, 1881-05-14

It's political history. THO eNrfy history of
Vermont In unique rs compared with tho
rest of New England. For, lying between
New Hampshire md New York, with Cn1ia-
la on tho north, md Massachusetts
0ii the south, and having been
settled not by Foreigners, but by
representatives from all those colonies,
including Connecticut, It WIS Qunrre1ed over
and Intrigued for by all Of the,n III turn. OK
cept tho last named, until Mt length In l77y a
snlalt but determined h,ly Of men resolved
to orgnntzc the territory Into an indcpcnd-
Cit Commonwealth. Thcre IL no doubt in
my mind that this course wns approved only
by II minority OF the inhabitants. But the
remainder wero No haraasel BY tho endless
lawsuits with New York iand specnlators
al,t other iutrlgucrs from Now llampsliire
and Massachusetts. TINT they no doubt lc-
uutrsccd with tolerably good grace. "rl,e
New Ilnmpsllro tiruMts,' rs Vermont WIS
first called, were now nnlnrA Now Connectt-
cut, bit tln!ltng that iia,ne was alrcady ar-
pruprLntcd byu colony In nllotl1er part Of
tho country,
THE NAME WAS CHANGED.
probably at tile suggestion ot son,u French
Canadian, lntD VcrslllJnt or Green Alunnt.
nin., Th!s Is beautiful and l'ost npproprl-
at1 titla for n Stlta Whose hills aisdt mo.lnt-
HlIta llEif&+ LAGli AlCEtt SlNES ~ ltitfEia 1lAD
bllUWs III every direction hut the iiortllunst
CORNER, which Is flat, rocky. mid unlnter-
Tic Vermonters, having declared tnetr t,,-
bennington, Saratoga, 'rieolssderoga, ind
elsewhere. they haa aou1dnnty proved
telr pstrlotlsn rttn w,, t,,elr o n.fe tey
ti ti,elr rc',sst. t rhe rsasen Wns ItS 6eca.,se
tlle representative Of New Hampshire,
New York, and Massachusetts wore inter-
sstesl In securing spe Territory for their own
Stntes.
1t was not until Ethan Allen III despair
md arger began In listen to ovcrtuFes FROM
Inc Cnuadnlls Of confederation! with them,
tlat Congress. Touring that tho british might
sonySrl Ser@t into weo e iyt's 1r r
into tile Unlui. III 17gl. Notwithstanding the
iMtitfurence Ut tue Uenernl ti0verninent to
vermont. s!lo has always lh'ntl enthusiast
ong ihira of the entirs voto WIS pe!AocratIe
FROM tho first TIC disposition, Of the people
has been extraordinarily non-scct1onal. To
s!!Gl, M extent Is tl'ls carried III the present
s a q. ssT q, @ ssn,s sSk
une would cxpest TINT tho multitude Of vcr.
ninnters who lny. Kono forth into ayrry car,,cr
rNmo Of ti1o Gxausait ttcanty they ieft .Hhfd
then md tho thrift mud or1crlineas Of the pap1-
ntton; Ms shey "tss, for . she most Hnrt, mosc
tho gsoxr,ihy hehin,l thoir htigc lt!ia. iotur-
nnutl t0 climb OVER tte.n and 0t' oil. as suon ns
they aro grown, and worry few erer rosura 70 fo-
With regard to tho rcso,,rccsot Vermont, they
nr0 chlUtIy MBflouitural. though thoto hre fsw
Kret notwithstanding !Rsefuas, ttesftsas Dth9Fa 0f
css n9tc, and Mlst' tile ii'atb!a ntlustry of tut
lnlu! ECanty.. Thura aEo stx varieties IT 1nnrbo
Sas,ty. ana II Ihoro s' aro | vasl delos,is ei 1ss
attnn yet .ntoMr!,cd. Ihoro y fHur ti,nes tho
Hfttt ri
rnl.ronJs rnrnl19 direct connections With llts.
tun, Now York. sio!.tro"l. and ChicaHp:x Tho
yst 4 Mlisa pooj'!e esssla oas|iy b. sapportsd
ls tho nsorNgn quMtity nf tho soil is productive,
nlIy uu,e.lng mure cnp!tAl nnA imprpye.i moth.
informed TINT the general Yield Of tho land COM
lnlres very iavoraIlly with that ot ,aucl, Of tho
lhin my Htntu Ii, Tho, uutDn rxropt LulssInnn.
%iast wall was ij l tns Ta's "a XYas ~ MI, sr.p tSs
! have seun laapte sl'9ar whiua for, u'lpr, dull
FIJI FrScn sTeus,oa,s s @ lit this doxrSo ot psrfeo.
tlan II rlrcty soachcd. though muuh o1oollcnt
/ sugar Ii HiAGa.
TltE GtlEAr lNrEltEsr or VERMONT
'us. Istcr 1t a snsso IL tha So.i;,try Is niat,;ie III,
favtnrctt horv. Rtlt. much atleuttu Ia pail to tho
brotIIng Ut Improved stock, sicep- husbaEdry
t.s t.oen somewhat sicpecsscl. "a that Inst your
tNlr manufacturers hid tu import 1,Al tipRk Of
wnl. lilo t}lllnH 1tfsIsi.IeH Of vurls,tnt pnHtco
luUar UtrttluuK Hr,tases, whsh are sh u xiy1 u
peculiarly rich ilavur tu the products uf tho
iutry. This oliu,nto hGre Is satura, though tt1t
IL ltio uny fal,.t for wD do not havo the fright
hi storms turD,t,Ves, and Ispods lhat tuslslntO
| Tho Wuat, ind forest tires .Irc not frequent,
|. Ihore IL no lMnlnrin, md uptdoHes arG rAtu
Thlls II wit t,s sroIi ihit Yern,DMt Gt,,tutta
wIlhu herself MI tho elrIncnta IT sosIl prtls-
peE|ty, Ii hts ppt,pte cu1(d uny aeu sliAt lhoIr
truu Interest t|uS iii t!p.elUplnx hu,ru rpsrcus a.
Instead VI cunning Ill oyer tho country OH u.
rurtnI,l vunturt,H. This conviction, howovar.
l,ns ii,uliu bill Iittto pr<wress for various rpu.
suns. II Ia d singular fact that although ulgl.t-