Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-25
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To the People of Delaware.

!. remainder of my journey.
. HAMLET.
! To the People of Delaware
In behalf of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Asso
citation of Delaware, the Vice Regent .hereb
requests that further contributions to the pur
chase of Mount Vernon, be made on the 4tl
day of July next, and during that week.
is the object Of the Association throughout n
Union to complete the purchase on that day. ant
thus make the Anniversary Of American In
dependence, the birthday, also. of republican
gratitude.
Contributions will be- gratefully received
and accounted for by all the officers of the as
ISOLATION throughout the State. In neigh
where no lady manager resides, it is earnest
ly requested that some patriotic person will
take upon him or herself, the duty of receiv-
ing donations and transmitting them to James
p. Wild, Esq, Treasurer, at Dover, or to any
lady manager. Messrs. David f. Burton,
Crawford, Culbreth and William Il. Carter,
will receive subscriptions in Dover. In addi-
ton to the lady managers for the City of Will
mington, Messrs. H. d. Bringhurst, VIM. K.
McClees, J. T. Head, Edw. Bringhurst & Co.,
ana mary oiack' lcohiectioher,) nave kiiioiy
consented 10 receive contributions during the
week.
Ihe people OF our nation generally are re-
garded among themselves and by strangers
VINO nave visited our shores or are famiiiar
with our character, as pemg distinguished tor
love OF our country ana OF the msti'u'ions
under which they so happily nVe. "ekhow
ourselves TO De impued with sentiments Oh
the deepest veneration ior the personal ana
puphc characters Oh tine INDUSTRIOUS men VINO
founded our government and oil gratitude ior
the sacrihces they maze III the achieFemen'
OF our hperties' foremost OF all those VINO
imperiled thelr nVes ana devoted ther Dest
energies 10 the grand opJect OF securing
American Freedom was oEoReE =" WASHINGTON
a man whose memory is empaimed IN the IN
most heart OF every American ci'izeh' ana
"hoSe haihe u prohounceu Win ehiosioha
accents oy the patriots OF every chime under
can express ne Is the father OF our common
country; we all regard ourselves as MS oep'-
OTIS III an ooiiga'ioh winch no payment cah
oiscnarse'
10 the people Oh our httle state, okoReE
WASHINGTON mas anyways peeh IN opJect oi Pc
cuhar reverence ana anection. smaller III
population than any OF her sisters, her indl-
Viduaiity depends upon the government winch
he and his associates framed, and phich der'rfs
It's rery existence from ms 6race deeds in arms
and sagaeious counseis. Without that govern
ment, with all our independence OF spirit and
devotion to our little territory, asa distinct
sovereignty, we should doubtless long since
have been reabsorbed by our mighty sister on
the North, or overpowered by herwhose arms
enclose us on the South and West But
thanks to that government we hold a separate
Independent place in the American Family,
and in one of the departments of its economy
are equal in representation, as we have ever
been in intellectual power, withthe mighticSt
of the land. Wherever deeds of bravery on
the battle-fslds OF the revolution or on the
uechs vi our hatiVhai heoU aio ieoounsou' 'ho
names of Haslett, Rirkwood, Vaughan, Patt en-
Jacquett, Jones and McDonough, are never
omitted; wherever feats OF mental prowess
in the national councils are the theme, they
are related in connection with her illustrious
statesmen.
Without our separate existence as an indie
pendent State, we should have had no such
priceless legacy OF fame as the worthless OF
Delaware have left behind them; without the
government winch WASHINGTON assisted TO
form, we should not have been an indepen-
dent state
How, next to cherishing the institutions OF
Freedom he has LETT us, shall we best acquits
ourselves OF the debt we all owe him How
shall we vindicate our character as grateful
people In this manner: Let us further
people of our land, the spot where he lived