The Bennington daily banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1877-1877, 1877-08-21
county, Aug. 90. 1877.

In the reports which We have given OF lh
speeches at the centennial banquet tent, we re
cord the pleasant remarks made by Hon. E
w. Stougbton of New York city, who is Yer
monter during much Of the year, and who re
t,rred to orator Roberts insinuations abou
the amount Of run drank at the Battle oil Ben
nineton. Our readers will remember that Mr.
Stoughton parted the gentle thrust at tb,
Vermont yeomaury, by claiming that The
Granite State soldiers had drank and absorbed
oil the spirits before the Green Mountain Boys
got chance theieal. 1t is not a ma ter Of
history nor in anyway reasonable probabili
~. that run had very much to do with the
victory at Bennington.
OLD john Iansdon, then presiding officer
Of tue State council OF New Hampshire, in
responding to the call fer troops and aid by
VermontO Council Of Safety, then in session
at bennington, replied
I" have three thousand dollars in hard
money my plate / will pledge Tor rs much
more. have seventy hogsheads of Tobago
rum, which shall be sold tor The most they
shall bring. These are ut the service Of The
state. II we succeed, shall be remuneraled;
II not, they will be OF no use TO me. We can
raise II brigade aud our Trend stark, who so
nobly sustained the honor Of our arms at Bun
ker's Hill, may safely be entrusted with the
command, aud zoe tCM check Burgoyne"
In those dys transportation across the
Green Mountains VAS considerably scarce.
The pedestrian soIdlers loted their own bag
gage, yiands aid subslanJaI DecesFaries Of
life. We reckon they brought with them but
- Tanod. ~ ~ s~-.~-.-- r-4-
heads oil Pob0Ro Tum."
fho author OF the - Biselow Papers, in bis
humorous reference 10 The laeetious part Of
Continental days. asks
What fought the glorious Revelation three
Twas rum as did II I"
But OF course BgeloW was writing "sarkas-
dkal, as Ariemus Ward wa, when he spok,
oil New England run as New Eugland's onl,
and favoriIe beverage.
Nevertheless there was considerable alien
ton paid 10 tie beverage which Cur army
seemed 10 have enjoyed in the campaigns and
conquesIs of Revolutionary days. The con
serVahve old governor Thomas Cbilendep.
then president Of the council 10 session AT
Bennington, Nov. O., 1777, writes conRratu.
lato'y report 10 Mi Gen. Gates, from which
we copy The following paragraph The cover.
nor in referring to the complete success O,
the Green Mountain Rangers in chasing the
enemy from TIcouderoga. capturing all the
plumber they had left behind them and clos.
ing no, in complete failure the expedition OF
the dlsmantled chieftain Burgoyne says
Major Waite who was sent 10 take pos.
session OF Mt Independence, found nothing
OF consequence, excepting several boats which
the enemy bad sunk, in which there were
some provisions. All barracks, houses and
bridges were bnrnl, cannon to The number Of
forty, broken aud spiked up. He was so for
tnnaIe rs to take one French sutlsr, With ram,
WIFE, braLdy, etc."
Gov. Hat an his admirable book. the Earle |
hNtory Of Vermont, alter fully auoling Gov. |
Ohit'endeh's official eIter TO tue commenting |
general, says
" Thus Inglorously 10 the British arms
terminated tbs eampaign OF l777 in the North
eTn Department."
Iiuly enough It was ~ ingloriou. ,rmipa.
ton OF the Boosting Burgoyne's txnsd,,,nn
when there was Nothing LEFT worth onptnrine
except OIe FrsDeb pptler, With rum, wine.
brandy etc. ''N''