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Excerpt from Address Delivered Before the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, at Chapel Hill, N. C., June 25, 1834 Which of these recommends itself to your esteem and aec: tion, I will not insult you by inquiring. But how is the eminence, which is alone to be coveted, the distinction found ed on merit, how is it to be obtained? It does not o'er itself spontaneously - it Will not 'tun-sottght be won, nor is it easy of acquisition; yet there are means by the faithful applica. 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.