 | Vermont Historical Society - Vermont - 1871 - 560 pages
..."Vermont, of all people, would be the most miserable, were she obliged to defend the independence of United claiming States, and they, at the same time,...to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont." Gov. Chittenden and others expressed the same idea in the general assembly ; and this design was imputed... | |
 | William Henry Carpenter, Timothy Shay Arthur - Vermont - 1872 - 272 pages
...States persist in rejecting her application for a union with them. For Vermont would be of all people most miserable, were she obliged to defend the independence of the united claiming States, and they be, at the same time, at full liberty to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont. When Congress... | |
 | Vermont - 1874 - 448 pages
...for Vermont of all people would be the most miserable, were she obliged to defend the independence of United claiming States, and they at the same time...to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont. See See Vt. Hist. Soc. Collections, Vol. u, pp. 59-105. It has already been stated that the resolution... | |
 | New England - 1888 - 704 pages
...States persist in rejecting her application for an union with them. For Vermont would be, of all people, most miserable, were she obliged to defend the independence of the United claiming States, and they be, at the same time, at full liberty to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont." The reasons... | |
 | Rowland Evans Robinson - Vermont - 1892 - 404 pages
...letters, with one from himself, to Congress. His letter closed with bold and characteristic words: " I am confident that Congress will not dispute my sincere...independence of Vermont. I am persuaded, when Congress considers the circumstances of this State, they will be more surprised that I have transmitted them... | |
 | Rowland Evans Robinson - Vermont - 1892 - 396 pages
...letters, with one from himself, to Congress. His letter closed with bold and characteristic words : " I am confident that Congress will not dispute my sincere...they at the same time at full liberty to overturn and rvtin the independence of Vermont. I am persuaded, when Congress considers the circumstances of this... | |
 | Henry Hall - Biography & Autobiography - 1892 - 238 pages
...miserable were she obliged to defend the independence of United States and they at the same time claiming full liberty to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont. I am persuaded when congress considers the circumstances of this state, they will be more surprised that I have transmitted them... | |
 | Civic leaders - 1894 - 862 pages
...persisted in rejecting her application for a union with them ; for Vermont of all people would be the most miserable were she obliged to defend the independence of the United States and they at the same time claiming full liberty to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont."... | |
 | La Fayette Wilbur - Vermont - 1899 - 394 pages
...persist in rejecting her application for a Union with them: For Vermont of all people, would be the most miserable were she obliged to defend the independence...overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont. I am as resolutely determined to defend the independence of Vermont as Congress is that of the United States,... | |
 | La Fayette Wilbur - Vermont - 1899 - 388 pages
...of all people would be the most miserable, were she obliged to defend the independence of the United States and they at the same time at full liberty to overturn and ruin the independence of Vermont," and closed the letter by saying, "I am as resolutely determined to defend the independence of Vermont... | |
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I do not hesitate to say, I am fully grounded in opinion that Vermont has an indubitable right to agree on terms of cessation of hostilities with Great Britain, provided the United States persist in rejecting her application for a union with them; for... 
