The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-07-18
IMPORTANT
20 rt siSEss MEN AND ADVERTISERS
HISTORICAL INCIDENTS OF
THIS VICINITY. NO. 22.
ABOUT WORKERS"

On the 2ls, Oct, l772, it was de-
reed in u Convention Of Committees
trOsa the towns in bennington and Ru,-
l,sd counties, assembled ai Manchester
,ha, NJ inhabissnt Of the New iiamp-
,h,re Grants should accept any Office of
,mi;, or honor from New York any
,erson violating this order, being con-
,i+ed by proper tribunal Of Green
Mountain Boys, was TO be beach.sea'ed
abd ban.hed fov the first ofenre---for
Subsequent offence, 10 be punished with
greater severity, in the discretion Of
he Court. This decree was in force
several years. Tradition designsies
ereral localities in pittsford, Rutland,
and Clarendon AS the scenes Of this pc.
csi,ar mode Of punishment, but the
PARTICULARS are generally too indis,inct.
" preserved 10 be uttered as history.
Ite following rcminisccnco Of one in
tbs county. is extracted from letter
vrt,cn by the late Hon. Daniel Chip
man, Of Ripton.
Among the early settlers in the
'o.u Of Dandy, were John Hart, and
Roger Williarns--,hcy were both men
Il property and Of respectable standing
in community. They both held their
lands under New Hampshire, and Of
course both were ready 10 defend them
against the claims Of New York. Their
dealings for several years had been ex-
iensi,e, and they were on very friendly
terms but in the summer Of 1913.
hey disagreed respecting some OF their
transactions, and got into very warm
contention. Hart at this time, had n
note against Williams for fJo0, which
Williams refused 10 pay, and as there
was no other mode of collecting il,
Hart went 10 Albany, obtained a writ
ca the note, put ]. into the hands Of
he Sherifrs Deputy, who with the as
,is,ance Of Hart and some others took
Williams in the forc-part Of a rainy
night and started for Albany. An n
arm was Immediately given, and the
scattered settlers in Dandy and Tin.
'aOu,h were soon in pursuit Of the
f0tkers, and they were so alert that
hey overlook them in White Creek,
now Salem. The Sheriff and his as
'is'An,s escaped, but they took Hart in
The afternoon Of the same day, brough,
HIN hack to Gases tavern in DANNY,
where the Committee Of Safety was
assembled, and without loss Of time,
Hart Was arraigned, convicted, scn,cn-
sd to be whipped 80 stripes with the
ssoeh ,eai-and as this was the first
psn,shmcm Of the Kind had ever seen
afflicted, i, appeared to me j. WAS done
'ah the most cruel severity. This il
worthy Of notice as being the only trans
Action Of the kind after the CONNIE nee
meat Of tho Revolutionary War, ana
ths last case in which . Committee q
scesy tried TO exercise their judicia
iss1ions in the trial or rather con,ie
lion ID Yorker"
The alarm, on the seizure o
Williams above mcniioacd, being g,vei
Shae-and-cry, run like ~iid-fre. To-
Telegraph despaiches) up into this Vi
sary--the Mcads, and Smi,ha, an'
<Aer q Rutland, rallied to the reseu
saa took part in the trial. The plac
q Hisi, Gases tavern, was where th
lsa< Barton Bromely. Of DANNY. died
sscui mile and . half North Il Dsi
~ Corners.
Oae instance cf taking oilsee unde
Sss York ssshorisy, after the estai
sssAmeet Of cur State Covernmcn
snA shs uial therefor, is preserved
u Cssrt 6ls4. the substance of wbis