The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-02-01
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Il viii aumerops spcoche. wet,
made We tate tie foliowiur report
oithc speeches q Judge sliapef ADD
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Jajge skinner was Thea called for.
std '.id be vas surprised when he
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mats an address he had not though
.ious 4 Afterwards The olly address
IT, could deliver would bc a clever
piece - A8ltess 70 dodge The duty
Coming froua bcImgnt not quite - long
ago a. the respected Chairman. Jet -,
long ago that lhete were more Nef-
mvuIers pfefcui than there were mn
altogether Ia Chicago when he srrive-i,
he eth felt - dcep IA interest IL his
hAtre State az any enc Who bad ever
lived there lle sent down every
scar aHj spcst more " less time there.
and eiuycd ts visit as mach as any
pcrsou born IL tho sounl.ius could
lie did not lbiak, as bad bean said re
gsfiing New Hampshire. that Vermont
was q very good State to emigrate
from II WAS good State 20 live in
TIE people there were as arule honest,
Industrious, religious. faithful, aud
moral No better people existed any
where; nor any better educated people.
III his youth. when he retained from
college, he found the hired girls were
better grammarans than be war
They were invariably good at geogra.
ply and arithmetic, and were pretty
good theologians 1t would have
taken pretty subtle mind 10 beat
those well educated women 10 matters
OF theology. Manchester. whence he
came. was settled early, and there was
quite large population there at the
time Of the Revolution. II was almost
frontier settlement. In his boyhood
cchos Of the old contest still fingered,
and IN riding arouod with his father
there had been pointed out great
many places which possessed consider.
able interest 10 an historical point Of
view. lie mentioned the old tavern,
which was at one time the headquarters
Of the army under Gen Wooster, and
also ofCol Warmers regiment, which
won tie second battle Of Bennington.
Manchester was the place where Tory
property was first escheated in the
United States. il being used for the
purpose Of arming troops for the de-
Tense Of the county. South Of Man.
chester was Sunderland. where Ethan
aud Ira Allen lived. The section was
full Of series about Ethan and bis
peculiar characteristics He was IS
bold. vigorous, and unlocked cub as
Vermont ever produced, and a man
who would necessarily be put iuto the
front rank OF the backwoods settlers
IrS was man Of considerable ability,
and. perhaps, Of more than Ethan.
Remember Baker, at Arlington, was
another prominent man lie had more
ability than any of the men engaged in
securing the freedom of Vermont
The Council OF Safety met in the old
Courthouse at Manchester for the
first time. The building was still
standing Near by, on the edge Of
the town, was the piece Of timber in
which Ethan Allen met The English
officers At the time Vermont was pre-.
tending TO treat with England to
remain under her rule his was .
mere uiSe--a polite trick on the part
VI Allen and his associates TO induce
the English not e. attack the ,cttlc.
ments Ia YcrSunt Aud she was
hardly ever attacked The British
started once 10 60 TO Bennington. but
never got farther than Hoosac. The
The negotiations alarmed the United
states aud made Congress take steps
as against New York, which was the
object Allen had Ia mind.
Edward Isham spoke next He said
he had no memories Of Vermont going
back as Ear as those Of the Chairman OF
Of Judge skinner. hut they went back
so Ear that he couldn't remember when
he tigi SAYS Vermont, Laughter.
The associations Of his childhood were
fall Of the most vivid mementoes Of the
eatly history Of The State He had
played on The old green where the
llessian prisoners were brought after
the battle Of Bennington. and where
stood the old church ia which they
were confined. lie had seen old men
who had taaght IN that battle and in
the graveyard near al hand many Of
those slain were buried He sfenl
may days asder TIE roof 81 the cid
Catamoabi Tavern. 10 front q which
was sigupost, stuffed wolf. always
grinniug toward the State q Nes
York Applause There were few
things that Yernonter. were 50 proud
uf 81 that from l71s 10 1871 YermonI
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