The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-05
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The Song of the Vermonters. .'-l779'

The Song of the Vermonter;. '-l779'
Ho-al to the borders Vermonters come down.
with ~ breecbes of deer.skin and jacket of brown
,,,i.b r red woolen caps and your moccasins, come
TO the gathering .umaons of trumpet and drum
Game down with your rifles let gray wolf and fox
Howl on in the shade of their primitive rocks
Let the bear feed securely from pg-pen and stall
Here's a two legged game for your powder and ball
On our South come the Dutchmen, enyeoped in grease
And arming for battle, while canting of peace
On our East crafty Meshech has gathered his hand,
To hang up our Leaders and eat out our la nd
Ho-all to the rescue For Satan shall work
No gain for his legrons of Hampshire and ork
They claim our possessions,-the pitiful knaves-
The tribute toe pay, shall be prisons and graves
Let Clinton and Ten Brock with brbes in their hands,
still seek to divide Us, md parcel our lands -
We've coats for traitors, whoever they are
The warp is of ttathers-ihe filling Of tar!S
Does the old bay threaten? Does Congress plain
Swarms Hampshire in arms on our borders again
Bark the war dogs Of Britain aloud the lake
Let 'em come vaat they they welcome to take
What seek they among US! Tn. pride OF our wealth
Is comfort. conts nlment and labor and health,
And land, which as Freenen, only have trod,
Independsnl of all, save the mercIes Of God.
Yet we owe 20 allegiance we bow to no throne
Our ruler is law, and the law is own
Our leaders themselves our own fellow men,
whocan handle tn word, or the scythe or the pen
Our wives are all true, and our daughters fli r,
With their blue eyes osmes, and their light flowing ha
All hrlsk at their wheels till the dark fall,
Then blhe at the sleigh ride the huski1g, AMI ball
We've sheep on the hill sides we've cows on the plain
Ard g,y-tasseled corn fields and rank growing grain
There are deer the mountains and wood pigeons ny
from the crack Of musketS, like clouds on the SKY
And theirs fish sreamIets nd rivers which take'
Their course from the hills to broad bosomed lake
Through rock-arched Winooski the salmon leaps free
And the oortly shad follows all fresh from the sea
Like sun beam the pickerel gdes through his pool
And the spotted trout sleeps where the water is cool
Or darts from his shelter of rock and Of root
At the beaver quick plunge or the anglers pursuit
And ours are the mountains which swfuily rise
Til, they rest their green heads on the blue skies
And ours are the forests unwasted, unshorn,
ssave where the wild path of the tempest is torn
And thong, savAGe and wild be this climate Of ours,
And bref be our Sc asonI Of fruits and Of hoH ers,
Far dearer the round our mountains which raVes'
sweet summer sepher which breahes over slaves
u,rrah Tor vxaMosr Tor the land which We TIL
uust have sons to dytsnd her from valley andh'i
rave the harvest to rot the fei where 1t grows
.d tha reaping OF wbe At for the IeaplnS OF l0es'
From far Nicn.coui,s wui valley 10 where
poo,oom.uck ste.Is loto fr, n Lt. etoi-ctr'eI l'r
From sb,;tcook rtysr o Lua"rlos> 'o"n,-'
Ho!Altoter..cl-! 5 r l#ti-rs, 20 ts toS"
,...,,, A or...re.- a. os l-,.,,r' a0l koa7''
- ~ .,e ,er GUY land We shall rule o''r our graves
o,r yow is srecoriel--our banner unfured
f,th.ran, ,of yttu,ntws lsfy all the world u
Tho noitcsI history Of Vermont is full of interest
IN 1862 New York, by reAsc OF an
rbo,es r. TO the Duke Of York claimed Jursdiclol
a about sxty townships of which grants hau oeeH Ely
4n nv the Governor Of New Hampshire ~
n{s illepal An attempt made to dlspossess w
grants ~, a. VS. nrompty resisted In l774r Me-
80 n,.sad a most despotic law against the reslsuh
yermonters and the Goyern0r onerea laIs & nd se,e
,h annrehensio Of the celebi ated Ethan AHeh, auu
~ b associates The prescribed persons IN turn m WI
enel 10 klA and destroy any person or personS ina
nv that should be accessory, aiding or asslsNnb
sttng any Of them" AHen'S Fudicdh H. p -5s -
Rood was shed at Westminster Court House, IN a. - -
py Tone,, Narratiue In l777 Vermont declared ~
tt1Jsrcs t1e ~ lu l779 New Hampshire also lald oalt
Wv ~ uhole state of Vermont Mas 'husets speeu'l
tououed bv putting in her claim to slr'' tHo-'nit
noweress under the old g niederation, en-
ao7ored okeep on good terms with all the parties, ~
AIuensS Songr.ss threatened Vermont published " =
onsai tn the candid and Impartial worlu ,no
Congress- nd asserted rs own aosouSe ~ aiSes N
nd Notwithstanding the threats orereo on III SUI W
contest terminated without much oioonsneu, s la
non was admitted into the Union In lTg, ate. eAis
inv as an independent sovereignty for nearly heen year
V5JIiatns' History Of V@moat &c - ,,..t
tHou MeshechW care, Governor oil Ne" ma" ~
tGoyerpor Clinton Of New York ana non a. Ae
ptot President OF the New York Convention y,
TIs New York sher ifs ami those who submitted to u
ghortv of New York often rorghy hanuleo - y
Supy Se1 Mountain Boys. The following l., from u
t tv,naI Cf the proceedings Of the Vermont Couhoh
Jhic ssfety Council OF safety 3dSrpt l"f. 80
pUl.i,tc3 to return home, and remain on his ialheL
aod if found otto expect thirty nine lashes oi NJ ~
beach seal further orders from tn ms heaeb seal
'ns', i, 80 the great seal Of New Hampshire ShNeu
tSe gran $. Of winch The b. ach rod wei lsa upon
naked backs of the IT," Workers " andlhelf auh''"'' W
conferred a combination. .,., m bori, Gree
II. Pathgr than il, VIII retire with my haiuy U',
Nouulain asy to the desolate cay'rhS o, 'I Itr
amt uagt tuar i0ut human a4tW- a. 'H &C.
L.hfr 20 Compress, March ., ''eI'