AN OLD SUBJECT DEBATED.
There will be a public Discussion by the Members of the "Raleigh Junto Debating Society," on the 4th July next, at half past 2 o'clock, P. M. at the Raleigh Academy. The following is the Query selected for that occasion, viz:
"Which contributed the most to Mankind, Columbus in discovering, or Washington in defending America.,,
The Ladies and gentlemen of Raleigh are respectfully invited to attend.
Raleigh, June 28.
—Raleigh Register, Monday, July 3, 1837.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)
