Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-08-21

session Of them, although they dare not record
all their doings in the books which had the in
fluence and power to prevent the wings and
new state men from joining in the new state
government, but by their efforts prevented the
tories and Workers from placing the town under
the jurisdiction of the Province of New York
This was the situation of affairs in the town
when Col. Allen made his appearance and be-
ing fired upon by one of the Workers was the
probable cause Of his issuing his celebrated
proclamation to the inhabitants of Gulford
AS is generally supposed Col. Allen did rot
succeed in subdung and bringing the in
habitants OF the town to acknowledge in terms
the authority Of the State of Vermont, but un-
der his martial law the wings and new state
men were enabled to get possession of the gov
eminent of the town which was never after
wholly out OF their hands. Col. Allen was the
means of doing much good in the town during
his stay which was short, leaving the town in
disguise before his troops fearing for his per-
sonal safety, as some few tories and Workers
had threatened he never should leave the town
alive.
Among the leaders of the conspiracy were
Hezekiah Stowel, Lewis Joy, Henry Evans, and
Samuel Davidson. Col. Allen was piloted out
Of town by James Dennis, who being hunter
and fisherman his absence would excite no sus-
pcion; Col. Allen went through the west part
of Brattleboro, Dummerston and Newfane, to
his brother in Londonderry. Guilford was at
last overpowered by superior force and COM
PEELED to submit and acknowledge the authori-
ty of the State of Vermont which of course
made it a conquered province and has since
been held by the State without any protesta-
ton from the citizens of the town of its con-
quest for such it clearly was.
Now what will be the difference in the atti-
tude of the revolted States to the United States
should they be conquered by force of arms and
compelled to acknowledge their allegiance to
the authority of the United States from the
subjugation of Guiford by superior force and
power OF the State of Vermont; would not
both be considered by the law of nations as
conquests, for the area of square miles would
not change the right in either case to enforce
the due observance of tho law whether exer-
cised by the United States or State govern
ments although Guford at the time claimed
they owed no allegiance to the State of Ver-
mont, (though joining the State was favored by
a large portion of the inhabitantD until COM
PEELED by force to acknowledge its authority.
Guilford, August l, 1862. REF.
#Samuel Davidson was the person who fired upon
Col Aliens troops they camen to town and to avoid
suspicion borrowed MIR. Samuel Mellendy's gun, then
went TO the south bank of broad brook where he could
have fair view of the troops they passed along
the road which at that time crossed the south end oil
of Buck hill about twenty rods north Of the road
leading from the east village to the centre of the town
and near where stands butternut tree as they
along the road he fired ut Capt Bradstreet mis-
taking him for Col. Allen The ball passed in front
of him cutting his psntaloons who exclaimed you
must be d--n poor maaksman that cannot hit a:
large mark us | am. Davidson being Yorker and
tory left town the next year with his father for New
York; he lived on the farm owned by Elihu
Field, Esq. Lewis Joy lived where Mr.. S. l.. Skies
now lives. The gun used by Davidson is now in the
possession of John Mellendy, Esq. of this town.