Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV
Another week has Roled off since I wrote to ye Honorable Legislature by the post last tuesday and no resolution of Congress upon the Vermont affair is yet obtained ; as things are thus putt off from one Day to another, the best Improvement I can make of those Delays is to seek new Conferences with Different members of Congress to open the Greviances of our people Subjects of New York state; by the II] treatment of those of Vermont, and their unreasonable and Injurious Conduct in opposeing the mild, Just, and Equitable Dealings & Administration of New York State to them & us all which is so Expressive of that Leniant pacific and most Commisserating temper which the present administration of New York hath ever Expressed towards us on the Grants and toward all those of Vermont faction from first to last since the Revolution & in Deposeing those tyranic Governors and other Evil officers of the Late arbitrary Crown Administration.
All which I find has a good Effect on the minds of those members of Congress and many of them have told me they are Glad that New York State have shewn such a Spirit of Goodness and Justice to those Subjects ; and they are satisfyed and believe Congress in General are satisfyed intirely of the Equity and Justice of Administration toward them people ; and numbers of them Delegates have been so plain in their Sentiments to me in the matter as to say frely it is high time Vermont was broke up and it was a Grate pitty Congress had not resolved against them before things had Got to this Length with then--