Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-11


grave, but they took it without hesitation.
There is no need to record the history OF
those times, which has been written by ADLER
hands than mine. lt is enough to recall a
few of the events which illustrate our obli-
CATION to him whose services we here pub
licly recognize.
Allen did not underestimate the magni-
tude Of the work before him. lie saw that
it would demand all his energies, and that
until the contest was ended, for him there
could be no rest. lie made the scattered
settlements ring with the note of prepara-
ton. Organization was the business of the
hour. Every neighborhoOd must produce a
military company. From the dag of the
decision he gave himself to the public SER
vice, without hope or promise of reward.
| lie was sleepless and untiring. One day he
was in Connecticut. enlisting the material
aid Of his old neighbors or arranging with
| the lawyers to prosecute the appeal to the
/ priYy council the next he was holding a
meeting in distant settlement, and telling
| the people what they must do. Here he is
hunting a New York lawyer, there resisting
/ the sheriff and his posse. One hour be
/ holdsa court for the trial of a tory justice,
/ the next he Is executing sentence with the
/ twlgs Of the wilderness, everywhere he i
arranging signals for swift concentration
OF lis men upon any threatsned point. Be
| .ore his purpose Is fairly known to the enc
my he has organized the Green Mountain
| Boys-he i their leader and the people are
saved
His activity calls down upon him the re-
sentiment of the spectators lie is the head
and front of the resistance to their schemes.
| II words could kill he was slain a score of
times every day. They look upon him as
| their only obstruction. They denounce him
a- rebel, the leader of the mob. a felon.
an outlaw. Their rage renders them insane
| They disgrace their legislation by an act
which condemns him without a trial.
| proclamation which invites his assas>ina-
ti0n and offers q reward for his murder
From his mountain iastness. he hdrls back
defiance and execrati0n. - You are iesu-
itical. c0wardly iunto of schemers." he
cxclaims, " not used 20 danger. hardShipS
or war, and dare not fight for your own
claims. Your way is TO deceive. cheat and
overrc1rh the c1mmonalty. These are y0ur
horns of iroaand with them do you push ,''
Their Laws and proclamation, makes him
boil over. d" Your new-fanglel law CORES
ponds with the deprayedneSs of your minds
and morals. 10 Is an emblem of your in
~ltiahle, aVariciuus, Overbearing. Inhuman,
harbar0u~ h.o0l-guiltiness of disposition.
If you come forth in arms against us. thou
sands OF Your injured neighhJrs in.the seye-
raj provinces, viii join with Us, to cut off
and eXtiruate ~ach m oxecrable race from
the face of the Garth.
Such language is not t1 De commended
for its polish or refinement. Bat when we
consider that Aliens purpose was TO arouse
the vho,cpc1ple t0 defend themselves. and
not % compete for % prize in literary COM
position. it cannot be said that these rough
words were not suited t1 the attainment of
his object
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thar. Is r.-f;n, morn admirable tb,n tbe
conduct of her people in this crisis We
scarcely know which is the more worthy Of
communication. dignity and prudence
with which The leaders established their
temporary government or the united alacri-
ty w--b which the nc,ple accented and
aLsved h. IL san illustration orthe capa-
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credit ro Whitehall Berlin or Fontaine-
bIe. There fbev orranigeI n state and
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