Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-23
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hundred years ngn which IL further tng
gestrd hv n number of ycnernho dutu-
nents. Addressed some 10 The President
Of the State OF pNihwttm, and some To
the same parSon a. governor We
select n few written hy Charles Thomson,
Elias Boudinot, Thomas Miillin and
Richard Henry Lee, e,all of them connected
with the Congress-, and hll seeking to stir
mp the governor Of the State OF Delaware
to help Congress in its arduous work by
sonding ON its delegates to represent it.
lie was not the only governor to whom
such appeals were sent, for n majority of
the states had no representative in the
Congress, and business Of prime import
ance conld not be attended to because of
their absence.
A perusal Of the whole of the large col
lection from which these are taken shows
that the country, during tho period
covered by the extracts we make, was
aptly described by the lnte William r.
Read. Esq., in the life of his grandfather,
the Hon. George Read, one of the judges
Of the court of appeals, when he said il
was like the sick man ut the t'gitieal
point of his disease, when he dies or re-
covers" " Happily the constitution adopted
by Congress- September 18th, 1857, was
ratified soon after, and tho sick man of a
contury ago lived despite the adverse
wishes of his early enemies aud the fears
Of his early friends lie lives still. Let
the governors ind the people'of to-day re-
ioice.
First, We copy resolution of Congress
forwarded by Charles Thomson, 81 Gre
4or. kf, Daaassl.aV,N Nsal,.,lpa VA, nj
Delaware. II was passed July I'd, 1888 :
Resoiued, That the stntes which are not
present in Congress bo informed that 1t Is
Indispensable they should without loss OF
time send forward a delegation to Con
gress."
The next day, July Sd, 1888, Elias
I3oudinot OF Pennsylvania, president,
writes from Princeton 10 His Excellency,
Governor Van Dyke
have the honor TO enclose to yonr Ex-
celleney IL copy Of an act OF Oongress oi
yesterday on n snhiact Of creator ilupOrt-
auee to the United States than seems 70 nor
ally supposed. | am sorry to trouble YOU
Exccllency 80 often ON this subject, hut tht
increasing distress Of many Of the cltizens
OF these states, arising from tho want o
fuller representation In Congress, will
| Justify every exertion TO remedy so growing
| nn evil.
The trouble, however, was not ended
/ for from Annapolis, February 10th, l7Si
/ Thomas Mitllin sends n long appeal iron
which wo extract the following
| At this moment there nro MANY ma tOr
o. inc h,Rhgst ,llnporIilnse i 70 NV saiety
ioh n3oh alnu hat'"a,1 VI 'l,e whleu & SUE
these n,,,i oniv ,n,,,,tion tho csta,li.ni,i
d general peilce with tha Indians nnd set
| tllng the Western Territory; tho nrlitn; ;lnj
our foreign Affairs and takfug measures 70
| 3 mnrink our frontiers; preserving on
stores and magazines; making rcqnlsitiol
flr the expenses OF tho Cnrrent lDaT ant
satisfying tho public cretifors.
ulyS ohiS W ,su tn,t ~ i,lo =, s,'shns
s9n 9i NY & inie,s at.ta'iS as a.T
uon"rdss M % npl% & throe ,iays sjne" ibe G,h inst
ne yenr Ey,,,,ilency will observe hy Tho On
closed certificate Of Tho sccretary.
mia fnllova mud eertainlv does no
m he az enconraoing oxl,iiit
~ sa,m.ian PJ'pnar. ~ o,,, No
| a M ,tna ] altsnIsi MnnI"y. F"hmary 1th
nnly III Tncsjny ana Wednesday, Itth hn,
| tii6. seven sl.liSs attended. fhuniay
Erhrunty 18th, only lvo states attended
Friday February idlh, .'ynh stitesmttel'ae'
MONDAY, fchrni.tS lolh, ohiy lvo. 1utS'sly
Mnihes'lay anu inuistny' nii'y ~. u
Stales r.lh,9'iilioa i're N9W ii,ii'ilsiro;NoI
lork, new dersey, peulWlre' h''tyitiHi
Nofh Oarolilla ana doorsh'
April LIST l7Sl 'Fhonna -MItllln nLpti
/ writes frnm Anuapois. for finmlcie
trn,tl,,,s ,,rn breu,i,,r ObligaIions nj III,
'. - p..,,l',,'sei 49,
0ol'ii ''"n y, t''t,"t' nt'o ~" i'A'''''o'
anu nc writes dospniingy
W0 expect tia return Of tlnSo hills unde
y protest for non-rayn0nt, and, shonl'
thorG not he money IN tho trGstlcy Of TN
United states 70 l'sthitrge 'non' your eX
coliaii'y n,ay 'stSi'S s'''o'Ne ''"' i'""''"i
niaS'iV'H'''7'
inc hu"hiit u"e'en "HS ~ no mean
large anu w" @PpoTtlonea 70 VIC s,, H.ate W.
~ ~ loi'nmn .or isTi i.h,,, PI- -,
NlhN1.ts,t'u ',i F"o - 5-",n.
Tl3l IU5 Oohhecticnt' Son wv NeN
York, %hl,3b new Jersey, So1,'tli
pennsylynnla, SS1 ,uOO, Delaware, Sa,1ld
MARYLAND, EG0, ,OH3 Yirginin, stlOS. $50
Nnrfh Carolina. St6.2tS; Sonth Cnro
Inn $1n 7s2 Geornia. %6 7g7 total
segG nm
Ernm Trenton November i'm 1874
Charles Thomson writes again
ma sto,.s .n1 mon,boys nrosont hav
,vo;tna Y Win nnSi,tv tn this timc in dali
exnectntion Of tLe arrival Of delegates iror
the other staias but finding themselves dis
appointed and being impressed with doe
sot.so OF the many welShty and ilnroitan
mattbts when iehIly eohc"rh ihn weliaf
and hanpiiiess ~ t.lo uhlo, NV Wif, Tf,it o.
,t. i1t ~" y. Iil,,,,g ,'ssan1,ad ths,, hy,, H.
sirnJ ma 10 t.lvo your eycelloncy this In
formntlon and 10 urge YOU IN the strnnge-
terms TO send forward, with NIL possible dis
patch, tho delegates appointed 70 foPtesei
your sute W ."hst'ss'
Even This, however, did not pfoduc
tie desired result, Hs VIII DC seeh ifoi
the last guotailoh We bbnii mats ~
FROM "hiGlGrd henry iHo' 1fes'
dhtod New lofhi aE'Ili ousn' itoo
Such is tho nature oi the Federal Goilstl
tutiGn that till Congress y necessary !
.he lnal ennpielioh Oh olloSaS EieWI u
thnHe Witt ny i,U" ~ str ~ T1n,,res
an .i' tIt vonr fxecI"ney win bs please
4, rxrrt voiIr fullest i1ilupns q withthe DOH
gates Of your state to repair Immediately
THESE eStthu's toll utoit w 81
lho congress Was oliy so;''t =, ~, ~,
lorile" ooib 'o'hy n"y =. ~ .,',..i;t,, :
real cong .esSiso eie'nlil' ala ~ oor,, NV ds ~,
coming toselu't. nv ny euHeanH., '1. 80 ri, .i
siti'r nlauIJa' , y, " w S,a' ,hnt l i ,na ,nnor.
time OF uin.nie ~ NJ nv, mii"u w.. i,pi af q,
/ wy ,aar,' u, nr unair,,tic stde. lil
people were ~ mi ai..'Vsm ~ 's"' "s,rnr ,r
m"i 'Eiht,sWn ~ Wus ~ "s nas ',',;t
' PuShichi en'ie o 'y ~ .t;,;,,, m =,
ing loWar"s "n'. Wy, -, :.
worse than tlle a bri.isn rq,e ns ,sou WIZ Ia,
they had Deeii reieaseu' ~ was " ''''
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