THE CENTRAL TIMES.
IT. K. VOHV
. K. CSRA.Vl'IIA.11
IklUort..
'THURSDAY' JUNE
4 1S0I
LITERARY ADDRESS.
BY HON. D. H McLEAN
At the Progressive Institute Com-meDcemer.t-
The early Litofy of every nation
has always been a matter of the deep
est concern lo her people. The Isra
lites, the earliest nation which history
presents to us, dwelt with the great
est tatfaction upon th? fact that their
people were the cho&en of God.
Their historians and poct3 revelled
in the fact that ttey wfre the des
cendants of Abraham and of Jacob
and of. Isaac. That he delivered
them from captivity and oppression.
That he guided them bya, pillar of
cloud by day, and a pil ar of fire by
nigh.
The ancient Greeks insisted that
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their founders were, of divine origin,
and tlie Roman historians record the
fact that Romulus the builder of
imperial .Rome, the proud Misstress
of the world "was a descendant of the
gods.
Happily for us we are not com
pelled as were the Greeks aud Ro
mans to believe in any audi fabled
traditions. No fabled fugitive from
the flames of Trog, No Norman ty
rant first landed on our shores.
It is true that a great deal of the
early history of North Carolina jjTM663 to the Duke of Albermarle, and
still shrouded in mystery and un
certainty. Still there i3 enough of
authentic history written of our early
ancestors, to satisfy us that thev were
iill ttat w'c could desire them to haTe
been brave,, true and honest the
only alter they built wire those ded
icated to God. the only temples they
built were th3e consecrated to liber
ty and hnruani'v. The student of
early history of N'rt!i Carolina will
find its pages filled with events of
the most trilling incidents and full
of romantic beauty.
It is undisputed history that Cap
tain Phillip Armidas and' Captain
Arthur Barlow on the 4th day of
July 1584 cast their anchors into the
si'ent waters oil" Roano-dc Island in
North Carolina, and took possession
of the same in the nadce of Elizabeth
the Virgin Queen of England. What
a scene! there upon the shining
sands of our eastern shore, that little
band of men and women knelt down
and offered a prayer of thanksgiving
to that God whose name was never
broken the air of this mighty conti
r.enet. What wondercus events happened
upon that scene they little dreamed
that they were founding the mightv
est empire- beneath the sun of heaven
thev little thought as thev stood
there with the might' Atlantic roll
ing behind them, and the untroden
and mysterious wilderness before
them, that they were laying the cor.
ncr stone of a temple to religion and
liberty, whose shadows should reach
over a territory so great that the sun
iievrr sets over it. a temple at whose
shrine nearly 100,000,000 people now
worship. It was the mysterious
wTiinga of that God who guided
their little ship over the trackless
wave s of the ocean, ds he did the
ancient Israelites as he led them
t'irough the unknown wilderness to
the bright and verdant shores of
Canaan, the fair land which he had
given them as an inheritance forever.
Here then in North Carolina, was
the birth place of this mighty empire.
Here upon North Carolina was born
the first white child who saw the light
on this mighty continent. This was
before the settlement of James Town
in Virginia, or the landing of the
Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock in Mas
sachusetts. It was this little colony
of Sir Walter Raleigh then that " first
upon the American Continent first
unnurled to the breeze the banner of
civilization, aud planted upon the
shining shores of North Carolina the
emblem of christian religion.
'-From that day to this, more than
SCO years, the history of North Caro
lina has been one continuing record
of heroic tchievements of our an
cestors, the contemplation of which
should brighten every face, thrill
- every heart, and - quicken every
pulse in this assembly to night.
Whether our forefathers were w iden
ing the .waves of civilization, driv.
ing back the savage of the forest,
who with Tomahawk or scalping
knife sought to arrest the course of
the Anglo Saxton Empire, or whether
in the midst of war against the tyran
ny. of a foreign despot, or whether
maintaining. on the field of battle the
right of self 'government against
'loriK.'i'k' and sectional fanaticism.
under any and ali circumstances the j
courage and fidelity of our people
lias been the wosder and admiration
of the world. There was one man
prominently connected with the early
history of our State whose memory
we should always reverence, that man
was Sir Wlter Raleigh who spent
an immense fortune in trying to
establisb Colonies on the Coast of
North Carolina. He lived at a period
ot En glands history that was prolific
of great men, but he was the greatest
of Ibem all. Of all that circle of
genius who made the reign of Eliza
beth so illustrious, Raleigh was the
shining star. There was in that
reign Shakespeare on the stage.
Powers, in the studio, Coke on the
bench, but Raleigh was everywhere.
We have no record of his ever having
visite l his Colonies here In per
son, we do know lhat ts long as
fortune and liberty were spared him
he never deserted those heroic men
and women who braved the perils of
the sea lo start a new Empire.
There no State in all this wide
union that has .so many romantie
and thrilling incidejts in its history
as these which cluster around the
early history of North Carolina. The
tragic death of Raleigh who was
beheaded by the tjrant James, the
hanging of her first governor, because
lie was a friend to liberty; and the
last colony of Roanoak Island onby
added a melcncholly charm to that
Irstory which is indeed stranger
that fiction.
'Let us now consider North Caroli
na of the present. North Carolina
originally covered all the territory
between the Atlantic and Pacifie
Oceans, this territory' was embraced
in a charter issued by Charles II In
was named in honor of the them
reigning King of England. What
an Empire would North Carolina be
t-daj' if she still retained her origi
nal property. She would include all
the States of Tennessee, Arkansas, a
portion of Texas, New Mexico Arizo
na md Southern California, As it is
bounded on the East hy the Atlantic
Ocean, and on the West by the
Smoky Mountains, which with the
Blue iiidge form a part of the Appa
lachian range-which extends almost
from the mouth of the St. Lawrence
to the Gulf of Mexico. In length
the State is about five hundred mile3,
in bredth from one hendred to a
hundred and fifty. This territory
includes about 32,000,000 acres of
land, about 6 million is under culti
vation. By the last census its popu
lation was I million. The State
ditfers in its soil, product and cli
mate in its different suctions. It
may be physically divided into
I. The coast and swamp land sec
tion, extending from the sea shore to
a line drawn to Edenton to Wilmiug.
ton.
II. The middle section, consisting
of the section from this belt to the
foot of the mountains and
III. The mountain region, extend
ing to the Tennessee line.
The first section abounds of valu
able timber, such as cypfess. juniper
oak and maple of great value. A
single cypress tree there has pro
duced $100 worth of shingles. The
soil is of great and induring fertility,
producing from 30 to 50 bushels of
corn per icre without, fertilizer.0, i
There are fields in Hyde
which have been cultivated
county
for 100
years without rest, without being fer
tilised which still produces L0
bushels of corn to .he acre, " The j
fisheries are the largest in the cun !
. I?; rrf I l i . i !
, Ml,VUV LftVC UCt'U IHKfcll ILli, tj
at one haul. The climato is heaVthv
although the land is low.
the middle section in which we live,
we all know will compare with any
section of the United States in the
production of the cereals, tobacco,
cotton and corn.
The mountain section is the loveli
est portion on the glore. This sec
tion ha3 been aptly called by one
of North Carolinas most gifted
daughters "The land of the sky."
So you see my young friends that
your lot has been cast amidst every
blessing which the hand of nature
could lavish upon you. that your
State, oar State, God bless her, has a
soil adopted to ever' crop you need,
a salubrious climate, her surface
beautified by towering mountains,
winding rivers, and verdant hills,
she is indeed a very Eden of beauty
and glory. Who can look upon
North Carolina from the blue waves
of the Atlantic that love her eastern
shores, to the summit of Mt. Mitchell
the Chimbrazo of the Alleghannies
and not realize that God has blessed
herewith an overflowing hand. The
sun does not shine more brightly
upon the plains of the plassic Greece,
nor upon the vine covered hills of
sunny France than it does upon the
hills and delis cf our own beloved
State.
. , O then my young friends should
we not delight to dwell upon the
history of the past, and regard with '
rapture her living present,
Read then, I urge you.
read
welj and orTton the history of your
State, the lives and character of her
mighty dead, frc in those pages
gilded with the fadeless wreathes of
glerj', you will drink in an inspira-
tion which will make you the worthy
descendants of such ancestory, and
worthy heirs of such priceless inheri
tance as they have transmitted to
you.
Now my young friends we have
considered briefly the past and pres
ent of our beloed State, the next
question is. what of her future. What; quired to fill the position of Speaker
wonderously fearful responsibility j are scarcer than snow storms in
does this question import. Who is (August.
to answer this Question? It must be
answered by you, and yon, and vou,
the youth of this country. Into
your hands shortly her destiny must
be consigned, and jou must answer at
the box of an exactly posterit' how
well 3'our stewartship has been dis
charged. North Carolina the Quee of States
as she sits enibjoned in ah the proud
recollections of the past, crowned
with the s'ars of truth and liberty
which out shine the . diadem of the
Cajans looks 10 you now 3Toung
friends, and exclaims in the language
of the mother of the Gracebi : 4These
are my jewels, into 'our hands my
children, I gladly resign my future,
take ark of the covenant of duty into
our hands, and as you stand guard
around it, let your e-es never sleep,
nor your loins grow weak, but let
your motlo e ver be ,
"This Argus o'er the peoples rights
Doth an eternal vigil keep,
No soothing strains of Maias son
Can sooth its hundred eyes asleep."
OUR WASINGT0N LETTER.
Mr. Editors : One of the greatest
quest'ons now confronting the Dem
ocratic party is thi election of the
Speaker for the next House of Rep
resentatives. The political cyclone
of last year, gave the Democrats a
too large majority in the House.
There may be serious embarrass-
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ments resulting from it. From the
Southern States there are 104 straight
Democrats, and 14 Alliance Demo
crats, a total of 118, who will enter
the Democratic caucus. From Iowa
there are 6 Democrats, from Michigan
8, from Minnesota 3, from Nebraska
1, and from Wiscenson 3, who repre
sent Congressional districts, now
nominated by AUiancemen. The
remaining northern States send 92
Democra's, making a total. of 117
from the North, a.id a grand total of
235,-who will compose the Democrat
ic causus. The Nor'hern Slates also
send eight AUiancemen, whose sym
pathies are with the Democratic party
More than a hundred of these Rep
resentatives have had no legislative
experience. They are " rew men",
and such men are proverbially hard
to handle. Most of these new raer
come from the Northwest, represent
ing, districts that have been hereto
fore Republ can. They will claim.
and possibly the claim. is true, thst
with propej conceptions to them and
the people they represent, these dis
tricts can be retained in the Demo
cratic column, ,which would give Ike
electoral votcsbf their several States
lo lhe Democrats-.
The Soma has returned most of itsj
old members, experienced legislators,
who understands committee work and
the metho.U of legislation, severally rrarper & Hood's Drug Store. -
r hom posses' good qualifications
for u,e position of Speaker, so that.
urion t hr- irnnmlsi rf PTimflonpe -.rl
B ' " " ' "T " j
qualification the Speakership and the
Chairmanships of most of the cotn i
mittees will go South. But the
ioqo
whilst this Congress is in session,
and there is grave danger to the h
party that, should this course be fol
lowed, the Republicans will 'rally
their forces once more under the old
sectional cry of the Rebsl Briga
dier ruling the conntry."
Senator Gorman, the shruddest
Democratic leader siuce the daj'3 of
Martin Van Burcn, foresees this dan
ger, and sounded a warning note in
l3 speech at Baltimore, accepting
the service of plate presented to him
for Lis mrignifieient leadership in the
defeat of the infamous Force Bill.
He said, 1 warn you that the issue
made by the Force Bill has not
ceased to exist. . The President and
a great majority of the Republican
Senators and Representatives urge
its adoption and still approve its
principles. The jucgraent of the
country upon the issue thus made
will be again appealed to. But as
the people of the several States are
still free to t elect their own repre
sentatives I haY no doubt of the
triumph of the principles of the Dem
ocratic party. The success of the
Democratic party will make sectional
contests hereafter impossible, a re
sult overshadowing in importaace all
other political considerations, and
without which it is idle it talk of the
future prosperity and greatness of
our common country," -
To a careful reader between the
lines of what this really able man
says, there can be found a monition
against any course which would cre
ate the opportnxity, justly or not, for
this outcry u?on the part of the Re-
publicans.
There is no lack of candidates for
the high position, each of whom be
lieves himself to be entitled by par
ty service and personal fitness, to be
speaker, but as a mateer of fact men
possessing peculiar qualifications re-
The Speaker must have a good
knowledge of parlimentary law He
should posst ss an equal temperment
that could not be distu bed by any
outbreak on the floor. He should
have a judicial mind, and above all
he must be accurate in judgment and
quick in desiaion. The list of can
didates ne w comprises the names of j
Mills of Texas, Crisp and Blount of
Georgia, Spinger of Illinois, and
Bynum of Indiana.
Mills is probably the best known
of them because of his nare being
connected with the attempted Tarltt
legislation. He is not quailified
either by temperment or knowledge,
for the position. Mr. Byoum has
not a single qualification, neither has
Mr. Blonnt. This narrows the list
to "Crisp, McMillan, Hatch and
Springer, each of whom possesses
some, if not ail of the qualifications
necessary lo make a succession
Speaker.
Springer has had sixteen years1
service, is a god parlimentarian, a
hard worker, is quick in decision, but
is somewhat excitable, a serious ob
jection' McMillan, though rapresen'ing a
Tennessee district, was born in Ken
tucky, and was too young to- sore in
the war of the rebellion. He has
been twelve years in Congress. He
is a good parlimentarian, has clear
judgment, and is quick to dee'de an'
question submitted. He has on even,
temper.
" Crisp is probably the best equipped
of all the candidates, bnt is handicap
ped by the candidacy of Blount, and
the fact that he was in the confeder
ate army.
Hatch of Missouri is the favorite
of the West and the farming element.
He has had twelev years experience
and has, without any transcedent
abilities, displayed most of the qual
ifications required of the Speaker.
Wise and conservative action is re
quired, upon the part of the Demo
crats in the selection tof a Speaker.
Much depends upon what they do.
Xie First Step.
Perhaps yon are run dewn, can't
eat, can't sleep, can't think, can't do
anything to 3rour satisfaction, and
you wonder what ails you. You
should haed the warning, you are tak
the first step into Nervous Prostra
.ion. You need a Nerve Tonic and
in Electric Bitters you will find the
exact remedy for restoring 3'our
nervous system to its normal, health
condition. Su-rising results follow
the use of this 2 real Nerve Tonic and r
Alterative. Your appetite returns,
good digestion ia restored, and the
Liver and Kidness resume healthy
action. Try a bottle. Price 50 cts
IiuclICn' ArniCa SnlTC.
Iue best Salvo In the world for
Cuts, Braise?, Sorts, Ulcers, Salt
Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands. ;niiDiains. uorns, ami an
A tall - 1 1
Skin Eruptions, and positively cares
Piles, or no pay required. It is guaf
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or"
money refunded. Prioe 25 cents per
box. For sale .by Harper & Hooil
Druggists.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
S2
for a Pair of
(Castom-Eade)
from MnufTfl' Remnant. '
Satlnf action guaranteed or
taoatj refunded.
SEND YOUR ADDRESS FOR SAMPLES
Ana instrictlit rr Mlf-HMniint.
PIEDMONT PANTS COMPANY,
WINSTON. N. C,
THIS SPACE IS RESERVED
FOR
S W PARKER
PUS
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A I) VERTIEENTS.
THIS SPACE IS
LEFT FOR
R. A. JOHNSON
MANTXPACTTJRER
BUGGIES, CARTS, WAGONS &C
J. I WADE
Is daily improving liis stock of
Farm Supplies of all kinds,
Ward Turn and Cotton,,
Stonewall, and Hampton
Boy Plows and Castings
A Full line f Cotton Hoes, Axes,
Shovels and Everything a Famer
needs
AT BOTTOM PRICES
Also a large stock of
GROCERIES
SUCH AS FLOUR, SUGAR COF
FEE, AND BEST SYRUP ON
. THE MARKET
I also keep the best stock of hand
made Buggy and Wagon Harness
on hand, and do all kinds of repair
work on Harness.
The best grades of fertilizers such
as
HIGH GRADE PREMIUM, GIBBS
HIGH GRADE. FARMERS SPE
CI L COTTON COMPOUND,
Come and examine before buying.
NOTICE!
READ THIS AND SAVD YOUR
MONEY
I bog to inform my f;rmer friends
and the public generally that I a"1
now located in Dunn and prepared
to make and repair all kinds of
vehicles at t(
ROCK BOTTOM PRI CES.
I will shoe your horses and ' mules
all-round for
For YOots.
. I use the very best materials and
guarantee all work You will find
me on tbe corner of Fayettev'lle and
Edgerton Streets, on West side R. R
near Wm. Cnlbreth Stills.
Give me a trial and be convinced.
Respectfully
RTJFTJS PARIflS.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Having this day qualified as admistra-
tors of the estate of J. A. Cameron
dee'd, notice U hereby given to all per
sors holding claims against said estate
to present them for collection on or be
fore the 5th day of May 1832, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. All persons indedted to gaid es
tate are requested to make immediate
payment.
C. McARTAX, H. T. SPEARS
Admrs.
L. B, CHArar. Att'y.
May 5th '91, ,
ADVELTIS2KNTS
for Infants
"Caatorla Is m wefl adapted to ehfldrefl that
I recommend it as ruperior to any prescription
known to me." H. A. Aacnxa, M. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. T.
The use of Castor i a ' is so universal and
Its merits so well known that it seems a work
of supererogation to endorse it. Fovr are t.ie
intelligent families who do not keep Castorta
Late Pastor Eloomingdale Bef onned Church.
new XOTK KJITJ.
(Mexican
Mustang
A Cure for the
and Beast.
A long-tested pain reliever.
Its use is almost universal by the Housewife, the
, Farmer, the Stock Raiser, and by every one
requiring an effective liniment -
No other application compares with it in efficacy;
This well-known remedy has stood the test of
years, almost generations.
No medicine chest is complete without a bottle of
St Mustang Liniment.
Occasions arise for its use
All druggists and dealers
MMiSflt Si
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If you don't believe it conle and price my Nc Stock
II GOODS, HITS, SHOES, CLOTHING & GENERAL MERCHANDISE
GROCERIES GROCERIES
0EDLISK AND FAVORITE FLOUR IS THE BEST
Southern Girl Cook Stove. We sell the NEW HOME
and AMERICAN -Sewing Machines $J;5. 00.
I carry a nice line of Coffins. Caskets, arid Burial Ko1)6s of all sizes
and for both Sexes
Call and examine always glad to show ooil.,
JAS.
NEXT
WATCH
Tf
Owing to a change in our bu&luess, r;c shall offer our entire stock ofr
goou
AMOUNTING NEARLY $10,000
AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES
And a great many ai tides at and below Cost.
CALL EARLY AND SECURE BARGAINS
WE MEAN BUSINESS
RESPCECTFULLY,
J . A. M ASSIN GILL & CO.
DUNN. N. C.
CHASE & SLATER
LAW AND CLAIMS COMPANY-
1331 F STREET, NORTHWEST.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Practice in the Sunremn Cnnrt f
United States, the Court of Claims, all
the Executive Departments and before
congress, collection of Claims for
Indian Depredations a speciaitv. Pen
sion cases prosecuted. Patents proniDt-
jy secured. Careful attention given to
all classes of land cases.
ADVERTISEMENTS
and Children
Cafttorla cures Colic, Oonettpattoo,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea. Kructation,
Kills Worna, gives Bleep, and promotes dl
restion,
Without injurious medication.
" For sereral years I hare recommended
your Castoria, ' and shall always continue to -do
so as it has invariably produced beneflcUl
results."
Edwin F. Pardbs, M. Dn
" The Winthrop," t&h Street and Tta Are
New Tork City.
Te CtxTAxn. CoMpAirT, T7 Hub rat St&kct, New Toms.
.-V
Si
inimenC
Ailments of Man
i
almost every day.
have it.
IGll'I
A. TAYLOR.
SPACE
WEEK,
TAMES H. POU KDWABDW.POUJf
POU & POU
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
SMITHFIELD, tf..C.
Practice in State and" Federal Courts.
One member of the flrm wlll giayg at
tend Lillington Cinr;. and will go to
Vauu whenever buaiuess should equire
Childte Cryjpr Pitcher's Castoriag
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