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THIS PAPER 1 eev p7 i 1 JLJLJL LOCAL -NEWS, THE CON VENTION'. Proceedings ol the G2d Annual Con vention of the Protestant Eplscoual Diocese or North Carolina, in St. JamcsV Church, Wilmington. SECOND DAY AITEHN0O2I SESSION. The Convention was called to order by Bishop Lynian at 5 o'clock. Bcv Dr Marshall, Historiographer of the Convention, presented a verbal report stating that twenty-one clergy man of the Diocese had complied with the resolution of the Convention in regard to collecting the histories of their parishes; that five had signified their intention of doing so, as soon as practicable, and that twenty nine had failed to comply. Rev WS Bynum offered a resolution, amending article 2 of the Constitution in relation to the time of holding the Con ventions, proposing to change the sessions from annual, as at. present, to triennial, which was referred to- committee on Canons. Rev Dr. Watson submitted a supple mentary report from the Finance com mittee, and urged the adoption of certain resolutions relating thereto, which were carried. On motion of Rev Dr Uuske,May 14, 1878, was selected as the time of holding the next annual Convention. Rev J W Larmour moved to proceed to the rlection ot the committee on Edu cation, which was carried, and the Rev Dr Patterson, Hon George Davis and Mr A H VanBokkelen .were unanimously elected. , On motion of Rev Mr Larmour, an.elec tion was gone into for the Church Build ing committee, and Revs A A Benton, J C Huske, D D, and E R Rice, and Messrs Jas C McRae and F R Rose, were unani mously elected. On motion of Colonel John W Atkinson, the election of Treasurer was declared in order. Dr. A. J. DeRosset was nomi nated and re-elected without opposition. Rev. Dr. Buxton offered the following, which was adopted: Be it Resolved, That the Convention has heard with gratification the intention of the Assistant Bishop to attend the Con ference of the Anglo-Catholic Church, cilled by the Archbishop of Canterbury, to meet at Lambeth in the month of July next; and it would be a. source of addi tional grat ficalion could the Bishop of the Diocese make it convenient to attend the same Conference and contribute thereto the benefit of his wise counsels. Rev Dr Buxton, from the committee on Canons, reported in favor of the adoption of the amendment of Rev Dr Sutton, rela tive to the change in the date of the be ginning and ending of the Parochial Year, which was, on motion of Rev Dr Sut ton, made the special order immediately after reading the journal Friday morn ing. The committee on Canons also re ported in favor of the amendment to the constitution offered by Mr H A London, Jr, relative to amending article 2 so as to change the manner of electing Bishops. After considerable debate the motion as reported was carried by the following vote: Clergy, ayes 23, noes 13; parishes, ayes 15, noes 3. This action is not final, however, the constitution providing that all amendments shall be adopted by two annual conventions before becoming laws. On motion, the Convention then ad journed until SJ P M. NIGHT SESSION. The Convention was called to order at 8 o'clock by the Bishop. John A Grimsley, a delegate from St Bartholomew's Church, Scow Hill, ap peared and took bis seat. Rev A A Benton presented the report of the Church Building committee. Rev Dr Patterson read a report of Jhe Trustees of the University of the South, with the following resolution appended: Be it Resolved by the Convention, Tha the clergy be requested to make an annu al collection in each parish for the pur poses of the University -of the South. Col J W Atkinson offered the following as an amendment: Be it Resolved, That the University of the South has the sympathy of this Dio cese; and that the clergy of the Diocese be requested at convenient, times to make collections for its maintenance. After a prolonged debate the resolution as amended by Col. Atkinson was adopt ed. The Convention then adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock. THIRD IAY. i t Convention called to. order at 10 o'clock, by Bishop Lyman. Secretary Larmour proceeded to read the minutes of esterdav"s work, which were unanimously approved: Rev B S Branson and Rev Lucien Holmes, not, heretofore" present, appeared and took their seats. I i , The recommendation of the committee . - .. . on canons in reference to the change m the time of making up parochial reports, and made the special order for this j morn ing, was adopted. Col DeRosset: read an J invitation from he citizens to the members of the Cpnven ion to an excursion on tlie steamer Undcr- hill, to Smithville. ., On motion of Key Mr Bynum, the same was accepted and the following resolution, offered by that gentleman, was adopted: licsohed. That the : invitation kindry extended to the members of the Conven- lion to an excursion uowu mc vi'c river, to-morrow, bib accepted. ' Mr J B MacRae offered the following, which was adopted : i llnsftlve.d. That the thanks of this Con vention are hereby tendered to the rectors, wardens and vestry, of St 1 James', kt John's and St Mark's parishes, and to the citizens of Wilmington generally, for their uniform courtesy and kindness tQ the mem bers of this Convention.' ' ' Rev Mr Buel read .the report of the 'com mittee on Church, of which the following is a summary : I i' ' ' Baptised, adults, ' ICQ; infants,1 559; total, 719; confirmed, J !432;' catechumens, 3,0G9; parochial pujpils1, 238; j communi cants, 5,034j marriages, , 103; burials 235; contributions J $49,47507; churches consecrated, 2; clergy men j received, Priests, 4; Deacons," clergymen removed Priests, 3; deposed, Deacons, ,1; ordained, priests, 1; Deacons, 2; present number of clergymen, including the Bishops, . 65; candidates for priest's 1 orders, 10; for Deacon's orders, 2; postulants, i5. 1 Rev Dr Buxton, from the( committee on canons, to whom, wasjl( referred resolu tion of Rev W S Bynum. proposing a change in the constitution as to the time of tho meeting , of convention, reported that such change vas( at present inexpe dient. ' - i1 Rev W S Bynum! offered 'a resolution proposing an amendment so as to have biennial instead of annual sessions, which on motion of W H Battle, Esq, -was laid upon the table. , 1 I On motion of Col W L DeRosset it was Resolved, That the" Secretary be in structed to omit the publication of the "Parochial reports" in, full in the Journal as has been customary 'and that he will cause them to be tabulated under their proper heads and that the remarks ac companying sa'id reports jbe printed as following these tablesr the names" of Parish and Rector to be appended to each. . : 1 i ' "j On motion of Col. W. L, DeRosset, it was - 1 - Resolved, jThat the adjourned meeting;! of the Sixty-first Annual Convention, held in Raleigh Sept. 12th, 1877, and the proceedings of this Convehtion,be printed in number corresponding wth the avail able number of copies of the Treasurer's report already printed, and bound as usual in one volume, and that tte Secre tary be instructed to distribute the usual number of copies. j '.' On motion of Rev Dr. Buxton, it was 1 i' i Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to prepare and publish an addition of 1,200 copies of the constitution and canons of this diocese; the chair appointed on said committee the Revs. Dr. Watson ' and Huske and the Rev. J. Worral Larmour. j , On motion of W. II:, Battle. Esq., it I i 1 . was . - . V' ' Resolved, That after 'the reading jof the minutes of to-day's session and the usual religious exercises thai this Coh vention adjourn sine die. I" ii s ' The minutes of the morning session were read, corrected and approved., - - The Gloria in Excelsis was lung, after which Rt. Rev. Bishop- .Atkinson read prayers and , pronounced the bjenediction. The Convention; adjourned at 1J o'clock sine die. ' i ' - J .. " ' DIOCESAN 6CHOQL FOR BOYS . .' ' I 'I I The following is the report on the sub- ' i 1 i ject which was submitted and adopted at yesterday morning's session; The Committee to whom tfas referred so much of the addresses of tho Bishop and of the Assistant Bishop as relative to the Diocesan School for , boys jat Morgan ton, beg leave to report tpat they heartily concur in the opinion expressed by both Bishops of the importance of providing the means of educating our youths wUhin our own Diocese and under the influence of the church. They arc satisfied that tins is a duty which has been too long neglected and which should be attended to at once to the extent of lour ability. A previous Committee, after a careful exanination of the different sites offered, sjelected Morganton as that which presen ted the greatest advantages. The citizens of i !' 'I Morganton have given a valuable property of some 200 acres, besides subscriptions in monev. materials, and labor in order to have the school located there. To se cure this property to the Church for the purpose of christian education, it is neces sary that the school should be put in oper ation on or before the 1st Monday in September of this year. That this may be done, it is requested that buildings should be put up at once and for this pur pose tbete is needed within the next three months in addition to the sums already subscribed at least $1,500. , "Therefore the Committee recommend the following resolutions : , J 1st, That this Convention renews its previous expressions of deep interest in this important work. 2nd, That Col. Walton, the agent of the Board of Trustees of the school, or some other person or persons whom the Bishops maj appoint, be directed to pro ceed at the earliest practicable moment to collect the funds. , '3d. That the agents are heartily com mended to the members of the church, and that their prayers and their alms are urgently requested in this great work of Christian education. i 1 Extract from report of Committee on "The State of the Church" in regard to this important work: i j We must express our earnest hope that another year -willj witness the too long deferred happy opening of Wilberfofce. If the Diocese will only heartily rally around St. Mary's for her girls, Wilber force for her boys and Ravenscroft for tha training of aspirants for the sacred minis try, she will at no distant day enjoy the greatest "of blessings a well ordered sys tem of schools for the high Christian edu cation of her sons and daughters. I For Paris' hy Sail. Messrs. Fred Kidder, D. D., Mitchell, Wm. Blanks, Jno. London and Neilson, will leave here for Paris in a few days on the British Barque North Carolina ?thers have already left by rail for New ork and thence by the steam lines across the big pond." Wilmington will bo well represented at the exhibition and we wish them all the very best pbrt of a good time. ' The Excursion To-3Iorrow. An excursion will be given to Smith ville to-morrow on thej steamer Underhill, complimentary to delegates, to the Diocesan- Convention, now in the city. These gentlemen are especially urged to attend and the invitation is extended to their families and friends. The boat will leave her wharf, foot of Orange Street, at 9 o'clock, and all who are to attend are earnestly requested to be on board at that hour. - 1 Major Stednian. '.Major C M. Stedman, of Wilmington, withdrew his name as a candidate for Congress in the Third1 District in some eminently patriotic remarks before the New Hanover Convention on Saturday. His noble and self-sacrificing action will redound to the Major's glory and future prefexrnent. Along personal acquaint ance -with Major Stedman warrants us in predicting for him a life of honors and public usefulness. Tarboro Southerner. To SmithTille and the Forts. An excursion will be given to Smith ville and the forts on next Tuesday, under the management of Capt. J. W. Lippitt, od the steamer Underhill. Through a misconception this excursion was adver tised for to-morrow but is now definitely announced, instead, for Tuesday. There will be a band of music along, with re freshments at city prices and a good time for everybody is an assured fact. Chasing a convict. . This morning, ' about seven o.'clock, Owen Nichols, (colored) an escaped con vict from the South Carolina penitentiary, was discovered by Deputy r Sheriff D. F. Berry, of Maiion county, S. C, who is here to arrest Nichols, on the corner of Fourth and Castle streets. Policeman Gordon went to the assistance "of Sheriff Berry, butt Nichols "got the jump on them" ad by cutting across lots succeeded in making good his escape, but not without a long chase. Nichols was sentenced to the penitentiary for seven yars for arson, but made his escape by felling the, guard with a crow-bar.-. I ' ' We are requested to state that the through Northern mails, (including mails from' points East and West ot Goldsboro) will hereafter close at C:45 p. m , instead of ft p.t m.f as heretofore. m ME MORI AM Memorial Day In WHmington An En tire Suspension of Business Stores Draped and Flags at Half-Mast The Procession CoL Burr's B eau- i tiful Address Proceedings at the Cemetery, Ac, &c. The Day we esteem and venerate, all that is left to us of the sad issues of a sorrowful war. the , dav on which the living repair to the Dead, fair Oakdale's silent City of the greea enclosures, is with us again, and the dead heroes who sleep so calmly under the watch and ward of the bronze soldier sentinel who keeps his lonely vigil at Oakdale, can they but look frdm their homes of light will know that they are not yet forgotten. I We have never yet known Memorial Day so universally observed as it has been with us here in Wilmington to-day.' Business everywhere has been ' entirely suspended; the closed stores were draped in tasteful emblems of mourning, flags on buildings and many on vessels in the har bor have been ah ilf-mast and the en tire people seem to have determined to evi dence their undying memory of their dead brave ones and their unfailing regard for the day on which their patriotic de votion is especially commemorated An thus will it be, we firmly believe, 1 in all this broad Southern land even a hundred i . years hence. ' t 1 At 3 o'clock the various organizations which were to take part in the procession were well in hand, but it was not until i half-past three that the line was lully formed and the processsion began to move. This was done in the order officially an nounced by Mr. R. E. Calder, Chief Mar shal. The procession was a very lengthy one, and in it were representa lives of every age and of both sexes, from the little one, scarcely able to walk and too young to know and appreciate the solemnity of the sorrowful occasion, to the grey haired veteran, who had passed through the smoke of a score of battles, and who bore more than one scar on his body as a me morial of the fierce war. There were numbers of beautiful banners and devices, and floral decorations in almost unlimited" profusion, and there were few among the ladies and children present at Oakdale tc day who were not armed with a garland of sweet flowers to be placed in memoriam to our gallant and cherished dead. An imposing feature of the occasion was he presence of the military, "the boys in gray "of this day and generation who will, thank God, live in peace to keep alive amidst the scenes ot mimic warfare the evergreen memory jof those who first wore that honored gray." As the procession approached the Cemetery a detachment of the ' Cape Fear Light Artillery fired a salute of eleven - guns from their pieces, and as they entered the gates the military opened order and the others moved up between the ranks of pieces at present. The services in the Confederate Lot were opened with a dirge by the Cornet Concert Club and this was followed by the following short but eloquent prayer delivered by Rev. Chas.iM. Payne, Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church: Almightly God, our Heavenly Father, help us in all our ways to acknowledge Thee, as the high i and mighty ruler of the universe, from whose sovereign hands cometh together the day of prosperity and the day of adversity. , We pray thee to grant us thy gracious presence and blessing on this memorial day, standing over the precious dust of our dead heroes. We beseech thee to breath into our hearts, a spirit of humble submission unto' the dispensations of Divine Providence. Help us to say "the will of the Lord be done'' and enable us to learn the salutary lessons contained in the discipline of our great affliction.! We desire to thank thee with humble and submissive hearts, that we still have left us a precious legacy, tbe memory of the past. . 1 . - ' i I Grant oh Lord, that these recollections may be blessed to our moral development, while we confess the errors, entreat forgiveness for the sins and are warned by the mistakes of other days. May the worthy example of those we have met this day to honor, incite! within us a no ble emulation, move us into a life more devoted to principle, consecrated to duty, and unto a sacrifice of eyery thing else for the accomplishment of that which we be lieve to be right. I Tenderly would we at 1 this time com-, mil unto thy Fatherly care, all the families that have been bereaved by this great calamity. Bless the widows that have lost hus bands, the mothers that have lost sons, , the children that have lost fathers. Oh God, be their portion, stay, and comfort, and forbid that we should ever fail in oar duty unto tnose wno have thus been made, in a peculiar sense, the wards nf our mnntrv Most Merciful God,we beg Thee to bless with Thy grace and favor, our Southern land make our people industrious, upright auu iruiy pious, liiess the whole country, rulers and - people. Mav that sectiotiai bitterness, which has so long been the fruitful source of hatred and strife, be re moved; may the spiri of forgiveness and reconciliation, the benigh influence of har mony and concord, be disseminated over the length and breadth of our land. Oh, Thou Gdd of peace, who sent Thy Soil into this sin cursed world, to bestow upon us "His Peace," extend, we beseech Thee, the dominion of the "Prince of Peace." We entreat Thee to save us from xuarrel, bloodshed and war. Still the tu mult of the people. Bring to naught the devices of the wicked. Fill our hearts and the hearts of all men with Thy love, so that we may dwell safely under the wings of Thy blessed spirit and possess peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. And to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, shall be the praise forever and ever. Amen. 1 At the plose of the Prayer the Choir rendered in a plecsaut and touching man ner the following beautiful ode: : ,- : ' 1 ", , ; (' Tast, the clash aiid clang of battle. Past, the terrors, trials, fears; ' Past, the deadly roar and rattle, Yet, we meet in tears. n. Not a shout of exultation Breaks the i silence, solemn, deep : On the death-day of a, nation, i Is it strange we weep ? ' ii . ' . in. But the homage that we render . Softens with a nrniul rplipf And a joy supremely tender. ixiugies wim our griei. , J ' IV. For the heroes wrested from us, 1 ' Have not lived nor died, in vain; 1 And their memory's bdw of promise cpaus our years 01 pain ! i i V, - , Countless eyes have conned their story.. Countless hearts grown brave therebj' Let us thank the God of glory, vve naa such to die : ' ' - ' ..- I VI. Where had been the Church's honor, When the overwhelminp- flnml Of her foes rushed, fierce upon her, ijut ior martyrs' Piood? i VII. Where the lofty acclamations O'er the wrench of thraldom's chain ? Where the grandeur of the nations, 1 i. 1 ' .uutior patriots giam? j 1 1 ' ' VIII. , , . Shall we, then, in sad. procession. Heads low dropt upon th 6 breast Only bring our tears to freshen , uraves wnere ueroes rest ? Let us rather, as the laurel ' , Now we lav above the sod. Learn their lives' majestic moral, , wait; ana trust m uoti ! . , i Margaret J. JPrcst'Oii The Memorial Poem written by Mrs.M. J. Preston, of Virginia, to delivered on this occasion, was then feelingly read by Rev. Geo. Patterson, D Di. This was followed by an ode from the Choir and then Col. Jas. G. Burr, the Orator of the Daytdclivered the following truly and beautiful touching address: ! i Centuries ago, where the cloud-capped mountains of Greece looked down upon the yEgean sea, at the entrance of a nar row pass between Mount Oeta on the one side and an impassable marsh on the other : a granite monument was erected bear ing this inscription: "Stranger, tell it to the Lacedseinans that we lie here obeying their laws." i A grateful people had reared that shaft in! commemoration of the heroic self-sacri fice of Leonidas and his three hundred Spartans at the pass of Thermopyhc. They had given their lives for their country, and their country honored them, and so through all the ages that have intervened betw een them and us, among all nations and among all peoples, this reverernce for lofty patriot ism and love of country burns with I as bright a glow as it did two thousand years ago. i It is a feeling that can never be eradi cated so long as man is true to himself and to his high destiny; it honors both alike, tbe living and the deail, and that people must be base indeed vrliose hearts 'do not throb with kindling emotion at the recital of brave deeds and noble enterprises. ' Seventeen years ago, in this spring time of the year, the first gun was fired that ushered in the most tremendous conflict of modern times. The war between the States began. It was flie meeting of two fierce tides moved by adverse winds a struggle between giants "whose death grap ple shook the earth and appalled the na tions of the world. The pages of history of song or story, exhibit no more diauntiess valor than was displayed by our people during its contin uance, or cf nobler heroism since the close of the war. All that courage aided by consummate genius could attempt t was done, but alas ! in vain. After a struggle of four weary years a display of military skill and energy, perhaps unparrelleled, and a patriotism that extorted the admira tion of Europe, our shattered legions were compelled to furl their standards and the cause was lost. I What if the cause was lost, all was not lost the genius that creates the will tbaj dares the intellect that directs and con trols the affairs of state could not be taken from us; and above all that which! alone makes life desirable,! our honor, was pure and unsullied, and the glorious memories of those who gave their lives a ransom for the land they loved are all our often, treas ured deep in every heart and held as sacred as the altars of our homes. To keep alive these memories and to lay our annual tributes Of affection upon tie graves of our honored dead, is once again our privilege and our sacred duty. And it is most appropriate at this season, when nmbermg nature springs into life, radiant with the beauty of flowers and df shrubs when the air is vocal with the melody of bm's and the harmonious cadences of murmuring sf reams, for this new birth, in uature :s but the symbol of the life io come. Once more wtj meet together to deck with evergreens and toscatter'flowers'upon the last resting place tf those wbd wore the gray. In the light cf this westering sun, weave together the cypress and the faurel the garlandSj green and the grey1 mosses arnd Iay tbem nderly upon the earth, font covers consecrated dust,1 the dust , . r t Ofthe warriorstri.nl V!?,b?i? lettSO our nation's trust AnM fuLQ rhe CaUSe though 10St,-6ti Anddied for meandyour?' j ' ljnst, i Should Tho question be ever asked IP.IT'S fl.! v-.-f i what meaus thU y.iat assemblage at every annl -iry ot m:s cay why is it that1 jstronrr men mul ceutle women are alike vaer to adorn and beautify the humble graves thst dot this silent city of the dead? w!v"dol their eyes moisten and the pulses "throb c3 they move onward in thejir labor of love' the answer will be: This tribute that we pay is but the ottering -of our hearts at the shrmp of lofty patriotism, the evergreens we bear and the flowers we brinS-Ithe simpie emblems of our love for those men I upon whose graves we lay .them down these men, , all died for the i:;giit Uie nght assured-in the contact between ihl States, the right expressed in the I dedaraf tipu of independence the inalienably riabt of self-government. I "j It would not be proper tn an occasion like this to relVr to the causes that precipi tated the conflict between, the North and the South, but there can be no d6ubt that our peculiar institution, and for which we were in no ways responsible, was the ' ini mediate one. I may be pardbced, I hope, m cbnsequence of the misrepresentations and abuse which have been heapid upon us so pers;steutly, not only.-in. our own country, but also abroad, on account cf that peculiar institution isted among us, if I pause lor a moment to make a single statement in vindication c f history. I ' . T y -J- The South received from th. Africa about one million nf iiprri,i,ii ivages, and under its crenpronsl aml'l wholesome discipline thev rrew to b tour millicns of skilful, cheerful and industrious lauorers, a larger, numuer ot civilized and christianized people than have ever been directly reclaimed front heathenism and. barbarism since the early days bf Christ l anitjr. The South received them a de based, brutish and repulsive i people, wiio believed in fetish, and who aldne of, all DGOnle in tho ivnrlil wnrclirr.,,1 spirit, but they made them such a- people as to rail fnrtll llio o-vf rcu'nf..,U !..i..:J? a powerful party who claim for them the highest privileges of the proudest aud most enlightened American citizen, i WTbafc they are, all men can see. , and 'such as1 they are, the ' South made them, for no oiner portion oi tne world ever contributed a man or a dollar to the work. I 1,1 , I mention this not: froni any desire , to excita feeling or to revive dead issues; ifar uuui ii-uuo Diujiy as ueiog uuc to our- 1 selves that it shouldjbe stated, and with the hope that fair minded men through out the county will at least do us the, jus tice to reflect upon it. -i i iiujonuuiumuiu SilUUlU 1 atlompi I. to portray tho scenes of that four years' , struggle. You are all familiar with them ; nor is it necessary for mo to speak tqyou of Leo and Jackson, Johnson, Pettigrew,' ' Whiting and others, whose genius shed a lustre upon the cause fcr which they fought. I Bravo gentlemen they, and high upon the scroll of fame j their matchless ' deeds arc .written, for theirs arc ''"some of the few, the immortal naraes, that were not born to die." 1 j Nor can I even mention those, our own Cape Fear boys all in the flush ot lusty ' youth or vigorous manhood arid all fall ing at the noblest, place .where met- can fall in the faithful discharge of a sublime' uuiy. &.u, me somure snauows nave ia en upon many a household in our midst'v and Rachael still weeps for her children because they are not. t I yield to none in admiration for. those who led our armies and controlled their movements, true patriots and worthy) allf the honor a grateful people can bestow. My hand should wither, ere it plucked one leaf from the garland that adorns iheir. graves, and blistered should be my tongue if it gave expressicn to an unjust thought or an unkind work. I recognize" to the ful lest extent theirnoble self-sacrifices and tbo, brilliancy of their achievements, but while I stand uncovered in their august presence t' I yet bow my head with a deeper reverence and feel a warmer kindling at the heart as ) I turn to tho humble private in the Con- federate Army. . y ''rj ., . Onlyja priv jate how brief tte eiprai 1 m, yet how pregnant with thought. "j J - I I Only a private his couch the' ihard earth tbe snow-drift his pillow, ana the. stars gazing down as he sleeps and drekrnsr of his home. ( Shoeless and ragged itarving andsick yet content with a handful of corn for his' food. The needle is not truer to tbe mag-.( net than was he to the cause he loved ; for ' within that scarred and rugged bbsom . there beat a heart as true and brave as ever hero or patriot bore. Jn tbe long land weary march now toiling amidst the ice of winter or sweltering beneath the sum mer's heat in the roar of battle, now hrMstinf the shock of inmimrablA Vir.t or leaping to the charge with a fory that no power could resist he was at all times and under al circumstances, the embodl-i ment of the most unselfish patriotism and ' the noble attributes of man. With no "h; . centhe but love of country with no am- " bitious designs, and no hope of preferment --he was simply, a private but such a, private as the world has seldom seenyf worthy every way of our profoundest ad- v coscxrDEn os rouBTii rAorjj -1 iVi:
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