Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present, Volumen6C. L. Van Noppen, 1907 |
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Academy active afterward appointed army Association Baptist became Bingham School Bladen born brother Bryan Grimes Cape Fear Captain career character Charles Chatham County Church citizen Cobb Colonel Colonel Brown command committee Confederate Congress convention Dancy daughter Davie death Democratic devoted died distinguished Dobbin Doctor Haywood duty early Edgecombe Edgecombe County elected Elisha Battle eminent entered esteem father friends Gallaway Goodwin Governor graduated Henry Hillsboro honor institution interest James John Haywood Johnston Pettigrew Judge later lawyer Legislature lived Ludwell Major Manly married mother New-Bern North Caro North Carolina party patriotic Pettigrew Pitt County planter political position president profession Railroad Raleigh regiment Reverend S. A. Ashe Senate sketch sons South success Supreme Court Tar River Thomas tion Tories troops Turner University of North Vance Virginia Whigs wife William Bingham William Horn Battle Wilmington young
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Página 11 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Página 51 - And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Página 334 - Expectation, producing every thing that was planted, to a prodigious Increase; their Cattle, Horses, Sheep, and Swine, breeding very fast, and passing the Winter, without any Assistance from the Planter; so that...
Página 305 - Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his name...
Página 161 - He took the ground boldly that the States are sovereign; that they have a right to judge of infractions of the Constitution, and of the mode and measure of redress — in a word that a State in the last resort has a right to secede from the Union and take care of her own interest and honor." He declared the right of secession not a "constitutional" right, but a "reserved" one, but one that never ought to be exercised except in the last resort.
Página 226 - Duffy was the child of misfortune. Thrown upon the world without friends and without fortune, accident introduced him, in his early youth, to the acquaintance of John Haywood, Esq., the venerable Treasurer of this State, who, in the exercise of that benevolence for which his whole life has been conspicuous, gave him employment and enabled him to prosecute his studies and prepare himself for the bar.
Página 249 - In winter's frost or summer's flame ! When life was young, adventure sweet, I came with Walter Raleigh's fleet, But here my scattered bones have lain And bleached for ages by the main ! Though lonely once, strange folk have come, Till peopled is my barren home. Enough are here. Oh, heed the cry, Ye white-winged strangers sailing by ! The bark that lingers on this wave Will find its smiling but a grave!
Página 237 - I will endeavor to perform the duties to the best of my ability...
Página 249 - O'er treacherous sands and hidden shoals. He paused, then wreathed his horn of cloud, And blew defiance long and loud ; "Come up ! Come up, thou torrid god, That rul'st the Southern sea ! Ho ! lightning-eyed and thunder-shod, Come wrestle here with me ! As tossest thou the tangled cane, I'll hurl thee o'er the boiling main...
Página 161 - The speech of Mr. Dobbin, in favor of the bill, was one of the most touchingly beautiful efforts that we have ever heard. Its noble and eloquent conception, impressive delivery, and the circumstances which prompted and attended it, all combined to render it truly worthy the occasion.