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.- tc t3 si 3 o SS ilea's CJ c3 H ca on - a . t3 - r . T3 C 1 fTfflffl "D o P3 -tt CO w kCYrrrtCV 3 to J3 2 d 3 33 M CO Pi This Argus o'er the people's lights, Doth an eternal vigil keep Jo soothing- strains of Maias sun, Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep" Vol. XVI. GOIiDSBORO, N. C THURSDAY JUNE 28 i 1894- NO. '84 ft w -1 " tn CD T 3 fa f w li V J v mi y N7 7 VJ VJ i 9 'J '1 J, . -1 , 1 - i i, 1 A : -3 4 s 'ft ' -4 '1 REVERIE. BY K. B. C. In dreamy mood I've lived dear days gone by, And all the world has passed be fore my view So Uglily that I do not question why It leaves me, as it came, with thoughts of you, I look again through my sweet reverie Into the depths of brown eyes soft and true, And from the misty clouds of others see One welUbeloved face that I once knew. All other thoughts and fancies fade away. And leave you in the end alone with me. As in that other and far happier day When you were more to me than memory. I see yon in my dreams and love you more, Forgetting all the other loves I knew, And drift in dreamland to that Southern shore Where I may be alone once more with you. TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY. President Jas. Atkins Lectures on "What You Owe to Your Girls". Argus Bureau, 1 Atlantic Hotel, V Mokehead City, June 24. ) At the meeting1 of the Assembly this morning Miss Rachel Brook field, vice-president, presided. Miss Rachel Brown, of Newbern, a recent graduate of the State Normal and Industrial school at Greensboro, is the official ste nographer of the Assembly, and reported in full for the minutes of the society the speeches this morning. President Taylor, of Wake Forest, whose Subject on the programme was "What You Owe to Your Boys," was absent. Pres ident James Atkins, of Asheville Female College,, gave all food for thought in a timely address on "What You Owe to Your Girls." In deciding upon the education of our girls, the first thing to be determined is the sphere which women ought to occupy. What I mean is not that we have or can have original jurisdiction for that was pre-determined by the Creator. If there is a divine place for woman in the'world, it is no less a violation of the divine place to take her from it under the guise iof what is called advanced christian ideas, than it is to take her from it under the barbarism of heathenism itself. All educational work will de pend, therefore, upon the right settlement of this question, and it needs to be settled. Every teacher and every parent who is here must' participate in it sooner or later. Already many indi viduals have been thrown en tirely out of what we regard as the divine sphere. Wholecommu nities have imbibed such notions and have taken measures to exe cute that theory at : womanhood If that be true, it is fundament ally to the whole discussion that we determined what this sphere of woman is. It is not the production of mas culine womanhood, but accord ingjto the Scriptural doctrine and the outhem opinion it is the pe culiar and intensely feminine womanhood. In behalf of it, promise myself to the uttermosl a champion I believe that you all agree with me that the fairest civilization the world has ever known is in the Southern States of the U. t5. and the pefection of the civilization both material and local is it womanhood. That has heretofore depended upon th operation of the right principles concerning it. The question is. ' now before the North Carolina people. It is before the South ern people as well. If woman is to be a bread win ner, the object of cultivation from beginning to end is to be the production of masculine woman! mxkI, we must pursue one course, but if we are to retain the idea that we have had, we must pursue a different policy We owe it to our girls to deter mine it. The right place for woman is the greatest place in the world and that place is home. We all feel our greatness m comparison to woman. Yet we are under the dominion of some woman. She has no other possi ble sohere other than that of womanhood and wifehood.. We owe to our daughters a just recognition of these faculties, which most regard as peculiari ties. The adaptation of manly work, intellectually, to woman will no more meet the demand at " her being, than the physical abil ities. We must consult these two characters as Questions of education. A man never goes straight to a point, but proceeds by a round about wTay, and al ways finds that the woman has been there, waiting for him till she is beginning to grow tired. There is not a poor man who would not be rich to-day if he had the energy of his wife. There are few schools for girls that are not humbugs. The cur riculum is proudly for the weaker vessel. We send our girls off to school scarcely hav ing acquired the multiplication table. They are there to be put through a course, which is fuller than the boys course. They are exnected to come out equal with the boys. They worK con stantly yet with such a course they cannot be thorough. There should be a harmonious education. First education of the body, then the mind and then the spirit. Women ought not to be bread winners; and a right civilizatien will not let them be. The weakest education is that of a specialist. There is no ques tion with interest to the superi ority of women along the line of spirited candidates. Men may claim that woman led him out of Eden, yet, if he will follow her she will lead him back. After Dr. Atkins had finished the question was open for volun tary discussion, Dr. K. i. Liewis, of Kinston, "testified from his ex perience to the equality of the mental power of girls ana boys. Capt, C. F. Siler, of Holly Springs, said that the most good. he had received from the meet ings of the Assembly in the past had come from the suggestions of women. Mr. J. M. Weatherly, High Point declared that he had found the girls in his classes su perior to the boys in mathema tics. Prof. Dred Peacock, of Greensboro Female College, stated that he preferred to teach girls than boys because he be lieved that his work .would be larger. I a his departments of Latin and Chemistry, the girls did well, and showed fondness for these studies. Mr. Henry Blount spoke elo quently of the moral and physi cal bravery of women. And here acknowledgement should be made Mr. Blount for his interest in the Teachers' As sembly, and his services in in structing and entertaining the members. His address was full of thought and well delivered. It also carried encouragement to all struggling with difficulties, and we feel stronger by it. This evening Mr. C. W. Bar deau, editor of the Setool Bulletin, Syracuse, N. Y., was on the pro gramme for address. As he was not present Mr. Blount consented to entertain the audience with recitations, which he did in a de lightful manner. Mr. Blount ex cels both in tragedy and in com edy. He is truly a genius, and continual v surprises one with his versatility. Programme for Saturday: Intercollegiate Debate - Sub jects: "Resolved, that great men make circumstances, and circum stances do not make great men." Assembly gold medal presented by State Superintendent Scar borough. 8:30 p. m. "What does it profit a State to educate its boys and girls?" Senator Thomas J. Jar vis. The Goldsboro Rifles stormed the Atlantic Ocean this evening in bathing suits, asrainst a fierce incoming tide. It is no reflec tion upon the courage of our sol diers that after a gallant fight they retreated, for it is learned that subsequently the tide did the same. President Hobgood arrived this evening. There came also oupt E. P. Moses, Capt. C. P. Denson, Raleigh: Misses Lula L. Whit field, Eva Kinsey, LaGrange; Misses Minnie Slocumb and Sue Borden, Goldsboro. At previous sessions of the Assembly no wrork was done on Saturday morning; but this year the regular order was varied by holding the annual inter -collegi ate debate for the Assembly gold medal at that time. The at tendance was larger than at any other morning session, and much interest was manifested, as the debate progressed, by the friends of the debaters and the colleges represented. The meeting was opened with a hymn, and the de votional exercises were conducted by Elder P. D. Gold, of Wilson Secretary Harrell read the rules for the debate, which are as fol lows: 1. The contest is open to the four colleges in the State for males only, and the Univer sity. ' 2. Jach institution to repre sent the affirmative and the nega tive sides of. the question, - each literary society sending one speaker. , 3. Speeches must be original; delivered without manuscript or 1 notes, and . are limited to ten minutes. . 4. Three judges will be cho sen one by the Assembly,, one by the debaters and one by the judges thus chosen. 5. The Assembly will, by ATote, determine the result of the debate; and the judges will de cide as to the award of the gold medal to the best speaker. On motion of Capt. Denson, of Raleigh, Chief Justice Jas. E. Shepherd, of the State Su preme Court, was elected as the judge on the part of the Assem bly. President Hobgood an nounced that the debaters had chosen Mr. E. E. Smith, of At lanta, Ga. ; and these two selected as the third. Prof. William Cain, of the University. The following are the debaters, in the order m wnicn tney spoke: From the State Agri cultural and Mechanical College, Mr. T. M. Ashe. Raleigh, of the Leazer Society, and Mr. C. W. Gold, Wilson, of the Pullen Society; from Trinity College, Mr. Plummer Stewart,. Union county, of the Columbian Society, and Mr. T. A. Smoot, Salisbury, of the Hespian Society; from Wake Forest College, Mr. J. E. Yates, Chatham county, of the Philomathesian Society, and Mr. C.M. Billings, Danville, Va., of the Euzelian Society. The query for the debate, as selected by the executive committee of the As sembly, was: "Resolved, that great men make circumstances, and circumstances do not make great men." The speeches were all from memory, and delivered with a skill, grace ami self-possession that would have done great credit to older men. The interest of the audience did not lag for a moment, and their attention was held closely. The flights of ora tory and telling points were greeted with frequent and gen erous applause, A good knowl edge of both the arts and artifices of debate was shown; as fo.r instance, one speaker used sarcasm to good effects The best speeches were made by the representatives of Trinity, and it was evident that that college had" won the medal. After these, that of Mr. Yates, of Wake For est, was the best. At the close of the debate, the Assembly voted, by a majority of only two, that on the merits of the speeches, the affirmative had won. At the evening ses sion, the judges reported,' that in their opinion,- Mr. Piumaier Stewart, of Trinity College, had made the best speech, and to him Judge Shepherd presented the handsome gold medal for oratory. Senator Jarvis was on the pro gramme tor Saturday evening on the subject "What does it profit a State to educate her boys and girl." The Senator could not be here on account of the approaching vote on the tar in bin. .A. letter was read irom him expressing his sincere re great at his enforced absence from the Assembly So instead of Senator J arvis address, Capt. W. Tv Kendrick, of Raleigh, delivered his address on "TheUps and Downs of Wife Hunting m the Assembly hall It was an account of personal ex periences m courtships, and abounded in wit, humor, jokes and accounts of funny incidents, to the delight of the hearers. Saturday s train brought m a large addition to the crowd them were the fol lowing noted educators: Presi dent Chas. Mclver, Prof. J. Y Joyner and Miss Dixie Lee Bry ant of the State Normal and In dustrial School; Dr. L. W. Ciaw ford, of Trinity; Principal Jas. Dinwiddie, of Peace Institute; and Prof. F. S. Wilkinson, of Tarboro. Another beautiful German oc curred last night in the fine ball room of the Atlantic Hotel. It was the largest one that has been danced here this season, about thirty couples participating, and was led by Mr. M. - K. Howard, of Newbern, with his character istic skill and grace, Indeed, his pretty figures and the ease with which he leads them are much praised by all. To-day has been a veritable day of rest. Everybody j was at leisure and enjoyed the fine breeze. Services were held in the Assembly hall in the mornirg by Dr. L. W. Crawford, of Trin- ity College, and in the- eTeTiing by Elder P. E. Gold, of -Wilson Some attended church in Beau fort: it is not known whether they most desired to hear ser- moh or take a sail. - Not a few went over to a large negro camp meeting across the sound pn Shackleford's banks.". - There has not been a calm since the Assembly convened; the breeze continues fine.'.aztd conse- auently sailing is good. - For most of the time it has been quite pleasant' out on the ocean, and trips to : the lighthouse on Cape Lookout, ten miles from Morehead have been "f requent The best time to sail at pres ent is at night when the heat of the sun is absent. As the moon rises about ten o'clock, moonlight sailing is quite popular and is one of the most pleasant occupa tions. The surf continues fine. - The beach here is one of the finest on the Atlantic Coast, and the nice accommodations render bath ing all the more enjoyable. Upon invitation all the guests at the hotel from Goldsboro took supper with the Goldsboro Rifles yesterday m camp. The spread was gotten up by Quartermaster D. W. Hardy, who is "one of the finest," as the boys say, and would do credit to any fashion able hotel. The guests were made to feel perfectly at home. for, indeed were they not really at home in company with the Rifles who are the pride of Golds boro? Every one misses Capt. Bain as do the members of the Company and regret that he was called away, for by his many courtesies, he has endeared him self to all visitors. In his ab sence Lieutenant Culick is in command. THE GOLDSHOUO RIFLES Are Spendiii! a Delightful Week by the Seaside. Camp Bain, ) Co. D, 1st Reg't, N. C. S. G. V Morehead City, June 22. ) JThe camp of the Rifles, which is located in front of the Atlan tic Hotel, about one hundred yards distant, is the centre of attraction just now. The same rules and regulations that were in force in the State camp of last year are used by th'3 Rifles, with the exception of morning and evening drill in the heat of the day, that all the soldiers in the Guard so much dislike, and which has been the means of keeping many from going to the State encampments. The Rifles, in their gray uniform, make a splendid appearance, anc" the gentlemanly manner in which they have conducted themselves has won them many friends. The principal pleasures in dulged in by the boys seem to be fishing and sailing, and some of the parties have had good luck trolling. Mr. Hardy, the Company's caterer, seems to be feeding they boys satisfactorily, as kicking is unknown in camp Lieutenant Gulick is in charge of Battery A. The morning and evening gun is fired on time, and makes noise enough to awake the boys in the morning and startle the visitors in the evening. Quite an exciting game of baseball was played between two nines selected from the Rifles one of the nines in charge of Lieutenant Lewis and the other in charge of Adjutant Frank Mil ler, lhe score was 4 to 40. The game was called, on account of dress parade, at the 10th inning. Some say there are no flies on the Rifles, although their tents are covered with them. Quite a number of ladies visited camp, and one remarked, "Oh, I do de clare; it is real nice, and they really do sleep on those little beds and don t fall off ! There is a delightful breeze here all the time; wish we could send a section to our friends in Goldsboro. COLORED TEACHERS. Tin Association in Beaufort, N. Session C. at Ami us Correspondence. The State Colored Teachers' Assocation met in its thirteenth annual meeting at Beaufort N C, at 8.30, p. m., June 20th. A goodly number oi teacners are present. The prominent educa tors present are Prot. J. D. Cha ris, president Bennett College, Prof. S.G. Atkins, of the Winston Graded School, Dr. Rives of the State Normal School, at Goldsboro; Prof. G. E. Davis, of Biddle UniArersity, and Prof, P. W. Moore, of Elizabeth City. Prof. Atkins is the president and Prof. Davis, secretary The people of Beaufort are the soul of hospitality and are mak ing the stay . of the teachers pleasant. Thursday morning a most ex cellent paper was read by Miss L. B. Searcy, on the teaching of .ding. The paper elicited in terestmg discussion Dr. R. . H. Lewis, a former president of the white Teachers Assembly, visited the association to-day, and addressed that body. expressing his interest and sym pathy with the movement. We have the promise that several of the prominent educators in atten dance on the white Assembly wil visit and address the teachers during the week. In the afternoon an instructive paper was read on the -"Work of the Womans Christian .Temper ance Union." This paper drew out considerable discussion. The teachers enjoy delightful sailing on the sound m the after noons. On Saturday a complimentary sail will be given the teachers when they will be taken to his toric Fort Macon. REED ON BI METALLISM. It is passing strange, but a a fact, nevertheless, that ex Speaker Reed has committed himself to a sort of bi metallism. We say "a sort of bi-metallism" because it is not of the kind which has found favor in the eyes of the advocates of the free coinage of silver, nor is it of the kind which Mr. Sherman and other leading Republican states men tave heretofore advocated namely, a burlesque bimetal ism, which would coin silver dollars each of which should contain a gold dollar's worth of bullion in it. Mr. Reed and McKinley are the leading competitors for the next Republican nomination for the presidency of the United States, and seem to be running just now a race which will result in making either the one or the other of them the standard-bearer of the Republican party in 1896. We have heretofore quoted sev eral times Mr. McKinley's words, as these are contained in the sil ver resolution of the Republican State Convention of Ohio, adopted a week or two ago. But we have not heretofore quoted Mr. Reed's own words, which were uttered by him recently to an English visitor to Washing ton, and reproduced in the Lon don FortnUihthi Bevieic Mr. Reed said : "If the Indian crisis does not torce H.ngland ouiCKly into a larger Latin monetary union, which union Ave will join gladly, then there must come a time for the nations friendly to bimetal lism to unite not in a monetary union, but a tariff union, recipro city being the reward of free coinage for sih'er. This should be our aim in America. It is evidently important for debtor nations, on which list aatc stand first, to raise the price of silver, and thereby reduce -that bounty on exports which Asia now enjoys. This can be best done by a monetary agreement Avith other nations favorable to sihrer, and by such a scale of high tariffs against those nations which reject monetary agreement as Avill go to insure us a faArorable bal ance ot trade. Mr. Reed says the United States Avill gladly join a larger atin monetary union a declara tion Ahich Ave are pleased to see. There is no other method of se curing an international currency nor an international full remone tization of siler than that which Mr.- Reed suggests, if, as Ave un derstand his words, he is an ad vocate of an hit : national bimet allic conference which shall be empowered to recognize the fact that silver is an indis pensable part of the currency of the world. M r. Reed would gladly join a monetary union larg3r than has heretofore existed So far he is in the right path but Ave are afraid that he wan ders from it when he proposes to adopt a scale of high tariff; against those nations, which re iect the monetary agreement. In this retaliatory manner wouk Reed proceed to insure to the United States a favorable bal ance, of trade; and the balance of trade being m our . faA'or Ave would not need to ship gold to anv of these nations which should fail to enter an enlarged monetary union. - : Reed's proposition reminds us at'once of Mr. Blaine's reciproc ity treaties. There may be something in it. It is a rare siipctaele to see Reed and his followers nretending to train DitVi the silverites. or rather ad A'ocjating a new silver scheme Powder JiAtafufey Pure A cream of tarter baking pow der. Highest of all leavening strength. Latest United States Government Food Report. ROYftLL BAKING POWDER GO 10G Wall St,, N. Y MR. CHflS. N. VANGE WRITES IN DEFENSE OF HIS RECENT ACTION. To the Editor of Charlotte Observer. It is painful to me to prolong the unfortunate controversy re specting the last resting place of my father. But, in justice to my brothers, myself and truth, I am compelled, in view of the ed itorial, fand. special correspond ence from Washington, which appeared in your issue of last Sunday, the 17th instant, to ask you to publish the following re- PTy : From the editorial, I am glad to know that "for the present no further action will be taken in the matter" of removal. I hope the remains will not again be disturbed. I do not believe it would be permitted by the citi- zens of Asheville or even by the authorities of the Asheville Cem etery Company under the pres ent conditions. The editorial states, I p resume by authority, that "Mrs, Herndon. a sister of the late Senator, gave the in structions to have the body moved from the original place of burial to the higher lot which Mrs. Vance had bought." This must oe erroneous, ior Avnen m AsheATille a few days ago, my aunt. Mrs. Herndon, stated to me that Mrs. Vance had request ed her to do so bat she declined and Avould haAre nothing to do Avith it. I am just this moment in receipt of a telegram from Mrs. Herndon, saying she did not giATe the order for the re moA'al. Agaiu the editorial states. (I f i assume by authority): "She meaning Mrs. Vance), had stated to Mr. Chas. N. Vance that she Aas Avilling, if he desired, that the body of his mother be placed by his father s side, etc. ' That this is also erroneous is most ap larent irom the folloAvmg letter: COPYJ . 1027 Massachusetts Ave it is my intention to haA'e my husband's remains removed from their present burial place to the circular lot No. 14H in section K Avhere I propose no other body shall eA'er be placed. Upon these conditions after the remoA al, I shall deed the lot to the State of North Carolina. Signed, Flokence N. Vance. May I'Oth 1HD4. Major J. W. Wilson, of Mor ganton. N. C, has the original ot this letter m the .present ivirs. v ance s own nanuwritmg own and those doubting its authentic ty can satisfy themselves by eadmg it. The facts are these: Major Wilson came to Washington bv request, as- an old an 1 long time friend of my father and the f am- ly, to try to arrange this matter m priATate, but much to his dis appointment and sorrow, as well is that of a:l others avIio felt an affectionate interest in the mat ter he failed to do so. The letter aboAre giAreu was m reply to the folloAving letter, Avhich AAas written to me and ad dressed to Major Wilson, at his request and suggestion, after he had had a conference with Mrs. Vance. He was satisfied that it AA'Ould be acceptible go her, but her letter in replA" shows that he was mistaken. copy. J Washington, D. C, May 25, '94 Maj. J. llr. Wilson, Metipolitan Hotel, Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Replying to your inquiries concerning the removal of my father's remains from whore they now rest to some other place m the cemetery at AsheA'ille, 1 have this proposi tion to make: First, the lot to ne selected snau De deeaed to the State of North Carolina and held in trust by the State for these purposes only: 1, to hold the remains of my father; 2 to hold the remains of my mother; 3, to hold the remains of my in fant brother Espy- No other person shall be buried therein. If fliaco rvnrlitirms nrft corrrnlied witi, t Via nr fVhioction to tho - V V' -1 . . t - I 1 til) J- UWl "-J - rr-ititavmPllt of mv father in SUCh lot as may be selected and con ' t) A'eyed as aforesaid. Furthermore there will be no objection to the erection of a monument to my father's memory by his widow. Let the deed if made, be made to vou as trustee, for I am satisfied you will see to it that lhe agree ment is carried out. Very truly yours, Signed Chas. N. Vance. Now as to the 'correspondence of the Observer" from Washing tori dated J une 14 : The remains of myrjmother have never been removed to the family plot in Riverside. Cemetery at Asheville, but my father had so frequently talked with me about it, that l was confident it bad been done, and not until -father's funernal d:iv in AsheVllle did I ' learn tO I the contrary. ; ms exact woras to me when he hrsj mentioned the matter of his own burial place were, "and I want your mother by my side." Those who knew him in life will knoAv, without the telling, that this was his wish and earnest desire. My mother's remains irill be placed by his side at the first conVenient opportunity. The place wnere tney now rest is opened and exposed and the re moval will be made as early as practicable. As to the statement that the sons were told by the present Mrs. Vance that their mother could be placed beside their father in the lot purchased by her, I affirm most positively and solemnly that no such offer was ever made to me; if it had been this trouble would never have arisen; and if my brothers, Zebulon and Thomas, have ever been so informed it must have been .since the removal was made by Mrs. Vance, and on a recent date. I have a letter from the former of date June 4, and up to that time Mrs. Vance had made him no such offer, and I have also from him a telegram, dated 17th instant, fully endorsing my action on Sunday morning, the 10th instant, in replacing the re mains in their original resting place. From my brother Tliom as, I have heard through his Avife by letter as late as May 30, and up to that time, Mrs. Vance had giA'eii him no such assurance or offer, as she states. Neither one of them to my knoAvelodgc has SAer been consulted about the matter, or informed by Mrs. Vance that it was her "inten tion" to make the remoA'al. I am in regular communication Avith them both, and would most likely have been notified if anv such proposition, or concession. had come to them. And besides, they haATe thus far endorsed and approved my eATery moA'ement and action in this matter. The first attempt to remove was made without my knoAvlodge or consent, and against my knoicn desire and without any notifica tion AvhateATer. I was advised from 'Asheville Avhen Mrs. Vance first ordered the remoA al. and immediately telegraphed that it must be made. The cemetery authorities recognized my right to have it stopped and assured my attorney and iriend, lion. II. A. Gudger, of AshcA-ule, f iat i nler no circumstances, ex cept by the consent of the family. or order of the court, Avould the removal be allowed. With that positiAe assurance I am sur prised to knoAAr that they wrote Mrs. Vatice, saymg sne must "rrmf in npi'smi nv soiirl :vn 1111 if -;cv.n,i carry out her plan, and statin; : by ad attorney Arice of the company's that no interference Avith her ac tion Avould be permitted."' This is indeed astonishing informa tion to me. As to the further statement that "Mrs. Vance acted in this matter according to her under - ; of her rights as the wife of the late senator, and m accordance Avith what she fully belieAred would haAre been his wishes and would please every relatiAre and friend that he left," I am curious to knoAv Avhat law yer or friend in or outside of the State, advised her under all the circumstances that she had the legal right to make the removal On the contrary I am informed, and I belieA'e it, that she was ad- rised by a Arery prominent law ver of North Carolina, that she could not legally remove the re mains. I am further informed, and belieAre it, that she, herself. stated in AsheA ille that the ac tion she took Avas against the ad-ice of almost, if not every one, with whom she had con sulted. If she had the right legally, Avhy do it secretly and without my knowledge or the knowledge of any of the others of Senator Vance's immediate family? His only brother and three sisters, avIio reside in AsheA'ille and near by his graA'e, knew nothing of it until the day after the remoA'al was made. They even did not know that Mrs. Vance Avas in Asheville until it Avas all OA cr Yet she Avas there for the pur I - .1 H 1 T I pose ot-pleasing tne iamuy. ii 1 - .... -j " II 1 " wb ch nunug aim wibir-u I,. . -, . 1 - T T llie removal uituiu, w 11 uiu sim nnf n.clr srmo. nf thfm to with her and assist in the sad under taking? Would that haA'e been unnatural or inconsistent with the great desire of the family to haAre the remains removed to this ' 'high, and beautiful and com manding spot?" "It would please eA'ery relative and friend that he left, and therefore may be it was to come to them as a happy and agreeable surprise! I hope my father's friends throughout the State will under- stand and appreciate my position - m this, to. me, most, unhappy controversy, and pardon the earnestness and filial affection -which impel me to -strive to carry out his wishes and often expressed desire. Whenitisre- momhpwil that, in hie aarlw Ufa Ay hen tljie red morning was break ing on his young manhood" A'ision, lie had a companion, avIjo, like him, Aas just entering upon the Avorld's stage of action; avIio shared his hopes, his sorrows and his joys; who Avent hand in hand with him through the Aricis situdes of many years, years .sometimes of triumph, sonn -times years of adversity, years some times of plenty, sometimes of penury; avIio Avas not unduly elated by the oik;, nor cast down by the other, but, Avith Christian faith and heroic fortitude, trusted in a Divine Providence for th.; best, she, whose kith and kin had been his Warm-hearted an-1 loyal friends, Avhose blood Avas mingled Avith the blood of those, Avhom, in the dark and trying days of the late Avar, lie had clothed, defended, cheered and IrotVcted Avhile they Avere light ing for the honor and glory of their State, ins avife, my moth Eli. long since depart ed, and resting in a lonely grave, near the scenes of early married life, is it to be Avondered at. or thought strange that he should . . A 1 1 T .1 l express uie avisii and tne desire that, when he, too, should be laid to rest among the mountains lie loved so Avell, the bride of his youth and the mother of his chil dren should rest by his side? Such tens his in'sh: such was Ids de sire; and noAV. that he is dead and cannot act for h imself, intend to act for him find, see that his reouest is com pi led with. This is my apology for Avhat I have done, and Avhat 1 intend to do, and neither "monuments." beautiful lots,' nor "command- lcg sites can sAverAre mo from my duty to my lather and ls sacred niomorv. Chas. N. Vance. Washington. D. C, June 2 194. AN 11ISTOKIC RELIC. The Exact Text of the Passport Used hv Charlotte Corduv on Her (ioiiu; to Assassinate Mu rat. Through the kindness of Capt. A. J. GalloAvay, of this city, avIio is quite a student of history, as Avoll.as busy man of affairs and tnwel, Ave are permitted to pub lish beloAV a translation of the notorious Charlotte Corday's passport, which," Ave are sure, Avill be of exceeding interest, to every student oi History. it reads as IoUoavs, and Avas se cured by Capt. Galloway after much research: M A KI K-A KNE- CHAKM )TT K-l)'A'K M A NS COUOAY. Horn in 17(iS.;it St.Satm-nia, near Sei-z, in Normaiulv. Vas edui-ated in a con vent and lived with an aunt at Cam. Passed hor lonelv hours in reading the works of the Philosophers, especially Plutarch and Voltaire. She had heard of Marat as a tyrant, and conceived the idea of fjoiny to Paris and assassinat ing him. She obtained a passport in ulv. as follows: Eet pass citizeness Mario Anne Charlotte )Arnians . Cordav, ayeil 24 years, height " feet. 1 inch, hair "and eyebrows brown (or chestnut lyrey eyes, hlyh forehead, tony nose, nioiiui lirm (or shapelv chin round anil diin- pled, face eval, " Arrived at Paris she wrote to .Marat. "Citizen: I have just arrived from Caen. Your love for your native place doubtless makes you desirous of learning the events which have oc- curred in that part ot the Kepoiic. I hall call at vour resilience in about an hour; have the "oodness to receive me and give me a brief interview. 1 will put you in a condition to render trreat service to France." On calling she was refused admit tance and wrote again, promising to reveal important secrets and appealing to Marat's sympathy on the ground that she herself was persecuted by (lie enemies of the Kopublic. She was igain refused an audience, ami it w-s only when she called a third time (.1 uly 1.)) that Marat, hearing her voice m the ante chamber, consented to see her. He lav in a bathing tub. wrapped in towels, for he was snll'ering with a hor rible disease which had almost reduced him to a state of putiifaction. She spoke to Marat of events at Caen, and his only comment was that an the men . , i t ii i :m. she hail moivtioneu snouiu ne guillo tined in a few days. As he spoke she drew from her bosom a dinner knife (which she had brought the day befo-e) and plunged it into his lett side. lie nod out "A niiii. ma chere anno (to me, or for me. my near ii ienu.i Upon her arraignment before the Revolutionary Tribunal, heron y rejily to the question as to what she had- to ay was '"rsothing, except that l have u'eceeded." Her counsel plead insanity most eloquently and'she calmly thanked tlUll 1UI 111 WIL J iv t .iiuiuf umi him for his ellorts on her hehaii; atld- ;,, however, that the only lU'ionoe wor I . r . . niyoi iiw ;is ;inauiu ui un- i - the CiiroiMUns ot Caen t'! wroio min prison anticipating happiness w iui Brutus in the "Klysian l-'ields" after her deathumd with the letter she sent a simple, loving farewell to her father. SUo wad guillotined .1 uly 1 1, 1 1-. Asheville Citizen : Mrs. M. W, Penland died a lew days ago at her home m Asheville. She AA-as C8 years of age and had ahusbandand six children. The remains were interred at Jar rett's graATe-yard, West Ashe ville. Charlotte Observer The season of retreats at the "Monastery be gin this week with the priests retreat. It lasts for one week. Duringthat time, those in retreat are not alloAved to speak except when absolutely necessary, nor to read anything except the bible and church literature. P. f. t . if ft TTn
Goldsboro Weekly Argus (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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June 28, 1894, edition 1
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