The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-11-21
Miscellaneous.
TIo Song Of the VermOnters,' 1779.

,.n, with YOUR rihes!-let grey wolf and fox
K. ConS S' Se shade of their primitive rocks;
o" 'M. near feed securely from pig-pen and stall;
Nv M.1' ,rolegged game for your powder and ball.
'1 n, ou South come the Dutchmen' enyelOped in
'' -, ,,Sgrr for battle, while canting Of peace;
AM' Fast crafty Meshech has gathered his band
N w. han, 90 our leaders and eat out our land.
q II. -,n,o the rescue! For Satan shall work
W ~, al, FIR his legions Of Hampshire and York!
wa Tbey claim our posssssions,-the pitIiui knaves--
| The tribute WE pay, shall be prisons and graves!
y =. Clinton and Ten Brock, + with brides in their
AZ hands,
K Sill .,sk 10 divide u.s. and parcel our lands;- ....
n We've coats for our traitors, whoever they are;
. vine warn is Of feaihers-he filling Of tar!
3) 10, he "od Bay state'' threaten' Does Congress
complain?
XXI Swarm hampshire in arms on our borders again?
& B,k Me war.dogs of Britain aloud on the lake?
l.e, EN- GOMEZ what they can, they are welcome to
E nke
M Iyh,l seek they among us? The pride of our wealth
{ Il comfort cOntenment, and labor and health,
W And lands which, MS Freemen, we only have trod,
Independent Ct all save the mercies Of God.
VA Iei we own allegiance; we bow 10 no throne;
0urae is law, and the law is our own;
NJ Oar leaders, themselves our own Gellow-men,
NJ Who can handle the sword, or the scythe, or the
pen.
81 0rr wives all true and our daughters are fair,
With their blue eyes Of smiles, and their light flowing
hair;
N All brisk at their wheels ill the dark even fall,
Then bhe at the sleigh ride, the hus king and BALL
We've sheep on the hill side; we've cows on the
plain;
a AOl gay usseIled corn fields; and rank growing
IA gan;
There are deer on the mountains ;and wood p geons Nv
From The crack Of our muskets like clouds on the sky
Add there's fish in streamlets and rivers, which
take
\ Their from the hills to our broad bosomed
81 lake;
through rock arched Winoosk the salmon leaps free,
And the PohIy shad follows all fresh from the sea-
Like sun beam the pickerel glides through his pool,
And the spotted trout sleeps where the water is cool,
w darts from shelter Of rock, and of foot
hNe beavers quick plunge or the anglers pursuit.
AAoars the mountains, which awfully rise
a Imhey rest their green heads on the blue orthe
81 skies
q And ours are the forests unwasted, unshorn,
n Gave where the wild path Of the tempest is torn.
Ana though savage and wild be this climate Of ours,
ana bneI be our season Of fruits and of flowers
r% dearelh blast round our mountains which raves,
lnan The sweet summer zephyr, which breathes over
slaves
iOfra Tor VERMoNr!-for the land which we till
Must have sons to defend her from valley and hill
Leave The harvest to rot the field where grows
Aud Inc reaping Of wheat for the reaping of foes
from lar Michscous wild valley, TO where
rpOOsoomsuck steals down from his wood circle fair
n from Shocllcook river to Lutterock town.
"'-a' 10 The rescued Vermonters, come down.
Tome York Or come Hampshire, come traitors and
knaves;
you rule DER our land, ye shall rule Ger our
grares!
TaI vow Is recorded-our banner unfurled;
~ "e name oil Vermont we defy all the ,rorld! Il
The political history of Vermont is full ofin,erest
IN l76?, New York, by reason of an extraordinary
2au' =. ohares H. to the Duke of York, claimed
,s over about sixty townships of which grants
au Usen gwen by the Governor of New Hampshire
=" Su those grants illegal. An attempt as made
The Settlers but it was promptly resisted
iba ro:. view ork passed most depotic law against
,r,o 's''hg Vermonters, and the Governor offered
E,5sn s Tor the apprehension of the celebrated
,s;t J'"en' and seven Of his associates The pro.
,ov persons IN turn threatened to skill and des-
bs 49,. 10y person or persons whomsoever that should
lhsm', aiding or assisting in taking any of
,hed =, zee Aliens Vindicaton, p. As. Blood was
LAM. Nv Wes!mlnster Court House, I775. Vide r.
narrative. In 1777, Vermont declared its in
a,snn. e1ce' New York still urged her claims and
Nsr Ppi u enforce them with her militia In 1879
VsrmaN also laid claim to tho whole State of
lin, IN h massachusetts, speedily followed by put
uo@o'. c'alm to about two thirds if it. Congress-
10 ksoa les under the old Confederation, endeavored
f.yorsd M good terms with all parties, but ardently
Congrs.. ,n YORK. Vermont demonstrated warmly
peal IN -, threatened Vermont published can ap-
Con,,o."e candid and impartial world"--denounced
NoS,s, und asserted its own absolute Independence.
conta., the threats offered on all sides the
was e:,hinated without bloodshed, and Vermont
as,n ;na into the Union in 1871, after existing
iWIO' sovereignty for nearly fifteen years
tIJo. :, history Of Vermont, SC. ...t
Gu meshech Weare, Governor of N. Hampshire
B,osE ' n Linton of New York, and Hon. A. Ten
STS0 resident Of the New York Convention.
10 ibo view York sheriffs and those who submitted
led hv authority of New York were often roughly hand
from ,L .ne Green Mountain Bows The following il
Council If r n. OF the proceedings Of the Vermont
TENDER I1t PUBIC sa:ey-Council of Safety, Sd Sep
turn hono a., - ia permitted to re-
found of ;, auu remain on his fathers farm, land If
expect thhty-nine lashes Of the beach