Daily Republican., 1886-09-02
The Consultation Centennial.

The centennial anniversary OF the
adoption OF the Constitution OF the
United States will occur on the 18th of
September, next year. We are pleased
10 note the arrangements already made
by the Governors of the thirteen Colo
NAL States TO suitably celebrate the
event. OF course 1t will be national
affair, and all the States will be invited
to participate, but 1t is no more than
highly appropriate that the Governors
of the thirteen States that existed at the
time Of the revolution and adopted the
Constitution q rat should lead off in the
matter. In this work little Delaware
should have been first to make the
movement, "a she was the first to adopt
the Constitution, but she has allowed
New Jersey to outstrip her already In
the work. The New Jersey Legislature
last j une passed resolution favoring q
national celebration OF the important
event, and in response TO this resolution
Col. G. L. Peyton, OF Haddenheld, Is
actively engaged In arranging for
meeting of the Governors Of each of
the thirteen Colonial States to be held
10 Philadelphia on Monday, September
7;h, to make the preliminary arrange
ments for the great anniversary TO be
h I'D one year hence. Col. Peyt ton has
personally called upon each of the thir-
teen Governors, and has secured q
promise from each one TO be at the
meeting which will Re called to order
in Carpenters Hall, and will then ad-
Journ to Independence Hall. On the
day following an old time barbecue
will be given In Paramount Park.
Amongst the marked features OF the
grand celebration it is proposed to have
. military parade with representative
regiment from each OF the States OF the
Union. Though Delaware will modest
iy claim no more than her share In the
distinguished honors OF the occasion, 1t
is with no little pride that though least
In population Of the thirteen original
States, and least except one In terri
tory, she holds up her head proudly as
being the fret State that adopted the
Constitution of this great nation.
The following are the old thirteen
original States, the dates Of their ratifi-
cation OF the Constitution and their
present Governors:
Delaware, December 9TH, 1887, Chas.
G. Stockley.
Pennsylvania, December 18th, 1887,
Robert E. Pattison.
Ntw Jersey, December 18th. 1877.
Leon Albeit.
Georgia, January 81, 1888, Henry D.
Mcdaniel.
Connecticut, January 9th. 1888,
Henry Il. Harrison.
Massachusetts, February 9th, 1888,
George D. Robinson
Maryland, April 28th, 1888, Henry
Lloyd.
South Carolina. May 23i, 1888 Hugh
8. Thompson.
New Hampshire, June 2lst, 1888,
Moody Currier.
Virginia, June 25th, 1888, Fiizhugh
Lee.
New York, JAY 26ab, 1888, David B..
Hill.
North Carolina, November 21s', 1889,
Alfred NJ s scales.
Rhode Island, May ooh, 1890, Geo.
=. Wetmore.
Though two years, five months and
twenty-five days elapsed between the
time that Delaware ratified the Consti-
tuition and the time that Rhode Island
had ratified it, majority OF the States
had ratified 1t by April 2Sth, 1888 when
Maryland gave in her adhesion to it,
but before Congress declared it ratified
on the l7th of september, 1887, South
Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia
and New York had signed it, and only
North Carolina and Rhode Island re-
manned to sign it after Congress had
proclaimed the ratification. 1t will b,
noticed that of the two smallest States
Delaware heads the column OF the ole
thirteen as the first to sign the Cousti.
tuition and Rhode Island completes tht
column as the last to sign 1t.
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