Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-10-09
COVE SALISBURY AND THE DEAD
DELAwAREANs AT GETTYsBURG.

Cove salisbury Is the Copperhead candi.
date for Governor Of this Sia,e In isG3-Gi
he was member Of tic siats Senate
On the 18Th day oi July, 1884, Governor
Cannon addressed message TO the General
Assembly, asking the appropriation of 1926,
to decently inter the soldiers Of Delaware,
who gave ur their lives for their country On
the bloody battlefield Of Gettysburg
After the message wa- read in the Senate
"Mr. Williamson moved
ITO refer SO much Of the Governors Mes
sage as refers to the Soldiers National
Cemetery, at Gettysburg to a committee Of
three, with leave to report by bill Or other
wise.
And on the question, Shall the message
he 50 referred?'
THE yeas and nays were ordered, which,
being taken, were rs follows
"Fsa'-Mcssrs. Bely!lc, ratom and VIII
liamson-3
"Nays- Messrs Cahall, Hitch, Hickman,
SALISBURY and Mr speaker (GrcenJ -.
So the question was decided in The mega
tive, and the motion was lost,
"Mr SALISBURY moved,
ITO postpone the further consideration oi
lhs Message until Tuesday next
"And on the question, Shall the further
consideration Of the Message be postponed
until Tuesday next;
"Mr, Williamson called for the yeas ana
nays, which, being taken, were a. follows
" Yeas-Messrs Cahall, Hitch, Hickman.
SALISBURY and MI Speaker
-Nays-Measrs Belyillc, Tatem and VIII.
liamson-3,
80 the question vas decided in the ai
firmatiyc and the consideration of tAc inca
sage was postponed until Tuesday next. -
Ertraet from tie !Sebdte J9urHql If isG3-Ci
pagss 20 md 20
The proceedings Of Tuesday, Jan 18Th
1854, show, that the subject was not calsd
up, although postponed until that day
The Union members Of the House, as
sisted by four other members, succeeded il
passing joint resolution appropriatlng th4
money, and On the 2Gth day Of January
1864, this resolution was taken to the Senate
toT it's action, when the following took place
"On motion Of Mr Belyile,
"Jolnt resolution in relation to the Sol
dier7' National Cemetery at Gettysburg wa
read
"And, On motion oi Mr.. SALISBURY
its further consideration was postponed unit
Thursday next. "-Ertract trom Senate J9pr
nal, page A.
On the 10Th of February, 1864,
"Mr. Bclville moved, to take up the IIous
joint resolution appropriating money to til
Soldiers National Cemetery At Gettysburg
"And on the question, Shall the resol1
ti0n be taken upE'
"Mf. SALISBURY called iorthc yeas an,
nays, which being taken were as follows
" Yeas-Messrs. Bclville, Tatcm and vii
| liamsOn-3.
"Noys-Messrs Cahall, Hitch, Hickman
SALISBURY and Speaker.
So the question was decided in the mega
tive, and the resolution was not taken up.
-Ertract Jrom Senate Joaraai, page 90.
And the resolution has never been take
up from that day to the present time.
This evidence from the record shows cor
clusiycly that COVE SALISBURY wa
THE MAN, who took the most active an
prominent part in the Legislature in defea
ing the proposition to appropriate a few hui
dfcddollars 10 decently inter the last remain
Of brave and gallant Delawareans who CAV
up all Of life in defence Of their country.
VIII the voters Of Delaware elect to the
highest office one who thus treats I'll
memory Of our dead patriots?