Fergus County argus., 1886-11-04
uweiIinq Of the Statue.

Nr,y YoRK. Oct %. -Thrcerenonle,
attending the dedication OF the bar
tholii statue today were very m
prc~siye \ grand parade IN the ci'y
was the first feature nt tue OCCASION
After his the booming q cannon nj
the forts and shriii whistle oi the YES
sells in the bay announced ihr eNer-
rises. William NJ Evarts WAS the
orator of the occasion and delivered "A
fine address. President Cleveland
followed in "a classical discourse and
then the statue was unveiled. Ngiin
the roar of cannon was heard and the
whistles sounded. Then thauncN VI.
Depew. Count DE l.eSSeps and others
delivered addresses and the great oc-
casion. long heralded. was over
Tie memorial address was delivered
by Hon. Chauncy VI. D,Pew. Follow
ing i an extract from his ableaddress
The flower of the young aristocry oi
France in their brilliant uniforms, ana the
f,rlncI- and fronticrsmen of America iif
their faded continental-, bound 10y com
mon baptism Of blood, became brothers
in the knlghihood of liberty, " th einui"us
ragerness to he first la at the death "hilr
they shared me si"r!' i",H nj ~
feu"un,S ~ ,o,h'o"" '"" ~ II. -,
While this practically ended tnc war. ~
strength hened the bond and ce4 .entcd the
friendship between the two great peopl"
When an officer from General carlton the
British rotlnian ndcr- in chief, cam" to head
quar- - '' - -; i,,..,,t,i ,..n,,,,nr,.
u n;.,'' W.,.hi,,,,,,n refused IA,
Wv -. ,..,'.,..,.. .,,,,,,sd Carlton ,
r''''.e nm t;f ,l,.,..',.,,. .,nJ thn
r..,is T., l.,' M-,,I,,d d.nnI,nred MI who
- .,.;,inns al ns,tra which
en.c't'','''" .. pii''I T.. T,,n,,. ~. nublic
- III -, .'i,b iu,I,.,snden,,.
, o'''','. W. = ,',.i h.,,,,';ns.s ~ nennL.
i.''in' l III. 81 ,,',,'t,,y and d,snnir
=. y, '"r VIZ rp''I -. ~, ,ha,,.,h -,r.Iy
,' 'i'''.' ~ 'n ~ - ii il, a.. rnu,,ptir
P'.ai" ~ ''''' .',.,i "a. ,.,nd..rf,l
sp,', VIM" .nl p ~ r,n ma, I;,,r.s we havr
,.i -, s-.r ;,.,, ,,,,, @ nuo 900 MS n
',i,, -, sr;rrJ.hin and when with wears
IL, -. :, ,,,,,,,,;tv vnu can nav tn,
'.;,, ;,.,rp, ;rb,. ,;,htfnr Gi,ert =
paiahce WIN i'''' ~ r." ,,,mr,. h,.r,. ,y,. :.
~ ~ ~. - .;,I, ,,,, ,,,a,l,n..r tb. .l,,v very
us,,.','', ~, mi ns J,f,vet,e. puri.
- I-.,,i ,,J .,,1,.,;u,, saw th, incon.
',s - ~ a. -, a,J ba rrt,rned I,
IA. n,',,,,,rv e., ,Iead with state lryi-la.
lures aud with consr'As Tor the liberation
I
81 wh'' ne ''",.n, s,,nat ns ,..,rs ,,,
i;hc,,v i, Frame Was to begin. America
,,,s IL ;ns,;r,tiou LAFAYETTE it's apostl,
and m. ,,.turning French army it's ennis
sa,;es H,.u,nth The trees by day and ia
, ,h,. h.,l. ~ ni,,It NJ Mount Vernon La
s'v,,t,. ,athrr,.,l from Washington the gos
ncj ,f fr,cdnm. IL was to sustain and
nil. him il, ,,,ter year. anaiusi the temp
tai;ons nf nowTr and the despair
ui the dungeon lie carried the lesson.
.,nJ the yr.,nd examine through all tn,
,r;,ls md tr;hui,tinns of his desperat,
str,,.,,,e and Martial victory for the en
,rancI;se,nent If his country. To-day il
tha ciit Inv one. and the acceptance by tn,
,,ths, ,f thi. colossal statue. the people %
,ha,,y,, count ,i,s ,.L.hr,,, their unity il
ra,,,,i,I;e.,n ;n.,;,utions. in government,
i,.nnd,,d mon IN. American idea. and, il
,h.,, ,,evn,;on tn liberty. Together the,
,,';n;.e tbat its snirit has pervaded al
i,nIs and is the bopcIul future Of all peo
III, D.I;r,ss,. whn fought for years il
mn 6r.t .tru,,,e and Laboulayc, IIenr
/ Nnr.in n,I.ess,us and the other gran,
md hr;I,i,,nt men. whose eloauent voic,r
,nd nnw.rIul svmpatbie. were with us i,
nur last cou,ciycd the idea and il hai
,,c.;veJ majestic form and expression
,Lr,,,,h IN, ,cnir- of Bartholdi.
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