wr.BAXKOF AVILSOV,
At Wilson, in the State of North Carolina at
the close of business, oa tbe lltb dar of
Deoember 1889.
RESOURCES
uiani ana a'scounta . u- m j
i . 1 - . i V n .." i in
,TS1" 1 ecure circulations 12.7'O.a,
Hi 1 Is of E xchanve 9 xt) !
Due from other NaUonal hanks 2l!ai"ii
liah king-house, j furniture, and Ox-
cures i
Current expenses and taxes pjud.LU
i- uw in buii.
Checks and other cash Items..
Hills of other Banks .
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and pennies j.
Specie ; L
Ll tender notes "
Hudeinption fund with t'.S.TrrssuTvr
(5 percnt,ofclrcuiatloo)w.
.13S.27
I.KOU
1 -112.01
.J0M
SM.no
lT.i.'U.IW
A.M4.06
No 441 L I) II Barnes one half
fees Horace Sba cae 1 90
Jfo 442 Joseph Davis one half
fer-i Horace Sbaw case 1 90
'o 443 K D Taylor one balf fees
Ilenrv Hunt case 1
Ho 444 O A Barnes one half fees
Henry Hunt case 1 75
No 445 J J Stevens....... -....65
No 44G KD B Page Amos Batts
atid wife 77
No 447 1) J Scott Amos Baits
and wile ....77
N4iSAIex lke Boyette and
1'ike 77
No 4 19 J (J Davis. Boyette and
PL- 4G
No IjJ LnjdUJiu Al'ord Boyette
and rike bi
No 451 George Hjoam Wilev
a- ld e 1 62
No 4..' Sarah Suarp Wiley
Ro..lie .....1 C5
No 453 Wiley Barnes Wiley
Iloddie 1 C5
No 454 Rom Kuffln Wiley Bod-
die 1 65
N 455 Wilbe Atwater Wiley
Boddie 1 65
No 45G J J Barefoot Mamie
Norfleet 105
No 457 F Lamm Ivy Blow 1 55
No 458 Judge Mabry Ivy Bio
. 1 55
No 43'J Warren Woodard Sam
Fnrgerson 70
No 4C0 Charles Barnes Sam Fur-
gerson 70
No 1G1 S B Moore Gill and Batts
case , 87
No 4G2 Thomas iVtiway Gill
and Bat ts case , ... 07
No 4C:J Tliom.iH IVtiway Gill
and Bat t case ... .". 67
No 4G4 David Hill Stephen
Simto 80
N . 4G5 David Hill S'epbeo
Si nuns 1 30
No 4G6 J F Form r J II Batten
case l 05
No4G7 Wmuie Bitten J il Bat
ten case 1 27
No 4GS J F Faimt-r one bair fees
J II Batten case .'55
No 4G'J W II li.iMt u one ball fee
J II Batten cim- 1 27
No 470 Ksniu Freeman Tnoro
and Atwater cate 105
No 471 W W Barnes Annie
Birne 3 10
N 471! Mox Harris Annie
Barnes ...55
No43W i; Griffin Jo Besr
1 55
No 471 L-wi Ltmm B-trney
VV atrf . ., 75
N 47. W i. Gi 111 B-ttney Wat
wn l
Nj 4."l Lewis Ltimu Bjrney
VV atsou : 75
No 477 J I) Baits Uolumbus
Bynum ..3 97
No 478 D L B4ttM Colombo
Bynum. 2 65
No 47J W W Flower taking
tax list in Toisnot 23 6G
No 480 O W Spirey lumber for
bridge 5 -i5
No 481 JoLu . Lwiv rrct-iving
btantou-burg bnde 10 00
No 4-2 W F M-u-r lain g lax
list in WiUon Toiiinp 44 32
AUGtvr, 1883.
No 483 U.irtU-tt IVrkint monthly
allowance 1200
NO 481 K'xMali Flowers tuonthlv
allowance.". 4 00
No 485 Thru- WmUi.hi month
ly allowance 200
No 480 Folly Williams ruontbly
allowance $q
No 48, It-bam La 111 31 montblr
allowance jqq
No 4M Folly W bit ley monthly
allowance 5 50
No 433 Mrs Tomlinson for Put-
niau child 1 iq
Sty 4a0 J B Simmons repairing
wooda-ds bridge 21 83
.vj 4iu J 1; Mattox repairing
srren midges 53 oy
N402 I W Ajcot-k teimiriog
seven bridge 27 &0
iNO AJi i.ra IStMftte Iird.l8 60
Nj 4'Jl roll., hills . uioutbly al-
owauce . j t5
istn'jj ,wy Mercer repairing
uauoin urancii bridge 60 00
io ii I'eacock repairing
Buck Horn bridge 300
s't 4'j .lo-rpu frurtnt-r iadcing
UIHlk'f IlMr l!OIIr . III U
No 498 H.M wood By uuiu oue balf
lees wiiey lid..ie c up 1 C5
po 4:r.i eedbiu Si turns one ball
lees vuey lioudM cae 1 C5
.nouuu aydney llarrlss i pairing
ur'K" 149 62-
o wi Jete M Taj lor K'ngs
u.mKe 750
.No ouj a L Bardin hauling
wg 1 C5
No 503 Wilrv Baiurs and Ti
Howe letting and receiving bridges
- 6 00
No i04 WiU-v Barnes td D.
Daniel letting aud receiving bridges
:;,.. 8 00
o ovz t l, Farmer letting and
iccrmue rsnugea 3 qq
No 500 J B Fanell n pairing
"-" ''A s
io ou j 1 Aycock letting srd
receiving iTKige linn
ing prioi:er to jail
SEPTEMBER, 1889.
No 537 Bartlett l'erkioa monthly
allowance l-'OO
No 538 Theresa Walstoo month
ly allowance 2 00
No 539 Folly Ellia montblj ai
lowance . - 1 2-
No 540 Iaham Lamm montblj al-
No 541 l'olly Wbitley monthly
allowance..'. (50
No 542 Will Farmer monthly
allowance ...1 10
No 543 T A Ricks boildiog
brtr C8 C5
No 5i4 Kissiah .Flowers monthly
allowance 4 00
No 515 J J Farmer letting and
receiving 2 00
No 54G G B Win bourn bonding
bridge 30 00
No 547 J B Brown coffin for
Polly Williams 2 50
No 548 J A Farmer building
bridge 15 57
No 549 B D Bice for Bob Smith
Jane and July allowance 3 00
No 550 Allison High officer ol
tbe. grand jury Spring term.. . .6 00
No 551 J J Bynum taking tax
list in Saratoga 17 40
No 552 J U Pearson paid for
N GIT - I'r Nu. ,n
k v tvr boa
No CIS J A l.u-
Itojttd
N C13 Caleb
raft from CuSd bnri-r
N C.20 W W I am,. r
board
board
No 022 JfKe Nonu
board . .
No 623 J F Farmer
board
No fii K K fair U
on ral etat
No 026 Jobn S Bail
receiving bridge
N 627 W W Fl,,.
and trrrlTine bf tde
No G28 0 B WiiiMead u,
bridge . .
No 62J ti II Wir,-.
for bridge .
No GOO Bram 'i lire:- A.
plit-B wor boon-
No 631 JUS rut.t-MV't
stsodard weights
gsge ior standard rtL! .
No G33 A B laua 1. ,
N 634 Ic'ar.l V r.,,.,
dockets . .
No 635 Harrella 4iui:ti
' t
"'j
'.
r
j
'.ti
'11.
' iu
' Ul!
t!
til C,
: Mi
1
ill.
No CM
blanks
No 637 Juo T
jail
NO 638 Mrs IWMrMi ;.
board prisoners .
No 633 Wm Woodr.l Sr :
Toisnot bridge
No 640 James T Wi; , ;
IlatitU'a pfttitu
Manniii,:' 1
.
ItwMen
I',
. 1
IT
Gav ti:
. li'i"T
-(
board prisooem
No 557 J W Crowell
Total..
, , LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid lo .
Surplus fund
Undivided pro tits .
National Dank notes ou inland I qt!
Demand certificate of depiaii
Time certificates of deprit
Cssh'er'f chH-fc ooiaiandlnv.- .
Oue to 01 her National Hants
Bills payable. T.
Total..
IV.r'W.o
11.130 74
1 1.475.00
4JU
. 4.ti)()
1 1.1 A.4S
State of North Carolina. County of Wilson ss
Jcn Hutehloson. Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
and belief " trU" " bc"t of m' hn""70
, ' JOHNHrTrMINSOM.Ca.Hler.
Bubkcrihod anj swom to before melius 17th
day of Deoember, !. i.in
A. B. DEANS, C.S.C.
Correct Attest :
r. A. WOOORT.l
F. W. B t K N RH. V Directors
, C.A VOUNU.J Ct0'-
w I work at poor bouse 150
No 553 Temnj Hoantne work at
poor booae J3 00
No 554 J U Feareoo ervice at
poor bonne SO 00
No 555 S M Warren for inakiog
Ux list 258 10
No 556 Mrs Eeddeo liridgern
...19 20
coal bio
7 IG
No 558 J W Crowfll exttene tn
asvlam ." 15 10
No 559 J W Crowell tx re
ceipt 10 40
No 5G0J F Farmer reriw.C Co
No 561 W F Merer r er vlcr dt
AC 6 4
No 562 J O Il.dlrv rnpt.l:
poor hoasc ej:
No 563 J II Graot fees io Sea.
bnry owe 9 t.H
No 564 Branch Bngg & Co en im
plies p-xr hnne 36 13
iNO otj v iiaoo Advance priotlne
3 25
October. 1S83.
No56G Bartlett P-rl'os monthly
allowance 1 2 14)
No 567 Mi&s Kiih Flower
montblj sliowanoe 4 IK)
No 563 P0II7 Kills monthly si
Iowanoe 1 23
NoiCJ Iabaro Lamm montblj al
lowance 5 to
No 5i0 W ill Farmer monthly al
lowsnce j 10
a
o in i i cnerrj repairing
v one s linage 5
No lt,Z a b Thompson cofSa for
ijod amtto 2 50
No 5.3 Bard 1 a Lacas to bay
iroM ;
0 5.4 Bob Bmtth mooihlr al
lowance 3 00
No 575 W Floaers reoiovioe
Wiley Foster to Edgecombe . . .1 !0
No o76 Theresa WaUtoo montLly
allowance 2 00
No54Follj Wbitlev monthlv
allowaoce 5 .v)
No .. 3 M Warren Itsilog por-
cbane rax croas index... .11 20
.o 5.3 W T Fitt mart 00 bridge
account 100 OJ
No 580 Applewhite Lane & Co
rations to Meek and Vesej 2 ?4
No 5SI J F Farmer services rods
&e .. 21 92
N. 582 W F Mercer lettin and
rtoitiag bridge 2 00
roij w F Mercer vs Unfa
i-sngi'y 2 35
No$84 j Gay market bill.. 3
V. rfi t ii i
ixvj j j rearsoo service and
paid bands 33 39
o 00 i&ooert Usper ration"
T A.- .
LMiarena siaon 3 go
ro oS7 K U Baker ration Sally
",u 6 60
o r I Finch desk for Sbff
once 5 00
ro oH'j J ll Kill rat'on lurnifh
eu 1 aiy iwjce 3 SO
No 530 Koscoe B Barnes repair
tug taeounny oria'e .', 00
o j w urowell expeote Jim
.-so i'J Mrs Ilelden Bndrer
wra prisoners -jq .,0
'W J W Lancaster eia mini
tion Jim Thomas 00
No 594 Edwards & Ucooghton
blanks for clerk 3 gg
No 395 Jobn O Iladley soprJies
IKMir Doa-e...... .-j -3
No 596 Wilson Advaoce ptintinj
::::. 550
OoJt woolen & Kteveus cof-
uun maiireFa C 13 45
-M.u ttrancn liggs & Co aup
Noteybrb
No 599 Bartlett Terklns monthly
allowance . . 12 o
No 600 Klsai.h Flowers rt.ontbly
allowance - . 4
No coi Theresa W'alon montblv
ane-wan, . .. 2 00
allowsnce
No 50'J Siam Neww.iu
great nwamn bndae....
No 510 Will Farmer
allowance
No 511 W W
bridge
No 512
bridge.. .
No 513 W
log biidge
2 10
tr Aii:ne
1 50
monthly
1 10
repairing
....23 00
buildioz
68 20
Williamaon Imild-
Ltium
W VVL , mm
II
;"..r;.v 23
wu.4i,,ioBmgtt tax relortd
d in,
No 517 John A I,4ue 'lettiaV and
ft oil ing bit.t t.. 5
N..51S J W Bait- iVtiiog d
lecelviog bridtf-. t.l 50
V .
inam iatnm tDnntktr
No 603 l'olly WhiUj montblv al.
lowance ; . 5 Ttit
No 604 Tolly Ell,a monthlv si
lowaoce . . 1 5Q
No 605 Geo P Clark ciUt or tbe
eo?.rt . 12-j
Nw C3C J II Bark ley lrtliog and
rece'ring biidge . . 2 CO
No Cv7 tVuI Farmer 'monthly" al
lowance . . 1Q
No 608 W P P.Uman buildltg
To wo Creek bridge . M
No 603 WW Boykla Ux rHood
ed on real estate , 2 ttA
No 610 Amanda Kennedy rnonh
30th 1883 . . m ".JSJ
No 611 Amanda Btoan motitM,
aimwr.ee July irt to Nor .TOib
33 33
,.6IlJJ O feareoii services and
paid bands . . .j f g
ho C13 p Q Jackson board for
1
"i r.
NoC4l J C Iladley a
boune .
No 642I)aU&
booKe
No 643 C Cappa ct i
Wm Emu
No 644 Martin U
lee Wm Kaon
No C45 John tkinnrt
fee Bet lie Col.H
No 646 810 Vinn .or
Jee Skinner
Na 647 S due W(Ml.i
fer-M Elias Baker .
No 643 SUpbro W.
balf feen Elian Baker
No 649 Lose Dnoa tu .
George Bnum
No 650 B II IVx one" I,,
Wiley Blooot
No 651 John Sin un : -
fee- B-iti tVib aod ctli
No 652 J T lfcw-:i .ti- 1. ,
Frank Batdrn
NoC53Gay MitrLtll .
fees Frank Bardt-n
No 631 J J IU-II t: ,
Frank Bardrn
No 653 Ben Brot-a V
Frank Batden
N 636 Naiban li tr i,
Jrs4 !U ...
No 637 liobt Ilawr c.ti-1
Jrr- Ba ...
N. r...S J J Bare tif
JevKe B .a . . 1
No G59 J W FerreJl oie 1 :i t.
Jee IUa . .
No ccj Ferry B4s oue I 1
JtMi Bas . -. J T.
No OG1 Nathan Bas ozht La i
1-
t
ill..
1 :
1
1 :
W Ferrrll one L.:t
Bru a cine
lIMe oue
i 1
oue 1.
tt
J
1.4 I !
Jee Bn
No 6C2 J
Jrmf Ba
NoGC3 J J
Jeae Bas
No 664 7. II
Msck Barb-
665 C T Molrj
Mack Barnes
No 60 O O Jones one u 1
Mark IUrne
fee alack IUrne
No ".C8 U t! Jn tir
Mark IUrne
No CC0 U (1 J..tj
Mack Bme
NoCTO . It Hce on-
Mack Barne
No 671 C F Mwatry ti
Mark Barnra
No C72 Cha B'oant tmr
Mack Bii.ea . . .
No f.73 Chaa lUuant p- t.
Mark Barne
No C74 O T Mdey f-ur i i J
Mark BamNi
No C75 1.1 bo JoDrHi ' f
Walter Film
No f7C 3ai:tli I't-UK it : c
fer Turner Eatuian
No 677 Wm WtoJarJ "
frea Turner Eatman
No 673 W'rlla l)a ene I .
GrayJojoer ,
No C7:IF L Farmt-r our 1 .4 i
Turner N illiamHon
No 6so A B Bokia .nr l. '
) '
1.,"
1 ::
3 ;.
aurner W:j;iaan-on
NC8I Jiirttnv Broa u' : -J '
iua W , 1 1 .
No G2 Deriiiia Bjtiutti
f Jee Williitais J '
No (.M Mary EUraTl! t. t - '
Ire J-ae Uiiliatn . 3 '
N Ciii Ir N B Heir it- - '
fd Alci Vaojjhan . i;
N. 65 I'.'t-rDitk Bati! -
halft l-Kik.xI rmJI j. 1
No OMJ TtiomM Km ' -
f- IK-h1 Pl.diij . JV
No C7 Al-x Mre m h '"
ll'xxi fb.l!ip . . 3 "
No 6"v lu-y Sutuftf tl.i . J '
lijif if- AruM Mmi:- 1
No f.: B N Oaeti one 1
Arnold M . . 1
No f.:0 WiJy Kll'S ft- 1.4 i
Will Jones . j - ' 1
NoU W W Bainei :r i1
Will Jona . - . ! V
No .J2 Joaih (.-ttioc t . 1 ! '
feea Calvin Battle
No 093 Naocv Barm a . i
rfre Calvin tattl
NoC94 Jm-. II Mv.M
one ball fre faH ia Bai;i- i
No 695 Jriwr I-W VUf I,., I
Calvin ltattlo
No 696 I A Yrlvertta !
fees Arnold Moore . ?
No 6.7 B II William ..' ! -:
fru prm-r Holland ' '"
Nof:iJ W Goodiwb :
ffe Iemrey !!Jan. . J
No f'J t Omocd . K- n .:, '
f.H llempry ll:laul i
No 700 J fj Jackxn in f
ie K 1 Tajlor . t
No 7a 1 J F M-.kr f. i. 1
K I TW . . -
N 72 John t!o 1 ' 1
feea Ltwreooe Ward . 2-
No 703 G A Barne- e
Laierii lVn : . I
N 7UI J II lVra oe It 1 ' "
Lrettr- Wald
No 705 WtU-y Pace our tn 1 ! ;
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