The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-07-15
The st. Anthony Falls
Celebration.

We gave lastWeek !, brief and imper.
feet account of the great celebration at
Minneapolis from the St. Paul Globe,
The following account is made up from
| the Minneapolis Tribune. We omit
the speeches us a full report Of them
would fill the ADVANCE, and publish;
the poem according to promise and as il
matter of home interest.
[From the Tribune of July IL
The celebration of the 200th anniver.
sary Of the discovery of the Falls of
st. Anthony, yesterday, was a success
beyond the most Sanguine expectations
OF its projectors.
At 10 clock the carriages contain
ing Gen. Sherman, Secretary Ramsey,
Gov. Pillsbury, Mayor Rand and other
distinguished gentlemen. drove through
the line from the East side, and were
greeted with cheers.
The procession was about a mile in
length and extended from Suspension
Bridge to University avenue. The
marching columns, waving banners,
inspiring bands, and the enthusiastic
crowd that pressed and tumbled along
the sidewalks and the streets, formed
q satisfactory beginning of what was
to be 4 glorious day of celebration
There must have been fully fifteen thou
sand people in the procession and along
the line of march, and each one felt a
thrill of sympathy and honor for the
old soldier who sat Dcaming and smil-
ing genially upon the multitude.
ON THE GROUNDS.
The rear OF the column did not enter
the grounds until nearly half-past II
O'Clock, prior to which time large
number of prominent gentlemen had
taken seats on the speakers stand. a.
mong this number were Gen. VIM. r..
Sherman, whose every appearance was
greeted with applause; Secretary Alex.
Ramsey, Gov. Pillsbury, Gen. Sibley,
Gen. Gibbon and staff, Gen. Terry, Gen.
Miles, Judge Nelson. Judge McCrary,
Judge Miller. Gen. McLaren, Bishops
Grace and Ireland, OF st. Paul; Arch
bishop Tache, Of st. Boniface, Manito-
ba: Bishop Iefetch, Of Three Rivers.
Lower Canada; Rev. J. de Neve, rector
of the American College, LOUvain, Bel
ginm; Rev. Desaulnius, st. Boneven-
turo, Canada; Rev. G. Dugart, st. Bon
face, Manitoba; Rev. J. n. Andre, H.
Yer Grove; Hon. E. B. Washburn, Hon.
G.. G. Washburn, Hon. ". D. Wash
burne, Mr.. a. p. Miller, of the Wor-
Ellington Advance, the poet of the occa-
sion; EN-Gov. G. X. Davis, the orator
Of the day; Hon. II. NJ. Knox, Hon.
Hans Mattson, Col. Barre, Gen. G.. II.
Berry, Hon. G. d. Gillllan, Capt. Rus
sell B}akeley, Ex-Gov. Marshall, Col
". $. King, Hon. Z. F. Drake, Prof.
.. Y. Tousley, Hon. Pcnnock Pusey,
Earl S. Goodrich, Mayor Rand, Hon.
". W. McNair, J. G. Reiheldaffer, Col =.
John II. Stevens, Rev. d. Burt. hon. J.
Fletcher Williams, Hon. D. Morrison,
Rev. q. d. Neill. I. Y. D. Heard, Gen.
l'osser, Mr.. Hagar, secretary of the
Chicago Historical Society; Hon. o. p
Whitcomb, Col. DeGraff, Walker Blain,
President Folwell, ExGov. Austin. D.
N. Sprague, soldier of the war of 1872,
Hon. II. l.. Taylor, Of Manitoba, and
many others.
After the consolidated Great Western
Band had played a selection Of national
airs, Gen. Sibley stepped to the front
and made the following welcoming ad
dress.
The President of the Day then i'll
troduced EX-Gov. G. X. Davis, who de-
livered the Grafton, as follows.
THE POEM.
Mr.. A. ?. Miller. of Worthington,
WAS then introduced and delivered the
poem of the occasion, as follows, which
lie entitled "Minnesota:"
Down these great rocks the mighty river
poured,
Ansl like al t:.,l,oSs tempest beat and cared,
Ages on ages Of uEcountcd years,
r. FIRE IFS thunder fall cr human
III one great song that made the woods rejoice,
l'raiSing its Maker with II ccAsclcss voice!
Then the Mound Builders came, with awkward
AMI built their mounds and titled the barbarous
soil,
Foled the wild bison to some uncouth plow,
And cleaved lie rivers with a hirchen PROV.
How long ago: Perhaps ere Tubal Cain
Began to build his cities Oil the plain,
Perhaps ere Eve and Adam, hand in hand,
Went out from home to tame the savage land.
Then came the Red Man, stoical and brave,
OF whom no power on earth can make slave,
True tine true and good toward the good,
And, like his Christian brother, spillng blood
Human us we, whatc'e.' his savage arts.
Fer veins OF gold run through his heart ofquartz!
Here round the Falls he built lis rude tepee,
Made love and danced and fought and died as
we.
And centuries went by, and then there came,
For love OF Mother Church and France and
fame,
The man who gave the Fails their sanity name.
o Priests! destined to pierce the wilderness,
Yours to explore and ours to possess,
Yours to uplift the cross by every stream,
Al d ours to build and realize your dream!
Anon the Saxon came, whose iron hand
Has one strong finger laid on every land,
WHO through his loom runs all the threads of
race,
And leaves grandcr Saxon in his place.
The doughty Dutchman from his dykes es-
capped,
With wives and ships to one plump model
shaped,
Spreads round the Hudson in phlegmatic ease,
And smokes his pipe and trades to every breeze
The gifted Frcnchman, painting to be free.
And smit with love Of fame and liberty,
Kisses Columbia on her river mouth,
And builds his New World Paris in the south;
The sWtrthy Spaniard plants his homes and
vines
Where down the coast the yellow metal shines.
And counts his beads and tells his herds and
focls,
liz IL HIS uoOf tue sturdy Saxon kEOCkS;
But build whereer they may they build in vain,
The land is not for Holland, France nor Spain;
.hc all.absol bling Saxon, cast or west,
| Like Aaron's serpent, swallows down the rest
His tongue AMI faith, his name and laws he
leaves
On every soil his conQ'ring plow-sharc cleaves
Yc!, blood stained Saxon! storming round
the world,
With battl; TX and bloody flag unfurled,
C!eavng he skull of every weaker race,
Shall not Gods lightning snite you Oh the face?
Beware. for though the Red Man finds no God
To keep his waning: race above the sod,
Yet every Wr:ng to white or black or red,
Falls back ut last upon the culprits head.
For every Black Man killed in Slavelys name,
Two white men persisted when the crisis came,
And twice the wealth amasscd by unpaid toll,
Went down III wars grim waste and debt and
spoil!
And is the Rel Man, though foredoomed to fall.
Less dear to Him who made and loves US all?