Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-28
The History of Vermont
ITS ROMANTIC INCIDENTS.

'
the close of the French war in 1860, the
territory was uninhabited and the title
was claimed by other colonies. Massa-
chusetts professed to own most of it, and
GRANTED forty-four thousand acres in the
southeastern part to Connecticut. The
whole territory had, however, been
awarded to New Hampshire by George
III. in 1740, and again was placed, by
orders in council III 1864, under the gov
eminent Of New York. The title by
which it WAS then known was The New
Hampshire Grants" 1t had never pre-
viously been claimed by the Dutch while
in possession OF New Netherland. Cad
walMder Golden, Acknowledgements of
New York, appears to have been most
eager to extend the authority of that
colony over " the grants Under the
authority OF New Hampshire, the terri
tory was rapidly filling up with. a vigor-
Gus youmaury, who were resolute III their
purpose to resist every endeavor to dis
possess them. Governor Golden, on at
tanning executive power, FASTENED to
is,uc patents covering their property, that
he might realize handsome fortune from
the ig.s, Subsequent governors pursued
the same policy till the greater part of
the district between Lake Champfain and
the CONNECTICUT river had been granted
AWAY Two patents were issued hy Gov.
Tyr,,n after h., had +al,eu raf,,ga from hi,
Indignant people on board OF a man-of-
war III New \ ork harbor.
The first attempt was made in October,
1863, to di~posse-s James Breckenridge,
.,,,l .,,,,,o-.-io,,ar. ,yirh survavors and
ruairmeu were sent from Albany to di-
vide the land. The presence OF armed
rI,., ~, th,. Lind HARVESTING, corn deter
r..l tl.rn, from pr.a.a.dlng. and thev ear
rj,l home the story that they had been
.ar,..eanri h.. rioters Reward, were. Of
i,.r,I bl,r uIbo.Iv arrested Henry Wal
bril .-e. ancestor If the firm If corn rner-
,dt,,tu af FIN. citv wa. one of tLoaa
..,..-.r." Srit- ~. io.ti+nt.a J., tb.
supreme Court at ALBANY. and the origi-
..ri rtra4t~ If. Nv H4mp-hire heinz
.4r3%l, alt in evidence, the plaintiffs OBJ
r.,irad iud rfp.n4 Ethan Anon first an
ne.r- in those case, as til. attorney for
ill.,. i,...u Nl4lln+,ir.ar. Attorney Con
rl k.rut.,, an used him ~ 20 home and
-l.,-t,. his FRIEND to tn..k, terms aNrn.
Who WA, learned IN the Scriptures re-
,}irl .ft4tfha (,agl. of tEa valleys u,,r,.
nv. the tinls,nf the hilIs" Mr. EaInne
it,.,.,..1 ,-I...f he .,,.,,,t-. g., ,rLi.h AIN
r.,Ii..i that III he ,,.ngIj como ~ Ron.
ntIarao. the ,aatnin,, would he MD
,a,r +, him" Ra1a,t.d etf,rts ware
u,,d. =, ei..t the t.ftlsr- Who bsl5
,,q,n .,n....--r,, ~ H..n1,ins,t.n and ditnr-
Ioi,,.! rh..r ur4jf 8 final decision Of tn.
,.,rrr,vrr-, Iv tha kim, tbrir 1arJ.
sl.s.ti .ugt-pa surrendered and that viii.
ufri.atrnrnr should b, resisted. even bv
f.r.a IN J4ly l77f. The bigb sheriff Of
Albany county. with a posse OF tbre. HIM
dret. larluIin.r the MAYOR of the city.
severed aldermen. and four LAWYERS
AIr~-rs. Sylvester. Blocker, Robert and
Ch,i-topher Yates. st out for Bennington
Ta,y l1lur, the farm OF Mr.. Breakeu-
.r,a-,. ntinclei by armed men and gar
ri,pn at. ms house. After a parley,
the sheriff seized an axe and was about