Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-10-11
COVE SALISBURY AND THE DEAD DEL
AWAREaNS AT GETTY oBURG.

AWARE ANS AT GElIl SbUhO.
Cove Salisbury is the Oopperheai candi-
date for Governor oil this State. 10 ls6a-64
he was member Of the State Senate.
ou tho 18Th dtg OF Jlly, 1864, Governor
| Cannon addressed u message to the General
Assembly, asking the appropriation OF S42o.
to decently inter tho soldiers of Delaware who
gave up their lives for their country 90 the
bloody battle field eli Gettysburg,
After the message WAS read 10 the Senate
Mr.. Williamson moved
| i'To refer so much OF the Governors Mes
sage as refers to the Soldiers National Gene
terry at Getty sburP, to committee OF three,
with leave to report by bill or otherwise
And on the question. Shall the message be
so referred 2
The yeas and nays were ordered, which be-
ing taken, were as follows:
"Ysas-Messrs Bslvills, Tatem and William
soma
uNay.-Messrs. Cahsil, Mitch, Hickman,
SALISBURY and Mr.. Speaker (dreen)-o.
So the question was decided III the negative,
and the motion was Lost.
, Mr. SALISBURY moved,
ITO postpone the further consideration OF the
Message until Tuesday next
And on the question, Shall the further CON
5 sideration of the Message be postponed until
Tuesday nett
r Mr.. Williamson called for the yeas and nays
which, being taken, were as follows
Ysas-Messrs. Cahall, Hitch, Hickman,
,. SALISBURY and Mr.. Speakers. 49,,
7 'Nays-Messrs. Belville, Tatem and William
sons. ~
l. So the question was decided in the atirma
re tive and the consideration of the Message wa
ut postponed until Tuesday neKt"-EItraet from
# the Senate Journal Of 1886 pages "a aud %
Id The proceedings OF Tuesday, January Ign
Y 1864, now that the subject was not called up
We although postponed until that day
a III, Union members OF the House, aseiste
of BY four other members, succeeded in passing
ng Joint resolutioa spproprating the money, al
ID; on the 2stb day of January, 1864, this resol'
nd tion sss taken to the Senate tor its actio
led when the following took place:
a On motion OF Mr.. Belville,
-, nJoint resolution In relation to the So
-, diers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg, vi
read. ,,.
es further consideration was postponed un
Tbnrsday next Extract from Senate Jourt
page -.
-. On the 10th OF February, 1854,
"Nr. Belyis moved, to take up the Ho,
'sea Joint resolution appropriatiug money to
ade Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
the And on the question, 'SIall the resolution
een taken up?'
o'n mir. SALISBURY called for ths yeas &
10 NAYS, which being taken were as follows
wa 3Ysas-Messrs. Belville, Tatem and Willis
4 so, sons. NJ
:, 70 .Ndys--Messrs. Cahall, Hitch, Hickm
SALISBURY aud Speakers.
ooh So the questios was decided In the negat
Omit and the resolution was not taken Pr
lore tract from Senate Journal, page &C.
axes And tho resolution has never been taken
Sem from that day to the present time
ema- This evidence from the record shows con
per- sively that Cove SALISBURY W as the man,
a. To took the most active and prominent par
a ow the Legislature In defeating the propositio
only appropriate few hundred dollars to dec
n will inter tho last remains Of brave and ga
elves. Delawareans who gave up all of life In del
le alb OF their country.
" out will the votsrs OF Delaware elect to
party highest office one who thus treats the mel
OF our dead patriots