The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-11-11
UNWILLING LIBERTY
The Demonstration at Bedloe's q Is-
land Witnessed by Over a q
!. Million Spectators.
President Cleveland in a Clever
and Interesting Speech Ac- u
cepts the Gift Of France II
LIBERTY EHlIeITENIxG TIE WORLD.

people from taking pxrt in the frstivities
accompanying the Inauguration of the
.BAr'ho'sli Statne Of Liberty to-day. Pres
i''ent Cleveland and party left Secretary
Whi,ney's house at ten o'clock, AMI was
q 'rted by the Old Guard down Fifth
Avenue to stand at NJ ulison Square.
where he was presented to Bsrt,lol i and
fnher French guests, and reviewed the
varions military and civic bodies in the
procession. The party were then es-
cnrted to the steamer Dispatch, which,
accompanied by one hundred other ves-
sells, started down the ssy at p. IN. The
program 1T Be'iloe's Isf nd began with
music. Prayer was then offered by Rev.
DR.. Richard o. ST. IRA, and Count Ferli-
nand de Lesseps then de ivered an nd.
',r' 81 on behalf of the Fr.nco- American
Uni'n. Senator VIM. NJ. Evarts then
made the presentat.oti address. at the
conclusion of Senator Evart's speech the
signal was given and the veil was with.
ir,wn from the face OF the statue amongs,
the booming OF csnnon and shrieking of
whistle from hundreds of steamers AMI
other or # gathered around the island.
This ind. scribeable ovation continued
for fully h,lf IN hour. Senator Evarts
then, when the fireing and hooting suh-
si,ie'i, introduced President Cleveland,
VIII" In accepting the statue sid:
''The people of the United States &C.
cept with gratitude from their brethren
OF the French republic this grand and
completed work Of art. We here inaug
urate this token Of affection and cofisid.
rration Of the people Of France. 1t de-
monstrat*s the kinat'ip of republics and
c"nveys to us the assurance That in our
tff"rts to G ,nmend to m mkinA the T.
csIlence # u government resting upon
the popular will, We still have beyond
the Am ric IN continent stea,lf,st ally.
We ars not here to-day to bow before
the representation OF fierce and wal;
like god, Fl led with wrath and vengeance.
but W. j'yously contemplate instead of
"ur own duty keeping watch and word
befor the open gates Of America. greater
than ell, that have been celebrated in
ancient Troy. OF erasping in her hand
the thpntlerbolts of terror, she holds
aloof The light which illu,nina,es the way
tn mans enfranchisement. We will not
forget that Liberty has bore made her
home, nor shall her chosen altar bs neg.
lected. Willing votaries wilt constantly,
keep alive its fires, and these sh.ll CLEAN
upon the ores of our sister republic in
'he east. re flected thence and joined with
answ' rirg rays, {: stream If light shall.
pierce the darkness of f'ignora. CO and
man's"pptession until liberty enliglltens
the world.'
NJ. A. Letevne, minister plenipotent:
iary, spoke as the representative OF the
republic Of France He said: T..
In 'he presence Of so imposing an
assembl4 g., and as a prelude t. the cere
hony which: consolidates the secular.
friendship of two great nations, it. is al
honor and hearty pleasure to me to.
present to you in the name Of the French,
government ard Of the entire French
nation the sincere and .wprm assur .ncp
IT sympathetic participation. Among
the thousands Of Europeans who are
,iei'ysc,nveye,' to these hospitabls shores
none will pass before this glorious en-
hlem without Immediately psrceiying
the moral greatness. and without greet
ing twitll respect and thanktulness."
The memorial address was delivered
by Hon., Channcey NJ De Pew, and was
9 brilliant effort. Tho audience sang
Old Hundrei,p and the benediction
was pronounced BY the IT. R-v. Henry
q. Potter, D. o., A national salute from
the guns'o Of all the torts and all the men
of-war in. the harbor closed the exercises.
The following poem was written by
John g. Whittier fof ths New York In. |
.z:.....s ..ss /.
The land that from the rule Of kings.
In freeing t1s. itself made free, .
Our old World sister, TO us brings
Her sculptured dream OF Liberty.
Unlike the shapes on. Egypt's sands.
UpIihed by the toll worn slave, @ j
On Freedom 3 soil, with freeman q hands.
We rear the symbol fres hands gsve.
Oh, Francei the beautiful, to thee.
Once moro, q debt Of love we owe |
- peace. beneath thy fenr de LIS, .
I. We hail later Rochambeau.
Rise. stately symhol, holding forth i
Thy light, anu Cope to I'LL who sit
Ln chainss0f dark knee; let the earth ~ II
With watch firss from thy torch 6plis i