Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-21


1t is SAID that his remarks upon the North were
intended to have special reference to the New
England States, or rather TO Massachusetts
| and tor the sake Of that ancient, and, until now,
reputable commonwealth, it is much to be la,
mented, that the honorable gentleman was no,
allowed time t m Ike out his balance sheet, and
show us what precise amount of credit she is en-
titled to for revolutionary services, for the in.
genuity of her degenerate sons, the vugar artifi.
GERS CT the East, in ahricatug brorans, Ken.
lucky jeans, negro cloths, cotton rims and bag
ging, wooden clocks and wire mouseiraps, as
well as FOR their punctualIty in paying Southern
| gentlemen for their cotton and tobacco. As it
! is, however. Massachusetts must be con'en, to
wear sackclui.i, and sit in dar, ness, consoliur
herself as she may, by dreaming of the gentle.
mans unspOken eungy, until some more aus.
picious and longer hour shall enable him to he.
stow upon her the cheering encouragement of
such just measure of commentator as, upon
strict and impartial scrutiny, he shall adiude her
| to merit.
regret sir. that instead of INDUCING in
course of remark calculated neither TO convince
nor to persuade, the gentlemen had not thought
proper 10 give us the assistance of his eminent
talents is discussing the question of expcdiencv
We should then have had this point presented
in the fairest light, for | give the gentleman
credit for the ability TO make the most of the sr.
gument; and am persuaded that his frankness
and sincerity would have scorned to skulk from
an avowal of the reasons which are most con.
elusive in the minds of the Jealous and influen.
ta advocates of annexation.
The history of the State which I, with my
colleagues, have the honor to represent. has
been appealed 10 in manner which seems to
call for some notice on the part of her delegation.
|, has noon assumed wiih rre,, a,,aron, con.
fdrnce. that ihe admission of Vernont 70 the
! American HMM IL \ ,,r,liol c,so IN tho rro,,
noseJ annexation If Tnyae. and ,borefore sane.
tious that measure be the authority of n vonora.
HE nreccdrnt Dnt ,hnro is no, tho smalles,
ana ory between the cases. A sufficient dis.
tinc,iTn is 70 he fnun1 in the sinrle fact, that nv
the trco,v of 17S3 which rncorrzed tho india
nnrdoucc. and 6yoi tho boundaries of tho JT,ion.
The United states claimed. and Great Bri,ain
conceded IN tbon, urisd,c,inn ovor Tho ,orri,orv
of Vermont. The Uu,tnd States never surren
d,red this claim. or rccnpniz ,d,ho indcpendence
of Vermont. and her admission was merely the
erection If n, r,ion Of the ,err,orv Of the Uni.
ted States mo confederate State. Thus far,
then, the case is not disiuguishable in principle
from that of the States afterwards formed in the
| Norhwrs Territory and the fact that, in the
latter case, the soil was the property of the ma.
ton, is uni,npnr'ani because the riuht of juris.
diclion and territory is independent of the fee
and may and often does exist without it. Blu,
the argument bv M means rests on the single
fact alone to winch have adverted. The terri
tory of Vermont was originally claimed by both
New Hampshire and New York New Hamp
shire had made extensive grants of land in the
DISPUTED district, before il was determined b,
royal ordnance IS 1867 10 belong to New York
New York then attempted To set aside the grant:
which had heen made by New Hampshire
> fhis was resisted by the grantees, who. howev
err, were willing to submit to the JuriNiicion oil
New York. provided the New Hampshire gran''
: were confirmed. The jurisdiction OF New lorF
was IN fact extended over the territory in ques
t'on. Counties were organized, and courts es'
, tah'iahod, hy the provincial legislature of New
+ York, and delegates we're sent to that body by
. the people of these new cnnn'Ies. Il was only
> upon the often repeated refusal of Now York t'
. recognise the validity Of the New lamps IRE
grants and her dissent from the resolutions q
, the Provincial Congress of IN, that the inhab
t ltan's Of Vermont resolved to declare them
= selves independent.
The first resistance to the authority Of tht
b rnval courts within tho Jurisdiction of New Yorl
>, took place in the New HAMPSHIRE Grants, an,
= was occas oned bv the dissatisfaction of the in
h habj,auls Of the Grants with the refusal of New
York to adnpt the resolutions Of the Provincial
CONGRESS. Crhnmpson's Civil! History of Yer
% mont osO Vermont Tins early rave a proof n
+ hor a,tachmcn, to the urrnciplas and can 20 n
d American Gbortv and the G-oen Maintain bovs
" Ia whom Tironjerpra surrendered in l715 az
@ ted. as their bero,c commander declared. unde
a "ihc author;,v Of the urea, Jehovah and I'm
@ Continental Conrress" As an inteura| mart n
n the State Of New York. Vermont was a membe
= nf the Confederation. and ,brough the who'll
e Revolutionary s,ruunle she recognised the an
a ,hurity of CONGRESS. and annually renewed he
,pplication TO that body for admission into I'm
:. IInion. (Vermnnt State naners. 63. a. az &C
Y 70, -, ID and clsewhereO The Constitute
e adopted by Vermont in IN, provides for Tn
e election of delegates to Congress, (bd 2iS,) a
n does also that revised by her Council of Cen
@ sors in 1855. (ibid 52l, 800 Various acts c
IS the Legislature provide for the punishment e
l. treason against the United States. (lbd 30;
l. Alb Ala ll5) Bv resolutions of Congress, %
1t the 9TH and 20 h (or 2lst) of August, ISL, tn
n faith of that body was pledged to the adms
ID sion of Vermont, ibid l57, Ij9; see also tn
e report of committee of Congress, ibid 40, III.
y. vermont a'ce"ea 10 'ne c1ha'''ons imposed D
70 ''"Se ''s".u'nn-' ny '''e ADVICE OF ue" " as"
!, ''@'o"' Vnn i"', n"S, io' y ana 'hon3h Noi
II 9,cSS "'"s' u'g'S''"'oly 'e'r'e' ~ 'euee.n !"
- p'e"-e' !e. me resolutions vi '"e "h ana %o'h
, Hus'S', i'2i' anu '"' acceptance VI '',''' o"'
u'uo.s ny 'e'''o',' nus We o1'So''ru as cor
s"uU"S o""'Pa0., WHY" c"n'' Piry "a'
, reh' =" e"'"'re' "e P"'"seo'"ay VI '"e W,
: s'lu'l'n was alerro as we 'earl i'o,n '.'e Mau
|, so" ''perS' ny SUI, "u.,'s 'ne ""'u Jn'su.'