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4*4+*4*44444444t44«444 ♦ HE WEATHER TODAY, i 4 4 ♦ For North Carolina: ♦ ♦ ♦ : FAIR. 1 44444 4444+444 +++4 +44+4 VOL. LII. NO. 50. Leads all North' Carolina Dailies in lews and Circulation HIE CONFEDEFUEE MONUMENT UNVEILED In the Presence of 5,000 People at Wilson. A VERY BEAUTIFUL SHAFT An Eloquent and Inspiring Oration By Mr. Henry Blount. ELEGANT DINNER SERVED 10 VETERANS The Unveiling of the Confederate Monument Was the Greatest Day In the History of Wilson. An Occasion Never To IT' Forgotten. This has boon one of the , greatest .days in the history of Wilson. It witnessed the fulfillment of plans made a quarter of a century ago by the remaining survivors of the (’on- 1 federate army. No county in the State sent braver or more courageous men to tight the battles of the Confederacy than the county named for the gallant Mexi can soldier, Louis 1). Wilson. W hen more than ttventy-flve years ago, a new tito was selected for the city cemetery, the new cemetery was laid off by the late Kdward M. Nadal. He loft school to go into the army and no more knightly sol dier followed the knightly Leo. In mak ing the plot, he left a central place for the erection cf a Confederate monument. “Before many years,” he said, ‘ a monu ment so the Confederate soldiers will bs • rented, and it. must be the central point in the cemetery.” He has since “cross ed over the river and rests under the shade of the trees,” but his spirit and the spirit of other Confederate comrades have rested over this town todav. More than 5,0<0 visitors are in Wilson today, drawn here to take part in the exorcises. Music has been furnished by the Greenville and Dunn bands, ami the exercises have been impressive and ap propriate. At noon the Jesse A, Barnes Camp of \ -g|g. 11 -m -mil. agriiTnr mi. aw m in i. ■ • ~ Tr m*- •• v-.- ...* v ~ e .., M jL Jfi _ 1 jfc- -. ' jARh? •■: -'M .fSSsSvSSaaBB^^^^SSSSSSE 1 Tgjjj' Wilson County’s Confederate Monument, Wilson. N: C„ Unveiled May 12, 1 ‘>o2. Confederate Veterans met In the court h >use, and the Daughters of the Con federacy pinned upon the breasts of its eighty or more members crosses of better. After transacting- the business of the camp. all old soldiers were in vited to a well supplied dinner, set with everything- good b>f the ladies of Wilson. Mere than 200 enjoyed the dinner.. At two o’clock the parade formed in front of the court house in the following order: 1. Hand of music. 2. Military. 3. Ladies on horseback?' 4. Four-liorse float containing sponsor of this camp, Miss Maude Christman and thirteen voting ladies. r>. Carriage with Chaplain Elder P. D. Hold and little Miss Virginia Davis and Master Groves Connor. (>. orator of the Day. 7. Hand of music. N Veterans. !•. Daughters of the Confederacy* 10. The Junior Order -11. Citizens on foot. Upon reaching the cemetery the excr < ises were opened with prayer by Elder P. I). Geld, followed by hv'mns and na tional airs exquisitely* rendered by a special choir composed of Wilson's finest musical talent. The monument war. then unveiled by little Miss Virginia Davis and Master proves Connor. A most beautiful feature of the exercises was’ the march of five hundred graded r< bool children around the mound on v. hch the monument was reared, strew ing flowers upon the mound as they marched. ’•ln- oratirdFi was then delivered by Mr. Henry Blount, who dropped hts books when the war drum sounded to shoulder a musket. His ora tion was a gem, as might have been The News andObserve** / -Jat i. expected from such a gifted and unri valled orator. He began with a tribute to the women whose devotion and love have kept alive the deathless deeds of the Confederacy. He spoke of their an nual custom of decorating the graves of the fallen heroes with dowers. This ex tract front his apostrophe to liowers is Hiven here: “And as we stand and watch our noble women and beautiful maidens as thgy assemble on the green sward, with hands filled with precious flowers —love’s gift to the dead—lt seems to us that if the spirits of the canonized dead could pull back the curtain that shuts out scenes earthly from scenes immortal, and sea-t their blissful vision upon that sweet evidence of affectionate remem brance, that a sweeter, purer, nobler, sublimev, more entrancing rythm would be given to their flowing tides of felicity and rapture, and that a shout of joy, known only to blessed immortality, .would make the very hill tops of Heaven echo with reverberations of everlasting giatitude. If anything could make their rest sweeter and more beautiful it would be made so by such beautiful evidences of d< voted remembrance. To us there is nothing which seems more eloquent, than the language these flowers speak from their mute lips, for they have the dialect of the heart, and disclose in their own sweet vernacular, the witch ery of a meaning that tongue can ne\‘ -r syllable. And when we see them spread upon a grave there is a tenderer touch of sympathy, a sweeter fragrance of affection and a brighter hue of devotion than wealth and power could ever give, for they are the genuine expression oi' heart trouble, and it is the heart which erects the strongest and grandest monu ments. The marble, by its resistive power, may stand in the sunshine and in the storm, bait it is cold and hard and dumb and passionless; its mute, closed lips breathe no prayers for the dead, it sheds no tears of sorrow, it sings no songs of affectionate rememberance. But flowers—these sweet and precious amici thoughts—reveal the dreams of the heart., and scatter forth those odors of affection which will live in ihe unending summer of their own eternity of bloom and beauty and freshness and fragrance. And such annual demonstrations as these are the sweetest and purest testimonials of regard for the dead that were ever made, for in these heart throbs which send forth these fragrant messengers to report the eternity of the deathless mem ories which are pulsiYig within, there is read an eloquence of meaning deeper than language’s plummet ever sounded, for they translate a devotion as eon - I stant and as sweet as the murmur of j dew-bathed zephyrs when whispering love to the violets ” Mr. Blount closed with an eloquent and beautiful tribute to the Confederate soldiers who sleep in honored graves, and to their surviving comrades, upon whose heads the snow that never melts has fallen, it was Mr. Blount’s master piece. - Hon, M. Cooke, of Louisburg, rep resenting the ladies, then made an appro priate t loq’ient and‘inspiring speech. Three volley;- from the Wilson Light Infantry, forty strong, closed the exer cises of the day. The Greenville and Dunn brass bands iurntshed excellent ntusie for tin occa sion. Ih* gave a delightful eon cert tonight. Tli* day closed with a delightful ban quet, given by the Wilson Council Jun ior ‘i P*r of American Mechanics to vis iting members from Rocky Mount and Goldsboro. The Wilson Council lias eighty-five members. ! he weather was super!) and every br im.gemont for t he comfort and happiness of tite hundreds of visitors was made and carried out. Mr. Henry M. Warren was chief marshal, and the assistants wore Messrs. W. I’. Wootlcn. f. W. Barnes, T. M Anderson, J. G. Ron* v. Doane Herring, W T. (Uark. The or det lies were E- F. Nadal amt Selby An derson. .Most of the business houses and resi dences along the march, the court house and public building were elaborately decorated, (lags floated everywhere, and the he spitality of Wilson was dispensed with its usual freedom and ”legAnc\ It was the great day in the kislory of Wil son. Tie- monument is a beautiful one and is a fitting memorial of noble heroes frot 1 IJhi; . countv who gave lip Du it |iv< for *!)• ir country. H. K HARDY. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 13. 1902. ROOSEVELT ASKS CONGRESS TO HID It Votes $200,000 For West Indian Sufferers A BILL PASSES.QUICKLY Mr. Urderwood of Alabama Makes Some Objection. MR. FORAKER ON THE PHI IPPINE BILL He Quotes Editorials Frcm the Denver Post, Patterson’s Paper, to Show That Mr. Patterson is Inconsistent on the Phil ppirie Question. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, May 12.—The President to-day sent the following message to Congress: To the Senate and House of Repre sentatives: One of the greatest calamities in his tory has fallen upon our neighboring is land of Martinique. The consul of the United Staterf at Guadelope lias tele graphed from Fort d< France, under date of yesterday, that the disaster is com plete; that the city St. Pierre has ceased to exist; and that the American consul and his family have perished. We are informed that thirty thousand people have lost their lives, and that fifty thousand are homeless and hungry; that there is urgent need of all kinds of provisions, and that the visit of vessels "for the work of supply and rescue is imperatively re quired. The Government of France, while ex pressing their thanks for the marks of. sympathy which have reached them from America, informs ns that Fort de France and the entire island of Martinique are still threatened. They, therefore, request that for the purpose of rescuing the peo ple whd are in such deadly peril ami threatened with starvation, the govern ment of the United States may send, as soon as possible, the means pf transport ing them from the stricken 'island. The island of St. Vincent, and, perhaps others in that region, are also seriously men aced by the calamity which lias taken so appalling a form in Martinique. I have directed the departments of the Treasury, of War and of the Navy to take such measures for the relief of these' stricken people as lies within the executive discretion, and I earnstly oom mnd this ease of unexampled disaster to the generous consideration of Congress. For this purpose i recommend that ;m appropriation of five hundred thousand dollars be made, to he immediately made. THRO DOR R RODS EVK i ,T. White House, Washington, May t‘3, 'O2. ttuick Work by the House,. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. May 12.—Tin* House to day passed, hv an overwhelming vote a hill granting *200,000 for the relief .of the sufferers in the great calamity in the U »'st indies. The bill was a substitute to the relief measure passed by the Sen ate, which carried *IOO,OOO, the increase having followed the receipt of a message from the President setting forth (ho mag nitude of the calamity .and urging an ap propriation of sr>oo.ooo. A special meeting of the Appropriation Committee was held to facilitate action on the bill and was reported to the House within a short time after the receipt of the President’s message. In presenting the measure Mr. Hemenway, the acting chairman of the appropriation, '\p!ain<d ihnt the amount was limited to $200,000 owing to the fact that large private' contributions were be ing made. The discussion wat brief, Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, being the only one to speak in opposition and by vote of Ififi to 0 the bill was passed. Mr. Underwood stated that he was op posed to the measure rind would vot<> against it. Members were not here, he said to legislate on the impulse of their hi arts)rings. Mr. Mcßae, of Arkansas, made an ap p-al for nrejr.pt and unanimous action in the interest of humanity and Mr. Liv iflgston. of Georgia, added the hope that the qountry would not turn its back upon its record for succoring those in distress without reference to nationality or local ity. Those voting in the negative were Messrs. Burgess, Texas: Clayton. Ala lama: Gaines. Tenunessee; Lanham, Texas: Moon, Tennessee; Snodgrass, Ten nessee; Tate, Georgia; Underwood, Ala bama, and Williams, Mississippi. A bill to consilodate the local gas com panies was defeated. Washington’s Banks. (Special to News and Observer.) Washington, ,\. C , May !£.- The stale ntcnf of tb<> condition of the Bank of Washington has just bo< n issued for the •nding of the ninth fiscal year. It shows this institution to be in excellent condi tion. \1! the old officers were re-elect l -1 for tlu> new year. There are two wisely coo iii'd<'d banking houses in this city • hat would do credit to any city of this si/e. Th»< '■tatem.cn'. was as follows ( upital took, iC.fMiofi; s'lndm; fund, *2d, • (•(•»»: undivided profits, *_\2t'.W: 'iiviflcnd payable May l. r »th, deposit:-, $155,- <•■’> :»#»; total *231,584.05. GREENSBORO FIRES LIKE TRE OTHERS Pennant Winners Cinch Vic tory In the Ninth KELLY PUT OFF GROUNDS Durham Uses Up The Boys From New Bern. CHARLOTTE WINS EASY AT WILMINGTON In Raleigh King Kelly Grows Obs'reperous So Thai Umpire Proud Orders Him From the Field and Will Ask His Suspension. It was a close shave, but Raleigh won. The score in the ninth with two hands down, was four for Raleigh, three for Greensboro. The close shave was caused by the fact thaft three errors in the second in ning allowed Greensboro to score three runs. That was all, for after that it was a shut out. » The prowess of King Kelly’s krew from Greensboro had been heralded. They were just one game behind Raleigh and they almost tasted victory yesterday when the tempting cup went ker-smash, and defeat grinned at them from the fragments. Their ruin started with a close de cision at first base in the eighth inning, when the umpire called Farrell safe at first. The judgment did not suit “King Kelly, manager for Greensboro. Kelly was on the players bench in citizen’s clothes and had already been adminish ed by the umpire for having too much to say. He n TI w indignant at the de cision, used some warm words of roast for the umpire, and made as if to go after him, but was stopped. For this Umpire Proud ordered him to leave the players’ bench and go among the spec tators. But for this instance of ieking the game ran smoothly and was a splendid exhibition of ball playing. For eight in nings Greensboro was blanked, and Ral eigh was shut out six times. Pitcher Roy for Raleigh and Suggs for Greens boro pitched beautiful games and not a man was given a base on balls, and Pastor was the only man hit by a pitched ball. Each pitcher struck out five men and each time had five men left on bases. The bleachers had an enjoyable time yesterday. Mr. J. R. Haynes, of Greens boro, was present, and guarded by an old army rifle provoked much fun by his "rooting” for the Greenies. He did not nave the voice of the gentleman who, on Saturday vociferated every thirty sec onds "Dur-rum,” but he got there all the same. "Big Bill Farrell" was in the game at first for Raleigh and he did yeoman ser vice. He seems to be a “good un” from his actions yesterday. But while Bill is a good sized fellow he was not in it for height with the Tall Fox from Ran dolph, whom Greensboro had at second. He is away up in the air, and is a rat tling good ball player, for whom the balls seem to have a fondness. R.weigh showed up In fine form, as did Greensboro, and some of the innings went by like lightning flashes, three up and three down. It was great ball play ing and the crowd was enthusiastic over it. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Raleigh 1, Greensboro 3. Durham 3, New Bern 2. Wilmington 1, Charlotte it. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Clubs. Won. Lost. P. C. Raleigh ti i ,857 Greensboro 4 3 .571 Charlotte 4 3 .57 L New Bern 3 4 .428 Durham 3 4 .428 Wilmington 1 .143 TO-DAY'S SCHEDULE. Greensboro at Raleigh. New Bern at Durham. Charlotte at Wilmington. TABULATED SCORE. RALEIGH. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. Pastor, s. s 4 11 0 2 1 Soffle, 2b 4 2 2 2 4 1 Kain, 1. f 4 0 0 3 <» 1 Hook, 3b 4 0 () 3' 2 0 Farrell, lb 4 0 1 11 0 1 Traegar. c. f 3 0 0 3 0 0 c4ll 4 1 0 Meyers, r. f 4 0 0 1 0 0 R°y. p 4 0 2 0 2 0 To,il l 35 4 7 27 11 4 GREENSBORO. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. MeTeer, lb 4 0 2 10 1 0 Cook, 1. f 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cox, 2b 1 0 1 j 2 0 ■Sullivan, e 4 0 (♦ 7 2 0 Surles, r. f 4 0 0 0 1 0 Jones, 3b 4 t j } 4 2 McKiernan, s. s 4 1 j 0 11 Suggs, p 1 q 0 | 3 0 Poole, e. f j j (i 0 0 0 Total 35 3 5 2G* 11 3 *■ Winning run scored with two men out. SCORE BY INNINGS. R. H. E. Raleigh 1000 0 0 0 2 I—4 7 { Greensboro 0,3 0000 <1 0 it—:; 5 3 Summary—Two T>asr hits, Roy (2); thr-e base hits, Soffle, Smith, Me- Kiernan: bases on balls, none; hit by pitched ball, Pastor; struck out, by Hoy 5, by Suggs 5; left on bases, Raleigh 5, Greensboro 5; first base on errors, Ral eigh 3, Greensboro 4; sacrifice hits, Tra''gar, Cook. Time of game 1:50. At tendance 600. Umpire, Geo. J). Proud. The Gulls Outclassed by Charlotte. (Speciftl to News and Observer.) Wilmington, N. €.. May 12. —The locals were outclassed by the visitors today and lost in a score of !• to 1. Bishop for the Hornets, pitched a magnificent game, and Wilmington was unable to connect with his delivery, but for one hit. Osteen led in batting for the visitors, Hompleman made a sensational one hand catch, which was the finest ever seen here. Mace’s umpiring gave general satisfaction. The score: R. H. E. Charlotte 0201 03 3 0 0—!) 12 2 Wilmington 0001 00 0 0 o—l0 —11 4 Batteries: Bishop and Lehman; Brandt and Fisher. Summary—Stolen bases, Ashenback, Hutton; two base hits, Osteen; double plays, Osteen to Hempleman to Arm strong; base on balls; Bishop 2, Brandt 9; hit by pitched ball, Cooper; struck out, by Brandt 7, Bishop 7: left on bases, Wilmington 2, Charlotte 9. Time two hours. Attendance 400. / Durham Wins From New Bern. (Special to Nows and Observer.) Durham, N. C.. May 12.—The first game of ball played in the new George Lyon Park, was won this afternoon by Durham from New Bern by a score of 3 to 2. Score: >*. R. 11. E. Durham 00 0012 00*—3 4 l New Bern 0020 00 0 0 o—2 5 1 Batteries: Durham, Morris and Lo gan; New Bern, Applegate and Stonacre. Summary—Earned runs, New Bern 1, Durham 2; three base hits, Durham 1; bases on balls, New Bern 4, Durham 4; struck out, by Morris 5, by Applegate 3; left on bases, Durham 4, New Bern 2; double plays, Curtis to Dieters to Logan, Softie to Dieters to Stocksdale; stolen bases. New Bern 2, Durham 3. Umpire, Mr. McNamara. Time of game, one hour and fitly minutes. / National League Games. (By the Associated Press.) At Pittsburg— R. H. E. Pittsburg 002 0 1 01 0 * —l 10 1 Boston 1000 01 0 0 o—2 6 0 At Chicago— R. H. E. Chicago 0000 00 0 0 o—o 3 2 Brooklyn 0000 02 0 0 o—20 —2 !) 1 At Cincinnati — R. 11. E. 1 Cincinnati 11 100 011 o—s 9 6 Philadelphia .. ..0 2210 00 2 I—B 14 2 At St. Louis— R. H. E. St. Louis 1000 00 1 0 *—2 9 1 New York 0100 00 0 0 o—l 2 0 American League Games. (By the Associated Press.) At Cleveland— R. H. E. Cleveland 0000 01 0 1 o—2 11 4 St. Louis 1011 02 0 2 o—7 11 2 At. Philadelphia— R. H. E. Boston 51 0 1 000 0 I—B 13 1 Philadelphia .. ..000 00 0020—2 f» 1 At Baltimore — R. H. E. Baltimore 000122 3 1 •—9 15 2 Washington 0102 00 1 0 o—4 12 3 At Detroit— R. If. E. Detroit 00022100 *—s 11 1 Chicago 20100010 o—4 10 1 Eastern League Games. Newark 9: Montreal 11. Jersey City 9; Toronto 10. Providence 0; Buffalo 3. Worcester 5; Rochester 11. The Southern League. Nashvilie 11; Atlanta 7. Chattanooga-Birmingham game post poned, wet grounds. Memphis II; Shreveport 13. LitY’e *oc « ■ New Orleans 7. Memorial Day at Goldsbiro. (Special to News and Observer.) Goldsboro, N. C., May 12—Memorial day was fittingly celebrated here Sat urday. A concourse of people assembled at the cemetery topay tribute to the memory of the soldiers of the lost cause. The orator of the day was Hon. B. H. Grady. Crosses of honor were presented by Mrs. Sue Collier in a touching beau tiful and impressive address to the following veterans: Barnes Aycock, D. J. Broadhurst, Alsie .1. Brown, W. H. H. Cobb, John T. Dees, J. W. Guliek, John H. Hill, R. E. Jones. B. T. ones, D. E. McKinne, J. (’. Smith, B. W. Sasser, J. L. Tew, John B. Baker, \V. H. Borden, A. G. Bass, David S. Davis, W. B. Fort, R. P. Howell. Thomas Hill. A. B. Hollo well, J. it Kenn<dy, it. B. Raiford, W. H. Smith, Thos. W. Sloeumb. The response in behalf of the above who rece*ved Crosses of Honor, was made by Co). A. C. Davis. Won the Worth Prize, (Special to News rr:d Observer.) < Impel Hill. N. €., May 12.—The Worth pri/,*' for the senior who writes the t • st Htesis on some subject in philosophy has been awarded to Mr. Chaa. M. Byrnes. Hin subject was "T\h<‘ Relative individ ual." This prize was established bv the late Mr. David G. Worth, of Wilming ton. and s continued by his son, Mr. cites. \v. Worth. Boih graduated here. The President has appointed Passed Vssistant Surgeon, Julies O. Cobb, South Carolina, to be surgeon in the Marine Hospital service. MAJ, HALE'S ORATION HI FAYETTEVILLE Unveiling of Cumberland Counts Confederate Monument IHE WORK OF THE LADIES They Compile a Complete List of Cum berland’s Quoto to the Army. OFFICERS AND M.N 2,416 CONFRIBUTED The Movement Was Commenced July 1s f , 1895, Ard Last Auiumn $2,262 Had Been Raised On Subscrip’ion Reed; “They Dted in Di-d in De fense of their Rights." At the unvoting of the Cumberland county's Confederate monument in Fay etteville, Maj. E. J. Hale's oration was a memorable one. An immense crowd heard it, and the interest and enthus iasm were very great. The orator commenced by saying that nineteen years ago he had the honor to deliver the memorial address at the same old cemetery. His subject then was Ihe need of the moments to commemorate the deeds of our ancestors. At that time there was but one statue in all North Carolina, that of aWshmrton at the State capitol. The speaker referred to Cumberland's Cumberland County’s Confederate Monument, Fay etteville, N. C., Unveiled May 10, 1902. share in tho war, and of how little had been known of it, until tho good women of tho comity set about making a list of tho men Cumberland sent to the war. They parcelled out among themselves the files of the old Observer, and they copied the lists of the members of the companies from Cumberland as they went to the front, and sought out all the fragmentary lists of recruits to those companies, or of men sent to com panies from other counties, and to these were added the names found in hjoore’s Roster, which dd not appear in the orig inal lists. The find result is a roster of Cumberland troops/in the oCnfederate War as perfect as the well-night perfect system adopted could accomplish. It is that which has been placed in th<* cor ner stone of the monument. This list has he<n carefully gone over by Miss I\lul let.t, President of the Association, and all repetitions eliminated. She has an nounced the result as 2,41 f officers and, men contributed to the Confederate ser vice? by the county of Cumberland, a magnificent showing. Os these, one eyas L4eutenant-< general, five wore general staff office rs, and thirty-six were officers of the regimental field and staff. Os the 104 regimental historans whom •fudge Clark* was able- to secure for his gre-at work, eleven were soldiers who went out from Cumberland. and of the nineteen battalion historians, two were (himbe-rlarid soldiers. Muj. Hale called attention to tin- fae-t that in the- old cemetery, where this ceremony was taking place, war Hie first Confederate monument erected in North Carolina, pr.d one of the first, if not. the first, in any of the States of he Confed eracy; and hat one of the three ladies’ who led in that, early work. Miss Mul let t, was the honored president of this monumental association. Another. Mr, Jesse K. Kyle, though au invalid, was ( ♦+++♦♦♦♦♦♦+4 >44+444+44 ♦ THE WEATHER TO-DAY. 4 ♦ For Raleigh: 4 Fair. 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS I present. ltTc other. Miss Marla Speer, bas passed away. « Major Hale concluded his eloquent ad dress as follows: j "The movement for the building of tho I present monument was begun July Ist, 1895, by an Association of which Mrs. ! Neill W. Ray was elected president, but who, being unable to sorve, was sue- ‘ reeded by Mrs. John B. Broadfoot. Mrs. Broadfoot, aftei most efficient service, j was succeeded by Miss Mai let t, who has ' served since. Last autumn, the funds ! raised by the association reached the sum of *2,262, and ithe order for the monu- I rnent, which cost $2,200 and would now cost much more, was at once given. It is twenty-three feet high, and the figure of the infantryman which surfliounts it ! is of standard bronze and seven feet throe inches high. "The inscription, it will be observed j are all appropriate, the one facing the north being especially interesting. That reads, "They Died in Defense of their Rights." "I am authorized to say that the good | women have conducted this work thought that certain teachings of tho i youth of the land at variance with the J truth, rendered a summary declaration of the kind just quoted an appropriate | inscription for such a conspicuous and substantial memorial as this. They never, of course, entertained the idea of saying, "They Died in behalf of a Cause (hoy Believed to be Right," for that would suggest that they subscribed to the erroneous doctrine that "Might makes Right.” Nor was it necessary, in changing from the mourner’s to the his torian's view of the war, to discard en , tiroly from the list of inscriptions those softer sentiments which are so grateful to the ear and consoling to the heart, and which usually have been employed in these womanly tributes. But they be lieved that the time had ccme to eheck the impressions referred to, and to teach the rising generation, in this sig | nal way, the noble truth recited. And what does that truth signify? It covers every phase of the ground upon which the South appeals to history for its justification In taking up arms. If the Constitution, the supreme law of the land in 1860, be held to have replaced > the monarch under the dynastic system, a*, in tho ultimate analysis, it must be, then they were, morally, rebels who professed allegiance to it and yet vio lated it. If the ultimate sovereignty re sided in the reserved rights of the Status, which acceded to the Union under the Constitution, then they were loyalists who obeyed each one, the commands of his seceded State. And, so far as I am aware, no publicist or constitutional writer of note in the outside world de nies that the South was right, and con sequently the North wrong, in their re spective views upon the abstract ques tion of the right, of secession. Eventu ally, that must be the universal view. It was upon the question of the expediency and the necessity of secession that dif ferences existed between the holder States and those further removed from the probable theatre of war. In this re. speet, we of North Carolina have cause for immeasurable pride. are not a warlike? people. Democ racies in the nature of things cannot be. War is the personal weapon of the monanh. waged for his aggrandisement by those who owe him allegiance. Where; the people constitute the are fools who suffer the waste*#war of their own will, except In defense of their nghts or for the protection of vita interests. The statesmen who con iol ed the destinies of North-Carolina n lM.a- td were deep students of his tory, and they refused to take the chance of war until the existence of the condi tions mentioned rendered war the wise course. Though, with exception of' her daughter, Tennessee, the last to with maw from the Union, North Carolina was tho foremost in all that was ro fjuired to make her act good. and. as we have seen, she poured out her blood and treasure in greater volume than any of her sisters. In peace, was never geutle lamb wore mild; i (Continued ou Pago Five.)