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troduce the Hon Charles r. Miller.
Governor of the State of Delaware.
Governor Miller Accepts Tablet
Governor Miller, in accepting the
tablet. said:
'Alr. Bayard: Those Of us VINO
have been selected to participate IN
the exercises incident to this occasion
should feel proud that we have the
opportunity of paying tribute to the
distinguished citizen whose memory
the National Society U. 5. Daughters
of 1912 of the State of Delaware seek
tc perpetuate by the placing of this
t0blet.
"The patriotic action Of the Daugh-
fers of 1912 is to be most highly COM
mended. That which they do here |
today should stimulate others to per-
form similar acts of patriotic char |
acter. 1t is singularly appropriate |
that this tablet should adorn the walls |
OF the capitol building Of this state !
which was honored by the important
and valuable services which James
Asheton Bayard rendered to both the
State of Delaware and the entire
American nation.
In behalf of the people Of the state
Of Delaware / take great pleasure in
accepting through you, sir, the great
grandson of this distinguished Amerl-
can citizen. this tablet. which, placed
upon the walls of our State House,
] trust may ever prove an incentive
to those Of future generations TO
emulate the faithful and patriotic
services of your illustrous ancestor.
Greetings from the National Society
of the Daughters OF 1912 were then
PRESENTED by Mrs Whitney at the con-
clusion OF which the formal presenta-
ton of the tablet to the State was
made by Thomas II. Bayard, great
grandson of The man whose memory
was being honored. In presenting the
tablet to the State. Mr.. Bayard said:
HonOrs States Son.
"Tho convention at Philadelphia,
which framed our Federal Constitu-
tion. was in the midst Of its arduous
and wonderfully performed duties
during August. 1887. when there came
forward for admission to the bar
of this State a young man but twenty
years OF age. Fair haired, blue-eyed,
tall and broad shouldered, such was
the subject Of this address when he
first became a citizen Of the State OF
Delaware
flames Asheton Bayard. the son OF
Dr. James Asheton Bayard and Anne
Hodge. his wife. was born in the city
of Philadelphia July 2S, 1867. When
he was but three years of age, his
father died. and his. uncle Colonel
John Bayard shortly afterwards took
him into his own household and
brought him up. His early education
was cared for by the Rev. Or. Finley,
n young clergyman in Lancaster coun-
ty. with whom he pursued his studies
for awhile until about 1878 and then
for about two years he was under
the charge Of a private tutor until
his matriculation at Princeton Col
lega in the fall of 1880. In 1884 at the
age of seventeen he graduated with
honors from Princeton College. and
shortly after this. returned TO Phila-
delphia. and commenced the study or
law in the Office Of Mr.. Reed. After
the latter's death, he completed his
legal studies with the Jared lngersol,
afterwards Attorney Cen
lnsylvania, and in 1881 hav-
eted the prescribed course,
ne ,.~ to Delaware, was admitted
to the bar of this State in August OF
thar year. and thereafter practiced his
profession here. From the date OF his
.4osdmission until the time of his going
abroad as a Commissioner TO effect
Treaty of Peace between the United
States and Great Britain, he was In
dustriously employed in the practice
OF his profession unless attending to
his Congressional duties at Washing
ton From the entries In the docket
kept by him of cases both in the Su-
.r N
Pleas in this State from 1892 to 1909.
A plainly appears that he enjoyed a
very active and lucrative practice,
that his services wese in great de-
mand by those who had business be-
fore the courts. and that he became
recognized as one of the leaders OF
the Delaware Bar. He kept a series
OF notes OF the cases coming before
the courts, not only of his own, bu
those of tho other members of th'
Bar which were known as 'Bayardi
Notes. and il is interesting TO gathe
from these that il was the custom 70
the leading members OF the Bar to rep
resent the Attorney General in man.
cases Of importance, while today 10 |
only the junior members of The Ba
who are permitted to represent tn
State in the minor criminal cases.
1T was after Bayard came TO Della
ware that the Federal Constitutio
was adopted. the real union of th
government perfected. and the ship {
STATE fairly launched under the guit
ing hand of Washington. But fe'
years lapsed before the natural an
logical product of our form of govern
ment appeared in the shape of polit
cal parties, and in 1896. we find Ba.
ard standing as the Federalist car
didate for Congress from this Stat
He was elected in 1896 and re-electe
in 1898 and 1900 but was defeated
1902 by his warm friend. thou"h poll
ical opponent, Caesar A. Rodne
When Bayard entered Congress
1877 though he was but thirty year
OF age it appears that he stepped ;
once in the front ranks of his part
and by his abilities almost at one
became one of its chosen leader!
Within a year of his entrance upo
his Congressional duties, he conduc
ed the impeachment proceeding
brought by the House of Represent
tives against Senator Blunt. This D
sition demanded not only the unique
toned leadership in his party. b
also trained and capable legal ahilitiC
and when one recollects that he W
>but thirty-one years of age when n
honor was conferred upon him. gre
indeed, must be the tribute to his {
pacity not only as a leader of me
mt also 10 his acknOWl ledacd les