The daily gazette., 1879-01-22

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inaugurated Governor, in such manner
as the Constitutional laws of the State
| require. For that purpose the Commit
| tee Of Arrangements have provided the
/ Court House in which they will receive
the Senats and House of Representatives
and the officers, the q 0overnor-elect and
such other persons as they may desire to
bring with them at such time as IL may
| be their pleasure to occupy ii. To you
they now commit that trust"
Senator Sharpey responded to this on
part of the Joint Committee Of the Cen
erai Assembly, as TO lows:
"GENTLEMEN:-W have witnessed
with heartfelt pleasure, the generous
outpouring of the citizens Of Delaware
in favor of her chosen sou. As the first
joint committee, appointed on behalf of
the Senate and Houte Of ofRepresenatives,
we welcome the Governor and his escort
to the State House. We will conduct
them TO the Senate and House of Repre-
scntatives and thereafter the two Houses
will escort him to the Court House where
the Oath of Inauguration will be admin
istered by the Chief Justice at twelve o.
clock, NJ"
Governor-elect Hall and his escort
were then condu'ted to the members of
the General AS emily who we're waiting
to receive them. A short session had
been held during the forenoon, but very
little business had been done, and when
the hour of Inauguration drew nigh both
houses adjourned. From the Capitol
the Gubernatorial party at once proceed
ed to the Court House.
THE INAUGURATION.
With great difficulty the city deega-
tion, followed by the members of the
General Assembly, worked their way
into the Court room, by the rear en-
trance, and took the seats in the bar that
l h,I For Il.
scribe the attendance, IL is only necessa-
, ry to say the room was packed full. Its
greatest capacity is probably seven hnn-
. drcd persons, but had it been capable of
holding five thousand, the peop,e were
IN the town and about the immediate vi
cinity to nil it. Thanks to the courtesy
r of the Dover gentlemen the ladies' were
amply provided for, and numbers of
them were present to give tone and va
, riety to the audience and an additional
zeSt to the entire affair
, The recess In the rear of the bench
, was draped with large American flag,
over which was strip of muslin bearing
, John w. Hall" On the bench were
r seated the following distinguished gen.
tlemen:
Governor-elect, John W. Hall
His Excelency, John Il. Cochran, re-
thing Governor.
James l.. Wacott, Esq, Governor
| Halls Secretary of State.
Ignatius G. Grubb, Esq, the retiring
Secretary of State.
Hon. Eli Salisbury, u. s. Senator.
e Hon Edward l.. Martin, Representa-
! tive-elect in Congress
Hon. Joseph P. Comegys, Chief JUS
a tice
Hon John w. Houston, Associate JUS
tice.
# Hon. John b. Pennington, Attorney
Il General.
Hon. Cove salisbury, Ex-Governor
: Hon. James Ponder, Ex-Governor.
George w. Cummins, Henry Ridge
lev and Chas Brown, Esqs.
Rev. l.. w. Gibson, Chaplain of the
+ Senate.
Rev. w. =. DAVIS, Chaplain of the
House Of Representatives
e AT three minutes past twelve O'Clock
N the exercises opened with the Lords
Prayer by Rev. l.. w. Gibson, and the
usual prayer for the President of the
J. United States and other public Off icials
from the ritual of the =. r. Church.
On Senator Sharpley's motion the joint
t resolution convening the two Houses of
i the General Assembly, for the purpose
u of attending the inauguration was read
y by the Clerk of the Senate.
Il Then Chief Justice Comegys arose
and addressing the Governor-elect, who
u also arose, said:
$ "John W. Hall, lay your right hand or
:, the book, and repeat after me the follow
ST ing oaths of office
10 a, John w. Hall, do solemnly sweal
on the Holy EvaLgels of Almighty God,
that | will support the Constitution OF
'e the United States SO help me God
,e 81, John w. Hall, do solemnly swear
IA on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God,
, that | will support the Constitution OF
= the State of Delaware, and perform the
/ duties of the office of the Governor el
J. the State of Delaware with fidelity; SC
e help me God"
5. In a low, but firm and unwavering
.e tone Mr.. Hall repeated after The Chief
l. Justice the impressive words of the OBJ
Il legations, and kissing the book twice
a. stood before the assembled audience as
~ :, the duly qualified Governor of the State
a' of Delaw are for four years
l. The book used for the o5lgati on was
1t the old Latin Bible which has been in
n the possession of the State for over ONE
n hundred years.
il AS Governor Hall faced the audience
he was greeted with applause, and the
;. dover Cornet Band, under the leader
4, ship of Prof, Ellinger, played "Haii Co
u, umbia," in spirited style. The Governor
~ at twelve minutes past twelve O'Clock
I' commenced to read his inaugural ad
dress, which was published IN full III yes
~ =, The reading of the inaugural occupied
a, twenty IN nutes, to dot, and was listen
w. ed to with close attention. The various
~ suggestions were accorded nous of ap
- proval, particularly the one in relation
20 to military affairs, in which he showed
how necessary it was, in a free govern
~, ment, to render the military completel,
~ subordinate to the lawful civil authori
"a ties.
a AT the conclusion of the inaugural thu
al Governor was warmly congratulated b,
.u the occupants of the bench and the bant
~ ~ struck up lively air. Then, on motor
of o of Senator PennewilI, the journals of thu
- - two Houses were read and compared
~ after which the benediction was read by
~, Rev. w. p. Davis, Chaplain of the Hous'
"a On motion of Representative Dean,th'
a. ~, two Houses separated, and the lnaugura
aS ton ceremonies were over.
40 During the ceremonies the militia re
re- NAMED outside, and gave splendid eX
,ir hi biton drill, for the benef hit of the crow,
ey that could not get into the Court room
H. The drill was greatly admired, and serv
nd ed to mitigate the disappointment tel
te by those who could not witness the III
IA auguration.
he In point of mum bers and general inter
he est, the Inauguration exc eeded anything
nd of the kind ever held AT Dover. The at
N. tendance was so large that the accom-
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