The daily gazette., 1876-10-20

historic event which has so signally
advanced the progress of the human race
in civil and religious liberty, in the arts
and sciences, and in every department Of
intellectual and industrial activity.
In our celebration of these triumphs of
peace and civilization we invite all present
to participate.
To all Delawareans and their descend
ants; to our brethern from Maryland,who
are to-day our associates in celebrating
the results which their and our ancestors
were inseparable comrades in achieving;
to our neighbors rsofPennsylvapia of and our
fellow-country men from every State and
section of the Union, we extend cordial
welcome to participation in our CONNIE
moration of the events which mark the
growth and progress of our State, and il
lustrate the honorable achievements of
her citizens.
At the conclusion of Gov. Cochran's
ddress he was greeted with thr' .
hearty cheers and the City Cornet
band play ed "Hail Columbia"
Hon. Joseph P. Comegys. Chief
Justice of Delaware, next advanced
upon the platm for and after thanking
the people for their liberal responce to
the call for an appropriate celebra tion
Of Delaware Day, introduced Hon.
VIM G. Whitley, Mayor of Whining
ton.
Mayor JVhffeIey's Address.
His Ercetlency, the GOreImOr, the Gener-
al State Board of Centennial Cone
missioners, and People of Dedlrare.
Before entering upon the allotted
theme Of my discourse, viz. " the rise and
progress OF our State, and the honorable
achievements of her citizens in the period
intervening between 1776 and 1876, allow
me a word as to our previous history.
What is now the State of Delaware, was,
by two Deeds of Feoffment granted by
James, Duke of York to William Penn,
both dated August oath, A. D., 1852, one
of them, for the consideration of ten sh'l-
lings, and "upon the annual payment of
five shillings, of lawful money of Eng
land, at the feast of st. Michael the Arch
angel only" Granted "all that the town
of New Castle, otherwise called Della
ware, and all that tract of land lyirg
within the compass or circle of twelve
miles about the same, situate, lying and
being upon the river Delaware in Amer
lea and call the Islands, &C." The 9TH
er, for the consiperation of ten shillings,
and upon the pay ment "to His Royal
Highness, his heirs and assigns of one
rose, at the feast of st. Michael the Arch
angel, yearly, if demanded" granted
"all that tract of land upon Delawar,
River and Bay, beginning twelve miles
cnttt1, ftnyx fl,o of Naxrr Hootln ~
erwise called Delaware, and extending
south to the Whorekills otherwise called
Cape Henlopen," with covenant upon
Penn's part, +" to set up, within year one
or more Office or offices of Registry " and
to pay one moiety of rents issues and pro-
fits of the said bargained premises to his
Royal Highness, his heirs and assg Is,
yearly at the said feast of st. Michael, the
trchangel.
The territory embraced within these
two c.ants, was, rs Penn expressed it, in
his act of Union anneXing and uniting it
to the Province of Pennsylvania, s'cast in
to three counties, called New Castle,
Jones's and Whorekills, alias New Dale.'
This division into counties was "cast" or
made between October and December
7th, 1882, as the latter is the date of the
act of Union, annexing and uniting them
to the Province of Pennsylvania, which
was given by Penn, at Chester, or Up
land, at the latter date. This Union en-
listed for nineteen years, that is, until
1901, IN reality; though IN form for three
years longer, or until 1904. In 1701 the
members of the Assembly from our three
counties began to agitate the question of
; representation. They complained that
the three Pennsylvania counties, to wit !:
Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks, had too
large a representation, and that they were
.' over-voted." At the Assembly which
met in that year, upon the question of
! the confirmation of certain laws coming
before it, for final decision, they all, with
two exceptions, "rose up and left the
House."
There was from this time until 1904
considerable discussion and correspond
ence between the Assembly, the Cover
nor, and our Representatives. Penn re-
turned to England in the fall of 1701,
leaving behind him a letter, addressed TO
both sides, begging them "make me not
sad, now am going to leave YOU" But
our delegates after "the rising of the
General Assembly and their dissolution
on 2Sth day of October, A. D., 1T01, never
returned" and the Province and Terri
tories never thereafter joined in any acts
Of legislation, although many attempts
were made by the Deputy Governors and
Council to continne their union. "The
last of which attempts was by Governor
Evans in April, 1904 which ended with
the respective papers following, addressed
by each set of Representatives to the 9TH
er, to wit:
To the Representatives of the Province of
Pennsylvania:
We, the Representatives of the coun-
ties OF New Castle, Kent and Sussex,
(being, by virtue of the Governor writ
of election.) met at Philadelphia, on the
tenth day of this instant, in expectation
to have Joined in Assembly with the
Representatives for the province of
Pennsylvania, found ourselves disap-
pointed therein, by their pretending
former separation whereof we think it
our duty to manifest and declare how
unwilling we are to admit of any such
thing as a disunion, being afraid that
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