. Lives of distinguished North Carolinians . l more wonderful that it is not given in directterms? The gentleman would not then be put to the troubleof searching the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutionand the laws for a sentence or a word to form a few the words of the Declaration of Independence be taken aspart of the Constitution (and that they are no part of it is astrue as that they are no part of any other book), what will bethe condition of the Southern country when this shall be car-ried into execution? Take the most favorable view whichcan be supposed, that no convuls
. Lives of distinguished North Carolinians . l more wonderful that it is not given in directterms? The gentleman would not then be put to the troubleof searching the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutionand the laws for a sentence or a word to form a few the words of the Declaration of Independence be taken aspart of the Constitution (and that they are no part of it is astrue as that they are no part of any other book), what will bethe condition of the Southern country when this shall be car-ried into execution? Take the most favorable view whichcan be supposed, that no convulsion ensue, that nothing likemassacre or war of extermination take place as in Santo Do-mingo, but that whites and blacks do not marry and producemulatto States, will not the whites be compelled to move andleave their lands and houses and abandon the country to theblacks? And are vou willinc; to have black members of Con- v C5 gross? But if the scenes of Santo Domingo should be re-acted,would not the tomahawk and the scalpiug-knife be mercy?. ARCHIBALD D. MURPHY. ARCHIBALD D. MURPHY. BY \VM. A. GRAHAM. Archibald D. Murphy was, in the generation immediatelypreceding our own, one of the most eminent characters inNorth Carolina. In many of the attributes of a statesmanand philosopher he excelled all his contemporaries in theState, and, in every department of exertion to which his mindwas applied, he had few equals or seconds. As an advocateat the bar, a judge on the bench, a reporter of the decisionsof the highest court of justice, a legislator of comprehensiveintelligence, enterprise and patriotism, a literary man ofclassic taste, attainments and style in composition, his fame isa source of just pride to his friends and his country. But forthe paucity of our information, and the pressure of time andcircumstances in the preparation of this sketch, it would be alabor of love to review his earlier years and trace the develop-ment and progress of his career in youth. Neither materials
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