Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-15

religious liberty, and we come here in a
place Of conservation to appreciate with
Just estimate the victories OF faith to do
honor TO Chnmplain for his piety and
purity and to resolve that in our different
circumstances we will seek to be guided
by the same high motives and make the
same loyal submission to the Providence
Of God. In whom we trust. Applause)
Tho original poem read by Prof John
Erskine OF Ameherst College was a de-
scriptive song in rhyme. happily conceived
and clearly read. The authors enuncia-
ton wns superb and every word was
heard to the utmost limits Of the large
audience, which warmly applauded his
scholarly effort.
GOVERNOR PROUTY.
AS has been so we'll said by the Cover
nor Of New York, II seems as though this
was the place where we should sum UP
ali tho lessons that have been learned by
the celebration. where we should take to
ourselves its lessons. and It Is therefore
with n great deal OF pleasure that in
troducc to you the next speaker, because
l know Of no one who is better fitted
to do this: know of no one > whom
I would delegate such duty. He Is ono
Of our State: personally have known
him for n.any years, and 1t is with great
pleasure that l Introduce to you now
Judge Wendell p Stafford
JUDGE STAFTORD's ADDRESS.
Your Excelencics. fellow citizens of the
great Republic. and dear friends, every
ono: When | was in Buffalo last winter
Senator Hill took me to see the home OF
the Buffalo Historical society. 1t stands
at the old crossing OF the Indian trails,
and over one OF it's arches runs this
legend in the dialect of the Senecas
"Othcr council fires were here before
ours" ! was thinking of that legend
as ! sat hero to-day, and I thought how
few are the places over all this great
earth where some such words might not
with truth be written, If We could only
know all that has gone before; for all
that tread the globe are but n handful
to the tribes that slunber In It's bosom"
But such thoughts are overpowering
they make the life Of man insignificant.
let rs turn NJ once to more genial things.
1863 Is n year we'll worth remembering.
even without the reason that has brought
us here. That was the year when Keep
pier gave the world the new astronomy.
Galileo was constructing his telescope
with which a few months later he dis
, covered the satellites Of Jupiter. Henry
Hudson was sailing UP the noble river
| that was ever aftervard to bear his
name. Two years before the London
company had planted jamestown. IT was
IPnly six years from the deeth OF Queen
Elizabeth; 1t was only year to tho death
/ OF Henry Of Navarro. The world was
ringing With c-ao+ ro,ros ,rd cra,,
achievements Whom C.b,rr,,.,, ,o..a1
the snot where ,re rop, .,o,1 We -,.o. 4,
wears Didn't tho n,i,,e -, rre /, .bo fr,,
/ rovor ~ b,s e,r,ro., no So, ,o,,o,,,o,
tho sea FOR 4 dozen veors ,s h,s ,ot,.r
had done heforc him w. hod hea, ron
in one Of tie oor,s an .ho shore n,
France. ha h,d GOO, c,,,r and ,~ox,oo
Panama and ,ro West ~rd,os ho h,d
/ crossed and -ocrosse1 .bo .,lor,,o nc
( had crutsod and mammal tho New wv.
I land coast sailed ,,n .be b-ood G, -a,-
rence and orlv .ho ,-o.r ho-oro No., ,,,,
! tho foundations of orab.c Much ,,,. ho.
I hind him. but NJ least as much before We
was still to make many vovares and ex.
rlore the Ottawa. to discover two Of the
Great Lakes, and to stand in the place
Of his King as Governor Of Canada. He
! belonged to that great breed Of men the
age brought forth ahundantly. scholar
and soldier. He knew how 70 act as
we'll as think he could fight ms we'll as
I pray. he had courage TO push ont into
me wilderness and science to make clear
ms course and language 10 record 10,
ai.eF tunes "hat he had seen and done
"ahu hrm on me 'iller If state, hear
"'No'e" TO the cross 1T would be hard
10 ",'n p''rer type Of III" France OF
u'E' h'aNe' aole' ambitious. devot
N"'''"S ''' MFG ana chnrch at th'
"o' ~ nan 10 oHer' he hac
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r,ause, 11o, o,,,,, "e 10y
this enoror1 so,, So. - ,ha 80" "'
Low ISLANDS bn so,a 10 ..,'
, ed by lawn o,d s,or
deer Hts words oro ,o ,.,,,.
70 us These are the island. no sau,
and they charm our evos .o-doy q,
they did his zoo wears aco rh.
guides told him they had once he.r
tnhahitnted by Indians. hut the NAV
ciiess wars that RACED be.ween IN.
northern and the southern .r.b.. hoI
driven them away. Tor thev ,ov IN ~,
warpath right In the trnck ~ corr.1.
l-"Can!ader i-guarvnte." thr native.
called THE gateway. n was ,na.o,
the very gate through which ~. +,,.,
of ancient Indian bnttlo ehbsa AZ,
flowed. tho faireAt snot an .or+h a,
most. end yet the most .xno..d .,
perils. Tho coming Of the white ma,