Life and Character of Hon. David L. Swain, Late President of the University of North Carolina
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Excerpt from Life and Character of Hon. David L. Swain, Late President of the University of North Carolina: A Memory Oration Sir: - At the last regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, held in this city on the 16th of the month, it was unanimously "Resolved, That the thanks of this Board are hereby tendered to His Excellency Governor Vance, for his able, eloquent and instructive oration on the life and character of the late Hon. David L. Swain, delivered at the last annual commencement; that the Excellency the Governor be requested to furnish a copy of the oration for publication, and that the Secretary of the Board be instructed to notify him of the adoption of this resolution." In accordance with the instructions of the Board I have the honor herewith to notify your Excellency of the unanimous adoption of the foregoing resolution. Very respectfully, W. L. Saunders, Sec´y Board Trustees. To the Excellency Governor Z. B. Vance, Raleigh, N. C. The Oration. That great range of mountains, extending from the St. Lawrence to the plains of Alabama, called by De Soto Apalachan, and by the Indian tribes Alleghanies, which, in their tongue, signifies the Endless, attains its greatest elevation in the Black Mountain group, in the Western part of this State. This group lies partly within the counties of Yancey, McDowell and Buncombe; and the tallest peak of the cluster, and of all the peaks east of the Rocky Mountains, is Mt. Mitchell. From its dominating summit there is thrown off a ridge which runs west, south, and southwest, in a zigzag shape, alternated with deep gaps, tall summits and frightful precipices, until it melts away in the peninsula of plain which is enclosed by the waters of the Swannanoa and the French Broad in the county of Buncombe. In this range, about seven miles from where these waters meet, there is a little gorge-like valley scooped out of its western slope, which spreads its narrow bosom precisely in the face of the setting sun. The tall dome of Mt. Mitchell literally casts its shadow over this mountain-cradled vale, as the sun first comes up from the Eastern sea. Great ridges hem it in on either side, gradually melting on the south into the sloping hills on which stands the town of Asheville. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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