Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-10-20
FIRST EDITION.
peIaware,s CentenniaI day.

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mense crowd was present at the Delaware
Building during the ceremonies. The train
from this city, with Gov. Cochran, and the
other State officials, the Mayor, City Coun-
Gil, Board Of Education, American Rifles,
bands of music, &C.. reached the grounds
at about 1890, and the procession was
formed in the following order
Centennial Guards.
1st Brigade Band of Philada.
United Cornet Band, of Wilm.
American Rifles.
Marshals Mccall and Adams.
Gov. Cochran, escorted by Presidents Hawley
and Welsh.
Governors staff and U. S. Oficlals.
U. s. Centennial Commissioners of Delaware.
City Cornet Band.
Dell Noblit, Wilmington's Centenarian, escor-
ted by his sons.
Mayor of Wilmington.
City Council, ThOs. johnson Marshal.
Board of Education.
Millard Club.
Firemen's Centennial Association, VIM. Blake,
The "Christy Senate" as''ii John V. ohristy Mar
shal.
Civilians.
Having reached the State building, Gen.
Hawley made brief but very pertinent and
complimentary address of welcome, and
Gov. Cochran, standing on the portico of
the Building, then spoke as follows
GOV. oooHRAN's ADDRESS.
Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the
citizens of Delaware, earnestly desire to
make adequate acknowledgements to the
United States Centennial Commission for
the courteous and cordial reception they
have this day extended to our State, and al
so for their gratifying invitation to set apart
a suitable day on which her people should
assemble here to assist in celebrating the
International Exposition, held in honor OF
the one-hundredth anniversary Of the In
dependence Of the United States.
In response TO their invitation, this day
has been selected as appropriate, and set
apart by my public proclamation, because it
seems peculiarly identified with the cause
of Independence.
To-day is theiannlversary Of the surren-
der at Yorktown in 1881, an event ever mem
orable in ouN history as the crowning
achievement of American patriotism which
resulted in the close of the revolution and
the final accoH plishment of Independence.
AS the soldilrs Of Delaware bore con-
spicuous and Honorable part in the revolu-
tionary struggle, and especially in the heroic
campaign which eliminated in the Rlorias
tsf 10rKC COwn,I IIt Is natural aud proper that
their descendants should feel a profound
interest in the observance Of this day, which
reminds theml of both Independence won
and their bray p ancestors whose virtue and
valor helped tb win it.
In the issuef of Yorktown we recognize
the young anq vigorous nation which to-day
astonishes tho world with this stupendous
display of its intellectual and industrial
achievements.
Yorktown made possible this marvellous
exposition, this mighty gathering of the
nations and the products Of every land and
cline, this Amazing aggregation of the
practical results of the accumulated wisdom
and skill of all the ages and generations of
the human race in the progress of its on
ward march of civilization.
In this spirit, on this anniversary of the
day which made it sure, we come to COM
memorate our Independence and its benefi-
cent results to celebrate that great his
toric 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 brethren from Maryland, who
are to-day our associates in celebrating the
results which their and our ancestors were
inseparabe comrades in achieving to our
neighbors of Pennsylvania and our fellow
countrymen from every State and section
of the Union, we extend a cordial welcome
to participation in our commemoration of
the events which mark the growth and pro.
gress of our State, and illustrate the hon
orable achievements Of her citizens.
At the conclusion of the Governors re-
marks, Hon. W. G. Whiteley was introduced
and spoke as follows
MAYOR wHITELEY's ADDRESS.
Before entering upon the allotted theme
of my discourse, namely The Rise and Pro
gress 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 24th, A. d. 1852. One of
them, for consideration of ten shillings,
and upon an annual payment of five shill-
ings, Lawful money of England, at the feast
of st. Michael the Archangel, only granted
'all that the town of New Castle, otherwise
called Delaware, and all that tract of land
lying within the compass of or circle of
twelve miles about the same, situate, lying
and being upon the river Delaware in
America" and fall the islands, &C." The
other, for the consideration of ten shillings,
and upon the payment to his Royal High
ness, his heirs and assignees, of one rose at
the feast of st. Michael the Archangel,
yearly, if demanded, granted all that tract
of land upon Delaware River and Bay, be-
ginning twelve miles south from the town
of New Castle, otherwise called Delaware,
and extending south to the Hoar Kills,
otherwise called Cape Henlopen, with
covenant upon Penn's part to set up with
in year, one or more office or offices of
registry, and to pay one moiety of rents,
issues and profits of the said bargained
premises to His Royal Highness, his heirs
and assignees yearly at the said feast of st.
Michael the Archangel.
The territory embraced within these two
grants. was. as Penn expressed it, in his
act of Union, ,annexing and uniting it to the
pa.n1rilana of paIana1.lraIala is,te AI.-ao