The daily gazette., 1881-02-08

| LvSRcCt YSIsOuS III JuuBm0nL, DuB BnAJ
hear the small as well as the great" W,
"shall not be afraid Of the face OF man.
And We shall sustain every man VIII,
takes upon himself, from the sense O
public duty, the task Of protecting 80
clety from the vices which are oontinu
ally multiplying within it. Ard nov
let US indulge in some "reminiscences
and congratulations.
| This spot is, historically, an interest
lug place. The title to il Is older. b,
Ten years, than that of Penn to Pennsyl
vania, and, by eleven years, his to wha
10 now our State. In the year 1911, OF
the 2Sd day of May, now almost two
hunded and ten years ago, our excellen1
chronieler Ferris, tells US that the mari
OF the city which contains this Couri
House was granted by due convey yance
by Sir Francis Lovelace, the governor.
generai(as he styled himself )under the
Duke OF York and Albany, afterwal ds
James Ii, OF England, to Tymen Std
ham. This conveyance was made AT
what was then Fort James, formerly
| Fort Amsterdam, and now the CITY Of
New fork-which place was the seat OF
power Of Duke OF ork's authority in
America, as II had been of the Dutch,
from the discovery OF the Hudson river
sixty years before,in 1900, by Hendrlck
Hudoon. Down to 1864 the territory of
our river was alternately under the do.
mInlon OIL the Dutch and Swedes. bat
years before that time, the Dutch sub
dued the latter and were the masters of II.
II was then, however, conquered by the
English from them, and remained tho
property of the conquer, -s( xcept for a
short interval between that date and 1771
when the Dutch repossessed themselves
OF 1t and he'd it) until the war of the
revolution. This place then had an
owner, more than hundred years be.
lore Delaware as State existed.
another fact. There once lived in
snls state and In this city, and not far
Mom tnis spot, very distinguished per-
sonage-one who, at the commence-
ment and throughout the struggle ne
tween the colonies OF America and the
mother country, bore n conspicuous
part In behalf Of our liberties. Aithouph
not Dred TO the profession of arms. and
having, from his education and the sen-
s'ments OF the religious society of which
ne was member. no taste for 10; he vet
uiu almost as much rs any other M an in
tne public councils to reconcile the
uouotlng TO changes about to be made
sne government over them, and 10
shape the ends Of the new authuritv.
50 as to secure the blessings of freedem
ana prosperity 10 the Whole body OF the
colonlsis. allude to John Dio ,uson-
: statesman In every sense of the word.
ana man OF great ability and unsulIied |
reputation. We are gathered upon land |
mat once belonged to him. In the con rne |
y the changes OF title 70 this square of |
ana, parts Of it by different convey.
anoes from different contIk .ous owners.
oecame MS property; and IL this house |
. not built wholly upon what was h;s
and, It certainly was In great part: and
'nerefore, we may say that the distin.
Iulsned John Dickinson once owned |
ne site OF the new Court House. Tsis
cause OF satisfaction which anv one
IAN appreciate. As men take pride In
neir ancestry, SO commuaities NAV faeI
,Eouu TO trace the title TO their posses
ION 10 renowned prior owners.
me people of this county may con.
,aving such an admirable building for
ne ~ transaction OF the pubic bnsi ness
mere Is, In the hrst place, a splendid
truosure, surprising In architectural
,Ietonsion an taste any other In the
state, devoted to public purposea. Ia
proportions, the material of which IL ia
constructed, the workmanship and finish
llspiayed upon it, together with its sur-
cummings and conveniences, leave
,otning more to be desired; and 90 far |
y the transaction OF she busioess for
which IL was built is concerned Il Il hard
o see how arrangements couE have
'e6n better made. Due respect has also
'een paid to the wants of the DuhIic
or more convenient ami better appoinf-
q ON ceS, as well as for our comfort
Fnlle holding the courts here and youns
ld the general jurors and witnesses.
mo are required TO be before US. The
Iants OF the members of the bar also
ave received due consideration, and
one certainly has been withheld from
aoso VINO choose to come here a. mere
pectators. To the Levy Court, who re-
poued so promptly to the public REQ uire-
ients OF new Court House cores
onding With the wealth and importance
new Castle county, and to the build.
" committee OF that body, who, in the
noice OF plan and supervision of it's
kecuuon BY q faithful contractor have
'ndered public service to the county,
Q All OF US owe our best thanks and
'ngratuiations upon their eminent
lccess' And there are thanks dine in
1otner quarter also.
A. the time the bill for the erecti on of
new Court House was before the Leg
ature there was difficulty In the minds
some about the pTopriety OF the re-
oval OF the seat Of justice 20 this CITY, O
cause the county held no land here | y
DC eould properly be used as q site for
new building. Again. it was plain
" space vastly larger than the mere
cessity of such building required
)uld be obtained to secure light ana N
70 air; and 1t was supposed that, In ad-
ion to the expense OF the proposed
ucture, . considerable further sum q,
uId % required to secure that-which =
ated afeeling OF depression n and caused
my 70 fear that the removal would not
70 place. a. this crisis this city step.
forward, so to speak, and through "
constituted authorities, offered the IN
inty, a. . free gift, not only all the
'm IL actually needed, but all OF the
est square (all things consideredl with m
her whole limits. This munificent
nation embraces all the ground be-
ssn Market and King and Tenth and 2
'venth streets, and from being 110 feet
I'VE the tide water of the Delaware
ures us, and all of US now here in the
formance OF public duties, and those
o are TO come after ms, in the enjoy
Mt or pure air and plenty of light, if 90
chose to avail ourselves Of them, II 2
source OF great satisfaction that go
'ral spirit should have Influenced
people of this city, when they came .:
lecide upon parting with their best -
are TO the county, and the thanks of
whole people are due to them for
r generosity.