The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-20
NEW STATE OF VERMONT
interesting Letter by Gov. Clinton
Relative to Our Early History.

Among the public papers Of Cover
nor Clinton OF New YORK is a letter
under date of June 8, 1878 at Pough-
keepsie, in which he advises the
friends of New York to stand firm
and to recommend for Office only on
merit and ability, saying:
1T is with pleasure | find that a
considerable Number of the Inhabi-
tants on the Grants, are so Attentive
to the Dictates of Reason and Justice
and possessed of so much Spirit as
publickly to Oppose the ridiculous
and destructive Scheme of erecting
these Lands into an Independent
State, | was in hopes that in conse-
quence of the generous and equitable
Terms held out in my late Proclama-
ton the whole Country whatever In
juries they might have received from
the former, would be convinced that
the present Government was Dispos
ed to do them Ample Justice and con-
sequently that they would again have
Acknowledged it's Jurisdiction.
What will be the Event of this AT
fair it is impossible for me to pre-
sage. Yet as the Legislature Appear
to me, equally Determined to Decide
every Case respecting these Contra
verted Lands according to Justice and
Equity without adhering to the strict
rules Of Law and to Assert and
Maintain their Authority over them
at all Events, ! may Venture to De-
clare that should these lmprudent
People still persist in their lll-judged
and Unjustihable measures that the
Consequences will be Serious and Mel
oncholly and to them particularly Ru-
nous and Destructive.
THE papers contained in your Let
| ter will be laid before the Legislature
at their next meeting, but whether
they will have time TO Enter upon the
Business is doubtful as the Sessions
will continue only a few days and
their Attention will be wholly En-
| crossed by Matters that respect the
! Operations OF War;, and, consequent
ly will require immediate Dispatch
but from the very favorable Pros
poets that have lately presented them
selves, ] trust We shall be in such
Situation when the New Legisla-
ture is convened in the Fall that We
may be able 10 turn our thoughts 10
the Settling our own internal Affairs
without prejudice to the common
cause, when you may be assured that
measures will be Adopted to lnforce
a due Obedience to Government
throughout every part OF the State.
/ In the meantime let me recommend IL
to you, and every other Person At
tached to this state 10 persist in your
Opposition and upon every Occasion
to bear your Testimony against those
unwarrantable Proceedings. daily
expect TO receive from Congress a
| full and explicit Resolution upon this
Subject and have not the least doubt
but that they will Condemn the Con
I duct of these People and Consider the
Faith and Credit OF the whole Con-
tinent as concerned in Supporting the
Authority of every State over all its
Members.
1T would be Advisable for the
Friends to this state as soon as posi-
bic to form a Roll OF Judges. Justices
and other Magistrates for the County
and let il be Transmitted 10 me i'm
mediately 10 be laid before the Coun-
ell OF Appointment-As we shall In
all Probability be utter Strangers TO
the Persons to be named in the Roll,
and shall Appoint them 10 the Magis-
tracy solely upon the Recommends
ton OF our Friends hope the Roll
will be formed with the Utmost Can
dour and lmpartiality and that none
will be recommended but only in Con-
sequence of their Merit and Abili-
ties"
Under date of June 6. 1879, at Phil
adelphia. Governor Morris notifies
Governor Clinton that the Vermont
ers are determined and firm and that
gentle measures are best, saying:
"Agreeably TO my wishes We went
thro' the Business of Vermont on
Tuesday last. Your Excelency will
perhaps be surprized that the Resolu-
lions of Congress are so moderate in
their Completion For my part !
am apprehensive they will not be
agreeable 10 our Legislature. Others
more pointed. might have been OBJ
tanned and hence IL may be conclud-
ed that the Delegates OF New York
We're inattentiye 10 her interests. But
10 must be considered:
1st-That 10 is easier to lead men
than 10 drive them az all Times a
consequently that more may be hoped
in general from gentle q persuasive
measures than from Force
2ly-That Dispatch was OF much
greater Importance on this Occasion
than on most othes.
3ly-Tha; unanimity was very desir
able d particularly an union OF the
Eastern States.
Il confess am not so sancuine in
my Expectations from this Committee
as some others nor indeed do ] think
that any step which could have been
taken would have been enectual. This
one promises 10 be most so Those
People appear TO me to be determine
ed on establishing independence ant
doubt whether they will be diverted
from IL but by Force. This is Rem
edy which cannot az present be eN
hlbited nor will Il at any Time be
agreeable TO see Americans embrulng
their. Hands in the Blood OF each 9th
ar. on the whole, therefore Il must
certainly appear that lenient meas
ures were most proper TO be pur
sued
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