Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-08-23

The ~oNG OF THE VFRMoNTFES.-l779.
Ho. all to the borders. VermontcrS come
down.
With YOUR breecne. Of decr-skin. and jacket,
OF brown:
With your red woolen caps, and your moe
casins. come
To the gathering summons OF trumpct and
drum.
Come down with your rines:-lei gray wolf
and fox
How on the shade OF their primitive rocks;
Let ihc bar feed securely from pis-pen and
Here. two-lcgsed game for your powder and
ON our south come the Duichman.. enyelop-
ed IN grease.
on our Eat crafty Me,hccht has gathered
To hand up our leaders and eat out our land
Ho. all 20 tho rescue. For satan shall work
No sain f.r hi- legion, Of Hampshire and
York,
They claim our posses, ,ions-the pitirul knayes
The tribute We pay shall be prisons anI
let Clinton and Ten'Brock: with hribe- in
their hands.
-tAIl Nffh t'' A4N u anu lAitrl our lIlll-,
We've coats for our traitors whoever they
The wrap j, Of feathers. the SLING OF tar.
Does the "Old B4v State threaten Doe.
ConSres, complain;
>warm> Hampshire in arms on our borders
again;
RArh ne war-log, Of Britain aloud on the
lake
let EN- come, VIVA, they can. they are wei
come to take.
What -eek they among n; The pride Of our
wealth
Is comfort contentment, and labor, and health.
And land which freemen We only have trod
Independent Of all save the mercies Of God.
Yet We owe no allegiance; we bow to no
throne;
Our ruler j. law and the law j. our own:
Our leaders Themselves are our own fellow
Who can handle the sword. or the scy,he. or
the pen.
our wives are all true, and our daughter are
fair,
With their blue ewes Of lsmiles, and their light
flowing hair;
All brisk at their wheels till the dark even-fall.
Then blithe al the sieigh-ride, the husking, and
ball
We've sheep on the hillside; we've cow. on
the plain;
And gay-tas>eled corn-tields, and rank-grow-
ing grain;
The deer On the mountains. and wOod-pigeons
fly
From the crack Of our muskets, like cloud, on
the sky.
And there's fish in our streamlets and rivers.
which take
Their course from the hills to our broad
bosomed lake;
Through rock arched Winooski the salmon
leaps free,
Aud the portly shad follow. all fresh from the
sea.
Like sunbeam the pickerel glides through
hi, pool;
And the spotted trout sleeps where the water
is cool.
AT the beavers quick plunge, or the anglers
pursuit.
And ours are the mountains which awiuly
rise.
Till they rest their green heads on the top Of
the skies;
And ours are the forests. unwasted. unshorn,
Save where the wild path of the tempest is
torn.
And though savage and wild be this climate Of
ours,
Far dearer the blast round our mountain
which raves,
Than the sweet summer zephyr which breathes
over slaves.
Hurrah for Vermont. for the land which we
Must have sons to defend her, from valley and
hill;
Leave the harvest to rot on the field where it
grows;
And the respins of wheat for the reapins OF
foes.
From far Michiscow's wild valley. to where
Poosoomsuck steals down from his woOd-cir-
eled lair,
From Shocticook River to Lutterlock town
Ho, all to the rescue! Vermonters come
down!
Come, York. or come Hampshire. come trait
ors and knaves.
If We rule DER our land, We shall rule Der our
graves,
Our VOW is recorded, our banner unfurled,
In the name OF Vermont we defy all the
WORLDLY
."In 1862, New York, by reason of an
grant of Charles III. TO the
Duke OF York. claimed a jurisdiction over
about 60 townships, of which grants had
been given by the Governor of New Hamp-
shire, declaring those grants Illegal. An
attempt was made to dispossess the set
tiers, but it was promptly resisted. In
IVA New York passed a most despotic
law against the resisting Vormonters. and
the Governor offered large reward for
the apprehension of the celebrated Ethan
Alien and his associates. In 1873 Yer
mont declared its independence. New
York still urged her claims. and attempt-
ed to enforce them with her militia. In
1879 New Hampshire also LAID claim TO the
whole State of Vermont. Massachusetts