Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-18
MARVEL SEES LOSS
OF STATES RIGHTS
At Portrait dwelling He Do.
plores Surrender Of Homo
Rule.

Tho clrb-room OF tho Hotel du Pont,
in which extra chairs had been placed.
was we'll fllled yesterday afternoon
with notable assembly gathered to
inspect the recently completed paint
ing Tho First Day OF Peace, by
Stanley NJ. Arthurs, which " soon TO
be put In its permanent place IN the
state Capitol at Dover.
There were score or moro members
OF tho q. A. r.. Governor Denncy,
Mayor Harvey and other state and
city officials and representatives of the
vrious patriotic societies.
Col. Richard G.. Buckingham, chair
man of tho Legislative committee In
charge OF the purchaAs OF the painting,
called on Mayor Leroy Harvey. who
spoke appreciatively OF tho opportunl-
ty offered to this city to first see the
picture.
After detailing the circumstances
leading up to the award OF the COM
mitssion TO the artist. Col. buckingham
told the details OF the visit OF the
committee TO the locality a year ago.
and called on Col. William G.. Baugh.
ST.. Adjutant General of the Depart
mcnt OF Delaware. q. A. r., who spoke
OF war time experiences In Dixie"
Governor William ID. Denney. next
I'm n few words, received the picture
on behalf OF tho state.
General James II. Wilson, who had
just arrived. was then called upon, and
said, Enthusiastically:
81 know nothing about the inciden
portrayed. except from what l have
read: was 200 miles away. on ;
Job Just az good and equally i'm
portant. l can ray. however. that tn
picture In characteristic as n por
trayal OF Grant, and his black horse
Egypt" a favortte mount"
The speaker of the day, Josiah Mar
vel. was then announced. He charac
tcrized the struggle OF l33 years ag,
led by George Washington. as base
on a new theory, that of IAN inde
etructible union of indestructibl
states" This theory, he said. wa
challenged 81 years ago, with the re
suit that It was affirmed that ther
} In no north, no south-we are a
Americans, in an lndestructible unioi
"In the presence OF this picture {
the Dawn of Peace after the la:
armed conflict. let US OF Delaware, I'll
FIRST state to sign tho Declaration an
ratify the Constitution, zee TO It ths
, Il shall be. by the help of Almight
God, the last To 20 back on thos
foundations of an indestrtwtib
} union.
I'VE have a dual duty. 10 our go,
eminent and TO our State. Until tf
- -adoption of the Eighteenth Amen,
I ment to the Federal Constitution. the,
= was no authority to intervene in II
internal affairs OF any state. TIL;
amendment gave police powers TO Il
Federal government in which we ha'
acquiesed. Without being either Il
or against any particular law, ! fe
d that Della wareans are capable OF a.
ministcring their internal affairs. AZ
n resent this being taken away and y
4. In the hands OF strangers"
n Mr.. Marvel then quoted a.
\, Wholesome sign" the recent decisf,
% OF tho Supreme Court regarding q
n Federal Child Labor net.
; The artist. Stanley NJ. Arthurs. "a
10 n few words regarding the choice
>. his subject and his sense OF respon.
q biiity in undertaking the work.
n The unwilling OF the picture W
performed by Misses Elva Buckin
Il ham, granddaughter OF Col Buckin
" ham. and Marguerite NJ. Baue
! granddaughter OF Col. Baugh.