Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-26
Ticouderoga.
TIE FIELD DAY OF THE VERMONT HIs1oRIoAL
CIITTEEDEE.

ciety hsve heretofore sll been held in Vermont,
At The State House TT Montpelier, Or in rome
public hall. This year the officers Ct the scci;'y
decided 70 vary little from the established pre-
gramme, and to hold meeting which should
combine the attractions of meeting Of gentle
men Of several States interested in historical
matters, an excursion to some place Of high
historical interest, and an open siT meeting and
address upon the spot.
Tic1aierogs vas selected for the place, Sd
second to no ether, IN or out Of cur State. in iii.
interest for Permonters; and The officers of tie
New Yolk Historical Society were invited to join
in the celebration This invitation wss net az
cep.el, probably hecsuse the Nes York gentle
men bad made their plans for the summer, and
did not care to disturb them, ard the Vermont
Society. with the cid c: the citizens Of Ticoa-
derog., held snd carried through shst must
be called, in spite Of the uatsyorsble weather,
e very successful end interesting meeting.
The good, beautiful sad true e.e4rer Vermont,
Capt fissg, took up the lake s pleasant CON-
r,ny Of ladies' SID gentlemen. including De-.
Lord, tbs president Of tie Society, Charles Reel
ESQ, Librarian, sul others q Montpelier, s
party from St. Al5sns, AID another from Bur
In.tcn, j5.ned b. others from Essex, WespOrt,
Port Heavy, sni other toSls on the West shore
The Addison Co. I. e. brought train IF Eve or
siz care Laden with citizens Of Rutland and Addi-
son Counties. The people from the region shout
Ticonde-ogs assembled in considerable numbers;
so that I'll told there must bsve beer gathering
OF : ;h5u'snd CT twelve hundred persozs. The
local committee Of citizens Ct Tie9aierogs, or
spesk;ng more definitely, Col Calkils Of Tioou-
de-osa, hai rejected the spot in front Of tie
hotel near the laniirs saj the old Fort for the
SPOT Of meeting, had erected a platform in from
Of the hotel, with seats improviE5d Of b3sris
under the locas,s, mad hung : large American
flag between the trees, sad called into play the
services OF the Tic1nieragA b.tes b,ad.
TIE meeting opened aboa. tive O'Clock. Henry
C.ark, Ess, Recording seoretsry Of the Society
sal Chsiraan Of the Soaieiy's committee Of
arrangements. called TIE meeting to o7l-r.
Prayer wss oGs-el by Rev DR.. Child CT Ct3Sn
Point, and President Lord, with some pleasant
remarks TO tic effect that this was not the fret
tine tSs; the Vermontcrs had taken Ticondeross
aid thst the pretsncs c. the ladies who hal Sccon-
rsaieIthon in Euch numbers Fcs evidence Of their
peaceful Intentions ct this time. introduced tie
Orator Of the Tag. Hon. LUcIvs L CauTssnzy
Of New YORK.
Mr.. Chitte1lea, IS zone CT os- realcrs know,
las lopg been a dilisont student az Vermont
History, and hss spent INCH time aad money
upon collection Of document, aui early publ
cations connected with tina. history, uaich We
suppose ia hs7j'y eiusl.e3 in tA.s country. Hs
aii5oss rls history Of the capture Of Tcoa-
l--o5a, which vas a9t rJ?r5iuotion O. say
existing history hut q fresh elaboration from
tic earliest and best soa-oss Of information, in
c,uIirg some net Before cited, and ii sets at lett,
if it wss as settled teor5, Tie qaestion, " DO took
Tico1Is.5ca This able AID interesting paper
is a. present withheld from publication, Tut IN
lu. tine it VIII doubtless be given to the public
II some permanent shape Til then cur res lers
must co1ten. ther7el7es with neas-e abstract
-E. CIIT7ESDsE ADDRESS.
Il5le7iu-, tie speaker alluded 70 the ,ur-
fsss.rg historical lntCrcFt cf tie region about
Tc3uds1os,. From ijs earliest discovery II
Cil@T.a.u ia 1909. when re took psr, with
6 rE e.
0ll.,l, in ua,..e with the I7cqu1ig e. Crown
charge e.. firearms On lhia lake. loUu 90 the Gloss
oftLe war cfthe Ecyolgt,oH, the nGrToF Eecs
Of LAID between Lake. Chsmplaiu and George
hag been be theatre Of bloody con;esis Some 4
tae more important events Occurring here, 10
the Oh French Tar,-.he defeat Of niesksC
in 1855; tie capture @. Fort E.l.isn
Henry b Mlutcslm, sui massacre
@, the zsrrfca tie defeat Cd Atorcromhie
ID 1-5s tie capture Of Fort T-31ls-
-3-a tie -o-t yes. BY Arhcs;,, were briefly
ske.ele1. from these tir. CnnteEi-a paced
90 jae War o. tie Revolution. Il. sh1T-i ty
quotations lco1 Gle letters Of 81: john Brown
* Pi;'5l-li, Mas thai before lAe outbreak Of
ha-lili;cF. Tie people If tLc New Hampshire
Cr-lts hal undertaken 10 egise FuTt Ec21le-
rcca, ID csse o. such outbreak, fact corrJb9r-
atli ty .cl,eI u L,ht1 Aliens 1ct heretofore
c.:c! b tic WIiicfF on tae zuhjoci, written iol-
years sft,l BE csp.r-e. tt Lac been sad b
Gov Hal ia his h5tJ-v, thst che Council Il
C1uGc3. Eat Is entitled 90 he hou0r Of ievisin-
All rll-iu- IN u-.4-n the expedition srsi--t
i.-.lluCsa Hr lLiueudcn. vita thee
i -o1fs ha1i. claimed for Vermont the devils
ia-, wi ,.e conceiiuE TO the Connecticut gen
t'-a,a che iuIui6e which sctusiiy get ii ia mo-
.ul. Ito described with great spirit the rsi =
Ing Of ;1s Green Moul-siu boys, by Allen, trc;a
,ae fcatterei settlements, the formation os tee
com u-ui, sai the appearance q Benedict A.
nall o. ihe Eoene. lie discussed the relation al
a BE- and Arnold in the expedition, tnl reac5ci
the cone3ufion ossu reiisble historians thai tie
late Connection with the s-si- vaa tatt of
an iI5rCier ana 2arpi9r. Ia explanation Cf
allen r sta,emen, ,tat Arnold entered tie fo-t
with hin side hy sile. he quoted come hitherto
uuc..ea testimony from Go0dhues history
OF S1cFehsm. Gr Gcoj6le derived his
information from lI.i1r Noah Cu'lcaier,
who vas with the attacking force, Eri
for whom Le y0Uches - = truthful Titcesr lie
says that when Allen gave the word to usroh
forward, Arnold iu;erpos5l. and claimed tie
commsa1. and ''iwoTe he would 90 into the fcrt
fret Allen sWore &c should u0t, bat that he
himself would drst enter. The dispute running
high, Allen turning 20 amos Cuiiendcr Of Sh0,e-
hsm ('tsj1- Cul,enier's lsthc-) said what
rhsl 20 With the damned rsssal Shall put
him under guard . Cullender, regrcttirg such
Al CccurTcuce 81 such critical time, advised
them to tcijio the difficulty 10y agreeing to enter
the fort toce.h5-" In connection with THE
branch Of his subject. Mr.. Chittenlen psii hs
respects very sharply TO A-. De Costa, and tie
other wor,aiea o! the "Neg School Of History
Ti.hcu. f&c,s, who would make Arnold the
rc2. hero Of IiconderoEa. lie colc,C3ei tina. i
the ecclesiastical l5isusr Of the memory Of Ailon
Sas Lct 2 szfer guide II tie Esrrov way tEsn Ia
the history CT 1icondeIoga. his flock mas; hsve
some need %. missionary. He contracted the
characters Of Arnold tie traitor and Allen the
patriot, aud rsil fae tribute TO the iatjcr's
daring, bis dl,li;y TO Lis country, ard his dcvo-
ton to his Stste Though the trsi1ccrs Of Allen
and his Green Mountain hcys hsil chiefly from
New York, A,g. CAi-tendsn declared With EN-
phsSis inst ooue Ct tic acts OF W9rds Of iafiyid-
uala should Se charged ssa.nst sny sste- State.
Vermont, he truly fgii, hlr no wsrisre with
New York She is rroai Of the Empire G.s;e
The ce-ly Lard i5hbers who undertook 20 parcel
oatt5 their tsvlr:tes ;he land cf Nernout owners
never had Ire syupatny Of tie honest re pie Ct
fea York Their sympathy vas zlgay8 VIII
the Eermontese. Her Statesmen take up the coz
test IN our f.T9r Nowhere have the fsse
cha-gos Of the spectators Of l77O, and the
cs!uma.es Of their lev deFcea3zn;s of to-day re-
osiyod scyerer condemnation, than fmoag tic
POLISHED writer's and solid laen Of the Empire
Sts.c.
The address closed viih tAa following el5q-er.
tribute 20 Vermont:
FsNow citizens, friends. Brother Varmouters 2
Ny work Is done Il hiss, indeed, been ,css-
snt TASK a VermOntsr never knows how well
De loFl, lis native Stste unti he w1ndcrs he
ycDi her borders and liveG among other sur
rou14icsc. Thea be dads taAt every acre Of
her eol. evo-y leaf Of hes history IS dear 90 him.
Then be IS IS prompt to defend Der against sll
sssailauts. as any true hearted son 70 protect a
te'0yei mother. among yonder mountains four
gcueratods q Iay family have live1. There all
my children we're bora, sn3 there I nope to rest
after tee la0JTs Of this lie are closed forever
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