VERMONT.
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The first discovery of Vermont was made


in 1909, by Samuel Champlain, who after


establishing a colony at Quebec, proceeding


I'M the rivers St. Lawrence and Sorrel, ex-


plored and gave his own name to the lake


which washes the western part OF the state.
This early discovery of the interior OF


North-America was attended with no Eu-


ropean settlement until 1725, when the gov


ernment of Massachusetts erected Fort


Dummer, in the town of Brattleboro', OIL
Connecticut river The first settlement IN


the western part Of the State was commenc-
ed by the French in the town OF Addison,
and at the same time they erected a Fort at
Crownpoint. The Government OF New
Hampshire began to make grants OF town
ships within the present limits OF Vermont
/ in l749, at which time the settlement OF


Bennington was commenced, and at the


same time violent controversy ensued oe-
tween the New-Hampshire grants and the


proyince of New York, which continued un-
iii I764. when the jurisdiction of the former


was declared by the king and council to ex-


tend to the western boundaries OF North
Hampton: Owing to the war between
Great Britain and France and their Indian
allies. the progress of the State to settle-
ment and population was extremely slow,
hut bv the surrender of Canada to the power
Of Great Britain in 1862 the settlement OF
| the State progressed rapidly. One hundred
and thirty.eight towns which had been grant
! cd hv the Governor of New Hampshire, tor
thirteen years ending with 1904, were de-
clared void by the government OF New
| York. and the settlers were called upon -


surrender their charters and purchase new


titles. Upon this instgation, the contro-


versv between the New Hampshire grants


and New-York, was-renewed for twenty SIX


years. In1778, several of the towns belong


inc. to the state Of New Hampshire were de-


sirous of uniting with Vermont, which occa-


stoned a severe controversy and threatened
| severance of these grants between New


Hamnshire and New-York. This difficulty


coot;nued until 1881. Massachusetts at thi.
neriod laid a claim also to the southern


mart of these grants, but without any sue
cess. The internal affairs of Vernon


were still very fuctuating, without any reg


uIarly organized government; she was con


trolled by the arbitrary measures OF thu
Council of Safety, and that from the com


mencement of the revolutionary war until


she declare herself free and Independent


State. This was done by general conVeh


tion of Delegates from both sides OF tn'
mountain, holden at Westminster IN liGf
/ The first convention OF the state met


Dorset in 1875; and the first constitution WI
adonted by convention assembled at WIND


sor in JULY, 1777, but the organization OF TN
government did not take place until March
!, 1778. ,,.u,,,
The inhabitants of Vermont have aiway
manifested an unshaken attachment Tor Tn
cause of freedom and the rights OF mar


Their first warlike enterprize took plac
|, under the command Of Cob. Ethan Alles