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

We give herewith tine more important patt
of the admirable Grafton cf Hon Daniel Roberts
at the Bennington Centennial:
Sons Of Vermont: M BROTHERS Around this
her ancient hearthstone our mother state has
called her children together to celebrate her hun
dredth birthday. It is well The call stands jus
tilted by the occasion, and the place Of our gath
ering best BELTS both. Since the formation Of the
American Union, the new states, from time 10
time added have for the most part been but or
binary accessions TO the family Of states, without
special throe Of birth. These born to an inherit
ance Of freedom, received through infancy and
adolescence mothers nourshment and care, and
emerged into free seli-government through the
regular process Of growth-the infant become Of
age. Not 50 Vermont, which was rather free crea-
ted than thus free born: or may say, developed
into organized life and form from the germinal
principle Of individual freedom and liberty OF
free choice No mothers care Graded or nurtured
it, but rocked by storm and tempest and nurtured
of the elements, this child of the forest and the
mountains won for itself place, and took it, as Il
free state, not only independent Of all " but in
defiance of all "save the mercies Of God" In
this regard, its case is quite exceptional among
American states-made so through the great saga
city and indomtabe will Of a race Of heroes, as
wise rs they were brave. Thus created n free
state and having 50 lived and fourished for a
hundred years it is well that. her children Of to-
day mark the event and celebrate it.
now VERMONT BECAME 4 STATE
This land of ours, which we now call Vermont,
had, before 1860, become extensively known to
the men Of New England by exploration the visits
Of hunters and the numerous military expeditions
which, starting from the heart of New England,
had for successive years during the French and
English war traversed it. The cession Of Canada
to Great Britain and the conclusion Of peace left
| these lands open TO settlement undisturbed by
| further terrors.
A reason for the early emigration, particularly
| from Massachusetts and Connecticut and which
prevailed to considerable extent, partook of a
| religious character, and was akin 10 that which
impeed their ancestors, the Puritans and the Pill
| grims, to leave their homes in England for the
sake Of founding church Of their liking and free
dom of worship in the New England wilderness
for it is written Of these early immigrants by one
of their number, that "great numbers Of the
early settlers on the New Hampshire Grants were
of the sect Of New Lights, or Separates, who fled
from persecution in the New England states and
found an asylum here, where they enjoyed their
| roiioiors Iitor,r" !. Tho raIiqions Iibert,,
which tbav onioved in this thoir asvlum tbey
forndad and established rhev slammed nnon
tber earliest chrrch records tber renndnton of
tho doctrpe of s,ato ;ntorference with Matters o(
so,;,;o,., doo,,ino aud ,rorshi,, aud ,nade tbeir
,lan of oro,uiz,tion .s a clurch n charter of re-
lio,iou. lihorty Thns In oryapiyi,, "Tbe Church
If Christ in Re,nirgton " Decemher IA 1859 the
frat church or,,a,ig.,io, of tho Nav uamusbire
cra,ts !, ,,as a,rood and yo,ed 10 exce,t from,
boir ado,,ior 81 ,ho Ca,,hrid,,e rlo,forr tha,
,art " in rosnec, NJ Main, tho civil Law IN ann.
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of md ,nona,,emen, than thew who made "t
IT. cr,u,. - state. who maintained it, ndenenden
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" hon mn, II IN rIace ~ one of tho united States
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he ,o,aont s,a,o s,ard instifnd .. And
of !, ha,,o,a1 ia, ,rbon sherfr Tan Fvck
ed the ,sth dav of nlv IVY with his posse Of sol
~ three hundred armed men including many of I
nd ,,a,,r,. - Allan, nroceeded in martial array
es ponri,,,or IN ,ao possession NV nrocess in eie
nv -, - ,ha tar,, ~ lama. nrealenridge ha m
de l,o,o. -, tho hordars Of tho Waunomsac a qat
". .l,o .a,,lar. ~ .,tbe Grant," nrenared
of .o,is,.,oo pounin,,,o,, in t,,yn meeting n
k, ro,od :, ,aLo ,bis form under their nrotertion
he and II was nrotectad f. .. II has been W
g. and trulv said Inv that venerable gentleman. n I