Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-04-07

ciously pleased TO defend our frontier set
Elements in the midst of calamtous war, aud
in so signal manner granted success to the !
American arms and their allies, in-severy
part, both by sea aud land That in due
time the just cause Of this State may be full
" acknowledged, when our enemies shall
be COMPOUNDED, when ini9uity shall hide its
head, and all nations be at peace" On the !
18th of November, A. ID. 1881, Gov. Chit
tenden wrote a confidential letter to Gen.
Washington, informing him of the policy
pursued by the Cabinet Council of Vermont,
at the close of which he says, "And in the
month of October last the enemy appeared
in force at Crown Point and Ticonderoga,
but were manGuvered out of their expedl-
ton, and are returned into winter quarters
in Canada, with great safety, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the proph-
ct, i will put my hook in their nose and
turn them back by the way which they came
and they shall not come into this city (alias
Vermont) saith the Lord" Thus closed
the campaign of 1871. Gen. Washington
was pleased, on the I2th January, A. d.
l1S2, TO answer Gov. Chittenden's letter. by
addressing letter to Thomas Chttenden,
giving him some gentle reproof Governor
Chittenden, on the 9Th March, in answer,
says, "The glory of America is our glo-
ry, and with our country we mean to live
or die, as her fate may be-" Speaking of the
delegates of Vermont being at Congress, he
says, "should Heaven prosper the design
of their negotiating, we please ourselves
much that we who are of one sentiment in the
common cause, g. who have but one common
I eiatl har al
be great and happy" During the campaign
of A. ID. 1852, Vermont protected the
northern frontier from invasion, and render
ed essential service to the officers command
ing in the northern department to the close
of the war.
After collecting and examining the doc
uments as published by the founders of this
State, as well as the documents on the part
of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay
and New York, Ga list of which is herewith
transmitted, with the documents inclosed }
am decidedly of opinion that Vermont had
just right to form an independent republic );
that Gen. Allen was right when he said
"And whereas this State hold their charter
OF liberty from Heaven and not of man or the
will OF man, have, upon full and candid
not 10 submit Heaven-born freedom 10 the
arbitrament of any tribunal below the stars"
This Republic took from the enemy large
amount of military stores, and expended
more than five hundred thousand dollars in
defence of the United Colonies for which
we have received no compensation. Our
fathers expended this money more for the
protection and benefit of the thirteen Amer
lean Colonies than for their own protection
or interest. Various acts of the Provincial
Congress 90 10 show that they considered
the New Hampshire Grants a separate, dis
tinct and independent Republic. Numerous
are the instances in which the Provincial
Congress asked of this Republic assistance
to fight their enemy. IL is also a fact that
the Provincial Congress, through their Pres
ident and the commanding General of the
American army, did, from time TO time, ask
from the Executive Cabinet of this State the
performance of various important trusts
| They did ask permission of the Executive of
this State to arrest deserters from the Cont
mental army within our territory. PERMITS
sion was granted, upon the condition that no
deserter, after being apprehended, should be
taken out of our territory, without fair
hearing before proper tribunal. They did
refuse to lend their influence TO redeem our
citizens who were prisoners in the hands of
their enemy. They did refuse to loan us
seven Of their prisoners in order 10 enable us
to make an exchange with their enemy for
an equal number of our citizens, even after
we had furnished them with more than one
thousand one hundred aud fifteen prisoners
taken of their enemy, in order to enable
them to make an exchange with the enemy
They did resolve to move the cannon aud
other military stores, captured by the patri-
OTIS of this State, TO the south end of Lake
George, when in our possession; and that
the south end of Lake George should be the
northern line of defence. Allen, the com
mander of the Green Mountain Boys, yirtu-
ally refused 10 comply with said dishonora-
BILE, arbitrary and tyrannical resolves. He
sent his agent to the Provincial Congress
with his solemn protest against the removal
of said cannon and military stores to the
south end of Lake George, and against said
place being established as the northern line
of defence. The Provincial Congress there
upon reconsidered their former unjust re-
solve. They virtually asked permission to
move portion of the cannon from Ticon- |
deroga and Crown Point, in order to enable
the commanding General to drive their enc
my from the town of Boston. 1t was our
cannon, placed at New Haven, New Lon
don, Groton, aud Slonington, that bid def
ance to the rule of tyrants. 1t was our can
non that drove the British from the town of
Boston. 1t is a fact, that Gen. Washington
placed the most unbounded confidence in
the Cabinet and leading men in Vermont -
1t is fact, that the commanding General of
the American army was made acquainted