The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-09

governor of New York, upon pain of his
Maiesty's highest displeasure, from max
ing any further grams wlla soeyer of the
lands in question, till his Majesty's fur
ther pleasure should be known concern
ing the same.
But before Mr.. Robinson had fully ac-
eompIished the business of his mission
in England, he was 50 unfortunate as to
take the smallpox, of which distemper
| he died at London, in October, 1867,
and it is not known that a detailed ac-
count of his proceedings was ever trans
mitted to the people on the New Hamp-
shire grants, who had made him their
agent.
Notwithstanding the annulling of the
act of the provincial Legislature above
mentioned. and the prohibition contain-
ed in the order of the 24.h OF July,
1867, the government of New York
continued to make grants, and TO pro-
ceed in carrying out their designs in the
division of the Territory into counties.
They had already established court OF
common pleas, andappointed judges in
the county of Cumberland, when, on
| the Cd of December, 1867, they receiv-
ed official notice of the annulling of the
act by which that county was establish
ed. But Instead of desiSting, in obe-
dience to the royal decree, they, with
the advice Of the Attorney General, on
the goth of February, 1868, re-passed
the act which had just been annulled,
and proceeded in the organization of the
county.
/ In 1869 the council of New York had
declared that the Kings order - did not
extend to prevent the governor FROM the
granting of any lands which had not
been previously granted by New Hamp-
shire The governor had, therefore,
continued to make new grants to his ia
vorites and friends: nor did he confine
his grants, agreeably to the decision Of
The council, to the ungranted lands, but
iii many cases regranted such as were al
ready covered by New Hampshire char
ters. But while the success of Mr.,
Robinson'S mission to England had
hardly served as temporary check up
on the proceedings of New York, it in
spired the settlers on the grants with
new confidence in the justice of their
cause. and gave them strong grounds to
hope that their rights would be eventu-
ally acknowledged and protected by the
| Crown.
/ In the meantime, the efforts of the
claimants under New York to get pos
session of the lands were unremit.ing.
Surveyors were sent ON to allot them, but
these, when discovered by the settlers,
were not permitted TO proceed In Oc-
tober, 1869, party OF New York sur
yeyorS was observed to be running a
line across the farm of Mr.. James Breck-
enrdse, in Bennington, and being for
hidden to proceell by Beckenridge and
!. Others, who had collected at the place,
they desisted, anil went home. Where
upon, Abraham Ten Brock, one of the
proprietors OF the patent of Walloom-
scoik, petitioned the governor and coun-
| ell OF New York, setting forth that the
commissioners and surveyors for diyid-
ing the patent had been riotously op-
posed by sunIry persons, and prevented
! by their threats from executing the trust
reposed in them The governor issued
T his proclamation, Tor apprehending
the principals and ring leaders, ~ and as
the following January term of the court
at Albany, the Rev. Jedeliah Dewey,
Joseph Robinson, Elijah Fay, Thomas
Henderson. Ebenezer Robinson. and
John Stewart were indicted as rioters,
but none of them were arrested or
brought to trial.
|. In this state OF things. the settlers, on
the 18th of October, 1867, petitioned
the governor and council of New Hamp-
shire to interpose with the Crown in
their behalf, and again on the Gath OF the
same month. The last of these petitions
J, was signed by Samuel Stafford for Ben
nington, Benjamin Gardner for Pownal,
, Jehiel Hawley for Arlington, Benjamin
Purdy for Manchester, Thomas Barney
for Sunderland, aad Benjamin Colrin for
SALISBURY. In the meantime, the gov
ernmenJ of New York continued to make
grants, and actions of ejectment against
the settlers continued to be brought in
the court at Albany and Ethan Allen,
afterwards so distinguished. first coming
to reside in the grants about this time,
undertook the defence of the New
, Hampshire grantees in the actions
brous sht against them. He proceeded
to New Hampshire, procured the neces-
sary documents from the colonial gov
ernnlens there, engaged the services oil
. Mr.. Ingersoll, an eminent lawyer in Con
necticut, and in June. l77O, they appear,
ed before the court at Albany, and the
trial of Josiah Carpenter. of SALISBURY
came on. The counsel for the defend
, ant produced to the court the documents
above mentioned, among which were the
/ charter OF the township and the defend
, ants deed from the original proprietors
, But these were Immediately set aside BY
the court. on the alleged ground thai the
H New Hampshire grants were illegal, and
t a verdict was readily Obtained againsl
The defendant.
. Two other cases being tried With like
results, no further defence was made be,
: tor., the eoirf. And IL Is related tina