The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-04

Ills WIG lOD was bhl bhbuoiN NbNh''"N ~
n sword cut across the head and neck, and
one of his boys also, then about twelve
years old. Baker being oyerpowcred and
bound was thrown into sleigh and CON
veyed off with the greatest speed towards
Albany" Tidngs having reached Ben
ninglon, ten stalwait men mounted in
haste and pursued as for life. Vengeance
was their motto, as they understood that
their beloved leader was MORALLY wounded
and was being conveyed to Albany IN
dying condition, in rude sleigh, wclter-
ing in his own blood. The reward for his
apprehension being for --- dead or
live" il is readily seen how with electrical
impetus these men were fired to strike the
inhuman monsters. After headlong race
of thirty miles and just as the party now
swollen to fifty men that guarded the
sleigh containing the nearly exhausted
Baker were about to cross the Hudson
river, the ten daring pursuers appeared in
sight. The cowardly guards fled to the
woods. Baker was rccaptured refreshed
and cared for, and returned to his over
joyed family.
Baker about this time signed the counter
proclamation, which was published IN the
journals of the day, offering in connection
with Ethan Allen and the Others who were
prescribed by Gov. Tryon reward OF five
pounds for the delivery of John Taber
Kemp to any officer of the Green Mountain
Boys This man Kemp was the principal
claimant in the suit before the Albany
courts which Ethan Alien had so generously
vet. unsuccessfully defended AS Allen
was preparing to leave Albany Kemp tried
to pcrsuade or bride him to use his in
fucncc to induce the inhabitants OF the
New Hampshire grants TO give up Their
claims, saving that their cause was cvl-
IDENTITY hopeless and adding slyy, "lou
can tell them that right even does not al
WAYS prevail where might is brought in
question" Allen had replied sentcntiously,
1.-THE Gods of the vali3s are not the Gods
of the hills" Kemp asked an explanation
and Allen told him, if he would accompany
him to Bennington it should be made clear
to him. As Kemp did not come to Bennng-
ton the explanation has never been given.
The saving was to Kemp an unsolyed
riddle. Yet it troubled him and his asso-
ciatcs sorcly. GOV. Tryon could give no
explanation, but he announced that he
should protect the interest of New lorh,
and he announced also, enthusiastically that
he would drive their "opposers into the
Green Mountains" The people of the
Grants now held a convention and resolved
that, AS they could obtain no justice by
law, that they would organize and resist by
force the pretcnsons of New York.
This organization was made by choosing
as their leader Col. Ethan Allen as Colonel,
and Seth Warner, Remember Baker, Ro-
bert Cochrane, Gideon Warren. and Others
| os ...ptaius II r,''o' l." --"'''~l chat tlii'
does not speak of regiment or any Other
military organization. or amy number. The
pcople assembled at Bennington (said to be
less Inau ono hundred) resolved to support
their cause by force, and these are tho
chosen leaders. Fora name, they, rcmerl
herring Gov. Tryon's threats to drive then
into the Green Mountains, chose to cal
Themselves "Green Mountain Bows"
This is the origin of tina, na1le. that ha.
since been sounded with pride to the
remotest corners of the earth, ever syn
OWN of bravery, hardihood and lofty
purpose. \ NAME that still hangs proud
ly over Vermont, and is covered viii
glory and covers the State with honor
I}nn1cmhor Rol,er WAS present at its birth
"a has bcen seen, and presently it will b,
shown that. at its christening, when it frs
received its ..baptism of fire and blood" i
was Bakers blood that filled the crysta
font Remember Baker the first sAut,
of the Green NounMin Boys. SHOULD re
ceiye all honor from the State and TN
nation Baker was present at this assem-
blin,r at bennington as a .'prlncipal inhabi
tant of Arlington. what position he bel,
in town is not known. lie may have bccl
still clown clerk" This will probabl,
never he known. as his successor. IsaaI
Risco. n Tory. DESTROYED the records il
1777 The sLo,n cf fojre induced Goyerno
Tryon to try mediation. lie wrote lette
to Rev. Mr.. Dewey, of Bennington Nhcl
under indictment as a rioter); in tina
letter he promi ed p ot,ctjoH TO an,
or all of the inhabitants of hi
territory that would come ms representa-
tivcs of the people, with statement o
their cause of grievance, except to tn
persons of ALLEN, Baker and Sevil'
and afterwards including Seth Wan
ner, Warner had struck John Nun
ro over the head with his cutas
3 How much Baker regretted the retusa
, of protection we do not know, but it woul
seem that his experience with protectio
the March before, would not have incline
| him to long for any more ofthat sort. IL
e signed the manly and noble remonstranc
! that went to Gov. Tryon by the commi,
sioner appointed for that purpose. Also til
bold declaration of the situation, and thei
a right address to gentlemen, friends an