Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-08-22

tbs ~ no patron or land baron but would own
the lands thoy titled And 50 was kept up this
controversy as to title and jurisdiction, until
finally closed in 1891 by compromise, by which
Vermont, to secure admission 10 the Union paid
the sum Of Thirty thousand dollars, which was
divided among the New York claimants by way Of
compensation for their losses
IN rHE REVOLUTION.
In the war Of the Revolution there WAS no peo-
pie more patriotic, none more united in sentiment
Of hostility to the aggressions Of Great Britain and
determination to defend the common liberties Of
the colonies, and to achieve separation and indie
pendence than the people Of the New Hampshire
Grants; none who, according to their ability, did
drawer and more effective service In actual war
than they. Scattered along the war-path from
Canada to New York they were ever reliable ~
minute men to beat back or battle invasion from
that quarter. GicOnderoga the Canadian border
Bennington and Saratoga tell the story Of their
heroism. They were the men Of whom Burgoyne,
in modification Of his disaster at Bennington, and
consequent perplexty Of his affairs, wrote 10 the
British minister in London; The New Hamp-
shire Grants, in particular u country unpeopled in
the last war, now abonnds in the most active and
rebellious race Of the continent and hangs like
gathering storm on my left " Twenty days after
the declaration Of independence at Philadelphia,
there assembled at the inn Of Cephas Kent in
Dorset, delegates from thirty-one towns Of the
Grants who had entered into solemn covenant
among themselves by formal signatures, recon-
mending that such declaration be subscribed "by
all the friends Of America in the district" wherein
they declare: We do voluntarily and solemny
engage under all the ties held sacred amongst
mankind, at the risk of our lives and fortunes, 10
defend the arms of the United American States
against the hostile attempts Of the British fleets
aud armies, until the present unhappy controversy
between the two countries shall be settled" and
at later convention, held by adjournment at the
same place in September it was unanimously re-
| solved "to take suitable measures, rs soon rs
| may be, to declare the New Hampshire Grants Il
| separate district" This convention WIS adj
| jourhed to meet at Westminster, October 90 l776
| and was again adjourned to meet at the same
place January 10, TIT, and then and there 1t was
unanimously proclaimed and publicly declared
that the district Of territory comprehending and
usually known by the name and description of
the New Hampshire Grants, of right Ought To
| be, and is hereby declared, forever hereafter
to he considered II free and independent iuris-
| dicton or state by the name Of New Connecticut.
| And later, at Windsor, on the I'd day of July,
Ii.,Ii,, a.,,io, a., .,,,,,a,,,i,,, ,,1 ,.,u,oa -
| constitution for rho s,o,e nj vernnn, ..
| !, , hu .h d,. - ,hi na,i,,,;, NO.
| ,nior ooo.idor,,;on ,h,, ,ho .,,r,oin, ra,,s
roaohod ,ho o,r,,an,ion -, tho a,.o.,.,i,,r lao o,r
troo,s of 'rcopderogo and tbar disastrous re,reat
| ,br,rrh u,bh,rd,or Tim. toa,in, oil ,,r ,yos,or,
hordor AMIN n, tho r-,,aos of pnr,o, ma Nth bi
| ue.sians and savages # il rennrted that the first
| iunuIse If rho convention wa IA sanarate aud
look IN the pr,tection Of their families at home
| ,ybeu so severa tbnnderstoru, c.r,. an and oave
tba ti,a IN reaect.', and an tbey taved till their
work was finished The thunderstorm vas n
| bl.ssad nr,,idance - voiea from, the sl,ies uro-
claiming tn the convention a dptv bicher even
than the nersonal protecton of family and home
A,d s,, vor,,ort ra.ai,od hor c,ris,.ni,,, and no
came state tbough for a time after under the
anomalous adn;nis,ro,ior ~ co,ncil NJ safatv
a,d ,,,;t March t7ot tonr,aor ysars existed
as nm irdenendent soverei,,ntv with all the Mt
,rb,,a. and ,,ro,;,ns of sovore;,,nt,, ,yber sbe
alr,i,tad o an o,,,o, ,,o,nhar ~ tho led.ral
trnior
VERMONT IN THE NATION.
Thus reviewing curiously the early history of
tbi. state we may safely saw that none has A his
tory more romantic in its incidents. or more illus
trious for the heroism and sapacty Of its chief
men: nor more marked for the sturdy independ-
o,oo' aud lo,a.t, ~ IT, neonle for thair ener,v
a..;.,onoo ,;,,i,don,oilo % de,e,d their riobts
and readiness to accord like rights to Others
r,n, :, ha,norod ,h., tho ,e,, in,s of tho carly
ai1,,,i,,i.,, .oa,o, >, o,r ,,ao,lo a., ra, aoc-
49, ,,,,. .,o ,,,,,o,od OOH, -, ,ho ,ooa. f tho
,,,I,ors ,,,, I,d ,osad ;n, s,,erco and ther an.
,oaIs ,ou mon ,,;,,;ro, ours aud .anl into sym.
pathizing hearts 1t was this kinship to the
,;.;, - ,t s,,,or. ,,bio,, inol,od ,ur naomi. IN
,ho ,o,,,o -, tho c,,,,nrnmises ~ ,he v,,ona,
J. CONSTITUTION m heyond IL in ,hor e,,isl.tion mon
: ,ho .,,hioct nf ,,,,i,io .ayes and made bo.uitv
= m sI,,or, ,he dnr,ina,,, oues,on of noitcs max
. IN, aud nnma,,inc na,ties and moIdiu,, the md.
,a, 49, dio,a,in, ,l,a ,,,a,nn,as ~ ali n.r,i..
rii. Unit ,niroled ,,r,e,y win ,be sniri, of ma.
tionality which insnired onr neone IN the heroic
I, In ,boir as,ee,, a uar tyice bolr since in M
* issue was bound mp ~ well the liberty OF the
I. slave, the nations life So II We consider the
i | mart taken by \ermouterS the wars which have