Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1861-06-01
c,mmissary for N. c. County.
SPEECH OF CHANCELLOR hARRIEaroN. The
following remarks were made by CHANCELLOR HAr-
rington at the meeting at Dover last week, ~

following remarks were made by Chancellor Har.
rington at the meeting at Dover last wseks ID.
have from sick he'd to show my approval Of II
OBJECT Of tins meetnr, 10 favor Of the Constitution and hs
Union u we're tho last act Of my life, to stand np f1i
ay country now In the tine Of my countTys danEer-
rot the most part Of that life my feet The peace
eounfys power etJesing the uuspsAkable blessings o9
ing iro UnOn constantly and commonly that like
oSas blessings " Light and air. they too often &C.
copied without proper recognition their power and In
tins peaceful TRACY have thought II proper 10 min.
gle, nor has there been for me 10 mlnrs actively
In rocai meetngs Tor hitherto all such meetings ave
partalen ess Of party rhnraster aud iii ns N
Al parties, however they might differ about tbs poey II
the government or the agents who ndainste the
government have united hitherto in sustaining the
constitutional principle Of Union which n the govern
MENU io and q defending The eounirya dgg the Eymbp
Nov, alas u is o'herwise. Those mon ASt oni, mat
Y oppose thv great principe = unlcu but 49,
- oyeatAeeR and destroy The lrincnie Of ds,orret,
publican goycSDmvnt altogether Tho dag OF oAf conory
honod IA Ss ent a Of Sps s' ssSG
e1empts All all parties Without regard u thel
Pursuits or avooatons arc cue by the sacred duty
allegiance, to stand up for their county From TIC hsl
and the shop. ion tho bar and the bench, yen aud from
The pulpit, we come alike at the ca OF this duty From
the puipt N great propriey, for though s civil gov
ernment is q Co.'s institution hiss been our pride and
Doas That thi our government was torn Of Gods peeu-
the prnces OF human liberty aud tile progress Of Chris
ton Religion. And though by our lngratude we have
forfeited His favor, aud Ills chaslseent may DO upon
inc patrops hope ana tbs ohriat,ns faith and the good
msns player still look with copnltnce that he will carry
cut his great purposes With reference 10 this nation
My Fellow citizens, assembled as this call an
nouhces as friends to the Uuon without distinction ID
party. Elsewhere party names and paty predictions
are forgotten. Buchanan, aud caas, and sprAgue aud
Butler, and Dickinson, with great hos akehaf family
and Everett, and crittenden, and Coombs end Eiztl
gsrs2 with their eompeers; and Douglas aud Johnson
and Pug and Taylor, aud Dodghefty are united with
the great s ers OF the Repebloan panty n eece Of f
government its Constitution and Union And why dad
not We unite as brethren In the long time OF prospr
and security and peace children Of the samo fsmly NAL
nave nanlged without ccnsre, in oaonsies aud 5icke
ngs, and even ia domestic quaTres 5 that the IA
Of our common parent Is In sanger shall we not gathI
around her and concert together for her defensd
And snail not sueh Myembles under such circumstance
hearts again III ffaterna feeling T
Lei US speak out then feaw citizens Let us announ9
win hrmness and yet with ealnuess sad wi
those prinepea whSh essential to the exisenc OF d
government Let US speak 10 brethren OF the sot
Or We yet have brethren in the SOUTH though overpT
cred and down todden all Whoare IN favor u
union are our brethren, and them OF our Byna
my and our hdelty to all the Obligations Of the eJnstn
ION put let US also assure those wicket who ard IN
rebellion against the Union. and are seeking 10 toad II
asunuer, mat me union must aud shall be prereryep
and that the old dag of the country and shall 2
wave over united people. l9T =. ~