Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-11-24
Prom the Now World.
From the Now World.
STRUCTURES ON STONES BORDER
WARS IN RELATION TO THE YER
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ing upon the conduct and motives OF our leaders
during the latter puit of the revolution. This he
hau +" Igbt TO do, or introduce a disQuison on
animal magnetism, il he chose but so long as he
processes to play the historian however lar he may
go OUT OF The way for subjects of comment it is
our privilege 10 hold him responsible for truth aud
importantly, aud to repe the dispersion he has at.
tempted TO cast on the memories of that band Of
us'l"gu'shen OLD patriots by charge of reasonable
MOVIES which, after he lapse Of more than half
century, his ciairuoyant mind has been the first
to discover
1t is well known that Vermont, whose territory
had been claimed through long and einbiuered
controversy both by New Hampshire aud New
II ORR, declared herself to the great offence of the
latter, an independent State, near the middle of
Tue war. ffofu that time TO it's close, after ape
pealing IN vain TO Congress for a RECOGNITION of
her rights, or even Tor assistance to enable her 10
sushh herself IN her frontier position, she had 10
contend, single handed, Tor her existence against
the double forces Of the British and New York
erS Anu 1t was during this period Of her trou-
bic That the leaders of Vermont with the sole in
teh'loh, as lar ms regarded the common enemy, of
keeping at bay force she was unable 10 meet
entered INTO negotiation with the British officers
III canada Tor AN arnistice, which, in their situa-
uon, they believed they were justified in copcIud.
ing. And, by this negotiation pro,racted as long
as possible by those euders, and by receiving in
silence, or with the promise of consideration the
proposals which the British were eoger to make
10 brng vermont into an alliance with them, they
succeeded, US is generally known, IN keeping for
years, the movements of powerful force of the
enemy suspended on their frontier, thereby saving,
not only their own state, but New York from the
caIniniiy OF an invasion, which The American
forces were then but lily prepared 10 encounter.
THIS, as has always beeu well known and under
stoou among all who had the means of Knowing
IS Inc whole length and breadth OF the affair."
a,u YET, Coz. Stone pretends 10 see in it secret
plot OF the Vermont leaders TO compromise the
cause OF liberty and sell their state 10 the British.
WIN all due Difference to Col. Stones logic
we must he permitted to say that his conclusions
are but poorly warranted by his premises. In
deed, liah his inerences, like those of the coun-
uyman IN the story, been drawn by dray horse,
they could not, some OF Them, have been more far
fetched and singular. Aud had he been content
WIN simple narration of facts even those given
ny him, anu ell his readers form their own con.
cluslon, we should have been willing, as one
siueu anu detective as would ;hen have been the
evidence, to trus, the public with decision of he
case al ISSUE But rs he has volunteered n de-
cisioh, which he feared his readers njgbt fsil IN
make, we will endeavor briefly to meet H. first. on
ms own grounds, and then by adducing other ev.
l'e"ces' wh'ch, either through ignorance or de-
sign, he has wholly omitted.
Ater exonerating the whole mass of the peonle
OF vermont =" from any intention of ever listening
10 Brush proposals." this writer saws:
But o'th great Difference, after a full examination
q e case, the cannot be said of The leaders nj
me permontese. They had determined that Nsio
YORK should be dsmembsred; and If hey could moi
force henlseices INFO The Confederation as a Stn,e
mey 'oere oaiing 10 fall back into The arms OF Cy,oi
second. = ''"o
ne leaders above named, or "Vermont Cousni.
rdio's' as Col. Stone, in one place is pleaseI In
call them, were, Thomns Chi,tenden. E,bon Ai,,.
= niIpl Snf1 nrI d.
ohy Brownson, John Fassett. joseph Fuy. ,hev
beng tor long time The only persons in lie Sc
cfel OF The iemporlsing negotiation in Quesion-
ana so, Ihos. Chitlenden for eleven wears suc
ceeding its organization, Governor of Vermont.
Ethan Allen, The hero of Ticonderopa. n Colonel
III me continental service, and long the command
er OF The Vernon, militia, with the other patrolic
aud distinguished men thus implicated. were trai.
tors, were they? Why, had this been said bv
any one who was not more than half British him
sell, The bones of old Ethan Allen would have
ralled in hs grave at the charge
Let us glance ut The evidence in support of this
grave and singular accusation. Al The outset of
this conspiracy, according to Col. Stone, Col.
beverly Robinson, acting on the known hatred Of
The people oil Vermont to the government of New
YORK, sought TO open correspondence with E.
than Allen, as early as March. 1880 The first
letter was handed to Allen at Arlington, but was
not answered. The second letter from Robinson
was received by Allen in Feb 1851, which was
the first he enclosed to Congress in March. ne
conpanied by letter." What sent those Brit
sh letters 10 Congressl Why we thought il
wns secret conspiracy II singular course it
strikes us, tor one 10 pursue who was plotting TO
sell his state to the enemy! 1t is, however, one
OF The leading facts from which Col. Stone drew
his notable inlerences that Allen and his col
leagues were traitors. Next, we take the state
ments OF two prisoners, escaped from Montreal.
THAT Ethan Allen and his associates were form
ing an alliance with the Kings officers in Cana
ada that II was understood that Vermont was TO
furnish the king with 1900 men, under the com.
mand of Allen" When Allen was u prisoner in
England, sick, and comparatively weak Of nerve.
poor and destitute, with a halter about his neck
aud The doom of death hanging over his head. Inc
was offered half the fee of Vermont aud a lord
ship II he W Juld enter the British service And
whit was his reply? "Your majesty here, gen.
tleneG, reminds me of certain other majesty
named IN The Scriptures, who offered our Savior
oil Tho lands in the world il he would fall down
and worship him; when the iact was, the poor
devil dldSt own-a loot of land on earth TO give
away Why did not Allen accept such u SUI
peru offer then? And what would he have nat
uray have sud TO the comparatively Iriiing offer
made him by the Canadian officers us above stat
ed, after he had escaped from his CAPTIVITY recoy-
cred his vigor, and became general, in reward
for his services and sufferlngs? Here, we sun.
pose Colonel Stone draws another of his interen-
ces. But TO the evidence under consideration.
All that these escaped prisoners could have known,
and Col. Stone does not pretend otherwise, was
from the rumours they had heard among their
keepers, or al least. the talk of British officers who
no doubt boosted enough about their imagined
prospects of bringing Vermont into an alliance.
IL Is wholly inconclnsive; aud the fact that the
Governor of New York thought it of consequence
enough TO be communicated 10 his legislature,
cannot alter It's character. Such testimony would
not have endangered a man under the rule OF
Robespierre, when suspicion, decenlly grounded,
was all that was required to bring man imme.
diateIy to the guilloline. Indeed, Capt. Symme's
theory OF hole in the earth, or even Locks
Moon Story was supported by evidences which
was proof positive compared 10 this piece of re.
lalled rumour and braggidocio. And we there.
fore dismiss IL for what II is woodworking at ALL
The only other testimony introduced by Col.