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VERMONT SECURES ADMISSION,

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VERMONT SECURES ADMISSION.
When the Revolution was declared. It
only served to kill off a civil war be-
tween New York and Vermont. when
Congress was asked by our State to admit
its Independence and enroll 1t among the
States of the Union, it begged the ques-
ton, largely on account ~ the problems
and claims raised by New York. New
Hampshire and as It is believed through
diplomatic aid 20 Vermont ~ Mas
sachusetts. throughout the entire contest
for admission. wh'lo the revolution was In
progress. Vermont again and again
declared and proved It's loyalty to
the cause Of the colonies but never un-
der any circumstances did its people lose
sight Of their determination to be self
governing and independent under State
government OF their own. Reference has
been made to their petition to Congress,
Time does not admit OF considering the
discussions and special pleadings and
acts OF the bcllgerent claimants there
but Il is indispensable In any historical
note upon the subject that account
should he taken Of the particular event
which led 10 the admission Of Vermont
to the Union. Her Increasing strength
only served to increase the hostility to
her ambitions Of Independence. New
Hampshire. having formerly recognized
her as sovereign State, made Interior
ence because formerly recognized her as
n sovereign state made Interference be
cause sixteen OF her towns on the Con
nccticut had hcon joined to Vermont on
their own petition. Tho mission Of Ira
Allen "a settle their objections proved
futile because OF secret disposition on
the part Of those towns and others 20
form government Of their own. which
fact when disclosed. at once called
forth an act by Vermont dissolVlng all
jointures with said towns. A second mis-
sion 70 New Hampshire led 70 the dis
covery ny Ira Allen thar ITS leaders aim
ed secretly 70 annex all Vermont to New
Hampshire. a purpose afterwards declar
ed by an open claim to Congress by that
State CT jurisdiction over all Of Vermont.
New York at once presented her claims
and about this time, also Massa-
chus"tts preferred her claim to part an
act possibly instituted by Vermont in on
set to its opposition on the east and
west. All sorts of plots and Counterplots
ensued until the close of l1-a. Ethan
Allen had returned from his captivity
and was In the halls OF Congress- lead
ing Vermont opposition to either the
partition or loss of It's soil. New York
undertook to establish civil courts In the
southeastern part of the state but upon
this as Thompson describes it, Allen de-
seconded with his Green Mountain BOYS
like thundrrbolt" compelling assent
to the jurisdiction Of Vermont And
when New York upon this cue protested
to Congress and appealed for redress,
Vermont boldly held that Congress had
no power 70 interfere with the affairs
OF sovereign State and through the
governor and council demanded Justice
of n candid world" for the actual
securement OF which the patient. learn
cd and adroit labors Of Ira Alien with tho
congressman OF New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware. Virginia and other
States his pamphlets and arguments.
paved the way. Nothing was done In
l7s0 Congress remained callous 70 all ap-
poals from Vermont in spite of Its Of
fer, on admission. to bear ts full and
Just proportion of the wars expense De-
ferments. one after another. followed
until September 10, 1870. when Congress
gave New Hampshire and New York a
hearing but made mute listeners OF the
Vermont representatives upon the ground
OF not being represented In Congress it.
self to which Allen and stephen r, BRAD |
Icy responded with an able written re-
In short. Congress left |
Vermont To take care Of herself n form
Of treatment and responsibility TO which |
she was accustomed and from which she |
did not shrink. though Warmers regi- |
ment had been dsbandcd, though the sun |
plies and munitions Of war captured al |
TiconderoFa had been pre-cmptcd by Con |
gress. though restrictions were placed |
upon her presumption OF Tory properties |
for State defense, though her borders |
were exposed at every point In this |
great crisis Of her history, little and |
brave Vermont guarded by her wooded |
Businesses among the mountains, took
and held her position as an independent
republic and as such began to act more
forthwith than at any
former time She promptly re-anncNcd
the sixteen New Hampshire towns to the
Of I I1y IN no