The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-28

ton the claim of Benedict Arnold TO the
leadership the revolt of the Vermopters
and Ethan Allen confirmed In the com
mand the twenty-four hours tramp" of
Gershom Beach Of Rutland, through Rut-
land, Pittsford, Brandon, etc., to summon
the clans the march to and capture Of
"Ti v; the confiscation of tory property
the organization of the "rangers" the
evacuation of Ell" the march of Bur-
goyne and the flight of the inhabitants
the battle OF Hubbardton the skirmsh at
Castleton the attempt of Burgoyne to
win over the settlers The detection Of
Benjamin Spencer the shooting of Irish
the part of Rutland county in the battles
Of Bennington, Saratoga, etc. ; the build
ing of forts and the guarding of the 'front.'
Ter the construction of military road,
ETC., etc. And in connection with the
revolutionary history-to some of the
salient points of which we have called at
tention, without any regard to chronology
cal order-in order to make complete
monograph of our military history, might
be traced the part of Rutland county, and
its several towns, in the war Of 1919, the
Mexican war, and the war Of the rebellion
although the latter is comprehensive
enough for single paper, but the pro-
gress OF the century would be the better
shown by treating OF the military history
as n whole.
Our political history would form an
other chapter and require separate his
torian. In addition to that necessarily
connected with the topics already men,
toned, there would be the meetings of the
legislature in this county the action of
the people on the question of establishing
bank the specific tender act of 1856
and, in this connection, general history
of the banking interests of the
county including those at Rutland,
Poultney, Dandy, Brandon, Cas-
tleton and Fairhaven, the effects oil
the national illegal tender" act on prices,
business, etc., as well as the effect of the
United States bank controversy and the
panic of 1887 the anti court rebellion al
Rutland the impeachment of Jonathan
Fassett, representative from Pittsford the
expulsion of Abel Spencer, representative
from Rutland, and former speaker of the
house the democratic and Washington
benevolent societies with the burning OF
Elijah Paine in efligy and the Imprison
ment of Matthew Lyon for speaking dis
respectfully" of the president the de-
cision Of Judge Theophlus Harrington tina,
ga bill OF sale from God Almighty was
requisite for holding slave in Vermont
the mobbing and stoning of the old Bsp
fist church in Rutland during the holding
of an ant-slavery meeting therein the an
ti-masonic excitement ETC., etc. These
and many other subjects necessary to full
understanding of our history and of The
progress we have made in the 'art of gov
erning ourselves would form full as in
teresting a story as is often found even il
romance.
The other topics to be considered nigh
be grouped together, or treated of separate
ly; and while they would be fully as ne
cessary to correct understanding of oul
progress, they would not possess the charm
to the general reader Of those already men
toned. These would embrace our ma
terial progress, including our growth il
population the discovery. development
and working Of our marble quarries il
Rutland, Clarendon, Wallingford, Dandy
| Brandon and Pittsford the slate quarrie
of Castleton, Poultney, Fairhaven ant
Pawlet the iron of Tinmouth, Pittsfort
and Brandon, and its manufacture in Bran
| don, Pittsford, Rutland, Poultney anc
| Fairhaven the scale works at Brandon
| the Car wheels al Rutland and Pittsford
| the forks at Wallingforl the nail work,
at Fairhaven and Rutland the slate pen
| ell works at Castleton and Rutland thu
leather at Rutland, Pittsford and else
where the fulling and clothing works Al
Clarendon and elsewhere the copperas o.
Shire wsbury and the many other early ant
late manufacturing and industrial enter
| prises; the construction of our several rail
roads, not forgetting the trans horn" ant
"Killington" roads and the projects for ,
"ship canal" both uia Sutherland Falls ant
Fairhaven; the growth of wool, the breed
ing of horses, cattle, sheep, etc.; the ad
vance in agriculture, ETC., etc. We hav,
not space-and, indeed, 1t is not necessary
TO more than cursorily refer to the sew
eral topics. The harvest is ripe, the croI
is abundant, but we fear that the laboreri
are few. All of these topics, and many
more. demand consideration and that i'm
neutrality-suspicious. by the several towns
or the county, we care not so long as it il
done. Will the people move in the matter
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