Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-08
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The Song of the vermonter, .'-1779'

go--all to the borders vermonters come down,
eh your bretches of skin and jackets OF brown
Bh your rel woolen caps and our moccasins, come
"a the gathering tumIAons Of trumpet and drum
j rome down with your rifles !-et gray wolf and fox
4 Bowl on in the shade Of their primitive rocks
lft the bear feed securely from pg.pen and stall
hres twolegsed gam for your powler and ball.
% South come the Dutchmen enveloped grease
md arming for battle while cantng Of peace
o. our East, crafty Me'hsch has gathered his hand,
n hang up our leaders md eat out our laad.
Hc-all to the rescue For Satan shall work
No gain for his leglons OF Hampshire and York
TDey claim our possesslons,-the pitifu knavef-
M tribute we pay, shall be prisons and gf ives
t Clinton AMI Ten Brock with brbes in their hands
st seek to divide us, and parcel our lands =
We've coats for our traitors, whoever they are
Tbe warp Is Of 6athers--the hng Of tar g
Does the old bay State threaten Does plain
swarms Hampshire in arms our borders again
Bark the war-dogs Of Britain aloud the lake
Let lem come what they they are welcome to take.
What seek they among us' Thi pride OF our w,aih
is comfort onisntmeni and labor and health,
Independent Of all, save the mercles Of doi
Yet we owe no allegiance VI bow to throne
Our ruler is law, and the law .s our own
Our leaders themselves are Own fellow men,
Who handle ths sword th- yths or he pen
Our wives are all true, and our ltughters are fair,
With their blue eyes smiles aad hyr ght DOWN hair
All brisk at their wheels tll TIE dark even til,
me- tba tta ala Oh rfI tha md
We We sheep on the hui sides ws',e cows on tn plain
Ard g.y.tasseed fields and rank gro wing grain
here are deer on the mountains and wood pigeons fly
from the crack o oar masEeb, like clouds on the sky
Apd thes dsn in our streaae.s and rivers which lake
Ther course from the hills to our broad blso nei lake
Through rock-atchel wnoosS the salmon leaps free,
And the portly ,hsi follows fresh from the sea
Lie sun beam the pckersl gid+s through pool
Apd the spotted trout ssp, where the is e0oi,
Or darts from his shelter Of rlcS and Of root.
At The beaver quick plunge OF he anglers pursuit.
Api ours are tho mouatains, which awfuiiy rise
Jii they rest their green heads on the blue skies
AMI ours are the forests unwas.ed, unshorn,
savs whore the Wild pith of the tempest storn.
And lhoug1 say,fs Aud Wild be OBJ, climate u our,
And brief be our ssasoal of iriti and u o iVers,
Par dearer the blast roani olf mounaia. which r.g't
ma the sweet somme zepnsr which breathe. over slaves
Hurrah tor VERMONT for the land which we t.ll
Mu.t have sons TO deisnd her from valley anlhill
Leave the harvest to rot on ,ls hel where grows,
And the respiug Of VIII, for th-telpng Offices.
From far Miehi.eoni,s silt ,,. % where
POoroomsaek ste Al. io,n tr,mu oi-s,rtsIlir,
From shootcook rtys .otiu-rls.. foxn,--
Hoian tothe iea-l l.r .''r', 20 4e loFn
Come Iorkor At.aq.Grr.- ..tI- -,rr. lll saAysI
II ye rule DER ou- laud ye shall rule DER graves
Our vow srscoriei--3ur banner unfurled
Ia tn Mans u v trm11t We dsiy an the world I.
The political history Of Vermont IL full Of interest
In l762 New York by of an extraordinary grant
Of Charles II 10 the Duke Of York claimed Jurisd eun
over about sixty ownshps ol which grants had been Civ
en- by the Governor of New ampshire declaring those
grants illegal An attemp. Wa made 10 dspossess the
settlers, but Il was promptly resisted. In lV4 Ne~
YORK passed a most despouc law against the resisting
yermoners and the Govern offered large reward for
the Appreheus0n " the celebrated Ethan Alien, aud seven
of his assocAtes The proscrhsd persons in turn threat
sned to kiR and deSr0y any pefson Or persons whom
that should be accessory, aidins or assisting 20
taking any OF them. Nse Alien iHftcah n. 2. 70
Blood was she'd at Westminster Cou1 House, In l7'5
Vtdf 4. Jones N1rrafUt In ilI vermont declared Us
Independence In l779 New Hampsiitf also laid claim
20 ne whole state Of Vermont Mae 'husetts speedily
foncEed by putting inh heF claim 10 aic two-ihirds o
H. Congress powtress under the old Collaboration CO.
dea1orcd 10 keep good with ali ht parties bu,
ardeuty favored New York Vermont demonstrated
warmly Congress threatened Vermont published So an
Appsa 10 the candid and impartial world denounced
Congress aud asserted rs own absolute ndependence-
and notwhsanding the threats offered on all sides, the
contest minated without much bloodshed, aud YER
NOM was admitted into the MON 10 l'y aite- exist
ing as an iudependen sovereignty c nearly fifteen years
Vuhams' History sf Igm0af. Se.
tHon. Aeshsch WeAre, GoVernor Of New Hampshire.
Governor Clinton Of New York, aud Hon. A. Ten
Brock President OF the New York Convention
The New York sherh anu those who submitted to The
authority of Sew York often roughly handled BY
H. Green Mountain Boys The following is from the
journal q the proceedings o. the Vermont Council Of
pablic safety Council Of safety 3iSep, M. -
4 permitted to return home, and femain on his father
farm and Il found oGo expect tnIrty-ninr iashes Oh he
beach seal unit further orders from this Council The
.nstrument Of punishment was termed the beach seal
n auson to the great seal Il New Hampshire shred 10
the grams Of which The b. ach rcd well laid upon the
naked backs Of the Workers andtheir adheens "as
considered a confirmation.
, PAther than f,d, will rst re with my hardy Green
Mountain Bsys the desoate eayrrns oi the mountains
ana fags sar sith human aaiurs al srgch-bhah AiHS
latter 10 Congress, March g. lIel,