Excerpt from An Oration Before the Re-Union Society of Vermont Officers: In the Representatives' Hall, Montpelier, Vt;, November 4, 1869<br><br>Vermont, the first-born into the family of States, achieved her existence through the military prowess of her people. She was the legitimate child of war. This was true, not only of her population, at the time of her admission into the Union, but was equally true of her territory which, from time immemorial, seems to have been set apart as a species of martial arena - dedicated to hostile expeditions and enterprises. The aboriginal tribes, even, were wont to regard it as neutral ground. The fierce Pequots upon the south, the warlike Iroquois on the west, and the'blood-thirsty Coossucks and wild tribes of the St. Francis on the north and northeast.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.