Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30

form Of law National independence grew
out of the prinsicple involved in an insig-
nhcant tax of threepence per pound on
tea-taxation without representation. |
claim that this state principle was broad |
err and deeper than the national. In YER
mont, at Westminster, March 16, 1875,
was shed the first blood of the revolution,
and there fell and died William French, /
the first martyr in that holy couse. This
event antedates Lexington and Bunker
Hill.
1t is a fact not generally known that
Vermont has its declaration of indepen-
dence, adopted at the Westminster con-
vention in January, 1777, when the con-
vention for themselves and constituents,
proclaimed the people of the New Hamp-
shire grants "a free and independent jur-
isdction." The first constitution of the
State, adopted at Windsor, July ., 1777,
Is one of the landmarks of American juris-
prudence. 1t announces principles that
were then new and important. This con-
stitution was modelled on that of Penncyl-
vania, which had been adopted in 1776,
in a convention presided over by Benjam-
in Franklin. 1t had a provision that pro-
hibited slavery. For II years Vermont had
Independent Legislative, executive, judicial
and military organizations, her independ-
ent postal system, supported an indepcnd-
ent education system, coined money and
issued bills of credit During this period
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long Iist Of dis,irruishod ,oon In a,.or,
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manor horn or who had tho soneo "a do
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fortune Of having been horn elsevbnre
like ex-Socretarv Of Stata and ov-Sonoto,
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may sunerseda Virginia nc tho 'motber n,
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cboster A Arthur md Jevi p Marion
The Judiciary of her own and other state
has been adorned Inv nor sons
I The legislation both state and national
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| fected largely by ber eminent sons-s,,cb
az Senator Morrill, In finance ana I,1r,urds
in the judiciary Her roll Of college nros.
idents and professors of educators IN ali
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5 arts and sciences Of life is large and n,eri.
torIous THO nIuoL ara intaiiioar, -
nrise Of her sons js r..coenizad ,,boro,,ar ;s
S tbar ohiding n,aca Anew, tho aros,ao,,.,s
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