The daily gazette., 1879-04-04
ty, and he felt like Offering hearty and
well-meant toast to "The Legislature Of

lSlJ.'
The toast was unanimously responded
to, all the company rising to their feet.
"rhe Bench and the Bar" In respond
Ing TO this toast Col WIN. g. Whiteley
stated that when he first went to Con-
gress, in 1857, he met An old gentleman,
who had been connected with the Secre-
tary Of States office since since the Capi-
tai was removed from Philadelphia, and
who informed him that the Senators from
Delaware we're better and abler lawyers
than those sent by any other State. The
Bench and Bar Of Delaware, he said, had
always maintained reputation equal to
that Of any other State In this respect,
and 10 conclusion he alluded to George
Reed, Miiligan, Fisher, the Claytons,
Booth, Johns, Harrington, Gilpin, and
other eminent jurists of this State, clos
ing with touching tribute tod udge Bates
whose sudden end the whole Community
h al recently joined in mourning
"The members, of the "Third House"
Ever active and solicitous for the public
welfare, so far as may be entirely con-
| sistent with their own interests"
Benz. Ni-lds responded to his toast.
He said he would not make a good
speech, for If he did the reporters would
| attempt to report it, and then it would
be no credit to him. He then, in hu.
| morous way, proceeded TO recite the
prominent characteristics of the "Third
House," alludiDg to their disinterested
patriotism and pure integrity QQr a con
| sidsratIOn) and to their blood.shot eye.
| aud red noses, the unmistakable marks
by which other people would know what
house they belonged to. His speech was
received with roars of laughter, aud its
| truthful portraiture of the mbership
Of the "Third, II ouse, stamped upon him
at once as the most leading representa-
tive of the distinguished class of State
Represe ntat yes whose character aDt
characteristics he so brilliantly described
"The City of Wilmington-By the en-
t.rprise OF her citizens, the metropolis oi
the State"
NJ. L. Lichtenstein, ESD, President Of
the City Council, responded in a practi
cal address, sstting forth the advantages
a. a fine city that are possessed by vii
ming,on, and representing in fair mah
ner her claims upon the State. He also
earnestly thanked the members of the
Legislature for the passage Of the Cour
| House bill, and cordially welcomed then
to the city.
City Treasurer Vincent was also called
on for response to this toast, and re
lated some Interesting items of State his
| tory, sho wing that ID. laware's record wal
| o! the most no ple and illLstrious charas-
ter, despite the sneers and tiings of othel
| States.
THE Farmers and Fruit Growers OF
| Delaware"
To this toast Representative Edwin R
| Cochran. of St. Georges, made an able
| response. He said that he had j INST re.
turned from the National Capital, but
had seen no'hing that interested him SO
much as the cordial greetings and honest
| faces of the citiErns of the 'Queen City
of our Commonwealth" Mr.. Cochran'z
speech was loudly applauded.
| The Manufacturers of Delaware
Representative VIM. Dean, in response
SAID he was only carpet bagger in Della.
ware; he came here to better his situa.
ton, and he believed he had done SO
| Abiding to his course in the Legislature,
he said he tried to do his best to secure
the passage Of good measures. and might
have done more but for the fact that
twenty of the twenty-oue of the Repre-.
sentatives were she stupidest and most
stubborn men he had ever seen. He
said he met with SO much opposition in
the Legislature that the best way to Sc
cure the passage OF measure WAS to gel
him TO oppose 1t.
| An impromptu toast to .'Red Lion and
st. Georges Hundreds" was brilliantly
responded to by Senator G. II McWhor
ter, VIII ,se remarks were loudly applaud
ed.
In response to repeated calls Anthony
Higgins, Esq, made few pertinent re
marks. He said in relation to the Court
House bill Il at the beneficial results OF
the measure will be felt far into the
future, aud that its greatest justification
Is that it will bring he people of the city
and State together as they are to-day
He wanted the feelings engender-d by
this occasion to continue, and Kent AUD
Sussex counties to feel that hereafter
there was no interest dear 10 them that
was not also dear to the people of Will
mington. Applause.l
With three cheers for the Legislature
of Delawa e, this most pleas mt of friend
ly ana corgenial ga herlDgs ended.
The visitors ietur.ied home on the
evening train, more delighted at theil
cordial reception than they could hno
words to appropriately express.