, 1877-01-18
Congress for adnfs,1on Into tho t'nlon. New York

sn.,n l.; az ."itat ~ st'ixsIn, intn ina I'niOn
cltc, M joStsmn,, XII uaye lie Titfrh den.
rtals rr"a,n ~ hIIcyc ill l,c neon'e Of Tint State
sss!i ts ra9sa e !:isst n5i,a!e r.
snnnrt INV .,h IL ia, hn,,c Thry. nnitn, oil and
sva'l,nv a nrnnse of ackpowirtlsInr allegiance,
s,,ni, ~ hi rmr,ailin1 hct tc,rtory, The pcnpc
T"r.H ff 4 aua far rEt yrars tIrieaiIc rio: was
Iii hi ~ III i'on II i ~ H. rnsfdrrasn ~ s.
tHsis wGirh Vsrmont srct,,trd and shc wa- admit.
H. Hn Stnsf HIP ~ sG nn%st tha Feu;aI consi
tntn ~ ~ A. ''o's @a"''''s" "''D~' %"-
i1urins the Revolutionary War. notv,th-tand.
e"arcIr1ntmr r"in,r. ."rhr i;rrrn Mountain iioye"
dIr,u.uIsIe,l ihcn-clycs in sou,o nf lilo hardest
,,;..,tn NJ ",,nrs Ethnn Aim mi snIr Htnrkt'
h"sInn;i Tainr., tirir imnurt,1 rrnown. Althuurl
Vrrn,ntrrr ha,l s,,,wet thcm.rl.c. ioyai roldicrr
n,i!t , ~ amy ny,e ennns ~ i,rsIs ht by NV
Y91rtrrs AMI rori"r. - ~
rh..nr'.r ~ v,,nr nr WHY, ne ha rainet ,in,
ths ifcynfnt,nn mn mi wrrc nnt Wifi bch!nI any
Sa's u ss ueea , u r%tns , 'S ssst. s. ne
6sliion spcsSs for itsslf md il irssh III uur mcm-
orier. " '''sS"' ''' ''S~''' "N@ = '11
,ra. Lily @ naSn ~ Nv .senrc RI ,shri NAV
Menk amt a. ta,, ~ Ia ntsitt ths
cafa.n !sscl,o thy ay'nE "[Fan'is4 a.. an
M 35to ~ Sn,, ~ T. IL I. "ntv witrawiM. attr
m e. INC ~ ~ ,r 1.,Ient @ n rhu nied
Nv I'M r.. av.,o ~ H. ti,o.t. ~ i'm, Wuof Of nj.
t .sa,n ~ ~ ~ oe.;n.ii,m II tLry nersEsted in
taIinr nar; viii iha Insurgents. After ln.,cu
hrslnttnu they rave up tlicir arms to Gcm. Wnol,
nnl returned ,Illc mortified certainly; yct, after
tho rcronh rH1er Thought. consi!'ctu thai 10 ouey
a. g"nA eisl;rns tc aWn o. :hS sf" mr'
ntEhtr iy taan hs na.a .n, ~ that f,r u.ri,h of
.,.! v,a.sfrnn 1S.t 10 l1l--tiiry wcrr
IN y,''r ,srt of tha timo in cl,l Or uativua
md Justice In sustaining themselves ufan~t Gseht
t'sl'. md during Tits time It was 1ona ~.
dependent s!at:, out n tle cold. We living N
nis aEs u plenty. ea ssy ,y GeaSfasS ~ ,'ay
n"ssa "f a1'si. ~ ,nut fhsy III; not ,os
nn,a ~ ~ "I "'., 1,"ir hm,c.: Il rrI,;r.h muGe
ssE n"eS tia vi. wc a tsip e.esn,s , .e stsr.at,"n
nud ,,neo.moa dangers r,rfI,ua.ica them. to over
c"ts which ra,nrel all .ns uervu anl sell. .rrance
WHICH t,ry rs,ssrs+ti. THEY fcnre' .'o'l and not
man. cdurntrt tu!s children, and ln.e lslt u
.slsh. ehAnpl!es y! eeoaoh's' Fa"'o "'o p'i'a'e'
1oT o. o"r - n '1 ~ ,omc,t In thc,r sotc tY.tcn of
.c,v IN. H. oT ~ 'If ;u SS; inv y n no Scaic Ts
iswm'n nr nnwrr cuu,slii,g Uf n ijnu.c Vi Hcpr:-
.cnatyes. t;oyrruor, a.,i twesr eosil.r,jnr. rl.c
saary u thu su.rr'.ar NJ Ibis unic. 1h:;d. was
los Of Accunnn. s5u0; Chief .IndErs of cu"tts,
:, nto: l!crTestiltuliptse, :: PR .ay' fof Ihs
year !g tnG IT,, .nGv'c III, p .s w o sJ: AZ n s.,
,',1asa MIH ~ tsn,a"11 XII isE1 e-'
VIM Mi Lnnv .rst nr,. hrr tnstltnt,one for cin
cation and hcnoyoiyncs, llrtyLte anil public, ar,
aitn what kind Of boys n1I grl+ slle glser to The
world: They fontd al aver tac civilized EIobs.
We necd MT et ashanel o. tlrm;-w!,cMysr ~ thry
"'> 10y "'.~t ~ va" '~-s 49," '~6~eSsNS S~
cept'ons' lAppauee.l
!uI''E sKlNH.R ..-.,
was then called tnrt u''I sall he was surprised
Wien hu saw Ill the ,le%sI,aleF that hr WAS "
afterwards. The onty adlrcsh he cunla deliver
would bc c'rvtr piece of utt1rcss To dodge i',r
duty: coming from Vernon Vermont MT IuIty W long
at:o ., as the reslestc,. Cha:fa'. yet ~ l' ;"
thcru werc men astogesner IN htrngu when le
arrived, he still ct ls deep an Interest IN hia
nattVo State NJ ai'r one WIN Ilnsl EVER lived
there Iis Went ., INV ''',%n overy year n,'1 sFrnt
tIOre or lcSs the tllefe nN enjoyed il1b y1s!t iia
much rs any persIf' burn ~ tilo mountains
could, llu dill not talnk, ~ llA.l been
said regarding Nsw llnmpsl.,re. that 'erllont
WIS vrry goud statc tu ct!igfatu irun,. IL Wis
good s,alo TO live In. Tho people there wer.
nj rule honest, Industrious, Religious, faithful.
an'i tahral. No bestcr seorle existed anywhere:
i4r my beitcr ennsated penple. IN !lls youth,
'shc! ho returned from college, '.c found the
hired girls weru better gran'I,uriaus tI.nu lc
was. TlLuy wcru Invariably good ut Rcugrapby
aitd nr4tlu!ct1r, nnl wcro pretty E'ua thy
Ulu9ians. II would lInyc taken pretty subtle
mIlsd to beat those cwcll.cducnsc.!w w'nnei' In mat
tors of theology. Mailett lister, whence Iu cltIr,
vas settled early, antl there was quite lar9c
population tt'cre Mt the time Of tho Revolution.
WY !',9st f1ttSF IT, settsa'cnt H. ~. by;
flt riding nrOur1 with his futllrr here a. bgeu
pointed out u great many PLACES which ptEs-
tcssai considerable interest III an historical
IFJHtk Va *tChs 4AG HGtIthltGA LUG lIFG3Hs
Nrll was ut ono tlr,c t!,c headquarters Of The
a1Inly 'lnlcr Ten. W"oelcr, anA aIso uf cu!.
Mar1efs y, n F,' Fsns't' "ss y, won the sc,t & ,t
whcEu Tory property was !lFst csccate.! Ii! .I,y
United statea, It bclIy ute,l for tic rnrrasc Ut
nrsI1iug tronps TOR thu defense oI tic rnuntry.
rontli u S!a,c!lestcr wus Sunderland, where
Ethan aud Ira Alien lived. The surtiun was
full Ut Bturcs u!,uut Ethan anl Ills
peculiar characteristics. IIc was H.
bold, vigorous, and u,liiekc1 etlt, Us Vermont
ever lro1ugeu, and man who wsltid t,rrrs-
sAr]y bu put in,u tue front runk vi tlls back
w"o''s settlers Ira was II n.s.,, uf considerable
al'lllty, aIni; perhaps, Of mora tl'an Ethan lie
ncnt nlau. lie l.a 1lorr ability thai uI,y Of tIe
men engaged IN ScrllrIl!, Tic lrrrttofn vi Vpr-
Inunt. Tie Council OF Satuty ,,ct in tie Old
Cuurt-llo.,so ut Manchester ior thu tlrst time,
The building, was s.Ill atnndi,g. Sr.r I,v, u,
the c1gU Ut tho tuw1l was thr l,;rre ri t:I,k,.r
IN which I:ttA, Allen nut the English cillt,Ys
~ ths tins Vermont va. pretending to trrai
was ncru rusr-n 1.uji,ic trtck on tht.
part ur Allen MMl Ills us,oelat.s 10 Isiluse