Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-15
From the Vermont Record.
Historic "reminiscences.


Though / am a native of Vermont
was not born in any State, but in a will
derness claimed by both New Hampshire
aud New York, some years before Yer
mont was admitted into the sislerhood.--
The contested claims to which / alludt
are matters of history, and the active
par. the Aliens and the Chitiendens took
in these contests, as we'll as the game they
played with the British authorities, by
which our infant settlements were pre-.
served from the ravages of war for some
time during the revolution.
While the Workers were enforcing
their claims NJ ct arms, as well as by
civil authority, sheriff from Albany,
with bis posse, came to man by the
name of Mcintosh to make him a prison.
er and punish him for making improve
ments on his farm, and building a block
house, which still stands-about one
mile from my native residence. The old
Scotchman met them brandishng a Her.
culenn club, and crying in stentoriai
voice, in his broad Scotch dialect, blood
and hunderi | have been in forty pitch
ed battles in Europel and think you
am to be frightened by you?' and aim
ing mortal blow ct the capital of hi.
trail tabernacle, they all left him double
quick. / knew the old man many years.
lie lef. two sons, John and Daniel; the
last named was surgeon in Melon
ough's feet during his battle on Lakt
Champlain.
As characteristic of Allen l give the
following from good authority. During
his residence in Bennington, a man was
murdered by two men in the day time
When they were on trial for their crime
Allen cried Wo-wo--wo to Monroe
and Willoughby! they have slain ny
servant Jacob, and they shall surely die ;
thus saith the Lord" The counsel fol
The prisoners referred to Blackstone
Allen exclaimed in court, " / don't care
anything about your BlackstoneS or youI
'ohte stones, they are guilty of murder
and they shall die p
1t may be news to this generation, tho
we'll known to numbers of my former ac-
luaintances, that Allen was made deisl
" priest Dewey OF Bennington, who wa,
. bold advocate Of certain dogmas then
more popular than now. Allen thought
leism more reasonable than doctrines
bat damned the mass of mankind hdIfI
IF eternity before they were born, and
hat too for obeying inepagiblc DEGREES
So mote it be. have known a number
Of his associates on whom the same doc
rine had the same effect at the SANE
lime. One Of them died an atheist. IL
left two sons and two daughters, who fol
years advocated atheism. / once heard
one Of them say in full house, II have
been praying that if there is a God
may be convinced of it, and | have re
ceived such an answer think can new
er doubt it again"
A singular prayer and a remarkable
answer. Two of the four have renowned
heir fathers doctrine. Or the above
facts that are many witnesses.
The following fact is amusing. A
hort time before the war Of 1912, 81
Vermont printer said in his paper thai
Vermont was able TO take Canada. A
British officer in q hotel IN Montreal
having read the paper, made many con
remarks, deeming it an insul
to his majesty's subjects for little Vernon
to make such a boast. One of them re-
you are not acquaint
I'd with the Vermonters." He replied
that he supposed they we're not unIik
other Yankees. 30 yes" replied tn
man, "they are very different class of
people" "If that be so" said the officer
Il should like TO see some of them."-
The man replied, "You can be gratifisd
in short time, for there are three OF
them now ia the house." A small mar
was selected to ask Judge Mech, Bron
son and Aldis,-the Lamberts of Yer,
mont, weighing from four to five hundred
to 80 into the room where the officer
was, who wished to see them. As they
entered the room, the officer, staring
stepped back, and bowling, said-"Your
'ervant, gentlemen. understand you
are from Vermont" YES" 81 should
ike to know" said the officer, iii you are
not larger than Nermonters are in gener
DIP "No," was the reply, tive are very
mall compared with the most of our peo
de-" "Gentlemen," said the officer. ~
confess / am wrong. Vermont is able to
AXE Canada" L.
Charlotte, December 10, 1868.