The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-12-08

But when Il Was nnee8sary 70 etFAEts
ths -Grcen Mountain Boyp- were sec-
ond 70 no other coioniAls, whether on
their own sol. at Bennington. or IN
another state. al Crown Point and IT,
codc-oga.
or the famous engagement % the
last named place III. Crockett gives
an uupretentiously dramatic account;
- the rivalry between Ethan Allen
and Benedict Arnold Tor tho command;
q Aliens address 70 his little band,
telling them that while they had FOR
years been q scourge and terror to
arbitrary powers, they must either in
a few minutes capture the fortress Or
quit their preteusious 70 valor; and of
the climax Of the drama:
ALLEN in a stentorian voice threat
ened 70 sacrifice the whole garrison
unless the captain came forth instant
ly. Thoreupon the surprised comman-
daut appeared al the head Of the stairs
clad in his shirt, with his breeches in
one hand. Allen demanded that the
fort be delivered instantly. The Brit
ish captain asked b. what authority
the surrender Of the fort was demand
ed, and the Green Mountain leader re-
piled: In the name Of the Great Je-
hovah and the Continental CongressP
Damn it! What-what does this
mean?' stammered Delaplace, but
Allen interrupted him and with a
drawn sword held over the head Of the
British officer called for an immediate
surrender Of the garrison. Thus on
the very morning that the Continental
Congress was TO assemble in Philadel-
phia, its authority was invoked by a
leader Of band Of men, most Of whom
acknowledged the jurisdiction Of none
Of the thirteen American colonies to
take possession Of a fortress that
bulked large in the minds Of the people
of two continents"
This was an achievement worthy to
rank with Trenton, Kings Mountain
and Yorktown among the dramatic
and decisive incidents of the war.
After the war the same refusal to /
acknowledge the jurisdiction Of any Of
the thirteen states was persisted IN
almost TO the point Of war New
Hampshire abandoned her claims, but
New York for years reckoned Vermont
a part Of her territory, and denounced
those who insisted upon the independ-
ence Of Vermont as rebels and traitors
The story Of that controversy, in the
stormy days Of George Clinton, be
longs TO the histories Of both Yer
mont and New York, though for OBJ
vious reasons it is most dwelt upon in
the former We should go far to find
it elsewhere so fully and so interest
ingly told as in Mr.. Crockett's elo-
quent pages.
We have referred to the emigration
Of Vermonters, to enrich the popula-
ton Of other states. The process be-
gan at an early date. The first white !
child born in Vermont, so far as exist
ing records show, was Timothy
Dwight-clarum ct venerable nomen-- !
son of Timothy Dwight, builder and
first commander at Fort Dummer. He
grew to be q stalwart man, six feet
-our inches tall, graduate Of Yale I
College, a merchant, judge and legis- !
ator of Massachusetts, and finally a 4
'esident of Natchez, Miss. He mar
led daughter Of Jonathan Edwards,
md their eldest son, Timothy Dwight
he Third, became president Of Yale,
While one Of their daughters became
he mother Of Theodore Dwight Wool
ey, also president Of Yale, and still
mother descendant was the fourth
Timothy Dwight, who WIS president Of
TALE in the closing years of the last
entury. .....
In these four handsome volumes
here is what approximates closely 70
he standard Of an ideal state history
70 phase of the subject is sighted and
zone is exploited at the expense Of the !,
est. 1t is a history Of war and peace,
( industries and society, Of the state =
S a whole and Of its component mum .
qualities, Of its entire population and /!
Z its men and women Of individual !
distinction. Seldom have we met with !.
ny historical work so replete with !
acts and figures, names and dates, I
nd seldom have we read one in which !
uch g wealth Of technical data is 50 !
eftly treated, SO as never to seem dry I
II statistical but to be as full Of I.
H1lity and interest as the very men, !
laccs and events which are thus re |
o Gcd. Il is a capital piece Of work
lanship in all respects, destined for J
nviable RINK among the comprehen- I
i've and authoritative histories Of the
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