Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-17


HonOred Sir The members of tho
General Assembly, now convened IN
this ancient capitol, by "a Joint commit
tee of both buuse4, have Teqles Ell me-
as one Of their number, In their behalf
to say q few words Of triepdlr aud Te.
spectiul greeting to you M you approaC0
your Induction into tho Chief Executive
otfioe OF the State.
The duty thus imposed upon me, |
can assure you, is a most pleasing one
For many years 1t has been the uniform
custom and practice, growing out Of
our political system and institutions,
for the people to assemble together at
the capitol OF the State, on the third
Tuesday in January following q guber-
material elscLiOn, for the purpose OF
taking part in and Uitnessing the inau.
| gural ceremonies.
| Thls is oar III s3iou here to-day. This
is why this large conCourse OF people Ia
gathered around and about you, with
out regard to party ties or party aifi !ia-
tons, with yon, isr, elevated as you
will have been to the high and excellent
position of Governor OF the State by IN
unusually large majority q votes ot
your fel.ow citizens-5y a most am-
phatic expression Of the popular VIII.
The dividing lines between political
parties must, for the time, fade and bs
obli,orated for, into your hards wtu
be committed the best interests and
dearest hopes or al-of the minority
equally with tho najOrity--0G tue Re.
publicans as well AZ the DeinOcra5s--in
a word, OF the entire people OF the
state. In the execution Of yonr OthGial
duties you can know no difference be-
tween them, and we feel that a. all
possess equal rights " der the law all
will receive equal and impartial coz
sideration at your hands. Fer, sir,
| without 1i4ttorY, leo mo say that The
people of tbi, Stgte have that abiding
confidence, in your integrity md sste"m
IN your strength and judgment, which
assures me thHL all viii he wei! IN your
! keeping; that Wh!lD you viii doiharat7
with caution you will act with H6cl'
| aiOn; that while sou will ever bE lrldy
to yield with grSC.Ou7LtsS 80 all thAt ~
right, you will oppose with hrnineeS
ali that yOu he,ieSs to TO wrong, and u
80 doing, it Is supertluous to add that the
approval, esteem and best wishes Of
your fel low citizens will over attend
you, az they always do nn Official wno
in the exercise of his duties shall BE- i'll
huenced only by n due regard to the
honor and inter- Ats OF Unr state.
We trust, sir, and believe that your
admi ni4tIatiou will meet The hearty ap-
proval of all the peOp.e and that will
steer with safety tho ship Of state in
| li ~, ma 1urkAi utpllAf thg
conflicting elements which may sur.
round and endanGac it.
The administration under which we
have lived for the past four years and
| which under our constitution and laws
is about toretire and give place to yours,
| am glad to say, has been successful
and satisfactory to the people. Weare
now on the highway Of prosperity IN
every branch OF popular occupation and
industry, and the prospect for tho fu-
turs under your guidance Is etninentIy
hopeful.
In conclusion, sir, ! again extend to
| YOU, in behalf OF the General Assembly,
their sincere and cordial welcome to
he Capitol of the State, and trust that
| he in finite Power which rules the des-
| LlultS VI hLI iD6S Icau ybu W w ohiy
that which is right in his sight and he p
us to dwell together peaceful, content
ed and prosperous people.
At the conclusion OF the speech by
Mr.. Cooper tho procession started for
the Court House led by tho State Capi
tol Band and followed by Sergesnt-at-
Arms Of Senate and House; Speaker
Cooper of the Senate, and MIR. Justis,
Speaker, proJem. OF tho House; mem
hers of the General Assembly and
their Chaplains and Clerks; the } Judici.
ary of the State, JOINT Committee Of Ar
iranueinentc: GOvernor.e!eGt Siocklcy
and Secretary Of State W. f. Cansey;
lex x-GOyeTuJrs, theIr bscretarlcsa and u
jnuln Der Ot prominent eli zous.
| The line moved around bh0 tquafe 30
the Gourt House, which was entered
by a rear door, and tho members OF the
General Assembly took the reats
mm etiately in irOnt OF the
Judgess stand, while he Speakers Of
both Houses, GOvernOr-eleCt StOCkley,
Chi,I Justice Comogys, Associate
|Judges Woott5u and Houst1D, ex-Gover
nor Cochran, Hon. John A. Nicholson,
Dr. RidgeIey. Hon. Chss. Is. Lore,
Geo. Cummius, Esq., Hon. Jas. WI
liams, Hon. Chas. Brown, Hon. i. l..
Martin, Hon. b T. Biggs, VIM. Dean,
j. Alexander Fulton, Esq, DR.. Ander-
son, ,Chaplains Gibson and Huntington,
and nuinbe OF Other prominent men,
occupied seats on the platform around
the judges stand, while the clerks OF
both Houses, together with the press
representatives, were seated at o table
in front OF the platform overlooking
the audience. AS soon AZ the main
doors were thrown open the court room
was packed with men, W womenand child.
ren. all anxious to SEQ oil that was to be
seen.
A number OF chairs had been
previously arranged for the ladies', and
were occupied by quite number OF
. poyer's most fashionable ladies'.
At l1.bO o'clock Speaker Cooper of the
Senate called the meeting to order, ana
nrayer WAS offered by the Rev. l.. W
Gibson, Chaplain Of the Senate. On
motion of Senator Horsey, ths clerk OF
the Senate read the jo'nt resolution
:. con yening both Houses in joint session
for the purpose of receiving tho Gover-
nor and witnessing the oath or once
administered at the MANIPULATION OF
tho Chief Executive Of the state
After the reading Of the resolution,
Associate judge Wootten, III very
q impressive manner, administered the
oath of office to the dovernor-elect, "ht
took tie oath In dignified manner
After the administering OF the oath
tie band played lively air, al th7
conclusion oi mich the inaugural au-
dress, as published yesterday, was
4 read by the Governor-elect.
g The reading Of this document 9ccu
pied some twenty initiates ana "h'
listened to by t.e audiesce win ci0s'
attention uutil the snd. o.
on notion Of RepresentatlV come
r avs the j9r rupls oftbe Joint meeting OF
t both HOUSES ,ycre r. ad by the respective
| nnnrA. o fLrr ". ich ~ u 20 y. ~, lAt