The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-20

indscrimnately, and without regard to
right, reason, or common sense
vERM0NT's DECLARATION OF INDIE
PENDENCE.
We publish elsewhere, this morning,
very interesting article relative to the Dor
yet conventions of July and September,
li76, to which we invite attention. Our
correspondent is, doubtless, correct in as
criblng to these conventions, and to that
year, the germs of Vermont independence,
out his statement that the centennial ami
versaIy Of the time when "Vermont be-
" came sn independent state occurs this
year, is liable to mislead.
At meeting of the representatives of
The New Hampshire Grants, as Vermont
vas then called, held at Kent's, in Dorset,
called, among other things, TO see if the
people would consent to associate with
New York, or would act by themselves,
ia the cause of America" action thereon
was deferred until report could be heard
from committee-James Breckenridge,
deman Allen and Jonas Fay-then ap-
pointed 'to represent the particular case of
" the Inhabitants of the n. Hampshire
Grants, to the honorable the Continental
Congress by Remonstrance and Petit
ton
The convention of July "a, was called to
hear and act upon this subject to see if
~ association should be formed with New
Hampshire, and for military purposes. On
he coming in of the committees report,
the question of forming 'separate dis
trict,' or state was referred to the peo-
ole, aud there was formed an association,
the object Of which was not to secure the
independence of Vermont as separate
state, but to "defend, by arms, the United
4" States of America against the hostile at
tempts of the British fleets and armies,
"unti the present unhappy controversy
between the two countries shall be set
tied The convention adjourned to
meet again at Dorset, September 25; at
which time, II was voted that suitable pro-
visions be made so that the "whole of the
inhabitants" of the grants be notified and
have an opportunity of joining and COIN
,iding with the measures taken and to be
" hereafter taken for the benefit of FORM
8 ing sd. district into separate state y
md committee was appointed to sscer-
tain if New York had any objection to the
formation of separate state. This con-
sention ijourned to meet q. Westminster,
October 80 at which time a petition was
ordered to be drawn and sent to the pro-
yinc,al congress of New York requesting
9Th cir appreciation for the district of the
'New Hampshire Grants TO form them
'selses into State separate from N.
York" After transactipg some further
0l-iness, the convention adj 'urned to meet
It Westminster on the third Wednesday of
January, 1177.
This brings US down to I'M, and here,
We may notice the absurd statement, which
gong the rounds of the Vermont press
20 the effect that in Windsor is still stand
iuS fiu pi1 III III MAY ,
= l777, the independence of Vermont was
" d, clared how baseless this story is
will appear as we 90 along.
The convention met, by adjournment,
At Westminster, January 10, lit, and on
he n'x KIT day, it was unanimously voted
that the district Of land known as the New
| Il h,ra nra nc stta nd ate
- state; and for the future conduct them
selves as such.' The next diy-Janu,
Try II, 1777, at Weslminster-the conven
| ZION, in behalf of themselves and their con-
stltuents, did unanimously "proclaim and
publicly declare that the district of ter
" ritory comprehending and usually known
by the name and description of the New
Hampshire Grants, of right ought to be
"and is hert By declared forever hereafter
:" to be considered as separate, free ant
" independent jurisdiction or state by the
name, and forever hereafter to be called
"known aud distinguished by the name o.
Neao Connecticut; } and that the inhabit
" ants that at present are, or that hereafter
may become resident, either by procrea
ton or emigration, within said territory
shall be entitled to the same privileges
immunites and enfranchisement as arr
allowed and on such condition, and il
the sumo manner, as the present inhabit
ants in future shall or may enjoy; which
"are, and forever shall be considered, to bt
such privileges and immunities to thu
" free citizens and denizens as are, or, a
any time hereafter, may be allowed t.
ANY such inhabitants of any of the free
&c and independent states of America"
An adjourned meeting of this convention
was held at Windsor, June 4, TIT, a
which, it appearing that district Of lane
lying on the Susquehanna river was known
IS "New Connecticut" it was voted thai
this state should be "called and known by
"the name of Vermont" Such. in brief
'sa history of the proceedings eliminating
IN the declaration of the independence OF
Vermont, and slthough 1t appears that i
was not done in Dorset in 1776, we heartily
'econd the suggestion of our correspond.
ent that some notice should be taken OF the
events which transpired at Dorset cen
fury ago and the attention of the Vernon,